Mercury electrical problems

I've had plenty of Mercury in the bay over the years, and the electrical-system complaints on these don't surprise me. 378 on the NHTSA record across 26 model-year entries (2005–2011) is not a fluke. The 2010 Mercury Milan leads the list but the pattern shows up across multiple years and models. Not a one-off. 16 fire reports on the federal record — not common in this category but documented and worth weight. Average shop fix runs about $850 — not catastrophic, but it adds up over time. Across the 272 complaints reporting odometer mileage, the median failure lands at about 70,589 miles. Read the specific complaints before assuming the worst — the category covers everything from a forty-dollar switch to a twenty-five-hundred-dollar module.