2010 Mercury Milan Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 149about this part
- Share
- 15%of 1,003 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 49,000miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 149 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2010 Mercury Milan, 15% of the 1,003 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving my 2010 Milan on the highway when it suddenly lost power, I was able to coast off the road. After trying for approximately 45 min I was able to start it and drive it home. About 2 weeks later it did the same thing as I was pulling out of a parking space. Both times I narrowly avoided being rearended.”
NHTSA complaint #10851966, filed 2016-03, 82,000 miles“I was driving on a local road. Suddenly the car lost power and the wrench light was on. It could only go very slowly before I parked it on the roadside. I waited for several minutes and started the engine, then everything seemed just fine and the wrench light went off. After the trip I tried to connect obdii code reader but cannot get any error code.”
NHTSA complaint #10547466, filed 2013-10, 40,323 miles“While accelerating, the car began to jerk violently and came to a stop, and shut off. The car was unable to run or idle. It was towed to a ford dealership where they diagnosed a failed throttle body and it was replaced. I was on a residential road so no injuries, had I been on the highway, things would have been different.”
NHTSA complaint #10641918, filed 2014-10, 46,000 miles“I was driving about 40 miles per hour and then all of the sudden the car stop working properly. The wrench lit up on the dashboard. I decided to pull to the side and turn off the car. After turning off the car, I turned it on again and I was able to drive for about 4 miles. Then, when it was time to drive it up a hill, it did the same.”
NHTSA complaint #10556748, filed 2013-12, 41,800 miles“While driving on the freeway at 55mph the orange wrench symbol lit up on the dashboard and the car started to lose power. The engine kept running, but there was no response when I pushed on the gas pedal. I was able to coast to the side of the road. I turned the car off for 5 minutes and then restarted it and the power returned enough to get me to a ford dealer.”
NHTSA complaint #10535010, filed 2013-08, 67,262 milesRelated recalls
- 10V222000May 24, 2010Ford is recalling certain model year 2010 fusion, milan, and escape vehicles manufactured from february 27, through march 26, 2010. The park rod guide…Covers: Mercury Milan 2010, Ford Fusion 2010, Escape 2010
Related service bulletins
- 10234103Apr 7, 2023Some 2010-2012 Fusion hybrid electric vehicles (HEV), 2010-2011 Milan HEV and 2011-2012 MKZ HEV vehicles may experience reduced electric vehicle operation and increased gasoline…
- 10160931May 10, 2019On vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission it is imperative that the converter pilot hub be greased with Motorcraft Multi-Purpose Grease Spray XL-5-A even if grease was…
- 10075273Mar 15, 20166F35 TRANSMISSION - FLUID LEAK AT LEFT SIDE HALFSHAFT SEAL BUILT ON OR BEFORE 10/14/2013 ISSUE Some 2009-2014 Escape, 2009-2011 Mariner, 2010-2014 Fusion, 2010-2011 Milan…
- 10055321Mar 14, 2014Mercury/ford: on some vehicles, there is a fluid leakage, coming from left hand (lh) halfshaft seal of the automatic transmission and a service kit is available now, for repair…
- 10053656Nov 13, 2013Ford: due to an intermittent loss of rpm or lack of acceleration, in some vehicles, with illuminated wrench light, diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p2111, p2112 may or may not be…
- 10054575Nov 1, 2013Ford: on the left hand half shaft seal, there is a fluid leak from the transmission because of wear on case bushing. Model 2009-2012 escape, 2009-2011 mariner, 2010-2012 fusion…
- 10205008Oct 14, 20136F35 Transmission - Fluid leak at left side halfshaft seal - built on or before 10/14/2013
- 10032445Feb 28, 2012Ford mercury service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. On some affected vehicles, the brake system software may unnecessarily cause the regenerative brake…
- 10039081May 4, 2011Ford: engine power may be reduced with a high idle speed. The engine light may also be on with a stored trouble code. Programming issue. 2010-2011 fusion/merucry milan/lincoln mkz.
- 10037091Sep 1, 2010Ford: there may be a wrench light on without driveable symptoms, but an internal code stored.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2010 Mercury Milan
248 complaintsVehicle speed control
178 complaintsEngine
159 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 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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