Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 16 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. ALSO, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
I STARTED THE CAR, BACKED UP AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO POWER STEERING. NO WARNINGS JUST UNABLE TO BUDGE THE STEERING WHEEL. CAR IS STILL SITTING AT A RESTAURANT . IF THIS HAPPENED TO ANYONE WHILE DRIVING THERE IS NO WAY THEY COULD CONTROL THIS CAR! THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE WITH 2011 MILAN BUT NOT 2010 BUT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT OR WORSE IF FORD DOESN'T FIX THIS. THE 1700 PLUS REPAIR IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST OF US!!!
SERVICE STEERING NOW LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. IT COST ME $1780 TO REPAIR. RECALL ON THE 2011 BUT NOT THE 2010, SAD SITUATION.
MY STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING WHEN I WAS PARKING MY VEHICLE. I'M FORTUNATE THAT NO CARS WERE NEXT TO WHERE I WAS PARKING BECAUSE THE CAR WENT INTO THE NEXT PARKING SPOT WITHOUT MY CONTROL. I SEE THAT 2011 MERCURY MILAN HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS REASON. I WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED.
TAKATA INFLATORS, FUEL TANK MAY CRACK DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR MAY CAUGHT UNDER GAS PEDAL POWER ASSISTED STEERING. RECALL NOTICE # 16S26 NHTS A RECALL 16V-384
POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD AT 30 MPH. THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND TIE RODS WERE REPLACED 3 MONTHS/3,000 AGO FOR THE SAME EXACT FAILURE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE MILAN 2010 FOR THIS ISSUE JUST LIKE THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE MILAN 2011 AND FUSION 2011/2012. SEE INITIAL COMPLAINT # 11081366.
AS I WAS DRIVING, CHIME SOUNDED AND SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGE DISPLAYED AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND DID A QUICK CHECK UNDER HOOD AND UNDER VEHICLE. WHEN I FOUND NOTHING I RESTARTED VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO RE-ENTER ROADWAY, CHIME ONCE AGAIN SOUNDED AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC NOW MESSAGES AND LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BUT NOW ALL POWER ASSIST TO STEERING WAS LOST MAKING FOR A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
CAR WAS HAVING NO PROBLEMS UNTIL 30 SECONDS AFTER I PUT IT IN DRIVE, THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND FLASHING THE WARNING SIGN 'SERVICE ADVANCETRAC'IN YELLOW LETTERS AND THEN A MINUTE LATER IT BEEPED AND SAID 'SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW' IN BOLD RED LETTERS. I PARKED MY CAR AT WORK AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULDN'T GET IT TO BUDGE. HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK THE CURB SLIGHTLY. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO A FUEL STATION. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,200.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MILAN HYBRID. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING.) THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,900. *JS
GOT SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW & SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNINGS AND LOST POWER STEERING AND LOST POWER STEERING. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS TO THE EFFECT INDICATING SERVICE PRIOR TO FAULT. IT WAS A SUDDEN EVENT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR DEATH IF SOMEONE NOT AS STRONG AS I WAS DRIVING. I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR TO KEEP IT WITHIN THE LANES AND DRIVE SAFELY BACK HOME.
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30MPH ON A STRAIGHT CITY ROAD & THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT. THE MESSAGE ABOUT SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON, BUT IT SEEMED LIKE THE STEERING CHANGED BEFORE THE MESSAGE POPPED UP. I WAS REQUIRED TO DRIVE AT A VERY SLOW PACE TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR IN CONTROL. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME & JUST WENT BACK THERE TO PARK. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE 2011 MODEL HAD A RECALL & WONDER WHY THE 2010 MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. I DON'T RECALL 2011 BEING A BIG MODEL CHANGE YEAR FOR THE MILAN. I THINK THEY HAVE SIMILAR POWER STEERING SYSTEMS & COVING 2010 MAY WANT TO BE CONSIDERED. I HAVE AN ESTIMATE OF $350 TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE FIX IS MOST LIKELY ANOTHER $1500 OR MORE.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY POWER STEERING AND TRACTION ASSIST FAILED. A WARNING INDICATING THAT I SERVICE THE POWER STEERING IMMEDIATELY APPEARED. INDICATOR LIGHTS FOR BOTH POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL APPEARED. UPON TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE PROBLEM DID NOT RESOLVE.
WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE DASHBOARD SHOWED A MESSAGE THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. *TR
WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE STEERING WAS JERKY AND STICKING. I GOT AN ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". TODAY, WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR, I HAVE THE MESSAGE SAYS "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND THE WHEEL WILL NOT TURN. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY, WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO HAVE POWER STEERING SERVICED. NO PROBLEM STEERING THE CAR AT THAT TIME, BUT AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF ENGINE, THE POWER ASSIST HAD BEEN DISABLED AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. MANAGED TO GET IT TO A DEALER IN SENACA FALLS, NY, WHO RESET THE SYSTEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND CAUSE AND HE REFUSED TO CHARGE ME FOR THE WORK, AS I WAS TRAVELING ACROSS STATE AND HE DID NOT WANT LIABILITY IF SOMETHING HAPPENED. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DEFECT IN STEERING AND THE RISK THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING. *JS
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