NHTSA Complaint #10808958 — 2008 MERCURY MILAN

WELL, THERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY MERCURY. ON MY TRIPS TO TENNESSEE TO CARE FOR MY ELDERLY PARENTS, ON A RETURN TRIP FROM TENNESSEE TO FLORIDA, MY CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL. I WAS ABLE TO MANIPULATE MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT WAS NOT OVERHEATING BUT WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED PAST 20 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE AN EXIT AND FIND AN AUTOPARTS STORE AND HAVE THE ENGINE CHECKED, THE BELT HAD COME COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT BEING BROKEN. I HAD TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. I HAVE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF COOLANT WHEN THE HOSE BROKE LOOSE. ALSO, MY PROBLEMS WITH THE WEAR AND REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS VERY, VERY FREQUENTLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. THIS MORNING, 12/8/2015, ON MY WAY TO WORK THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I NOTICED MY CAR JUMPING WHEN SLOWING AND CHANGING TO THE LOWER GEARS AND ALSO UPON ACCELERATING, THE JUMPING ALSO OCCURRED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE.