2006 Mercury Milan Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 1%of 214 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,195miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Mercury Milan, 1% of the 214 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,195 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“When switching lanes on a highway at 45 MPH, attempted to accelerate but car which is an automatic would not shift. Had to get to shoulder to get car slowed down and get it to shift into gear. After that incident it would only drive in the lower drive gear not in the normal drive gear. After car had been parked for 30 minutes, the car would work in normal drive gear but still did a hard pop to shift gears with a hard acceleration. Mechanic determined that the transmission will go into neutral and than pop into gear. …”
NHTSA complaint #10457525, filed 2012-05, 72,390 miles“While driving in sub-zero temperatures engine sounded horrible called for a tow to village ford kept vehicle for 3 weeks then said need new engine but warranty voided because engine severely deprived of oil. …”
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Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Mercury Milan
128 complaintsBody and structure
23 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
21 complaintsBrakes
16 complaintsVehicle speed control
10 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaintsElectrical system
7 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsFuel system
6 complaintsSteering
3 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Mercury Milan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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