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 |
| 2011 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILURE ON THE 211 MERCURY MILAN PREMIER 3.0 V6 ENGINE. CAR ENTERED "LIMP" MODE. VEHICLE MAY BE RESTARTED AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PLACING THE TRANSMISSION IN THE PARK POSITION, TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING. FORD SERVICED THE THROTTLE BODY WITH A CHEMICAL CLEANER IN EARLY MAY. THE VEHICLE PERFORMED SATISFACTORY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. BEGINNING IN JUNE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ENTER "LIMP" MODE MULTIPLE TIMES ON A DAILY BASIS. I BEGAN TRACKING THE OCCURRENCES IN MID-JUNE AND THE THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED ON 31 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. FAILURE MAY OCCUR AT ANY TIME OR AT ANY SPEED. INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED FROM A STANDING START OR AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. THERE IS NO OPTION OTHER THAN TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COAST TO A STOP AND FOLLOW THE PROCEDURES MENTIONED ABOVE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED, ESPECIALLY INTERSTATE SPEEDS. IF A LOCATION TO PULL OVER IS NOT AVAILABLE, YOU ARE A HAZARD TO ANY FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND THEY DECLINED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR |
| 2011 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM | WHILE WE WERE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE AIR CONDITIONER SHUT ITSELF OFF THEN CAME BACK ON AND IT WAS BLOWING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF ALL OF THE VENTS. WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUT OFF THE CAR IN ORDER TO STOP THE WHITE SMOKE FROM COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE HVAC BLOWER CONTROL MOTOR UNIT HAD STARTED BURNING AND FAILED TO DISENGAGE THE BLOWER MOTOR WHILE IT WAS BURNING. ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLES 40A FUSE AND 30A ISO RELAY DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, IF WE DID NOT SHUT OFF THE CAR IT WOULD HAVE CONTINUED TO BURN. THIS IS THE SECOND INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING TO OUR MERCURY, THE FIRST TIME WE WERE PARKED AND WHEN WE TURNED THE CAR ON IT STARTING BLOWING WHITE SMOKE AND SMELLED OF BURNT ELECTRONICS AND OZONE FROM AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE CAB. WHEN WE HAD A FORD SERVICE CENTER LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. AND THAT THE CONTROL UNIT IS BEING USED LIKE A FUSE TO THE BLOWER MOTOR. *TR |
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