2010 Mercury Milan Vehicle Speed Control Problems

Source: NHTSA · Updated Oct 5, 2026 · 178 complaints analyzed

Owners have filed 178 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 2010 Mercury Milan, 18% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 50,200 miles. The words owners use most often: “throttle body” (53% of reports).

What owners describe

Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.

  • Throttle body: mentioned in 95 of 178 complaints (53%)
  • Side road: mentioned in 25 of 178 complaints (14%)
  • Off restarted: mentioned in 17 of 178 complaints (10%)
  • Put park: mentioned in 10 of 178 complaints (6%)

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?

Based on 173 complaints that reported the odometer reading.

Under 10k miles5 · 3%
10k–25k miles8 · 5%
25k–50k miles71 · 41%
50k–75k miles63 · 36%
75k–100k miles16 · 9%
100k–150k miles8 · 5%
150k+ miles2 · 1%

How serious are the reports?

Of 178 complaints, 6 mention a crash, 3 an injury.

Mercury Milan vehicle speed control complaints by model year

Peak: 2010, with 178 complaints
2006: 102006102007: 182007182008: 192008192009: 102009102010: 17820101782011: 22201122

n = 257 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Model yearVehicle Speed Control complaintsShare of that yearMedian miles
2011 Milan2212%45,158
2010 Milan17818%50,200
2009 Milan104%61,500
2008 Milan194%61,750
2007 Milan184%100,906
2006 Milan105%99,000

When owners reported it

Peak: 2013, with 130 complaints
2010: 4201042012: 102012102013: 13020131302014: 152014152015: 4201542016: 3201632017: 2201722018: 4201842019: 2201922020: 420204

n = 178 complaints · Source: NHTSA

Related recalls (0)

No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 2010 Mercury Milan. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.

What owners report

Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.

Car looses all power engine shutters and sputters very dangerous! Throttle body code came up with my mechanic took it to ford dealership they will not replace it i'm scared to drive it now . Has happened 6 times this past month ford told me a wheel speed sensor was at fault that has been fixed with…

Received Nov 14, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11374629

While driving on a straight flat highway at 55 mph the throttle suddenly revved up and remained revved up as i removed foot from gas pedal visually checked that it was in drive and that the cruise control wasn't on, and it was in drive and cruise was t turned on. I tapped the gas pedal, then tapped…

Received Oct 28, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11366810

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph and attempting to park in a parking lot, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerate independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a light post then the vehicle violently went backwards due…

Received Oct 21, 2020 · NHTSA complaint 11365554
Mercury Milan
2006-2007 Mercury Milan photographed in USA.. Representative photo; appearance varies by model year. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Frequently asked questions

Do all 2010 Mercury Milans have vehicle speed control problems?

No. NHTSA has 178 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 2010 Mercury Milan (18% of the 1,003 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.

Was there a recall on the 2010 Mercury Milan vehicle speed control?

No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.

At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?

The median reported mileage is 50,200 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.

What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 2010 Mercury Milan?

The most frequent phrase is “throttle body”, in 95 of 178 complaints, followed by “side road” (25).

Other 2010 Mercury Milan problems

See all 2010 Mercury Milan problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Milan years.