NHTSA Complaint #11186068 — 2011 MERCURY MILAN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 MERCURY MILAN. WITHIN MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF. WEST HERR FORD OF ROCHESTER (4545 W RIDGE RD, ROCHESTER, NY 14626, 1-(585) 352-1200) WAS NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WERE TWO FAILURE CODES. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A TIE ROD REPLACEMENT AND AN ALIGNMENT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED, BUT THEY FAILED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS) AND FOR MORE DIAGNOSTIC TESTING REGARDING THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.