I HAVE A 2010 MERCURY MILAN WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY SOMEONE POINTED OUT TO ME THAT THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVATED. CONSEQUENTLY WHEN BRAKING, DRIVERS BEHIND ME ARE ONLY NOTIFIED BY THE RIGHT AND CENTER BRAKE LIGHTS. IT SEEMS TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2010 MERCURY MILAN WITH SOME HAVING BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONING. DIAGNOSIS SAYS IT IS A FAULTY LED BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY, WHICH WOULD IMPLY A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT IT AND THEY DIRECTED ME TO A DEALER SAYING THEY, (FORD) WOULD PROBABLY PAY FOR THE REPAIR. AFTER I CONTACTED THE DEALER, FORD CHANGED THEIR MIND AND SAID THAT SINCE I DIDN'T BUY THE CAR NEW, THEY DIDN'T CONSIDER ME A "LOYALќ" FORD CUSTOMER AND WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST. IT SEEMS FORD IS ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THEIR "LOYAL" CUSTOMERS. *TR
2006
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR PANEL AND FAILED TO CLOSE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE TOLD THAT THE WINDOW WOULD NEED A NEW MOTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER STATED THAT MOTOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR