2009 Mercury Milan Vehicle speed control Problems

“My wife and I had returned to the car after shopping. I started the car and drove to the first stop sign. We were on city streets in the town of nashville indiana. The car was normal. I went to the next stop sign and the car also acted normal. As I approached the third stop sign and was applying the brake the car started accelerating. The loud engine noise was also noticed by my wife. I said something is wrong with the car, the engine is racing all by itself while I am trying to brake the vehicle. …”

“I was driving up the hill & slowed down for the speedbump. I started applying the brakes to turn right into the driveway but the car lunged forward, causing me to miss the driveway & turn into the yard. As I stepped on the brake the car continued to speed up so I screamed at my husband james I can't stop the car! He yanked the handbrake up but it didn't stop or slow down and the engine made a continuous high pitched racing sound. We crashed into the house, damaging it & breaking my left arm! The car was totaled. All this occurred in just a matter of seconds. …”

“The contact owns a 2009 Mercury Milan. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle began to decrease in speed when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The throttle control light illuminated during the failure. The failure recurred randomly. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.”

“The contact owns a 2009 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle surged forward. The contact stated that he had to abruptly apply the brakes before the vehicle would respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that they could not determine the cause of the acceleration failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 15,000.”

“The contact owns a 2009 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that the vehicle suddenly decelerated upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact had to pump the accelerator pedal repeatedly in order for the speed to increase. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who indicated that the circuit board may need to be replaced. The contact was awaiting a response from the dealer who mentioned that approval was required from the manufacturer. The vehicle was to be repaired by the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 78,000.”