Mercury Milan owners have reported 327 steering related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 14 most common steering problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's steering (220 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power steering failed (40 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
On 10/27/25 my son was driving car (2011 Mercury Milan) and light came on dash and car suddenly lost all power steering. Luckily car was able to be driven to side of the road when steering went out. I went to the Ford recalls website and it indicated "epas steering efforts" was on the Read details...
Power steering has failed multiple times on the vehicle. The dashboard displays 'power steering assist fault' and the steering wheel is locked. This occurred both when the vehicle was stationary and in motion. Read details...
I started my car to go to work and the power steering assist light came on and my steering wheel is locked. Read details...
My 17 year old son was driving his Mercury Milan premier with only 96,000 miles on the road when the steering assist failure indicator came on. He pulled over and turned the car off. He called me on the phone and I instructed him to turn the car back on. Read details...
Powersteering becomes locked when parked. While the car is running, I have to manually turn the wheel all the way to the l, then all the way to the r, straighten the wheels, shutdown the engine, and then restart the car. There does not appear to be a cause for this to he happening. Read details...