2006 Mercury Milan problems
The 2006 Mercury Milan has 251 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (51%) concerns air bags. After that come body & structure (10%) and drivetrain & axles (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 251 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 51% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 122 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 10 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 25 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 11 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 122 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 84,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (29 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2006 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercury Milan with enough data (39 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. While driving approximately 40 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the front and rear passenger doors of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The front seat passenger sustained injuries to the right arm that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. While driving 20 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the driver side air bag ruptured independently without warning. As a result, the contact was blinded and rear ended the preceding vehicle. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained cuts under the eye, nose, and chin from the air bag. Medical attention was not received. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back home.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 mercury milan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (town motors inc, 400 south dean street, englewood, nj 07631) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy.
In more than one instance the brakes have suddenly gone "soft", making it very difficult to break. One time the driver went over a bumpy area in the road and two other times it occurred when the roads were wet. The most recent incident resulted in rear-ending another car. In the most recent incident, the driver was heading north on governor's square boulevard towards e. Magnolia drive in tallahassee, fl. It was raining lightly and the roads were wet. The driver was within the posted speed limit of 35 MPH.
While driving my car.a tool light came on and my car lost all acceleration and dropped to 5MPH in the middle of traffic. A car nearly hit me from behind.