2008 Mercury Milan problems
The 2008 Mercury Milan has 522 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (41%) concerns air bags. After that come brakes (38%) and cruise control (4%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 522 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 41% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 31 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 309 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 | 27 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 16 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 24 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 60 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 50 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 51 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 39 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 13 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 309 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 100,000 miles (50 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 31 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercury Milan with enough data (61 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.
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.
Involved in a serious motor vehicle crash on 8/14/08 in my vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. This was a side, almost t-bone impact, and the curtain/side air bags did not deploy. As a result I had glass lacerations and my head hit the driver's window, smashing it and causing injury to my head.
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.
"takata recall" in the last 1 1/2 year I have spent $1500 in brake issues. Brake pedal just goes soft. This is within the last 7000 miles that I have owed the car. Current miles 68,000.