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2007 MERCURY MILAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 944857 · 2012-10-16

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
MILAN
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
107,000
Speed
60 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DISTRIBUTOR SHORTED OUT CAUSING IT TO MELT AND SPIKED VOLTAGE TO THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE DESTROYING IT. AS A RESULT, ALL THE DISTRIBUTORS AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ALSO, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD DEVELOPED A KIT TO HELP RESOLVE THE FAILURE IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000. UPDATED 11/27/12 *CN UPDATED 12/10/12

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10480698
Machine
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