NHTSA Complaint #10885786 — 2010 MERCURY MILAN

MY DRIVER DOOR INSIDE HANDLE IS INOPERATIVE. I HAVE TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS MEANS EITHER SOMEONE HAS TO OPEN DOOR FOR ME FROM OUTSIDE, OR I ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS TO PULL ON THE HANDLE. THE LOCK / UNLOCK ELECTRONIC BUTTON WORKS, AS WELL AS THE MANUAL LOCK/UNLOCK HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR. HOWEVER, THIS ONLY ALLOWS LOCKING LATCH (ON THE SIDE OF THE DOOR, SEE PICTURE) TO BE ABLE TO RELEASE. SO WHAT HAPPENS IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE WINDOW IS BROKEN OR I AM IN A PANIC TO GET OUT? I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR BY MYSELF. FURTHERMORE, I HAVE TO HIT THE UNLOCK BUTTON FOR THE OUTSIDE DOOR TO BE ABLE TO UNLATCH THE LOCK (SOMEONE IS TRYING TO GET ME OUT, AND I AM DAZED AND CAN'T OPEN MYSELF, NOR UNDERSTAND TO HIT UNLOCK TO ALLOW RESCUER TO HELP). I WANTED TO BRING TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM FOR EVALUATION. I WAS INFORMED SINCE MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN HAS 80,600 MILES, IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND SINCE THERE IS NO SAFETY RECALL ON FILE, I MUST PAY $100 TECHNICIAN INSPECTION FEE. THEN THERE WOULD BE THE CHARGE FOR FIXING IT.