10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
15 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
13 / 0
Average Mileage:
87,675 miles

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problem #62

May 172016

Milan 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. While the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. In addition, "power steering assist fault" was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 65,000. Updated 07/12/16 the consumer stated there were no codes, when the dealer hooked the vehicle up to the computer. Updated 07/14/16.

- Lynch Station, VA, USA

problem #61

Apr 092016

Milan

  • 121,000 miles
"service power steering now" "service advance trac" lights appeared while driving and nothing seemed to be wrong at that time and then turned back off. Turned car off and parked for over an hour. Started the car the lights flashed back on and the power steering went out. This is not covered under a recall even though the 2011 Mercury Milan is covered under the recall. Called Ford and they said the only way to even have this covered is to pay a fee for the car to be diagnosed under the recall and have it sent in to the special service support center. They may not cover the issue, even though all the other related vehicles have been recalled for this same issue. I am still paying on my car and should not have to fork over $2000 for this to be repaired when others don't have to pay a dime for the same exact thing.

- Hopkins, MI, USA

problem #60

Mar 212016

Milan

  • 95,000 miles
"service power steering" appeared on dashboard while driving. I had noticed the car seemed to be pulling to the right but power steering was working. I then parked for awhile and when I restarted the car the warning stated "service power steering now" with also a warning stating "service advancedtrac". now when I tried to drive, the power steering was completely out. I was able to drive it home but it is not a condition to drive with on a regular basis. I looked on the internet and saw this model Milan 2010 was subject to recall for power steering failure: Ford recalls nearly 423,000 vehicles for power steering problem. Associated press "in October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began investigating complaints of power-steering failures on three Ford Motor Co. Midsize car models. The probe covered 938,000 Ford Fusion and Lincoln mkz cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years, as well as the 2010 and 2011 Mercury Milan. According to a class-action lawsuit filed in June about the matter, the problem could affect more Ford models, including the compact Focus." www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-Ford-recall-20150527-story.html but when I called Ford and gave my VIN they said my model wasn't covered. But again after a web search I saw numerous consumer complaints about this potentially dangerous problem on this 2010 Milan model: www.carcomplaints.com/Mercury/Milan/2010/steering/steering.shtml so if the very same problem occurred on my model that occurred on other models that were covered, I think this model year of the Milan should also be covered. I think it is notable in the la times article it said other models may be effected. So even though the 2010 Milan wasn't covered previously, common sense will prevail and it will be covered.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #59

Feb 122016

Milan

  • 117,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, the service power steering and the service advancetrac warning lights became illuminated. Then the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 117,000.

- Glassco, KY, USA

problem #58

Jan 252016

Milan

  • 66,000 miles
Power steering light came on and immediately power steering stopped. Luckily I was in a parking lot and not on the highway.

- Apopka, FL, USA

problem #57

Oct 172014

Milan

  • 92,500 miles
Electronic power steering failed. Vehicle became difficult to steer for my daughter driving the car. She was driving on local streets. The effort for steering was increased greatly and could have led to an accident. She managed to pull over safely. There is a current recall on the 2011 Mercury Milan #15V340000 that is for the same issue. Steering gear was replaced to resolve issue.

- Elmont, NY, USA

problem #56

Jan 202016

Milan

  • 87,000 miles
Power steering failure: My power steering failed while driving and the advancetrac light came on. My wife was making a turn on city street when the failure happened. We have 87000 miles

- Lorain, OH, USA

problem #55

Jan 162016

Milan

  • 80,750 miles
I was backing out of a parking spot and when I put it in drive, the steering wheel became difficult to turn and the dashboard stated " service advance trac". after pulling over and checking everything out. I was able to drive it without power steering to a family members house. After leaving the car there for a few days, I started it up and everything seemed fine. I am concerned driving this car given that it seems to be a common problem.

- Livonia, MI, USA

problem #54

Jan 102016

Milan

  • 110,000 miles
Power steering failure: My power steering failed while driving and the engine light came on. Driving the car was difficult while I was on the highway with my daughter in the car. I contacted Ford customer service and they are aware of all the complaints, but refuse to offer any good will program or rectify the situation.. I have 115,000 miles and I was told that the warranty was only 5 yrs. /60,000. I have read several complains on the 2010 Mercury Milan premier series

- Brownstown, MI, USA

problem #53

Dec 072015

Milan

  • 68,000 miles
While attempting to make a turn in an intersection the power steering suddenly failed on the car. Vehicle was traveling at approximately 15mph at the time of the incident. Afterwards the "power steering failure" and "service advancetrac" lights were displayed. Incident nearly resulted in an accident. This is a serious safety issue. Upon investigation I have found that the same issue occurred on the 2011-2012 Mercury Milan with the same part as the problem (steering motor sensor) that resulted in a recall for those model/years. As it is the same part it should fall under this same recall, however it doesn't. this part is contained within the rack and pinion system requiring replacement of the entire system at a cost of $1800-$2000.

- Apo, AE, USA

problem #52

Nov 232015

Milan

  • 114,072 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that while at a stop and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The contact had to apply excessive force to the steering wheel in order to steer the vehicle. The "power steering assist fault" was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,072.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #51

Nov 232015

Milan

  • miles
Takata recall I was coming from work my steering wheel locked up on me on 249 and fallbrook in houston Texas in motion

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #50

Nov 162015

Milan

  • 130,000 miles
"power steering assist fault" would display on my lcd screen on my car. I would normally turn it off my vehicle and turn it back on and it will work fine. Now, the warning come out everytime I start my car leaving my unable to use it. I have read hundreds of complaints on different websites. I don't know what else we need to do to have Ford issue a recall for this.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #49

Oct 302015

Milan

  • 55,200 miles
As I was making a right turn at a rural intersection I lost power steering. I was going less than 20 mph, turning into a parking lot for my job. A warning light stated "service power steering system" and "service advanctrac". at the end of the day, the warning message changed to say "service power steering system now". it's going to the dealer tomorrow. There needs to be a recall on this problem.

- Bethel Park, PA, USA

problem #48

Jul 232015

Milan

  • 90,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Mercury Milan. While driving at approximately 45 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn without warning. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred on two other occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the steering gear needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15V340000 (steering). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Sioux City, IA, USA

problem #47

Oct 152015

Milan

  • 100,000 miles
Went to take my car out of the parking space. Went to turn and the power steering failed! could not turn wheel left or right! at the same time this happened a warning sign popped on my dashboard saying something about power steering failure. Not impressed at all. 2010, 11 and 12 models are all having this same problem! only one they recognize at the moment having a problem is the 2011 because apparently more people need to get into a car accident or killed with the 2010 and 12 models before they recall them! I am 7 months pregnant and feel fortunate I was not on the interstate when this happened and in a parking lot! I hope the "investigation" their working on goes by quickly before anyone gets seriously hurt!

- Claremont, NH, USA

problem #46

Oct 142015

Milan

  • 108,000 miles
Was driving on freeway when the steering suddenly failed as I was changing lanes. Extremely hard to steer and almost crashed several times driving to the nearest Ford dealership. They diagnosed the issue as something related to a fault in the steering rack, and asked $6,000 to replace it, even though the car had less than 110,000 miles on it.

- Tempe, AZ, USA

problem #45

Jul 202015

Milan

  • 37,076 miles
While pulling into garage the power steering went out, all most hit the house read in news paper that Ford had a recall and fixed all the problems with the steering box blondes Ford in toledo said no recall on my car.it cost ME1790.39 to get steering gear fixed.

- Temperance, MI, USA

problem #44

Jun 162015

Milan

  • 85,000 miles
No power steering, called dealer and they what $80 to tell me I have no power steering and might cost $1800 to repair. So many reports of this why haven't they recalled these.

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #43

Sep 212015

Milan

  • 54,520 miles
When driving down the road, the steering suddenly locked up and I could no longer steer. Messages saying service advancetrac and power steering failure were displayed. I checked the fluids and everything was ok. After researching this problem online, I saw that the 2011 Milan was already under recall along with many other Ford models. The 2010 Milan needs to be added to the recall as the issue also occurs with this model. This is definitely going to be a safety issue as I do not have $2000 to get this fixed and I have no other option but to drive without power steering until the recall goes through.

- Norcross, GA, USA

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