2006 Mercury Milan Problems & Complaints

Most common 2006 Mercury Milan problems

• Air bags~84,000 miles
  12860%
• Body & structure~62,000 miles
  2311%
• Transmission & drivetrain~84,000 miles
  2110%
• Brakes~120,000 miles
  167%
• Engine & cooling~94,000 miles
  105%
• Speed control & acceleration~99,000 miles
  105%
• Locks & latches~45,000 miles
  84%
• Electrical system~94,000 miles
  73%
• Other / not specified~40,000 miles
  73%
• Fuel & propulsion system~51,000 miles
  63%
• Wheels & tires~40,000 miles
  31%
• Steering~86,000 miles
  31%
• Windows, wipers & sunroof~169,000 miles
  31%
• Equipment & accessories~143,000 miles
  21%
• Lights
  10%
• Suspension
  10%
• Driver assistance
  10%

Share of the 214 complaints; one complaint can involve more than one system. "~" is the median mileage when the problem started.

Mercury Milan complaints by model year

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2006 Mercury Milan recalls (4)

NHTSA defect investigations

Federal safety investigators have looked into a possible defect involving the 2006 Mercury Milan:

What 2006 Mercury Milan owners say

Air bags all 128 →

The contact owned a 2006 Mercury Milan. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V001000 (Air Bags) and 21V158000 (Air Bags) and would like to be removed from the recall distribution list because the contact no longer own the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified several times via phone, online, and in person.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Mercury Milan. While driving 20 MPH, the contact depressed the brake pedal and the driver side air bag ruptured independently without warning. As a result, the contact was blinded and rear ended the preceding vehicle. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained cuts under the eye, nose, and chin from the air bag. Medical attention was not received. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back home. The vehicle was towed to town motors inc (400 south dean street, englewood, nj, 07631) where the dealer removed the black box from the vehicle to send off for investigation. Due to the excessive body damage from the collision and the repair cost, the vehicle was not repaired at the dealer except for the replacement of the black box. The dealer cut out the air bag from the driver's side. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent auto body shop. …

Body & structure all 23 →

My car did not stop when brake was applied resulting in a crash into the car that was in front of me. Both cars were getting ready to enter the main road from a side street. I was starting to proceed and we had to stop and wait for oncoming traffic when I hit my brakes it did not stop before I hit the car. Recall # 19s54

Tl* Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Milan. The contact stated that a bump was on the dashboard over the location of the passenger side air bag. The air bags and the wiring were not exposed. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to morrie's minnetonka Ford (13400 wayzata blvd, minnetonka, mn 55305, [phone]), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The contact was informed by a service technician that the dashboard repair would cost approximately $3,000. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17V024000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer stated that parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

Transmission & drivetrain all 21 →

While driving at 40-50mph and then trying to accelerate to pass or go uphill the transmission would cluck out of gear and then slam back in violently. It was so violent that it snapped the transmission torque mount. When it does this the car lunges forward with loss of power and then snaps back when it slams back into gear. I took it to a transmission specialist and after consulting with sonnax technical support, the only solution is to replace the valve body and update the PCM/TCM with the latest software. However, they did say that there was no guarantee that this wouldn't happen again because aisin/Ford have not figure out how to fix the issue with the valve body, they keep throwing updates at the problem but buy then damage has already been done and Ford wont do anything about it. …

Well we were driving through the appalachian mountains on the highway, we went to pass a car that was slow. We stepped on the accelerator and it tried to shift into overdrive (because everyone if flying through there). But, as that happened the transmission slipped and sent the rpms to a really scary area where we thought it was going to blow up. Luckily, they came back down but as we would drive until it stopped. A couple months later we figured out if when that happened if we pulled over turned the car off let it sit for a minute then turn it back on and it would work fine for a while then. So, to me it almost seems like its a computer issue but its not because we went to an as-e certified shop and had the computers flashed then reprogrammed and it still does it while driving.

2006 Mercury Milan engines & fuel economy

EPA ratings. Class: Midsize car.