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2011 Mercury Milan engine problems

22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2011 Mercury Milan12% of all complaints for this model year.

22
Engine complaints
12%
share of all complaints
48,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • While driving the vehicle a warning came on stating power assist failure. Car had manual steering only. The first time it happened it went away when the car was restarted. No such luck this time, warning stays on and no power steering. Luckily I was on straight roads both times. I see there was a…

    filed May 8, 2020

  • Our car suffered loss of power and erratic throttle (surges of forward movement even when foot not on the throttle) several times in january 2017. Car unsafe to drive, would leave stranded in the middle of high-speed traffic on highway. Diagnosed with a bad electronic throttle body by russel and…

    filed Aug 31, 2017

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • When performing any transmission fluid change or topoff involving Motorcraft® Premium ATF, MERCON® V has replaced all versions of Motorcraft® Premium ATF and can be used going forward. Mixing Motorcraft® Premium ATF…

    SSM 52243 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 8, 2024
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Engine problems in other Milan years

YearReportsShare
2010 Milan15916%
2009 Milan52%
2008 Milan123%
2007 Milan133%
2006 Milan84%
Milan engine problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.