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

2008 Mercury Milan

Typical pattern

1.5% of complaints about the 2008 Mercury Milan came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2008 vehicle — around the middle of the 262 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 9.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (211 complaints), typically at 8.9 yr or about 100,000 miles.

Complaints
520
Median age at failure
9.3 yr
Median mileage
90,000 n=308
Crash / fire / tow
7.1% of reports
Safety recalls
5 2 do not drive

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Air bags
211 reports · 100,000 mi
8.9 yr
4.3%
Service brakes
177 reports · 100,000 mi
9.9 yr
9%
Speed control
19 reports · 64,000 mi
6.5 yr
15.8%
Service brakes, hydraulic
18 reports · 109,000 mi
12.4 yr
11.1%
Power train
17 reports · 80,000 mi
6.8 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

Speed control 35,900 mi 4.0 yr in service
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION ISSUE. COULD NOT GET CAR TO STOP WITH BRAKES, E BRAKE, SHUT OFF NEUTRAL SHIFT. REACHED SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. FINALLY CAR SLOWED DOWN, SMOKE COMING FROM VENTS. TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER NO RESPONSE YET. *KB
Speed control 85,450 mi 5.8 yr in service
I LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL RATE LEAVING ME AT RISK IN INTERSECTIONS AND AT RISK OF BEING REARENDED. NO ACCIDENT HAPPENED BUT ONE COULD HAVE. *TR
Speed control mileage not reported 5.8 yr in service
THE FOLLOWING CHECK ENGINE CODES APPEARED: P2104, P2112. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Air bags 200 mi 4 mo in service
I AM 26 YEARS OLD AND WEIGH 93 LBS. WHEN I SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY 2008 MERCURY MILAN, THE SENSORS IN THE SEAT SOMETIMES TELL THE CAR THAT I AM A CHILD AND DEACTIVATES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I CANNOT DRIVE IN A CAR WHERE MY AIRBAG MAY OR MAY NOT BE ACTIVATED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY CANNOT ADJUST THE WEIGHT BECAUSE OF FEDERAL GUIDELINES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. I AM NOT GOING TO SIT IN THE BACK SEAT. EITHER THE DEALERSHIP NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR THE WEIGHT REQUIREMENT NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED. *TR

Other Milan model years

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