Interior component of interior driver's door handle snapped preventing driver from opening the door while inside the car. This plastic connector broke when operator placed standard force on handle to open the door.
2010 Mercury Milan: doors won't lock, open or latch
12 of the 1,003 complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 55,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Inside driver door handle brakes easily due to plastic construction. Happened on my car at 72,000 miles and twice on my son's car. Potential hazard in not being able to escape vehicle in an accident.
Door handles braking on driver/passenger doors. Having difficult time rolling window up/down in driver's side. Checked online, and this appears to be a common problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. While attempting to exit the vehicle, the front passenger side door handle cracked and did not lock the door. The contact called huntersville ford at 704‑875‑6547 (located at 13825 statesville rd, huntersville, nc 28078) and was quoted a high cost for the repair. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the door handle was replaced at an affordable cost. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. After the vehicle was parked, the interior door handle would not open the door. The contact had to exit through the passenger side door or manually restart the vehicle. An unknown dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was previously repaired for the same failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.
Driver side door handle is broken and will not open from the inside of the car.I have to lower the window to reach out the window to reach the outside door door handle to open the door.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. After returning from driving the vehicle, the contact shut off and attempted to exit the vehicle, but the driver side door would not open. The contact stated that the door was unlocked, but the door handle would not successfully release the door from the locked position. The contact was able to crawl over to another door to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,624.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. While parked, the front driver side door handle fractured. As a result, the contact was unable to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired at the consumers expense. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 38,600. Updated 09/17/15
The door handle broke so that when seated in the vehicle, you are unable to get out. This part failure is on the drivers side door.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that when the headlights were engaged, the driver's side brake light failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician replaced the driver's side brake light. However, the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that the driver's side door handle fractured. The contact mentioned that in order to exit the vehicle he had to use the exterior door handle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
The interior door handle cracked inside the door panel. The door cannot be opened from the inside. This is very dangerous if there was an emergency situation I would not be able to exit my vehicle without rolling the window down and opening handle from outside car. These handles should not be made out of plastic!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 mercury milan. The contact stated that the interior front driver side door severely lacerated her hand when she attempted to open the door. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was common. The door handle was beginning to fracture and caused the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 39,000.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2010 Mercury Milan door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2010 Mercury Milan?
12 of 1,003 owner complaints about the 2010 Mercury Milan (1%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2010 Mercury Milan?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2010 Mercury Milan
Power steering loss 126Loss of power 113Stalling 111Check engine light 79Jerking 47Headlights 45ABS 39Won't shift 24Brake failure 21Steering lock-up 20Engine failure 14Adaptive cruise 11Hesitation 11Misfire 9Fuel leak 7Airbag light 6No deployment 5Fuel smell 5
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