2007 Mercury Milan Engine Problems
- Complaints
- 13about this part
- Share
- 3%of 434 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 82,344miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the engine of the 2007 Mercury Milan, 3% of the 434 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,344 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“Prior to the incident described the car was acting perfectly fine and had never died or been difficult to start. On the morning of sept 23rd I got in the car I started it and it died immediately. I started the car again and drove for approximately 1 block and it died again. I restarted it and it drove a couple more blocks and when I stopped at a stop sign it died again. After this the car would start but would shut off as soon as I put the car in gear. Every time the car died the check charging system light would come on. The car was towed to the local ford dealer. …”
NHTSA complaint #10546725, filed 2013-10, 108,816 miles“Takata recall. The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Milan. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle shook, sputtered, and lost all power. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart, but was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a faulty coil pack that needed replacement. The contact stated that the independent mechanic replaced three coil packs; however, when the mechanic attempted to start the vehicle, the coil packs exploded and the vehicle shut off again. …”
NHTSA complaint #11021051, filed 2017-09, 43,200 miles“I was driving down a main road when the car just lost power could not accelerate. Pulled over to the side had to use e brake to stop. Turn off car try to turn it back on and it would not start only dash lights came on. Check engine. Had it towed. Mechanic diagnosis 1 of the back coils went bad along with ECM/PCM. Fried the coil on the plug fuse as well. Very dangerous and scary when your driving in traffic about 50 miles per hour.car has 74,000. No warning light came on before this car has been maintained by ford with oil changes and multi point inspects. …”
NHTSA complaint #11111464, filed 2018-07, 74,000 miles“The 2006- 2012 Mercury Milan and ford fusion are very likely to loose power steering and brakes. Due to the the way the belt tensioner is mounted on the engine is it very common that the bolt holding the pulley in place will snap causing accesories to shut off due to the belt falling off, ford will not take care of it, myself and hundred of others are having this issue as I went to forums online and found alot of people have the same issue, these are very safe dependable cars until this started happeing to all of us, if you are unsure as to if you should believe, start a poll with the owners…”
NHTSA complaint #11064770, filed 2018-01, 50,000 miles“Battery died in my 2007 Mercury Milan. After replacing the battery the throttle body malfunctioned. Car would not accelerate and check engine light is on.”
NHTSA complaint #10608525, filed 2014-07, 99,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10109070Sep 21, 2016The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to…
- 10048099Aug 1, 2012Ford/lincoln/mercury: may have sludge buildup in throttle body leading to less airflow or engine idling rpm fluctuation and hard starts or battery disconnect or dead battery…
Engine: other model years
Other parts of the 2007 Mercury Milan
232 complaintsBrakes
127 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
22 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsBody and structure
17 complaintsElectrical system
14 complaintsOther or unknown
12 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsTires
10 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
8 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsSteering
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2007 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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