What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2006 Mercury Milan

Typical pattern

1.6% of complaints about the 2006 Mercury Milan came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2006 vehicle — around the middle of the 250 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 10.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (128 complaints), typically at 11.3 yr or about 84,000 miles.

Complaints
251
Median age at failure
10.8 yr
Median mileage
84,000 n=122
Crash / fire / tow
3.2% of reports
Safety recalls
5 2 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
128 reports · 84,000 mi
11.3 yr
2.3%
Structure
24 reports · 52,000 mi
6.3 yr
4.2%
Power train
21 reports · 84,000 mi
8.3 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

17V024000 2017-01-10 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, De

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

16V384000 2016-05-31 Do not drive
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain mode

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

21V158000 2021-03-10
Air bags:frontal:driver side:inflator module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

19V904000 2019-12-18
Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.

If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

14E028000 2014-05-29
Equipment

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain all weather driver side accessory floor mats sold for use in model year 2006-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2007-2011 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 9, 2007, through October 31, 2010. The affected floor mats may move and possibly interfere with the accelerator pedal.

The floor mat could shift such that it could interfere with the accelerator pedal, preventing its return to an idle position, which could result in unintended vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.

In owners’ own words

Power train mileage not reported 4.3 yr in service
THE VEHICLE IS A 2006 4DR MERCURY MILAN. WHILE I ACCELERATE THERE IS A THUMPING SOUND WHICH MAKES THE VEHICLE JUMP. WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES AT TIMES THERE IS A THUMP/JERK OF THE VEHICLE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES.
Power train 120,000 mi 4.4 yr in service
I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE BOOSTER,CV BOOTS, MASTER CYLINDER ROTORS AND BRAKES. ALL TO THE TUNE OF 2,000. I HAD NO WARNING. NO LIGHTS IN THE DASH CAME ON OR ANYTHING. I WAS GOING DOWN A HILL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WERE NO BRAKES. I HAVE HAD CARS AND DROVE THEM FOR OVER 200,000 MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE ALL THIS STUFF ON A CAR. THIS MERCURY HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY. ITS NOT LIKE ITS A MERCEDES OR BMW. NOTHING ON THIS CAR IS CHEAP TO GET FIXED. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES OVER 20 TIMES AND THE CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. I SEE WHY THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM. *TR
Power train 33,994 mi 6.7 yr in service
VEHICLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL ATTEMPT TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOWER GEAR ON AN UPWARD HILL OR GRADE. WITHOUT WARNING, TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES, SLIPS, AND SUDDENLY JERKS INTO GEAR CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD, SOMETIMES FORCEFUL ENOUGH TO POSSIBLY LOSE CONTROL. MANY OTHER FORD VEHICLE MODELS WERE ALSO AFFECTED. FORD ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #08-24-1 IN 2008 ABOUT THE KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TT
Structure 52,000 mi 4.4 yr in service
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE; SHE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO OPEN RECALLS, THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

Other Milan model years

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