157 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2010 Mercury Milan cite power train, 15% of all 1,062 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.
“While driving my 2010 Mercury Milan, the steering suddenly went out, making the vehicle extremely difficult to control. I almost hit another car because I could not steer properly. This was a serious safety concern, and I believe the steering issue needs to be investigated immediately.”
“While I was driving check engine light, service wrench light came on also. The vehicle began to idle surge at stop light and when parked. Throttle response was reduced to minimal operation .Ran the codes code came up P2119 throttle body fault. Once vehicle cools down the light may shut off but does come back on while driving.”
“The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.”
“2010 MERCURY MILAN NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, VEHICLE WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY AND OTHER ROADS, SPUTTERS AND DOESN'T DRIVE UP HILL. BROUGHT INTO JOHN KENNEDY FORD IN CONSHOHOCKEN AND WAS TOLD LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE, WHICH IS RECEIVING MANY REPORTS ONLINE.”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND OEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A WARRANTY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,796.”
“THE POWER STEERING LIGHT AND THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE STEERING WAS GONE. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. PREVIOUS TIMES I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AS THE 2011 MODEL HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THEY HAVE QUOTED ME UPWARDS OF $2000 TO REPAIR. WHEN I DECLINED, THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND IT WORKED AGAIN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SERVICE CAME ON.”
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FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 FUSION, MILAN, AND ESCAPE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 27, THROUGH MARCH 26, 2010. THE PARK ROD GUIDE RETENTION PIN MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY INSTALLED WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION AND ROLLAWAY PREVENTION".
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.