| Issue ID | 1321744 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10910077 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2008 |
| File date | 01/08/16 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Both interior door handles on the driver's side of the car have broken in the same manner (bottom corner), and the handles won't retract. Doing internet searches, other people have this problem too with ford fusion, mercury milan, & lincoln mkzs. See picture at link below. Https://www. Flickr. Com/photos/gtppilot/sets/72157607539089979/ the driver's door handle won't lock anymore. Ford says this hasn't been recalled. Both handles broke within 2 weeks of ea. Other. The back door is rarely used. The door handles were not aggressively opened - just normally opened. This happened when the car was stationary in a parking lot. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 35500 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | CHARLOTTE, NC |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM08198RXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
| Was part original equipment? | |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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