2010 Mercury Milan problems
The 2010 Mercury Milan has 1,434 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (17%) concerns steering. After that come cruise control (12%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,434 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 55 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 43 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 56,000 miles 1,194 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 | 70 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 216 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 369 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 202 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 135 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 76 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 47 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 31 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 21 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 21 |
What the data shows
Among the 1,194 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 56,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 95,000 miles (196 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 55 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 43 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 81% 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 2010 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Mercury Milan with enough data (883 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 11 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.
Riding down the road and the wheel instantly locked up on me stating in the message center of the car "power steering assist fault" service power steering" service power steering now" and service advancetrac" caused a accident and now my car cause so much money to fix. I lost control because the wheel stop turning.
Power steering hydraulic locked on me twice while driving first time I was on express way and hit wall 2nd time I knew what was about to happen and of course steering locked and I almost crashed again this needs to be addressed because my research shows me folks have died from this but because it's not enough deaths it won't be recalled this is crazy why recall 2011 that has same part and not 2010
I was driving my car with three children in the backseat at 65 miles per hour.when the car goes into limp mode while crossing a highway with on coming traffic. This could of killed my kids and myself and possibly someone else. This is the worst car I have ever bought. Very upset
I turned the corner today and my car suddenly lost power and sputtered and was difficult to steer. I managed to roll to the curb and front end started shaking so I immediately turned it off. Turned the ignition again and it struggled to start but did and then immediately repeated the above scenario. Fire station was on the corner and luckily three firemen saw what happened and drive down to help push my car into a culdesac. Waited 90 min for a tow to the dealer and now stuck with paying for a rental.