2008 Mercury Milan problems
Owners have filed 522 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Milan with NHTSA. Air bags account for 40.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 34.1%.
Complaints522
Crashes31
Fires3
Injuries10
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Air bags 40.6% · 212
Service brakes 34.1% · 178
Vehicle speed control 3.6% · 19
Service brakes, hydraulic 3.4% · 18
Power train 3.3% · 17
Engine 2.3% · 12
Structure 2.1% · 11
Unknown or other 1.9% · 10
Severity
Of those complaints, 31 describe a crash, 3 describe a fire, 10 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 6 model years of the Mercury Milan in this data, 2008 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2010 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 9 in the last three years against 64 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,111 miles.
In owners' own words
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Milan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Milan. The contact noticed that the dashboard was bulging and was concerned that the passenger side air bag could deploy. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 50,000. Updated 09/20/16*lj updated 09/26/16. Air bags · reported at 50,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Milan. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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