| Issue ID | 997885 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10531648 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 21/07/13 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | After coming online and one search led me here and i saw the exact same problem from so many other milan owners, i was alarmed. I bought it couple months ago, less than 30k miles... I'm driving and accelerating stopped working, my car slowed down, i clicked the hazards on real quick and drifted as far over as i could. Police had to put flares out until tow truck came. Tow truck got there and after we made it to ford-mercury, the car started and "acted" just fine. The tow driver suggested it had been bad gas and may need injection cleaner. I decided to drive it home after adding hi-test gas and inj cleaner, and it was all good. Until today.(3 days later). I stopped at a traffic light and car idled down til it cut off. The mpg led monitor started dropping (just like it did first time) it went from getting 15 mpg to 5 mpg in the matter of 2 minutes while just idling. As if the gas was dumping thru lines. Also the idle became so erratic it would go up then drop down, i made it where i needed but left the car, and took spouses car. I took a video of the dash the first time it happened it shows orange wrench light came on, the mpg dropped from 13mpg to 2. 2mpg and the idle rpm would go up and down, no matter whether you pushed gas or not. Gas pedal still felt normal under foot, so not the pedal. Car still ran, just wouldn't go anywhere, (had dog and needed ac until tow came) i hope there's a fix for this. From what i'm seeing, even the dealer mechanics can't diagnose the issue. Will be checking here to see if any new help or advice is available. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30100 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VIRGINIA BEACH, VA |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM0JG5ARXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
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| Vehicle speed | 35 |
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