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

2007 Mercury Milan

Typical pattern

1% of complaints about the 2007 Mercury Milan came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2007 vehicle — around the middle of the 268 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 9.8 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (232 complaints), typically at 9.8 yr or about 93,250 miles.

Complaints
504
Median age at failure
9.8 yr
Median mileage
90,000 n=269
Crash / fire / tow
5.6% of reports
Safety recalls
5 2 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
232 reports · 93,250 mi
9.8 yr
3.4%
Service brakes
113 reports · 92,489 mi
10.3 yr
5.3%
Power train
23 reports · 88,479 mi
7.3 yr
0%
Speed control
18 reports · 105,000 mi
9.2 yr
22.2%
Structure
17 reports · 72,793 mi
7.8 yr
5.9%

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 29,000 mi 2.4 yr in service
THE BEARING ON THE DRIVE LINE OF MY 2007 MILAN IS BAD AND THE CAR HAS ABOUT 29000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH SINCE I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO GET FIXED. THE DEALER CAN'T GET THE REPLACEMENT PART FROM FORD. *TR
Power train 19,200 mi 4.3 yr in service
12/12/2010--THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AS I LEFT MY GRANDSON BIRTHDAY ,I BOUGHT THE CAR LAST MONTH IT ONLY HAS 19,800 MILES ON IT. *TR
Power train 85,000 mi 7.3 yr in service
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS, THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Air bags 13,000 mi 1.7 yr in service crash / fire / tow
HEAD ON COLLISION, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER HAD HEAD INJURY WITH LOC.

Other Milan model years

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