NHTSA Complaint #11218090 — 2008 MERCURY MILAN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT CALLED JENKINS & WYNNE FORD, HONDA, & LINCOLN (2655 TRENTON RD, CLARKSVILLE, TN 37040, (931) 542-4886) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.