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2008 Mercury Milan brakes problems

199 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 2008 Mercury Milan, which is 38% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
199 38% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
100,000 miles 163 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
15 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2008 Mercury Milan Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 100,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 35 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 25 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 32 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 24 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 14 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 7 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 100,000 miles
Based on 163 complaints that include mileage. 12% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles35
80k to 100k miles25
100k to 120k miles32
120k to 140k miles24
140k to 160k miles14
160k to 180k miles7
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles4

What the data shows

Of the 163 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 12% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries, 1 death.

What owners wrote

This car has caused nothing but tears and stress. I am a single mother and this purchase was huge for me and I can't even look at it without being stressed. First off the airbags were recalled over two years ago and ford still hasn't received parts. So my daughter can't even drive in the passenger seat. Second and this is the major problem is when I hit a pothole or uneven pacing of street the breaks hit the floor as does not come to a complete stop. This is terrifying.

Reported at 111,613 miles, November 2015 Death

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 mercury milan. When the brake pedal was depressed, the pedal traveled to the floor and hesitated to respond. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000.

Reported at 65,000 miles, December 2015

Other problems reported for the 2008 Mercury Milan

Brakes problems in other years

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