| Issue ID | 1270627 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10851158 |
| Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MILAN |
| Model Year | 2010 |
| File date | 21/03/16 |
| Component | STEERING |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | "service power steering" appeared on dashboard while driving. I had noticed the car seemed to be pulling to the right but power steering was working. I then parked for awhile and when i restarted the car the warning stated "service power steering now" with also a warning stating "service advancedtrac". Now when i tried to drive, the power steering was completely out. I was able to drive it home but it is not a condition to drive with on a regular basis. I looked on the internet and saw this model milan 2010 was subject to recall for power steering failure: ford recalls nearly 423,000 vehicles for power steering problem. Associated press "in october, the national highway traffic safety administration began investigating complaints of power-steering failures on three ford motor co. Midsize car models. The probe covered 938,000 ford fusion and lincoln mkz cars from the 2010 through 2012 model years, as well as the 2010 and 2011 mercury milan. According to a class-action lawsuit filed in june about the matter, the problem could affect more ford models, including the compact focus." http://www. Latimes. Com/business/la-fi-ford-recall-20150527-story. Html but when i called ford and gave my vin they said my model wasn't covered. But again after a web search i saw numerous consumer complaints about this potentially dangerous problem on this 2010 milan model: http://www. Carcomplaints. Com/mercury/milan/2010/steering/steering. Shtml http://www. Arfc. Org/complaints/2010/mercury/milan/steering/problem. Aspx so if the very same problem occurred on my model that occurred on other models that were covered, i think this model year of the milan should also be covered. I think it is notable in the la times article it said other models may be effected. So even though the 2010 milan wasn't covered previously, common sense will prevail and it will be covered. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 95000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | PHILADELPHIA, PA |
| VIN pattern | 3MEHM0JA3ARXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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