Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2007 Mercury Milan submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
2007 MERCURY MILAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DOOR HANDLES, LATCHES AND LOCKS MALFUNCTION- HAS TO OPEN DOORS MANUALLY. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *SMD UPDATED 07/18/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY MILAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MOTOR MECHANISM WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FOR EACH DOOR FAILED AND WERE ALSO REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,400. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT UPDATED 7/9/18*JB *TR
PASSENGER SEAT MALFUNCTION NO LONGER CAN TELL IF OCCUPANT IS IN SEAT. AIRBAG LIGHT ON. MECHANIC SAYS FAULTY WIRING CAUSING DUMMY LIGHT ON DASHBOARD TO ILLUMINATE.
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED DURING A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY. $65 FOR THE NEW PART. *TR
DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR LATCH BROKE WHEN TRYING TO OPEN DOOR NORMALLY. COULD NOT GET OUT OF CAR. DOOR LATCH MECHANISM MADE OF POOR QUALITY PLASTIC. NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PREVENT BRAKING. *TR
DRIVER'S INSIDE DOOR LATCH BROKEN - NO LONGER CAN OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. IF IN AN ACCIDENT, COULD NOT EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY IF NEEDED. MATERIALS FOR THE DOOR LATCH ARE CHEAP PLASTIC. *TR
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTION. DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. HAD TO DUCT TAPE DOOR TO GET TO DESTINATION. ONE PASSENGER WHO WAS SEAT BELTED, BUT STILL A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
WHILE DRIVING AND GOING AROUND A TURN, EXITING A PARKING LOT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. AFTER THAT THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT. AT THIS TIME THE DOOR MUST BE HELD SHUT WHILE DRIVING. *KB
THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR WAS IN LOCKED POSITION AND OPENED WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE IN THE ROAD. PASSENGER WAS WEARING SEATBELT SO NO INJURY OCCURRED. ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CLOSE DOOR, HOWEVER IT OPENED UNDER SLIGHTEST OF PRESSURE, EVEN WHEN LOCKED. DOOR WAS TIED CLOSED WITH ROPE AND TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE LATCH ASSEMBLY ON THE DOOR WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN AND REPLACED. *TR
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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