2010 Mercury Milan Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 248about this part
- Share
- 25%of 1,003 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 95,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 248 complaints about the steering of the 2010 Mercury Milan, 25% of the 1,003 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles. 15 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My cars power steering sometimes won't work when I start the car. It will work after I turn car off and restart it. I saw on the internet that this a common problem. I called ford and he says the recall does include my car. I don't understand why my car is not included in the recall. Lately it is happening more often.”
NHTSA complaint #11394712, filed 2021-02, 143,000 miles“Electronic power steering suddenly stopped working while driving. I was able to manually steer to get the vehicle home. After researching online, this is a known and common issue. Ford motor co. Addressed the issue in 2011 models, but not in 2010 models. I have found hundreds of complaints across various car forums for this issue.”
NHTSA complaint #11378302, filed 2020-12, 126,000 miles“I was driving about 30 MPH on a back street going home and my steering locked on me and I got a message that power steering system assist fault. I could not turn the wheel at all and then a message system advantrac popped up. I had no control of the wheel and I stopped real quick and ran into a ditch. Thank god no one was around and did not get hurt.”
NHTSA complaint #11183669, filed 2019-03, 200,000 miles“Well for starters its throwing a code saying that I have a small fuel leak some where and the 2 is one day I had a flat and after I changed the tire the power steering went out and not only that but the car has a heavy vibration in it and while driving it want to take off either left or right which ended up with me running off the road twice already”
NHTSA complaint #11099386, filed 2018-06, 166,000 miles“Riding down the road and the wheel instantly locked up on me stating in the message center of the car power steering assist fault service power steering service power steering now and service advancetrac caused a accident and now my car cause so much money to fix. I lost control because the wheel stop turning.”
NHTSA complaint #11341608, filed 2020-07, 220,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10236689May 26, 2023Some 2010-2012 Fusion/Milan and 2011-2012 MKZ vehicles equipped with a 2.5L or 3.0L engine and electronic power assist steering (EPAS), a remanufactured replacement steering gear…
- 10095995Nov 17, 2016Some 2010-2016 epas equipped vehicles may exhibit steering related noises. The workshop manual (wsm) diagnostic procedures have been updated in section 211-02. When diagnosing…
- 10039111Mar 1, 2011Ford: there may be a steering drift while driving on a flat or uneven road surface. 2010-2011 fusion/milan/mkz. This could be normal.
Steering: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Mercury Milan
178 complaintsEngine
159 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
149 complaintsFuel system
138 complaintsExterior lighting
135 complaintsBrakes
107 complaintsAir bags
106 complaintsElectrical system
105 complaintsElectronic stability control
28 complaintsOther or unknown
26 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Mercury Milan
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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