245 of the
3,220 complaints filed about the Mercury Milan
are about the transmission —
8% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2010.
245
Complaints
8%
Share of all complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
Transmission & Drivetrain complaints by model year
1) The electric power steering system failed. The dashboard displayed the message “Service Power Steering Now,” and the steering assist stopped working, making the steering extremely stiff. The vehicle also lost reverse gear, where the engine revs but the vehicle does not move when shifted into reverse. The vehicle is still in my possession and available for inspection upon request. 2) When the power steering assist failed, the steering wheel became extremely difficult to turn, which made the vehicle harder to control. This created a safety risk when attempting to turn or maneuver the vehicle in traffic or parking areas. Additionally, the inability to use reverse gear could create a hazardous situation if the driver cannot back out of traffic, parking spaces, or other areas. 3) The problem has not yet been inspected or confirmed by a dealership or independent service center. 4) No, the vehicle has not been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives, or other parties. 5) The dashboard displayed the message “Service Power Steering Now,” and the steering assist stopped working. The problem appeared suddenly when the vehicle was started. The steering immediately became extremely stiff, and the warning message appeared at that time. This failure created a serious safety hazard because the steering assist stopped working without warning, making the vehicle extremely difficult to control. A sudden loss of steering assist can increase the risk of a crash, especially when turning, parking, or driving in traffic. I am concerned that other drivers could experience the same sudden steering failure. The vehicle displayed the message “Service Power Steering Now,” and the steering immediately became extremely stiff. The vehicle is currently undriveable in reverse and difficult to steer safely.
NHTSA complaint #11722674 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
While I was driving check engine light, service wrench light came on also. The vehicle began to idle surge at stop light and when parked. Throttle response was reduced to minimal operation .Ran the codes code came up P2119 throttle body fault. Once vehicle cools down the light may shut off but does come back on while driving.
NHTSA complaint #11533358 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.
NHTSA complaint #11434174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2010 MERCURY MILAN NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY AND OTHER ROADS, SPUTTERS AND DOESN'T DRIVE UP HILL. BROUGHT INTO JOHN KENNEDY FORD IN CONSHOHOCKEN AND WAS TOLD LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE, WHICH IS RECEIVING MANY REPORTS ONLINE.
NHTSA complaint #11299777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO JARRETT SCOTT FORD OF PLANT CITY (877-751-9729, LOCATED AT 2000 E BAKER ST, PLANT CITY, FL 33563) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER ALSO LOCATED UNKNOWN FAILURE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,293.
NHTSA complaint #11292557 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER STEERING CONTINUALLY GOES OUT. HAVE ALREADY HAD WORK DONE FOR IT AND STILL GOES OUT. HAVE SEEN RECALL FOR POWER STEERING BUT WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. NOT SURE WHY SINCE VEHICLE IS 2011 MERCURY MILAN AND RECALL 15V340000 ALSO LISTS THIS VEHICLE, BUT VIN DOES NOT SHOW IN RECALL SYSTEM?? NEED TO BE FIXED.. DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE AN INFANT WHEN STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT
NHTSA complaint #11279252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND OEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,796.
NHTSA complaint #11267720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY MOM WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65-70/MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND SHUT OFF WHILE IT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WAS NO WARNING! SHE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED! THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE WHEEL LOCKED UP ON HER. WE'VE CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS AND APPARENTLY THERE'S A RECALL FOR THE 2011 MODELS, BUT NOTHING OLDER. HOWEVER, I HAVE READ MULTIPLE FORUMS AND THERE'S BEEN QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. AGAIN, SHE COULD'VE BEEN KILLED!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!
NHTSA complaint #11245076 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #11218090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE 2011 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME UPWARDS OF $2000 TO REPAIR. WHEN I DECLINED, THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE CAME ON.
NHTSA complaint #11191267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING 78 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MORE TRAFFIC APPROACHED. THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAITED AWHILE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. AN UNKNOWN SERVICE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FEYER FORD OF EDENTON INC. (504 VIRGINIA RD, EDENTON, NC 27932, (252) 482-2144) AND REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,409. *TT CONSUMER STATED THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AFTER A MONTH OF BEING AT THE DEALERSHIP. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON CERTAIN MILANS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. 'PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'
NHTSA complaint #11165239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STARTED CAR FOR A DRIVE AFTER OIL CHANGE/ DISCONNECT BATTERY FOR TERMINAL CLEANING AND RECONNECT. UPON ACCELERATION, COULD NOT GET CAR TO SHIFT UNLESS LET OFF GAS. SHIFTS HARD, DID NOT SHIFT 3 AND 4 GEAR UNTIL ACCELERATION OF AT LEAST 55 MPH, THEN 70 IN 4TH GEAR. ON HIGHWAY SEEMED TO WANT TO SLOW DOWN. UPON PARKING, LET IT IDLE. CAR FLASHED ENGINE LIGHT, WRENCH AND CURVY ROAD. IDLING WAS ROUGH, AS IF VACUUM WAS NOT WORKING. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN ON. WRENCH DISAPPEARED AND CURVY ROAD BUT ENGINE LIGHT ON. CHECKED CODES. ONLY THREW ONE CODE NOT RELATED TO PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DRIVE THIS WAY. SO MANY COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALLS. NEVER BUYING A FORD AGAIN. LOOKS LIKE TIME FOR FOREIGN CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11157199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TAKATA INFLATORS : I PICKED UP MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN AFTER BEING ADVISED OF THE RECALL AND WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY AFTER 2 MONTHS STATING MY CAR WAS READY AS I ARRIVED TO THE DEALERSHIP I RETURNED THE RENTAL AND TRIED TO START MY OWN CAR AND COULD NOT THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPED AND I LEFT DEALER TURNED INTO TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE AS THE CAR WAS SEIZED UP INTO 2ND GEAR THE BELTS HAVE POSSIBLE DRY ROT BRAKES HAVE CORROSION FROM THE CAR BEING STATIONARY ALL THE TIME WAITING ON PARTS. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD MANY CARS ARE HAVING NUMEROUS ISSUES AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND I WAS THEN LEFT TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE HOME
NHTSA complaint #11152208 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY 2010 MERCURY MILAN WOULD NOT EXCEED 15 MILES PER HOUR AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT WERE LIT ON MY DASHBOARD
NHTSA complaint #11142220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ISSUE WITH PCM BEING SHORT CIRCUITED. RESULTING IN HAVING TO REPLACE IGNITION COILS, FUEL INJECTOR AND PCM. VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ACCELERATING, STOPPED ACCELERATING, AND STARTED RUNNING TERRIBLY. KEPT CUTTING OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED AND EVENTUALLY STAYED ON.
NHTSA complaint #11115068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD WHEN THE CAR JUST LOST POWER COULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE HAD TO USE E BRAKE TO STOP. TURN OFF CAR TRY TO TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT START ONLY DASH LIGHTS CAME ON. CHECK ENGINE. HAD IT TOWED. MECHANIC DIAGNOSIS 1 OF THE BACK COILS WENT BAD ALONG WITH ECM/PCM. FRIED THE COIL ON THE PLUG FUSE AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WHEN YOUR DRIVING IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR.CAR HAS 74,000. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY FORD WITH OIL CHANGES AND MULTI POINT INSPECTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH MERCURY MILAN BUT NO RECALLS???
NHTSA complaint #11111464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PULLED 2008 MILAN IN PARKING LOT, PUT IN PARK, ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE, TAPPED GAS PEDAL, ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL. CAR STARTED FINE, DRIVEN SHORT DISTANCE, I STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. PUT FOOT ON GAS PEDAL, CAR BEGAN 'LIMP HOME' MODE, WAS ABLE TO PULL TO CURB. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED. SHUT CAR OFF A FEW MINUTES.STARTED FINE, WRENCH LIGHT ON, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE FEW BLOCKS TO GET HOME. NEXT DAY STARTED ENGINE 3 TIMES, EACH STALLING WITHIN SECONDS. NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH CAR. PURCHASED PRECERTIFIED IN 2011, 52,0000 MI. ON IT. WILL OWN 7 YRS. MAY 2018. I PUT 1000 MI. YRLY. ON CAR. ODOMETER NOW UNDER 59,500. ON 3/9/18 CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP (WHERE I PURCHASED IT). CAR SAT IN LOT 10 DAYS BEFORE LOOKED AT. FINALLY, CHECKED AND DIAGNOSED. INSTALLED NEW THROTTLE BODY. RE-TESTED. PROBLEM. INSTALLED NEW ACCELERATOR. RE-TEST. PROBLEM. CODES APPEARING. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. IN MICHIGAN.TOLD TO KEEP CALLING DEALERSHIP. I'VE SPOKEN TO NUMEROUS STAFF ALREADY & ASKED FOR LOANER CAR. NOT GRANTED. I DID INTERNET RESEARCH & FOUND LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD ABOUT 'LIMP HOME' MODE INVOLVING THROTTLE BODY & COMPUTER SENSORS DEFECT ON FORD, MERCURY & LINCOLN BROUGHT ON BY NCCC. FORD NOT FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECT INVOLVING 1.6 MILLION CARS. MANY INTERNET SITES HAVE SHOWN COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! NUMEROUS OWNERS WROTE TO VALIDATE CAR REPAIRED ONLY TO EXPERIENCE SAME 'LIMP HOME' INCIDENT RETURN. STORIES INVOLVE HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION OCCURRED. SOMEONE HAS TO BE KILLED BY THIS MANUFACTURING DEFECT BEFORE IT'S BACK TO FORCING FORD TO OWN UP TO NEGLECT TO MAKE A PROFIT. MY EXPERIENCE LEAVES ME WITHOUT A CAR, CANCELLATIONS OF APPTS, RELYING ON CABS OR FRIEND TO SHOP.THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. IT'S NOW 4 WEEKS WITHOUT A CAR. AM TOLD WARRANTY EXPIRED. CAN I PLEASE BE DIRECTED TO PROPER GOVERNMENT AGENCY WITH JURISDICTION TO HELP ME RESOLVE THIS?
NHTSA complaint #11083858 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WRENCH ICON REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. THE DEALER (NATCHEZ FORD LINCOLN, 14 SGT PRENTISS DR, NATCHEZ, MS 39120, (601) 445-0076) REFUSED TO PROVIDE A SOLUTION AND SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REMEDY FOR AN UNKNOWN TRANSMISSION RECALL THAT WAS NOT PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #11082453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.