2010 Mercury MILAN
Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report
Quick Summary
The 2010 Mercury MILAN has 1430 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 17.9x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is steering problems (17% of all complaints), specifically: i have had the milan 2010 into ford 6 times because the engine lost all power without warning:no lights;brakes;steering. i have witnesses. it has happened in all types of conditions: stop and go traffic; merging onto a freeway. the last time black smoke came from under the hood. the car was i. ⚠️ 1 fire report filed.
1430
Total Complaints
0
Recalls Issued
—/5
Safety Stars
17.9x
vs Segment Avg
Known Problems
STEERING
247 complaints- • I HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS I
- • WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE THROTTLE STARTED DROPPING DOWN TO IDLE SPEED AND THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE ONLY MANUAL STEERING LEFT. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED COASTING. PULLED OVER AND STOPPED SHUT OFF THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND THE CAR STARTED UP AND R
- • I WAS IN CINCINNATI THAT WEEKEND (3 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME) AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A STORE, THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD AND THEN THE WRENCH SHOWED UP ON THE DASH AND I LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE. I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A BIT AND RESTARTED
“I HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS I”
— NHTSA complaint filing
SPEED CONTROL
180 complaints- • MY CAR SPED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I JUST GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT A TRUCK THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK MY CAR WHEN IT SPED UP AND I TOOK THE CENTER SECTION BETWEEN MY DOORS BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. IT DONE $3299 TO THE GARAGE AND $2600 TO THE
- • UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR
- • TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE BACKWARDS UNTIL IT ROLLED OVER A CURB RESULTING IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE
“MY CAR SPED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I JUST GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT A TRUCK THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK MY CAR WHEN IT SPED UP AND I TOOK THE CENTER SECTION BETWEEN MY DOORS BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. IT DONE $3299 TO THE GARAGE AND $2600 TO THE ”
— NHTSA complaint filing
ENGINE
169 complaints- • 2.CAR (HYBRID) LOSES POWER. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN DOWN HILL TO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN TURNING RIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FAILED AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THE HEV SCREEN. I S
- • I WAS FIRST IN LINE AT A RED LIGHT ON A 2-LANE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR "LURCHED" AND LOST POWER. THE CAR DIDN'T DIE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE IN THE GAS PEDAL AND A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED IN THE DASH. I MADE IT THROUGH THE I
- • I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AND IT JERKED AND HESITATED AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE AS IT CONTINUED THE JERKING AND HESITATION. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL. CONTINUED TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE NOT FUNCTIONING
“2.CAR (HYBRID) LOSES POWER. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN DOWN HILL TO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN TURNING RIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FAILED AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THE HEV SCREEN. I S”
— NHTSA complaint filing
TRANSMISSION
150 complaints- • UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR
- • I HAVE A 2010 MERCURY MILAN THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MANY TIMES THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IT HAS LEFT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE LAST STRAW WAS 3 WEEKS AGO WHEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN WHEN I WAS TURNING IT POPPED MY NECK AND I HIT A CURB. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR.
- • TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. WHILE DRIVING IT WAS DIFFICULT TO TELL WHICH GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS IN AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH LOWERED THE RPMS. THE VEHI
“UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR”
— NHTSA complaint filing
FUEL SYSTEM
138 complaints- • 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE DUE TO SURGE ACCELERATION DURING PARKING. NO FLOORMAT PROBLEM INVOLVED. .UNEXPLAINED RAPID MOVEMENT WHILE BRAKES ENGAGED. DAMAGE TO FRONT END SUBSTANTIAL BUT NO ONE HURT. MERCURY DEALER/GEICO IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING. GEICO FEELS RECALL APPLIES TO T
- • DRIVING CAR SLOWS AND JERKS PRESS GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. PULL OVER CAR JERKS I CUT IT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE. WORKS FINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS THEN STARTS AGAIN. REPEATED THIS PROCESS 6 TIMES. MADE IT TO THE FORD DEALER THEY REPLACED A THROTTLE SENSOR. WORKED FINE AFTER THAT. THEN I TRADED IT.
- • STARTED VEHICLE AND NOTICED CAR JERKING AND NOT ACCELERATING CORRECTLY. I WAS STOPPED AT LIGHT APPROX 1/3 MILE FROM START AND CAR DIED AT LIGHT , CAR RESTARTED AND MADE LEFT TURN ONTO BUSY FREEWAY AND CAR HEISITATED AND STATED JERKING AGAIN WITH NO ACCELERATION. MOVED TO SHOULDER OF ROAD AND CALLED
“2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID SUFFERED FRONT END DAMAGE DUE TO SURGE ACCELERATION DURING PARKING. NO FLOORMAT PROBLEM INVOLVED. .UNEXPLAINED RAPID MOVEMENT WHILE BRAKES ENGAGED. DAMAGE TO FRONT END SUBSTANTIAL BUT NO ONE HURT. MERCURY DEALER/GEICO IN PROCESS OF REPAIRING. GEICO FEELS RECALL APPLIES TO T”
— NHTSA complaint filing
Estimated Repair Costs
Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.
🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist
Based on 1430 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:
- ☐STEERING: I HAVE HAD THE MILAN 2010 INTO FORD 6 TIMES BECAUSE THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING:NO LIGHTS;BRAKES;STEERING. I HAVE WITNESSES. IT HAS HAPPENED IN ALL TYPES OF CONDITIONS: STOP AND GO TRAFFIC; MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY. THE LAST TIME BLACK SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CAR WAS I
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐SPEED CONTROL: MY CAR SPED UP WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I JUST GOT IT STOPPED BEFORE I HIT A TRUCK THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE TO PARK MY CAR WHEN IT SPED UP AND I TOOK THE CENTER SECTION BETWEEN MY DOORS BEFORE I GOT IT STOPPED. IT DONE $3299 TO THE GARAGE AND $2600 TO THE
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐ENGINE: 2.CAR (HYBRID) LOSES POWER. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN DOWN HILL TO AN INTERSECTION. WHEN TURNING RIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOST POWER. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE FAILED AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I LOOKED AT THE DASH AND THE HEV SCREEN. I S
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐TRANSMISSION: UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. *TR
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
- ☐General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)
Mercury MILAN — Year Comparison
How does 2010 compare to other years? Fewer complaints = more reliable.
Full years-to-avoid analysis →NHTSA Safety Rating
No NHTSA safety rating available
At a Glance
- Complaints
- 1430
- Recalls
- 0
- Fire reports
- 1
- Crash reports
- 42
- Injury reports
- 25
- Segment avg
- 80
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