2006 Mercury Milan Body & structure Problems

1. The Airbag light on the driver side is on 2. The vehicle under is extensively rusty 3. Braking is very slow

NHTSA ID

11434924

Incident

May 22, 2018

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

NHTSA ID

11302317

Incident

Jan 17, 2019

Mileage

130,000 mi

OPERATOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN PAWL SPRING TAB, DOOR MAY OPEN WHILE DRIVING

NHTSA ID

11228883

Incident

Jun 25, 2019

Mileage

28,900 mi

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, (952) 546-5441), 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.

NHTSA ID

11058574

Incident

Aug 5, 2015

Mileage

45,000 mi

"DOOR HANDLES" - ARRIVED AT WORK AND WHEN I PULLED ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT CAR, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICK SOUND AND HANDLE WOULDN'T WORK.. FELT LOOSE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON, ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, STICK MY HAND OUT THE WINDOW TO PULL ON THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE OCTOBER AND DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH IN THIS BRUTAL WISCONSIN WINTER. FORD SHOULD PAY FOR REPAIR SINCE THE MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION MAKES IT A DEFECT ON FORD CARS, WHICH IS ALSO A GLARING SAFETY ISSUE IF IT HAMPERS EXITING VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN ON LIMITED INCOME AND CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY FOR REPAIRING THESE DEFECTS. THIS IS AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE. PLEASE HELP.

NHTSA ID

10943895

Incident

Oct 1, 2016

"TAKATA RECALL" - RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE DATED JULY 2016... BUT IT STATED THAT A 2ND NOTICE/LETTER WILL BE SENT WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE AND THEN CAN CONTACT A DEALER FOR REPAIR... MEANWHILE, NOW WHENEVER I TURN THE CAR ON, THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON THAT I HAVE TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND ON AGAIN, HOPING THE AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T SHOW... AND THE FEAR THAT THIS AIRBAG WILL EXPLODE AND CAN ACTUALLY KILL YOU IS SO STRESSFUL.. PLEASE PLEASE EXPEDITE THESE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT/REPAIRS SO THEY CAN BE DONE SOONER. IT IS NOW JANUARY 2017 AND THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.

NHTSA ID

10943889

Incident

Jul 20, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

THE INSIDE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM UNDER THE DOOR PANEL AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THIS REQUIRED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO BE REPLACED ON OR ABOUT 10/2009. CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN OCT. 2006, HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND WAS RARELY OCCUPIED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE DRIVER I.E. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WAS RARELY USED. SINCE THEN, BOTH INSIDE REAR DOOR HANDLES ARE BECOMING DIFFICULT TO OPERATE AND WILL MOST LIKELY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. ON OR ABOUT 9/15/2014, THE FRONT INSIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED AGAIN BECAME INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 10/2/2014. THE FRONT DRIVER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND BECAME INOPERABLE ON OR ABOUT 9/30/2014 AND WAS REPLACED ALSO ON 10/2/2014. THE HANDLES APPEAR TO BE OF VERY POOR QUALITY AND DO NOT HOLD UP AT ALL. IF THE REAR DOORS WERE USED MORE FREQUENTLY, IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO REPLACE THEM ALSO AT THIS TIME. CURRENT CAR MILEAGE IS 92000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641403

Incident

Oct 1, 2009

Mileage

30,000 mi

I WAS SITTING IN MY CAR AND I WAS ABOUT TO GET OUT AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE SO NOW I HAVE TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE HANDLES ON THE REAR DOOR ARE STARTING TO BREAK ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10618977

Incident

Apr 1, 2014

Mileage

123,000 mi

THE DRIVES INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, IT WILL NO LONGER OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING, ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN, STICK MY HAND OUT THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR,FROM THE OUTSIDE THEN KEEP THE DOOR OPEN BEFORE I CAN REMOVE THE KEY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610634

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN THE PROCESS I DISLOCATED MY FINGER. DOOR WILL NOT LOCK FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ONLY WAY OUT IS TO EITHER OPEN THE WINDOW (WHICH IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN MICHIGAN WINTERS) OR PULL THE LOCK OPEN FURTHER AT THE SAME TIME THAT I PULL THE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE BROKEN COUNTLESS FINGERNAILS ON MY LEFT HAND BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DOOR PIECES ARE SO FLIMSY, YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY ARE MADE OUT OF VERY, VERY CHEAP PLASTIC. RECALL? NOT ONLY IS THIS A NUISANCE, BUT IT IS A VERY HIGH SECURITY ISSUE IF NEEDING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A HURRY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10514937

Incident

Dec 13, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT WITH MY SON IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. IT (THE HANDLE) BROKE IN HALF AND WAS UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY OR SAFELY. I BEGAN TO PANIC AS I FELT TRAPPED. SO I ROLLED DOWN THE POWER WINDOW FOR AIR AND TO CALM DOWN. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO THINK CLEARLY AND TRY OPENING THE DOOR WITH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE FROM THE INSIDE, I EXITED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE DRIVER WINDOW. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE HANDLES ARE A CHRONIC PROBLEM ON ALL 4 INTERIOR DOORS. SOMEONE WILL NEED TO EXIT THEIR VEHICLE QUICKLY. IF THIS HAPPENS THEY ARE SLOWED DOWN IF NOT TRAPPED INSIDE. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS WILL IT TAKE TO MAKE THIS A RECALL ISSUE? FORD HAS MADE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND RE INSTALLS THE SAME DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLES AT THE DEALERS. THIS SHOWS A LACK OF DUE DILIGENCE ON FORD MOTOR COMPANIES PART. MANY FORD FUSION & MERCURY MILAN OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPEN ON THE REPLACEMENT HANDLES ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491645

Incident

Sep 1, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AFTER PARKING IT BUT COULDN'T. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND SINCE THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED EVENT, (NOTICE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE NUMBER OF MULTIPLE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS) FORD SHOULD REPLACE THEM OR UPGRADE THEM TO SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. AT SOME POINT SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR WORSE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO EXIT THEIR CAR QUICKLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10479846

Incident

Oct 8, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

THE PLASTIC INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BROKE WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING THEM. BOTH FRONT HANDLES BROKE WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. I DIDN'T KNOW THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS BROKEN UNTIL MY WIFE ASKED ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR TO LET HER OUT ON HER SIDE. AND THEN APPROXIMATELY A WEEK LATER THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE ALSO. NOW NEITHER DOOR CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THE WINDOW NEEDS TO BE ROLLED DOWN AND THE OUTSIDE HANDLE NEEDS TO BE USED. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE CAR (USED) THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR HANDLE PLASTIC WAS BROKEN AND WE KNEW THIS. EVEN BROKEN YOU CAN STILL USE IT TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR. I WAS IN THE DRIVERS SEAT WHEN THE DRIVER'S INTERIOR HANDLE BROKE. I WAS PARKED, AND I HEARD A CLICK BEFORE I TRIED OPENING MY DOOR FROM THE INSIDE AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THERE IS DEFINITELY A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE CHEAP PLASTIC DOOR HANDLES THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO ADDRESS. THREE OUT OF FOUR INTERIOR HANDLES ARE BROKEN. IT IS TRULY A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CANNOT EXIT YOUR CAR USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10469476

Incident

Aug 5, 2012

Mileage

106,000 mi

I HAVE A 2006 MERCURY MILAN AND I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE TWICE. ONCE WAS UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO THE "CHROME" PEELING OFF. THE SECOND TIME IT WAS REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND I ENDED UP PAYING $54 FOR A NEW PLASTIC HANDLE. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO BREAK IN THE SAME SPOT AND HAD TO REPLACE IT AND THAT COST ME $35 AT THE TIME DUE TO ME WORKING FOR A LOCAL FORD COMPANY. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE OR YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT AND THE HANDLE HAPPENS TO BREAK AT THE SAME TIME YOU WOULD HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO OPEN THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE OR CRAWL TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT. ANYONE OF LARGER SIZE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE CRAWLING TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FEEL THAT FORD SHOULD HAVE TO RECALL THESE HANDLES AND PUT SOMETHING WITH HIGHER QUALITY IN THAT WILL NOT BREAK. I PERSONALLY FORESEE THIS BEING A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10467755

Incident

Jul 23, 2012

Mileage

94,944 mi

MY PASSENGER BACK DOOR HANDLE BROKE OFF. IT IS VERY SELDOM THAT ANYONE RIDES IN MY BACK SEAT. I AM SINGLE AND HAVE NO CHILDREN SO THE HANDLE SHOULD NOT HAVE BROKEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10448895

Incident

Jan 5, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS COULD NOT BE LOCKED. THE LOCKS WERE ABLE TO BE ENGAGED BUT WOULD UNLOCK IMMEDIATELY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10445414

Incident

Jan 24, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING. MY REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE ABOUT A YEAR AGO. I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT. THIS WEEK MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. BECAUSE OF THIS MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY CASES OF THIS HAPPENING. THE DOOR HANDLES ARE CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAK EASILY WITH REGULAR USE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441419

Incident

Nov 15, 2010

Mileage

32,000 mi

DOOR HANDLE ON REAR PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN OFF AT 40K, SON UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10434915

Incident

Oct 7, 2011

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ARE BREAKING. RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO LOCK THOSE DOORS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10420794

Incident

Jun 24, 2010

Mileage

100,000 mi

I AM UNABLE TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF CAR. THE HANDLE REMAINS IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE CAR CAN'T BE LOCKED WITH THE REMOTE, ONLY WITH THE KEY. IN THE EVENT THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR UNLESS THEY COULD OPEN THE WINDOW AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE PREVALENT WITH THE 2006 MODELS BOTH FORD AND MERCURY. JUST SEARCH THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THE RESOLVE IS TO HAVE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER FORD MODELS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS BUT NOT THE FUSION OR MILAN, WHICH HAVE THE MOST COMPLAINTS SEEN ON THE INTERNET. THE DEALER WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR A FEE BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS NOT DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 44,344 MILES, IS WELL CARED FOR AND IT IS EVIDENT THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MUCH LESS MILEAGE. I AM SURPRISED THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. I HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IF CUSTOMERS DO NOT REPORT THE PROBLEMS DIRECTLY THEN THERE IS NO ACTION TO TAKE CARE OF SUCH SERIOUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEMS, SO I AM REPORTING MY PROBLEM. I HOPE TO SEE THIS BECOME A RECALL ISSUE AS THE DEALER I SPOKE WITH INFORMED ME THAT THESE HANDLES BREAK VERY EASY AND WITH NO WARNING LEAVING A PASSENGER OR DRIVER STUCK INSIDE THE CAR AND THIS COULD BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH IN AN EMERGENCY OR ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10415429

Incident

Jul 27, 2011

Mileage

44,344 mi

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE A TENDENCY TO SNAP, WITH NO INDICATION THAT THEY ARE WEAK OR FRAGILE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME PERSONALLY TWICE AND TO OTHERS MANY TIME, ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS VEHICLE. THERE IS NO AVAILABLE REPAIR BEYOND REPLACEMENT OF THE DOOR HANDLES. OBVIOUSLY, IN AN ACCIDENT THIS WOULD LIMIT ONE'S ABILITY TO SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10409354

Incident

May 24, 2008

Mileage

40,000 mi

PASSENGER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CD PLAYER BROKE AND I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO USES THE CAR. THE EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON AND A FAULTY THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED....ALL TO THE TUNE OF HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I PURCHASED THE EXTRA PROTECTION INSURANCE BUT OF COURSE NONE OF THIS WAS COVERED. NEVER WOULD BUY A MERCURY AGAIN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10360700

Incident

Oct 8, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MILAN. THE DOOR HANDLE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WAS CRACKED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S DOOR FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE; SHE HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOWS TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT CALLED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. SHE ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER BUT WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO OPEN RECALLS, THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 53,000.

NHTSA ID

10324446

Incident

Feb 1, 2010

Mileage

52,000 mi