Ownership Cost for 2011 Mercury Milan Premier
Estimated: $39186 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2517 | $1208 | $1057 | $957 | $856 | $6595 |
| Insurance | $1786 | $1848 | $1913 | $1980 | $2049 | $9576 |
| Fuel | $1393 | $1435 | $1485 | $1544 | $1614 | $7471 |
| Maintenance | $2504 | $1656 | $1028 | $1022 | $2172 | $8382 |
| Repairs | $882 | $1051 | $1196 | $1317 | $1518 | $5964 |
| Taxes & Fees | $809 | $809 | $809 | $809 | $809 | $1197 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9891 | $7290 | $6797 | $6895 | $8314 | $39186 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON (AT NIGHT), THE REAR LIGHTS ARE CONTINUOUSLY AT THEIR HIGHEST BRIGHTNESS, AS IF THE BRAKES WERE PRESSED DOWN. SO, IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKES ARE ON CONTINUOUSLY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED DOWN IS THAT THE CENTRAL LIGHT HIGH UP ON THE TRUNK TURNS ON. THIS IS ONLY AN ISSUE AT NIGHT- DURING THE DAY THE BRAKE LIGHTS FUNCTION NORMALLY. BASED ON INTERNET FORUMS AT EDMUNDS AND CONSUMER REPORTS, AMONG OTHERS, I HAVE FOUND AT LEAST 10 OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH 2010 MERCURY MILANS, MOST WITH LOW MILEAGE: E.G. HTTP://FORUMS.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/N/PFX/FORUM.ASPX?NAV=MESSAGES&TSN=1&WEBTAG=CR-38AUJOHN&TID=5115 ; HTTP://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/MERCURY/MILAN/2010/CONSUMER-DISCUSSIONS.HTML. MY CAR HAS ONLY 15,000 MILES ON IT. THIS CLEARLY APPEARS TO BE A FACTORY WIRING DEFECT, AND ONE THAT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY OBVIOUS WHEN THE CAR IS PURCHASED (WE ONLY FOUND OUT ABOUT IT WHEN SOMEONE WE KNEW WAS FOLLOWING OUR CAR AT NIGHT, THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE OF THE CAR). THE FIX, ACCORDING TO FORD, IS TO REPLACE BOTH TAIL LIGHTS, AT A COST OF $1000. FORD REFUSES TO HELP PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OR ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT. GIVEN THE OBVIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF CONTINUOUSLY ACTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE DOCUMENTED RECORD OF THE DEFECT, AND THE NON-OBVIOUS NATURE OF THE PROBLEM (MANY PEOPLE MAY BE DRIVING AROUND WITH THIS PROBLEM WITHOUT REALIZING IT), NHTSA NEEDS TO PRESS FORD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT AND PERFORM A RECALL. *TR |
| 2011 | ENGINE | TWO OR THREE TIMES IN THE LAST DAY OR TWO THE ENGINE HAS LOST POWER/DIED & CAR WOULD HAVE TO BE STEERED TO SIDE OF ROAD & PUT IN PARK TO BE RESTARTED! ON AT LEAST ONE OF THESE OCCASIONS THE CAR WAS IN TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED & COULD HAVE REALLY BEEN A PROBLEM, WIFE WAS DRIVING & HAD GRAND DAUGHTER & GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER IN THE CAR WITH HER, FROM WHAT I CAN READ & FIND OUT FORD MOTOR CO KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS YET NOT ADDRESSED IT, IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH A CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY BE A REAL BAD SITUATION! I THINK SOME ONES ATTENTION NEEDS TO BE DIRECTED TO THIS PROBLEM! WHY HAS THIS NOT BEEN A RECALL BEFORE SOME ONE REALLY GETS HURT? *TR |
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