2004 MERCURY MONTEREY Problems & Recalls
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Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in,...
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
Reported on third seat on 2004 Mercury Monterrey premier van was recalled , also air bags was recalled and also on wheel of vehicle was recalled in which I want to see if I can take my vehicle and have it inspected and keep my vehicle on the list if any recall and Thank You .?
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated that while driving through a drive thru, the vehicle independently shifted into neutral and was unable to shift into the intended gear. The automatic transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the residence. A dealer ...
Mileage: 104,000
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The driver manually shifted gears to slow the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local de...
Mileage: 184,000
The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The driver manually shifted gears to slow the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local de...
Mileage: 184,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED UPON DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INITIALLY TO...
Mileage: 93,000
WELL I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS BUT AROUND AUGUST 2020 MY GRANDSON JUST GOT OUT OF KNEE SURGERY WE WAS DRIVING UP TO LIMESTONE NEW YORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND IT STOPPED MOVING SO I COSTED OFF THE ROAD WE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED SO WE SAT THERE AN...
Mileage: 180,000
WELL I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS BUT AROUND AUGUST 2020 MY GRANDSON JUST GOT OUT OF KNEE SURGERY WE WAS DRIVING UP TO LIMESTONE NEW YORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND IT STOPPED MOVING SO I COSTED OFF THE ROAD WE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED SO WE SAT THERE AN...
Mileage: 180,000
WELL I DIDNT KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS BUT AROUND AUGUST 2020 MY GRANDSON JUST GOT OUT OF KNEE SURGERY WE WAS DRIVING UP TO LIMESTONE NEW YORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND IT STOPPED MOVING SO I COSTED OFF THE ROAD WE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAPPENED SO WE SAT THERE AN...
Mileage: 180,000
LOWER CONTROL BOLT THAT MOUNTED TO SUBFRAME RUSTED THREW FRAME . IF NOT CAUGHT ON TIME THE TIRE WOULD SEPERATE I TOOK THE VECHICLE TO A WEDLER FOR TEMPERARY REPAIR. BUT UNFORTANLEY THE DESIGN ON THE SUBFRAME HAS HOLES SO IT ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER AND CAUSE FRAME TO RUST! ALERT WHEN BRAKING YOU MAY EX...
Mileage: 126,000
THURSDAY MAY 23 2019. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VAN JUST CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN AND GET INTO A PARKING LOT. I SAT FOR A BIT AND TRIED IT AGAIN. IT STARTED. BUT I HAD NO POWER TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST GONE. ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAD H...
Mileage: 92,650
THURSDAY MAY 23 2019. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VAN JUST CUT OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VAN AND GET INTO A PARKING LOT. I SAT FOR A BIT AND TRIED IT AGAIN. IT STARTED. BUT I HAD NO POWER TO GO FORWARD OR REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST GONE. ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAD H...
Mileage: 92,650
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE RPMS INCREASED, BUT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF T...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED....
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED....
I PURCHASED THE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN VIN [XXX] FROM GOOD FRIENDS, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY FAMILY THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND OUTPUTSHAFT FAILED, UPON TELLING MY FRIENDS ABOUT THIS THEY GAVE ME A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE PARTS, SO I CALL SHEEHY FORD IN RI...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING ABILITY BECAME VERY HARD. THE FAILURE BEGAN TWENTY DAYS AGO AND WORSENED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHA...
Mileage: 127,320
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING BUT REV, W/OUT ANY ACCELERATION. I TOWED IT TO MY HOUSE AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE IN ANY OF THE GEARS. MY PROBLEM IS A FORD RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME IT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE ON MY VEHICLE, ...
Mileage: 125,000
AS OF TODAY, JANUARY 22, 2018, I HAD TO HAVE THE VAN TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AS YESTERDAY, JANUARY 21, 2018, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE IN LIGHT TRAFFIC. PRAISE GOD WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT UNTIL THE WRECKER CAME. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT HAS BECOME CLEAR THIS VEHIC...
Mileage: 144,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SQUEALED WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED AT STIVERS FORD LINCOLN IN WAUKEE, IOWA. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS...
Mileage: 60,000
BOTH INTER AND OUTER SIDE PANEL IS RUSTED OUT, THAT CAN CAUSED TIRE TO BLOW OUT
Mileage: 185,000
STEERING IN VAN BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER.HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND RACK AND PINION AND NEW BELT..STILL DIFFICULT TO STEER.SITTING STILL OR GOING AROUND TURNS.
Mileage: 73,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY CHILDREN AND MY FRIENDS WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE I WAS HAVING A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS A FACTORY RECALL THEREFORE I'M CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE I LIVED IN MY VAN EVERYTHING I OWNED WAS IN THERE PERSONALLY AND I HAD LIABILIT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY. HE PLACED THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THEN DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE STI...
Mileage: 142,000
I PURCHASED THE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES AROUND NOVEMBER OF 2016 WITH LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING, OR EXCELLERATING. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HAVE ISSUES AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. I BELIEVE IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER, AFTER READIN ...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO VEER INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER (LANDMARK FORD) OFFERED TO ...
Mileage: 111,000
TRANSMISSION WON'T ENGAGE. PULLING OUT OF GAS STATION, IT WOULDN'T MOVE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS RECALLED, AND WORK WAS DONE 2 YEARS AGO.
Mileage: 93,000
TAMARA RECALL. ON 5/26/15 THE MAN I BOUGHT MY 04 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN 4.2L HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT SURGING WHEN STOPPING OR BARELY MOVING. FOUND BAD TRANS,HAD IT REBUILT, FOUND MOTOR MOUNT, TRANS RANGE SENSOR BAD ALSO TORQUE CONVERTER AND OVER HAUL KIT,3 SHIFT SOL AND REVERSE BOOST VALVE. 6 MONTHS LATE...
Mileage: 238,425
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED HESTITATION AND VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFA...
Mileage: 109,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THERE WERE...
Mileage: 63,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPRO...
Mileage: 90,000
TORQUE CONVERTER IS BAD SHAKING AND I LOSE ALL POWER TO MY VEHICLE.
Mileage: 170,000
CORROSION OF THIRD ROW SEAT ATTACHMENT. ON 23 JUNE 2016, REMOVED INTERIOR PANEL TO SERVICE AUXILIARY A/C UNIT AND DISCOVERED SEVERELY RUSTED AREA AROUND THE THIRD-ROW SEAT ATTACHMENT. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE ARE RUSTED; THE LEFT SIDE IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE AT THIS TIME....
Mileage: 249,950
CORROSION OF THIRD ROW SEAT ATTACHMENT. ON 23 JUNE 2016, REMOVED INTERIOR PANEL TO SERVICE AUXILIARY A/C UNIT AND DISCOVERED SEVERELY RUSTED AREA AROUND THE THIRD-ROW SEAT ATTACHMENT. BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE ARE RUSTED; THE LEFT SIDE IS MUCH WORSE THAN THE RIGHT SIDE AT THIS TIME....
Mileage: 249,950
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SWITCH INTO THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ...
Mileage: 105,000
THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT BACK UP BUT THE OIL LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 8 HRS, WHEN I RETURNED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ...
Mileage: 185,467
THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT BACK UP BUT THE OIL LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 8 HRS, WHEN I RETURNED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ...
Mileage: 185,467
THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ME THIS MORNING AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY STREET. I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT BACK UP BUT THE OIL LIGHT AS WELL AS THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I LEFT THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR 8 HRS, WHEN I RETURNED I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT ...
Mileage: 185,467
THERE IS A RECALL ON MERCURY MONTEREY 2004 VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT DUE TO CORROSION. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V081000. MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL BY VIN NUMBER BUT MY VEHICLE'S SEAT ANCHOR MECHANISM HAS BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE WHEEL WELL AND MO...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILU...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MULTIPLE DEALERS AND INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILU...
Mileage: 110,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY (SAME AS THE FORD WINDSTAR). I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC TO HAVE A TUNE UP DONE, AND TOLD ME MY FRONT SUB FRAME IS RUSTED THROUGH AND THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON THE WINDSTARS('99-'03) AND EVEN OFFERED A BUY BACK, BECAUSE THE FRAMES WERE BAD. WHEN ...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SEAT LATCHES FRACTURED AND CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THERE WERE TWO LARGE HOLES IN THE AREA OF THE CORROSIO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH REAR SEAT LATCHES FRACTURED AND CORRODED. AS A RESULT, THERE WERE TWO LARGE HOLES IN THE AREA OF THE CORROSIO...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE ECM MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE THE ECM MODULE WAS REPLACED BY THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Mileage: 127,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD GOES OUT. THE SPEED DECLINES SLIGHTLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. THE HEAT TURNS ON AND OFF. THE ALARMS INSIDE STARTS TO CHIME. THE POWER IS LOST TO THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR LOCKS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DASH...
Mileage: 148,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD GOES OUT. THE SPEED DECLINES SLIGHTLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. THE HEAT TURNS ON AND OFF. THE ALARMS INSIDE STARTS TO CHIME. THE POWER IS LOST TO THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR LOCKS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DASH...
Mileage: 148,000
WHILE DRIVING THE VAN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD GOES OUT. THE SPEED DECLINES SLIGHTLY, AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINK ON AND OFF. THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF. THE HEAT TURNS ON AND OFF. THE ALARMS INSIDE STARTS TO CHIME. THE POWER IS LOST TO THE WINDOWS AND THE DOOR LOCKS. WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DASH...
Mileage: 148,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. T...
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL, BLINKS ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. STAYS OUT FOR 1-2 MINUTES.AFTER WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS START TO GO OUT STAYS OFF FOR 1-2 MINUTES. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO JERK AND DECLINE IN SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO THEN JUMPS BACK TO ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN THE POW...
Mileage: 145,000
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL, BLINKS ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. STAYS OUT FOR 1-2 MINUTES.AFTER WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS START TO GO OUT STAYS OFF FOR 1-2 MINUTES. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO JERK AND DECLINE IN SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO THEN JUMPS BACK TO ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN THE POW...
Mileage: 145,000
WHEN DRIVING THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL, BLINKS ON AND OFF CONSISTENTLY. STAYS OUT FOR 1-2 MINUTES.AFTER WHICH THE HEADLIGHTS START TO GO OUT STAYS OFF FOR 1-2 MINUTES. THEN THE CAR STARTS TO JERK AND DECLINE IN SPEED. THE SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO THEN JUMPS BACK TO ACTUAL SPEED. WHEN THE POW...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATING THE REAR DOOR OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPA...
Mileage: 157,000
LEFT MY HOUSE AND WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN FELT A JERK MOVEMENT AND LOST BRAKES FOR A QUICK SECOND. AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM THE STOP SIGN AND CONTINUING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 45 MPH THE CAR COMPLETELY STARTED DECELERATING AND LOST STEERING AND BRAKES THEN COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND CAR SHUT OFF...
Mileage: 137,000
AFTER LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND THEN ACHIEVING 55 MPH, I ENTERED A LEFT HAND TURN LANE IN ORDER TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN. AFTER WAITING FOR A MINUTE OR TWO FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO COMPLETE MY LEFT TURN, TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY RE...
Mileage: 88,000
SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS ...
Mileage: 102,454
SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS ...
Mileage: 102,454
SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS ...
Mileage: 102,454
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE SHIFTER COULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE ENGINE THEN EXHIBITED A LOUD NOISE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ...
Mileage: 76,000
THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS FAULTY ALLOWING WATER TO POUR DOWN INTO THE CAR AND ONTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AT ANY TIME AFTER IT RAINS CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM AMONG '0...
Mileage: 123,880
THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS FAULTY ALLOWING WATER TO POUR DOWN INTO THE CAR AND ONTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AT ANY TIME AFTER IT RAINS CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM AMONG '0...
Mileage: 123,880
THE FRONT END OF THE CAR WAS WELDED IMPROPERLY AND THE WEATHER STRIPPING WAS FAULTY ALLOWING WATER TO POUR DOWN INTO THE CAR AND ONTO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AT ANY TIME AFTER IT RAINS CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM AMONG '0...
Mileage: 123,880
TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN) WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED WHILE THE CONTACT DROVE UP HILL THE RPM RAVED THE VEHICLE LOSE ACCELERATION AND TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO T...
Mileage: 75,000
BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH TRIGGERS TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NO LONGER WORK. *TR
Mileage: 100,100
BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH TRIGGERS TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NO LONGER WORK. *TR
Mileage: 100,100
BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH TRIGGERS TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT, AND CRUISE CONTROL WILL NO LONGER WORK. *TR
Mileage: 100,100
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL HAD ENGAGED IMPROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT V...
Mileage: 58,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL HAD ENGAGED IMPROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT V...
Mileage: 58,200
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VAN SIMPLY TURNED OFF. LOST POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES BARELY RESPONDED WHEN COMPRESSED. HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. FOUND THE FOLLOWING P CODES (P-0715 AND P-0340). TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO RE...
Mileage: 78,038
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE REAR SEAT AND REAR TIRES MADE A LOUD NOISE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NHTSA CAMPAIGN RECALL ID NUMBER:13V081000 FOR THE SEATS AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 60,000
VEHICLE LOST POWER FORWARD AND REVERSE. THIS VEHICLE IS ON THE SECOND TORQUE CONVERTER DUE TO TORQUE CONVERTER MALFUNCTION. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED APRIL 2009 AND THE SECOND OCCUR DECEMBER 2013. BOTH TIMES THE MERCURY/FORD REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, FIRST TIME UNDER RECALL THE SECOND TIME...
Mileage: 110,000
10 MONTHS AGO, IN DECEMBER OR 2012, WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE (11S25) FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER TO BE REPLACED ON OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WE WERE TORN AS TO WHETHER WE SHOULD HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, AS WE HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT IN 88,000 MILES. BUT THE RECALL NOTICE MADE IT SOUND LIK...
Mileage: 100,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT, AND THE PSI SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON A SECOND OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS ...
Mileage: 102,454
IN EARLY 2012 BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING.THEN CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. SOON THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AT STOPS OR LOW IDLES. 8/2012 DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 11/2012 STILL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 118,000
IN EARLY 2012 BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING.THEN CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. SOON THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AT STOPS OR LOW IDLES. 8/2012 DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 11/2012 STILL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 118,000
IN EARLY 2012 BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS ON DASH WOULD COME ON SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING.THEN CAME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. SOON THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON AT STOPS OR LOW IDLES. 8/2012 DEALER COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS COMING ON, BUT REPLACED ALTERNATOR. 11/2012 STILL PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGH...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE T...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE T...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION ...
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT UPON ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL...
Mileage: 30,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR UN UNRELATED ISSUE, HE WAS INFORMED THT THE SUB FRAME ENGINE CRADLE WAS SUFFERING FROM MASSIVE RUST AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE ...
Mileage: 121,000
THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME. MY DAUGHTER HAD OPENED UP THE 3RD ROW REAR BENCH SEAT FROM THE FLOOR. IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO ADJUST IT, SHE NOTICED THAT IT MADE A RACHETING SOUND AND THE SEAT BACK WOULD NOT STAY IN POSITION. A WEEK LATER, AFTER A CLOSE EXAMINATION, I OBSERVED THAT THE B...
Mileage: 115,500
THE VEHICLE WAS GOING AT 35MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE WOULD REV UP BUT CAR WOULD NOT SPEED-UP INSTEAD STARTED SLOWING DOWN. HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT OTHER DRIVERS WERE VERY CONSIDERATE WHEN THEY NOTICED THE EMERGENCY LIGHT TURNED ON AND THAT MY VEHICLE NOT ...
Mileage: 59,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAFETY LATCH ON THE THIRD ROW SEAT ATTACHED TO THE WHEEL WELL AND CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. T...
Mileage: 129,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, SHE HEARD A LOUD BANG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SAFETY ANCHOR PLATE THAT HELD THE THIRD ROW SEAT SECURELY IN PLACE HAD RUSTED AN...
Mileage: 127,000
MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD A RECALL JOB DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH TODAY, AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. MY FAMILY ENDED UP STRANDED. IT WAS LUCKY FOR US THAT THE STREET WASN'T BUSY SO THAT WE DIDN'...
Mileage: 99,265
MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD A RECALL JOB DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH TODAY, AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. MY FAMILY ENDED UP STRANDED. IT WAS LUCKY FOR US THAT THE STREET WASN'T BUSY SO THAT WE DIDN'...
Mileage: 99,265
MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD A RECALL JOB DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH TODAY, AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. MY FAMILY ENDED UP STRANDED. IT WAS LUCKY FOR US THAT THE STREET WASN'T BUSY SO THAT WE DIDN'...
Mileage: 99,265
I PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A ONE OWNER ELDERLY COUPLE-AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT. WORKED GREAT FOR FIRST 8 MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED. HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS THEN COIL ASSEMBLY, THEN FUEL INJECTORS, VALUE EXHAUST GAS, RECALL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTOR(DEALERSHIP HAD MY VA...
Mileage: 65,238
I PURCHASED THIS VAN FROM A ONE OWNER ELDERLY COUPLE-AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE HAD 47,000 MILES ON IT. WORKED GREAT FOR FIRST 8 MONTHS THEN THE PROBLEMS STARTED. HAD TO REPLACE SPARK PLUGS THEN COIL ASSEMBLY, THEN FUEL INJECTORS, VALUE EXHAUST GAS, RECALL OF THE TORQUE CONVERTOR(DEALERSHIP HAD MY VA...
Mileage: 65,238
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE 3RD REAR SEAT STARTED VIBRATING VIOLENTLY FOLLOWED BY A LOAD BANG . UPON INSPECTION I FOUND THE 3RD SEAT COULD NOT LOCKED BACK IN PLACE BECAUSE THE LOCK DOWN STRIKER WAS GONE AND I COULD LOOK THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE VAN AND SEE THE TIRE IN THE WHEEL WE...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME OF THE THIRD ROW SEAT WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED INTO SEVERAL PIECES. IN ADDITION, THE UNDER CARRIAGE FRAME WAS ALSO CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND ...
Mileage: 38,000
THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A SAFETY RECALL BY NHTSA (12V006). THE PART INVOLVED (TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT) IN THE RECALL FAILED IN MARCH 2011, LONG BEFORE THE RECALLED WAS INITIATED. AT THE TIME, I WAS TOLD BY A FORD SERVICE CENTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY THE TOR...
Mileage: 122,817
1ST - RADIO STARTED FLASHING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY - TOOK TO FORD DEALER - NO ERROR CODE, NO ANSWER. 2ND - HEATED SEAT ON DRIVERS SIDE QUIT WORKING - TOOK TO FORD DEALER - NO ERROR CODE, NO ANSWER. TOOK TO PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP - ERROR CODE OF LOW VOLTAGE BATTERY - REPLACED BATTERY FOR $125 3RD - AUT...
Mileage: 116,000
2004 MONTEREY WAS SERVICED BY FORD/MERCURY DEALER PER RECALL 12V-006 AS SAFETY PREVENTION REPAIRS AT 110677 MILEAGE BETWEEN 08/14/12 AND 08/17/12. INVOICE STATES "11S25 TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT" WAS COMPLETED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO CUSTOMER . LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS, ON 01/12/13, AT 1123...
Mileage: 112,360
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR FLOORBOARD WAS RUSTED AND CAUSING THE REAR SEAT TO BECOME DISLODGED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRE...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR SEAT LOCK MECHANISM WAS CORRODED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PART WHERE THE SEAT LATCHED INTO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND A PIECE HAD DETACHED FROM IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. ...
Mileage: 124,900
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BOUNCING SOME, WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE LATCH HOLDING THE SEAT DOWN WAS UNATTACHED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON IN THAT SEAT, HIT HIS HEAD BUT NOTHING MAJOR. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW A...
Mileage: 178,000
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BOUNCING SOME, WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE LATCH HOLDING THE SEAT DOWN WAS UNATTACHED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON IN THAT SEAT, HIT HIS HEAD BUT NOTHING MAJOR. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW A...
Mileage: 178,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 27 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE MADE A SLAMMING START BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN IN...
Mileage: 128,000
I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, I JUST HAD NO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A RECURRING ITEM WITH THE MERCURY MONTEREY...
Mileage: 71,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON MARCH 29, 2012. THE NOTICE STATED HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED AGAIN BY MAIL WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, ON JULY 2...
MY VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN DRIVE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF LANES DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. ALSO LOST REVERSE HAD TO BE TOWED. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE DIRECTLY THROUGH FORD. I'VE SUBMITTED RECEIP...
Mileage: 119,691
MY VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN DRIVE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF LANES DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. ALSO LOST REVERSE HAD TO BE TOWED. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE DIRECTLY THROUGH FORD. I'VE SUBMITTED RECEIP...
Mileage: 119,691
I HAVE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67K AND HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF MY POCKET. NOW THERE STARTED ANOTHER BIG ISSUE IN THIS CAR. LATELY I PARK THE VAN OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE IT STARTED (ESPECIALLY IN RAINY DAYS). I COULD STAR...
Mileage: 86,200
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIG...
Mileage: 155,575
ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO WE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR IS JERKING WHEN IT DRIVES - ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING UP HILL, BUT WILL DO IT AT OTHER TIMES AS WELL. IT SEEMS AS IF MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING IS NOT 'CATCHING' AS IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WE RECEIVED A REC...
Mileage: 115,180
WHEN MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR TODAY HE NOTICED THAT THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS WOBBLY AND MOVING AROUND. WE SAW THAT THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS NO LONGER THERE! IN ITS PLACE WAS A HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE...
Mileage: 115,170
WHEN MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR TODAY HE NOTICED THAT THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS WOBBLY AND MOVING AROUND. WE SAW THAT THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS NO LONGER THERE! IN ITS PLACE WAS A HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE...
Mileage: 115,170
WHEN MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR TODAY HE NOTICED THAT THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS WOBBLY AND MOVING AROUND. WE SAW THAT THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS NO LONGER THERE! IN ITS PLACE WAS A HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE...
Mileage: 115,170
THE BACKSEAT ANCHOR, LOCATED IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, COMPLETELY DETACHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE THIRD ROW SEAT WILL NOW NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND MOVES AROUND. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS T...
Mileage: 180,000
VEHICLE IS STUTTERING, DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. STALLS. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE TORQUE CONVERTER RECALL NOTICE 3 MONTHS AGO CALLED FORD THE PARTS ARE NOT IN FOR REPAIR. PARTS STILL NOT AVAILABLE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME -TOOK IT TO 3 SHOPS INCLUDING LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP $1500 LATER NOT FIXED....
Mileage: 85,000
TRAVELING ON CRUISE CONTROL @ 70 MPH IN LEFT LANE OF 4 LANE DIVIDED HWY....VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND RPM INCREASED. COASTED TO A STOP TO THE SHOULDER ACROSS HEAVY TRAFFIC. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR AFT ON ITS OWN POWER. DEALERSHIP IDEED PROBLEM AS SHEARED S...
Mileage: 98,000
LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING, HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT A COST OF $2,784.40. RECEIVED LETTER FROM FORD REGARDING RECALL NOTICE 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V-006. LETTER STATED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A SECOND LETTER DURING SECOND QUARTER OF 2012 WITH DETAILS ON REFUND PROCESS. IT IS NOW THE 3RD ...
Mileage: 87,083
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY PARTS IN ORDER TO PE...
I WAS DRIVING ON PA TURNPIKE AND WITHOUT WARNING VAN STOPPED MOVING. LOSS POWER TO MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. VERY SCARY! ALMOST STRUCK IN REAR BY TRACTOR TRAILER. HAD TO SIT ON TURNPIKE WITH 3 CHILDREN IN VAN AND WAIT FOR A FLATBED TO BRING US TO SAFETY. FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS TO BE RECALL ON MY V...
Mileage: 72,000
WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE ON SEP 2011. DURING THE FIRST REFUELING GAS STARTED SPILL OVER AS I REFUELED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I REFUEL. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT I CAN REFUEL VERY SLOW AND NO SPILL WILL OCCUR. THIS IS NICE, BUT IT TAKES ABOUT 20 - 25 MINUTES TO REFUEL. *TR
Mileage: 53,504
ON JUNE 17, 2012 MY SON WENT TO SIT IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE SEAT DROPPED. THEN WE HEARD A NOISE FROM THAT SAME WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT THE LATCH FOR THE REAR SEAT AND FLOOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSING THE FLOOR TO FALL ON THE TIRE WHICH NOW HAS A BIG C...
Mileage: 128,264
ON JUNE 17, 2012 MY SON WENT TO SIT IN THE REAR SEAT AND THE SEAT DROPPED. THEN WE HEARD A NOISE FROM THAT SAME WHEEL. I TOOK IT TO OUR MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY AND THEY SAID THAT THE LATCH FOR THE REAR SEAT AND FLOOR HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND CAUSING THE FLOOR TO FALL ON THE TIRE WHICH NOW HAS A BIG C...
Mileage: 128,264
WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN. RESULT-REAR WHEEL WELLS CORRODED CAUSING THE 3RD ROW SEAT ANCHOR TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND RENDERING THE THIRD SEAT UNSAFE TO USE. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN. RESULT-REAR WHEEL WELLS CORRODED CAUSING THE 3RD ROW SEAT ANCHOR TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND RENDERING THE THIRD SEAT UNSAFE TO USE. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
WHILE DRIVING CAR, THE REAR OF VEHICLE STARTED MAKING LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHILE MAKING RIGHT TURN. RESULT-REAR WHEEL WELLS CORRODED CAUSING THE 3RD ROW SEAT ANCHOR TO COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN EXPOSING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLE AND RENDERING THE THIRD SEAT UNSAFE TO USE. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THERE WAS A RAPID INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE FURTHER. THE CONTACT DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL AND APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDA...
Mileage: 118,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SLIP. IN MAY OF 2008 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A COST...
Mileage: 51,162
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SLIP. IN MAY OF 2008 THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT A COST...
Mileage: 51,162
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A CHILD PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THEY COULD SEE THE ROA...
Mileage: 138,306
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, A CHILD PASSENGER NOTICED THAT THEY COULD SEE THE ROA...
Mileage: 138,306
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS WOULD NOT BE ...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONETARY WITH 70000 MILES. WHILE ENTERING THE FREEWAY THE VEHICLE WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE FROM 0 TO ANY SPEEDS, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE F...
Mileage: 70,000
POWERTRAIN: FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT (SQUEELING SOUND) IN 2006 WITH 8K MILES ON VEHICLE. A TSB WAS OUT FOR THAT ISSUE AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS(2) WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT BEARINGS WENT OUT AGAIN IN 2009 AT ABOUT 27K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A FORD ESP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T...
Mileage: 8,000
POWERTRAIN: FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WENT OUT (SQUEELING SOUND) IN 2006 WITH 8K MILES ON VEHICLE. A TSB WAS OUT FOR THAT ISSUE AND THE WHEEL BEARINGS(2) WERE REPLACED. THE FRONT BEARINGS WENT OUT AGAIN IN 2009 AT ABOUT 27K MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED BY A FORD ESP. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T...
Mileage: 8,000
LARGE SECTION OF DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL/UNDERBODY, BROKE OFF FROM VEHICLE INCLUDING AN ANCHOR FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THIS LEFT THE THIRD ROW SEAT UNSAFE TO USE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. PIECE WAS CLEARLY ROTTED THROUGH. WE ARE TOLD IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPAIR...
Mileage: 126,500
LARGE SECTION OF DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL/UNDERBODY, BROKE OFF FROM VEHICLE INCLUDING AN ANCHOR FOR THE THIRD ROW SEAT. THIS LEFT THE THIRD ROW SEAT UNSAFE TO USE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS. PIECE WAS CLEARLY ROTTED THROUGH. WE ARE TOLD IT WILL COST $1200 TO REPAIR...
Mileage: 126,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER: 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER AS STATED IN THE RECAL...
Mileage: 192,000
VEHICLE STALLS LEAVING FAMILY STRANDED IN TRAFFIC (NUMEROUS EVENTS). DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, APPROX 8 MILES. VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOLLOWING MORNING. BASED ON ARTICLES AND TESTING PROCEDURES FOUND ONLINE, OWNER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITI...
Mileage: 162,000
VEHICLE STALLS LEAVING FAMILY STRANDED IN TRAFFIC (NUMEROUS EVENTS). DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, APPROX 8 MILES. VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOLLOWING MORNING. BASED ON ARTICLES AND TESTING PROCEDURES FOUND ONLINE, OWNER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITI...
Mileage: 162,000
VEHICLE STALLS LEAVING FAMILY STRANDED IN TRAFFIC (NUMEROUS EVENTS). DEALER TESTED AND REPLACED FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR AND VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME, APPROX 8 MILES. VEHICLE FAILED TO START FOLLOWING MORNING. BASED ON ARTICLES AND TESTING PROCEDURES FOUND ONLINE, OWNER REPLACED CRANKSHAFT POSITI...
Mileage: 162,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THE THIRD ROW SAFETY SEAT LATCH FAILED DUE TO RUST AND DETACHED FROM WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,911 AND THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 67,911
LOST OF POWER WHILE UNDER WAY(ENGINE WAS RUNNING). THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. NO CODES. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER FIXED PROBLEM. PART # 685FPLS. RECALL # 12V0060000 FORD RECALL # 11S25. NOTIFIED DEALER WILL BE SUBMITTING REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012 . *TR
Mileage: 55,501
LOST OF POWER WHILE UNDER WAY(ENGINE WAS RUNNING). THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. NO CODES. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER FIXED PROBLEM. PART # 685FPLS. RECALL # 12V0060000 FORD RECALL # 11S25. NOTIFIED DEALER WILL BE SUBMITTING REIMBURSEMENT IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2012 . *TR
Mileage: 55,501
ENGINE BEGAN TO MISS AT 65+ MILES PER HOUR. AFTER LOOKING AT THE PCM AND SEEING WATER IN IT CAR WAS FIXED AS PER FORD'S TSB. NOW CAR WILL STALL OUT AT RANDOM. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. CAR STALLS IN REVERSE, AND DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
ON 2/24/2012 I WAS MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE TRANSAXLES LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VAN HAD DIFFICULTY SHIFTING FROM WHAT I THOUGHT WAS 2ND GEAR IN TO 3RD, JUST BELOW 60 MPH AND AT ABOUT 5500 RPM. I FOUND THIS ODD, SO I EASED OFF OF THE GAS. TRIED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN WHILE THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING A...
Mileage: 42,000
AFTER A RAINSTORM I OPENED THE TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS WET. I VACUUMED THE WATER OUT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER AFTER FINDING MOISTURE SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER HAD A SERVICE TECH TRY TO RECREATE HOW THE WATER GOT IN...
Mileage: 23,000
AFTER A RAINSTORM I OPENED THE TAILGATE OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THAT THE REAR WHEEL WELL WAS WET. I VACUUMED THE WATER OUT AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ALMOST 2 MONTHS LATER AFTER FINDING MOISTURE SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE DEALER HAD A SERVICE TECH TRY TO RECREATE HOW THE WATER GOT IN...
Mileage: 23,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING PUMP WAS LEAKING FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000. T...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEEL WELLS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THERE WERE TOO MANY ACCUMULATED MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ...
SPLINES RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCATED IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHEARED OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT DUE TO DEBRIS THAT CIRCULATED THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS BEING REBUILT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT W...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENTERING A HIGHWAY DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MOMENTS AND WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE FAIL...
Mileage: 105,300
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, NO POWER. IT HAD NO POWER STEERING, IT HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WAS HARD TO RESTART AND THEN AFTER GOING AGAIN IT DIED AGAIN AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER. *TR
Mileage: 89,251
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, NO POWER. IT HAD NO POWER STEERING, IT HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WAS HARD TO RESTART AND THEN AFTER GOING AGAIN IT DIED AGAIN AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER. *TR
Mileage: 89,251
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, NO POWER. IT HAD NO POWER STEERING, IT HAD SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. IT WAS HARD TO RESTART AND THEN AFTER GOING AGAIN IT DIED AGAIN AS I WAS TRYING TO PULL OVER. *TR
Mileage: 89,251
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED...
Mileage: 90,000
(2008)DRIVING OUR 2004 MRCURY MONTEREY, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT AND GOT JUST ENOUGH TO PUSH US INTO THE INTERSECTION AND DRIFT ACROSS; AFTER THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. WE WERE TOLD THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD BEEN STRIPPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS NOW 2011, WHILE DRIVING O...
ACCELERATING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC SIGNAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO 20-25MPH AND THEN TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. NO WARNING, NO SYMPTOMS. *KB
Mileage: 64,000
ACCELERATING AWAY FROM TRAFFIC SIGNAL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED NORMALLY UP TO 20-25MPH AND THEN TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. NO WARNING, NO SYMPTOMS. *KB
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING VAN WILL NOT ACCELERATE, [ENGINE REVS UP BUT NOT MOVE] WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ALONG A BUSY FREEWAY ,HAD TO HAVE VAN TOWED. *TR
Mileage: 115,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY JERK AND STALL WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT WATER WAS PE...
Mileage: 118,000
IT IS A WELL CARED FOR 2004 THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO HAVE A LITTLE SHAKE WHEN ACCELERATING. ONCE I GOT UP PAST 50-55ISH IT ALMOST WENT AWAY. I ASSUMED I HAD A WHEEL OUT OF BALANCE SO WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS LATER, I HAD THEM DO A ROTATION AND BALANCE. THAT REALLY DIDN'T ...
Mileage: 124,800
IT IS A WELL CARED FOR 2004 THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED TO HAVE A LITTLE SHAKE WHEN ACCELERATING. ONCE I GOT UP PAST 50-55ISH IT ALMOST WENT AWAY. I ASSUMED I HAD A WHEEL OUT OF BALANCE SO WHEN I HAD IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE A FEW DAYS LATER, I HAD THEM DO A ROTATION AND BALANCE. THAT REALLY DIDN'T ...
Mileage: 124,800
OUR FAMILY OF FIVE WAS TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A THREE-LANE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 60 MPH. WE ENCOUNTERED A HILL AND -'' WITHOUT WARNING -'' THE VEHICLE TACHOMETER VIOLENTLY INCREASED RPM AND WE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND DESPITE THE ROAD CONSTR...
Mileage: 95,000
FIRST OCCURRENCE AT 43K MILES. TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40 MPH ON MAIN ROAD WHEN ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND VEHICLE DRIFTED POWERLESS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EXAMINATION BY FORD ADVISED BAD TRANS, FIRST TIME THEY'D SEEN THE PROBLEM. NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. ESTIMATED REPAIR - $3500. TOOK VEHI...
Mileage: 43,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT APPEARED BLINKING AND COULD SMELL BURNING TRANSMISSION FLUID WHILE DRIVING UP A CANYON ROAD. STOPPED CAR OFF ROAD AND SHUT DOWN. WAITED 25 MINUTES TO ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO COOL. NOTICED SOME SPILL OF FLUID ON ROAD. HEADED BACK DOWN CANYON ROAD BU...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED MOVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVED, EVEN THOUGH THE ENG...
Mileage: 40,000
WITHOUT WARNING (LIGHTS, NOISES, MESSAGES) OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, WITH ONLY 67K MILES, WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN WE THEN TRIED TO PUT IT INTO DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. WHEN SWITCHED BACK TO REVERSE, IT THEN WENT FORWARD! LUCKILY OUR SERVICE GARAGE IS ONLY A FEW BLOCKS AWAY. ...SO ...
Mileage: 67,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 101,000 MILES ON 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OR OCCURRENCES - ALL FLUIDS AND FILTERS HAVE BEEN CHANGED EVERY 30,000 MILES SINCE VAN WAS PURCHASED AT 40,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. THIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE INCLUDED THE VEHICLES IMMO...
Mileage: 101,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CO...
Mileage: 85,890
ON SATURDAY JULY 2, 2011 WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY FROM THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN TO OUR HOME IN OHIO. MY WIFE, THREE CHILDREN, AND I THOUGHT WE HAD A DAY OF DRIVING AHEAD OF US AND THEN THE VACATION WOULD BE OVER. SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, ON THE HIGHWAY NEAR GAYLORD MIC...
Mileage: 67,225
ON 7/25/11 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHICH NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *KB
Mileage: 142,921
ON 7/25/11 I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AND WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I HAD TO TOW MY VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHICH NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *KB
Mileage: 142,921
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES ON IT, DOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, THE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. WE WERE ABLE TO DRIFT OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER AND DISCOVERED WE...
Mileage: 50,500
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON U.S. 10 IN MICHIGAN ON SATURDAY JULY 2, AT 77MPH. PULLED INTO LEFT LANE TO PASS SLOWER TRAFFIC & TACHOMETER SPUN BUT THERE WAS NO POWER - VEHICLE WAS COASTING WITH WHAT APPEARED TO BE NO CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE & THE TRANSMISSION. COASTED SAFELY TO THE SHOULDER & CALLE...
Mileage: 78,077
ON SEPT 27, 2010 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM MY JOB AND MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING. THERE WERE NOT SOUNDS, LIGHT OR WARNINGS ON THE DASH AND THERE HAD NEVER BEEN ANY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UP ONTO THE GRASS AREA ON THE SIDE OF THE 2 LANE ROAD AND OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE THE CAR CAME...
Mileage: 50,180
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR WHEEL WELL THAT SECURED THE REAR SEAT WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND BROKE AWAY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO AD...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE REAR WHEEL WELL THAT SECURED THE REAR SEAT WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND BROKE AWAY. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A CLAIM WAS FILED. THEY OFFERED NO AD...
Mileage: 120,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WIT 71,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH VBS JUNE 24 AT 10 PM WITH MY KIDS GOING 55 MPH WHEN THE RPMS STARTED REVVING UP. I ENDED UP IN A REALLY BAD PLACE THAT COULD'VE BEEN FATAL. WE WERE IN A CURVE ON A HIGH TRAFFIC ROAD WITH A ABOUT A 3FT DITCH BESI...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSAXLE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. HAS MECHANIC CHECK CODES "TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKED UP." VAN IS IN THE TRANSMISSION SHOP NOW BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I SEE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS ALREADY FILED ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT I DON'T SEE ANY RESOLUTION OF IT AS OF YET. HTTP://CLASSACTIONLAWSUITSINTHEN...
Mileage: 85,000
WE ARE THE OWNERS OF A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH JUST OVER 64,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY WIFE CALLED ME ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 3RD, 2011 AND TOLD ME THAT SHE HAD GOTTEN INTO THE VAN, STARTED IT AND TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND THE VAN WOULDN'T MOVE. SHE THEN PUT IT INTO "DRIVE" AND IT S...
Mileage: 64,775
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL FORWARD MOTION. THE ENGINE DID NOT TURN OFF, JUST SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. CHANGING OF GEARS HAD NO RESPONSE. SINCE THE, ALL PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND STILL NO RESPONSE. *TR
Mileage: 120,000
WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON I-95 SOUTH AT THE CONNECTICUT/NEW YORK BORDER AT 55 MPH THE TACHOMETER HAD A SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC RISE IN RPM'S BUT ALL POWER OUT TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WAS LOST. IT WAS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND AVOID...
Mileage: 82,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 69,000 MILES WITH MINOR WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 5 YEARS AND 4 MONTHS AND VEHICLE HAD 16,000 MILES WHEN WE PURCHASED IT. TRANSMISSIONS ARE TO LAST LONGER THAN 69,000 MILES. THAT BRAKES DOWN LESS THAN 900 MILES PER MONTH WHICH IS WELL BE...
Mileage: 69,500
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: I OWN A MERCURY MONTEREY 2004 VAN. I PURCHASED IT USED IN JULY 2008 AND IN DECEMBER THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. I DID HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO IT WAS REPAIRED BUT NOT REPLACED OR REBUILT. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THERE WERE SO MANY...
Mileage: 117,325
I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AND HAD TO BE TOWED. I AM TOLD BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST APROX. $3,000.00.
Mileage: 76,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL FORWARD POWER TO THE VAN. HAD THE VAN TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE TORQUE COVERER HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 67MPH WHEN VEHICLE LOST POWER DRIFTED TO LANE THAT WAS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DUE TO HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND AVOIDED BEING HIT BY TRAFFIC TRAVELING BEHIND ME HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD/MERCURY DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISS...
Mileage: 40,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI VAN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON HIGHWAY NO WARNING COST $3000.00 TO FIX AT AAMCO APPROX.90,000 MILE ON VEHICLE.TRANS. WAS SERVICED 3 TIMES AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND WAS NEVER ABUSED.TRANS. FAILURE WAS THE SAME AS ONGOING COMPLAINT ON EDMUNDS, THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE THAT FORD ...
Mileage: 94,425
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED SEVERE HESITATION AND WOULD NOT RESPOND NORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO A SAFE LOCATION WHERE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE D...
Mileage: 60,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. NO WARNING OF THE IMPENDING FAILURE. NO RESPONSE FROM THE TRANSMISSION IN ANY GEAR. IT OCCURRED WHILE ON AN ENTRANCE RAMP TO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. TOWED TO FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT "TRANSMISSION FAILURE" HAD OCCURRED. FORD REBUILT TRANSMI...
Mileage: 122,817
WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY TRANSMISSION QUITE LETTING THE CAR GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH COST ME $2300 TO REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 93,225
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND LITERALLY WITHOUT ANY SIGN OF PROBLEMS, I CAME OUT OF WORK AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VAN WOULD START UP FINE BUT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR (FORWARD, REVERSE ETC.) I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSH...
Mileage: 49,842
WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC WITH MY SISTER & MY YOUNG SON, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, OUR MERCURY MONTEREY JUST QUIT. BY THE GOOD GRACE OF GOD, DIVINE INTERVENTION, ANGELS OR WHATEVER ELSE MAY HAVE INTERVENED, IT SO HAPPENED THAT WE HAD MISSED THE EXIT TO ENTER INTERSTATE 695 SO THE INCIDENT OCCURRED O...
Mileage: 47,743
WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN WHEN IT WENT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED OFF THE ROAD. IT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS NOW AND IS PARKED AS WE DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO GET IT FIXED AS IT WILL BE THOUSAND OF DOLLARS. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF OUR LOCAL MALL. SUDDENLY THE VAN SLOWED, AND SHE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER SHOWED THE RPMS INCREASING AS THE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE VAN STOPPED DEAD. SHE HAD TO CALL ME TO PUSH THE VAN INTO A PARKING SPACE UNTIL WE COULD HAVE...
Mileage: 115,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY AROUND THE PERIMETER OF OUR LOCAL MALL. SUDDENLY THE VAN SLOWED, AND SHE NOTICED THE TACHOMETER SHOWED THE RPMS INCREASING AS THE PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THE VAN STOPPED DEAD. SHE HAD TO CALL ME TO PUSH THE VAN INTO A PARKING SPACE UNTIL WE COULD HAVE...
Mileage: 115,000
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS AND MY CAR JUST LOST ALL MOVEMENT. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WERE LUCKY THERE WAS A TURNOFF LANE. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEN HAD TO BE ...
Mileage: 77,650
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR OTHER SHIFTING PROBLEMS. VERY HAZARDOUS. THEY WANT 4 TO 6000.00 TO REPAIR THIS IS DEFINITELY A FORD PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY THEM. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MY PASSEN...
Mileage: 85,000
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AFTER PICKING UP MY 2 GRANDDAUGHTERS AND MY CAR JUST LOST ALL MOVEMENT. THE MOTOR WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WHERE LUCKILY THERE WAS TURNOFF LANE. I CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND THEN HAD TO...
Mileage: 77,650
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT APPROXIMATELY 37,000 MILES. I JUST TOOK THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, AND I AM TOLD BY THE MERCURY TECH THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS GOING...
Mileage: 70,000
THE VAN IS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM DROPPING A FRIEND OFF TO GET HIS SUV FROM THE SHOP. I WAS DRIVING HOME, AND HAD TO SLOW DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT THE LIGHT. I TURNED AND WENT TO STEP ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS NOTHING. I THOUGHT AT FIRST I HAD SOMEHOW BUMPED IT INTO NEUTR...
Mileage: 58,000
I OWN A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY THAT APPARENTLY HAS A TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE WITH IT. ON THE 5TH OF DECEMBER ME AND MY FAMILY WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE BASE THAT WE ARE STATIONED AT OVERSEAS WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER IN THE VEHICLE. THE RPM'S SHOT UP BUT NEVER ACCELERATED. LUCKIL...
Mileage: 88,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE - CAUSED BY FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN A RURAL ROAD WHEN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST LOST ITS POWER TO MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONSE AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT IN THE COUNTRY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. OUR CELL PHO...
Mileage: 90,000
I OWN A 1994 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT THE DITCH. MY VAN HAS UNDER 73000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. SOMETHING IS ...
Mileage: 72,450
SUDDEN (AND SILENT) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 59876 MILES. STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT, PROCEEDED ON GREEN LIGHT AND ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH, NO PROBLEMS, NORMAL ACCELERATION. PROCEEDED 500 FEET AND STOPPED AT RAIL ROAD CROSSING. VAN LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STOPPED. THE...
Mileage: 59,876
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY 59,700 MILES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AFTER REVIEWING A BUNCH OF WEBSITES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE SOLD TO THE CONSUMERS AS SAFE. HARDLY, THE CASE!...
Mileage: 59,700
WITHOUT ANY WARNING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD DRIVETRAIN ISSUES. WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN WE WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VAN DID NOT MOVE. WE TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THE STARTED IT BACK UP. WE WERE THEN ABLE TO PARK IT ALONG THE ROAD BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO NOT WORK ...
Mileage: 62,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2004 WHEN THE VAN HAD APPROXIMATELY 7700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VAN. LAST NIGHT, MY TEENAGED SON WAS DRIVING AND THE VAN BEGAN PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. MY SON WAS NEARLY HOME FROM HIS JOB AND MANAGED T...
Mileage: 110,000
HAD TRANSAXLE REPAIRED IN 2009 FOR $2,500. TRANSAXEL WAS REPLACED. DRIVING HOME FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE LAST NIGHT TRANSAXEL WENT OUT AT 70 MPH. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. WAS SMOKING WHEN PULLED OVER. *TR
Mileage: 88,000
ON JUNE 27, 2010 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT ANY WARNING NOISES OR OTHER PHYSICAL INDICATORS AND WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE - 105,000. QUALIFIED MECHANIC ADVISED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. A USED TRANSMISSION WAS OBTAINED AND INSTALLED BY QUALIFI...
Mileage: 105,000
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND HAD TO BE COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM BEFOREHAND. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DECLARED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSI...
Mileage: 178,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 120,000, WOULDN'T MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF LONG TRIP. TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT. STARTED JUMPING IN AND OUT OVERDRIVE WHEN FINALLY DID MOVE, BUT BLEW OUT SEAL. *TR
Mileage: 12,500
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY - WIFE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (WITH ONE CHILD AS A PASSENGER) AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NO GEAR. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (DURING RUSH HOUR) WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO ROOM TO EVEN EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE VEH...
Mileage: 116,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY - WIFE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (WITH ONE CHILD AS A PASSENGER) AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NO GEAR. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (DURING RUSH HOUR) WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO ROOM TO EVEN EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE VEH...
Mileage: 116,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY - WIFE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY (WITH ONE CHILD AS A PASSENGER) AT 65 MPH. VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. NO GEAR. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY (DURING RUSH HOUR) WHERE THERE WAS LITTLE TO NO ROOM TO EVEN EXIT THE VEHICLE SAFELY. SHE WAS STUCK IN THE VEH...
Mileage: 116,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY 88K ,COMPLAINED FROM TIME OF PURCHASE THAT THE CRUISE WOULD NOT ALWAYS SET AT FIRST TRY. NOW IT WON'T SET AT ALL. *TR
Mileage: 100
TRAVELING ALONG RT.270 TOWARDS ST.LOUIS REGIONAL AIRPORT AT 60 MPR LOST GO POWER. LUCKILY ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN SO WAS ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OVER ON SHOULDER. HAVING BEING PULLED TO NEAREST MERCURY DEALER THEY FOUND THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD GONE OUT WORTH OVER $1500. *TR
Mileage: 86,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE APPROPRIATE GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAI...
Mileage: 99,500
WE BOUGHT A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 97K MILES ON IT IN JUNE 24, 2010...EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL AUGUST 11, 2010. I WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE...SO I DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRY TO GET THE VAN TO ACCELERATE BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED AND...
Mileage: 98,000
DRIVING HOME FROM WEST SIDE OF STATE TO EAST SIDEOF STATE AND HAD CRUISE CONTROL ON. HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD, 4 YEAR OLD AND 5 YEAR OLD AND WIFE IN CAR. ENGINE WAS AT 2300RPM AND AROUND 65MPH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGING POWER TO MAINTAIN 65MPH AND THEN RPM FLARED UP TO 4000RPM AND ALL LOSS OF POWER. I W...
Mileage: 62,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. VAN IS AT MECHANIC, BUT I SUSPECT IT IS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR
Mileage: 75,000
ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 2010, APPROX. 6;15PM, MY SON AND I WERE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT PREPARING TO ENTER MY SONS TAE KWON DO CLASS. WE ARRIVED A BIT EARLY SO DECIDED TO SIT IN THE VAN FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WINDOWS WERE PARTIALLY ROLLED DOWN AS WE WAITED. WHEN IT WAS TI...
Mileage: 56,494
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAS HAD POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 67,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED ON 6/20/2010, ON I-64. I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED FROM D3 TO D2. I STOPPED VAN AND IT WORKED FINE AFTER RESTARTING, BUT WAS AFRAID TO USE IT; ONLY USED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SHORT TRIPS IN THE INTERIM - NO PROBLEMS,...
Mileage: 41,600
INCIDENT FIRST OCCURRED ON 6/20/2010, ON I-64. I WAS DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN I REALIZED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD SLIPPED FROM D3 TO D2. I STOPPED VAN AND IT WORKED FINE AFTER RESTARTING, BUT WAS AFRAID TO USE IT; ONLY USED SEVERAL TIMES FOR SHORT TRIPS IN THE INTERIM - NO PROBLEMS,...
Mileage: 41,600
WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING TO PASS A CAR, ABOUT 65 MPH, TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND HAD TO COAST VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF ROAD AND STOPPED. IN PARK, REVVED ENGINE AND NO ENGAGEMENT OF TRANSMISSION WAS REALIZED. HAD TO TOW CAR TO FORD_MERCURY DEALER. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION-DO NOT KNO...
Mileage: 36,898
OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAS APPROX.64,000. ON JULY 7,2010 THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. APPROXIMATE COST $3,000. *TR
Mileage: 64,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO MOMENTARILY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER W...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS D...
Mileage: 44,000
MY SON WAS RIDING IN HIS BOOSTER SEAT IN THE THIRD ROW OF OUR MINI VAN. HE SOMEHOW MANAGED TO TWIST HIS BODY IN THE SEAT BELT. I PULLED OVER AND UNBUCKLED THE BELT AND FOUND IT TO BE COMPLETELY TWISTED AROUND HIS STOMACH. AS HE MOVED, THE BELT GOT TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. THREE OTHER PEOPLE HELPED M...
Mileage: 75,000
5 DAYS AFTER A WONDERFUL VACATION (IN WHICH I USED MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN), I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN I FELT A SHIFTING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG RIGHT AWAY AND PULLED (COASTED) INTO A PARKING SPACE. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND...
Mileage: 30,000
OWN A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH A REBUILT TRANNY WHEN BOUGHT. 3 YOUNG KIDS UNDER AGE 3. TRANSMISSION JUST WENT WHILE DRIVING WITH ALL 3 KIDS. THANK GOD NO-ONE WAS HURT! THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL???? *TR
Mileage: 78,000
WITH NO WARNING, OUR VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE JUST PULLING AWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER INVESTIGATING PROBLEM, SEEMS MECHANIC WILL HAVE TO REPLACE/REBUILD TRANSMISSION. *TR
Mileage: 88,023
MY FAMILY OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS HIGHWAY CONDITIONS, OUR TRANSMISSION FAILED. EVEN THOUGH THE DASH HAS WARNING LIGHTS, THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN WE LOST ALL MOTIVE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING ...
Mileage: 105,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE...
Mileage: 63,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE LOWER PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE TIRES FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE AND ATTEMPTED TO ADD AIR BUT THE AIR WAS RELEASED AS IT WAS ADDED....
Mileage: 117,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE TRANS AXLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITHIN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT LINES WERE STRIPPING WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 63,000
WE HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH A LITTLE OVER 50K MILES AND MY HUSBAND WAS TRAVELING OUT OF STATE AND AFTER A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. HE IS NOW STRANDED IN ANOTHER STATE 5 HOURS FROM HOME AND 6 HOURS FROM HIS DESTINATION WITH 3 CHILDREN. SOMETHING H...
Mileage: 53,000
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, I FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO SLIP, I HAD TO STOP FOR A BUS STOP AS THIS HAPPENED. WHEN THE BUS MOVED AND I COULD GO I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CARS BEHIND ME ON A NARROW TWO LANE R...
Mileage: 94,365
WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, I FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO SLIP, I HAD TO STOP FOR A BUS STOP AS THIS HAPPENED. WHEN THE BUS MOVED AND I COULD GO I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CARS BEHIND ME ON A NARROW TWO LANE R...
Mileage: 94,365
GOING UP A HILL (56 MPH ZONE) ON A CLEAR SUNNY DAY, LIGHT TRAFFIC. ON THE WAY DOWN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN WAS PLACED INTO CRUISE CONTROL. AFTER A MINUTE RPM SHOT UP AND LOST MOMENTUM, COASTED TO RIGHT SHOULDER, ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED OVER THE ROAD AND INTO OTHER VEHICLES. ...
Mileage: 77,450
NO PRIOR WARNING, WORKING FINE THEN NOT WORKING AT ALL... WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR (ENGINE WILL REV, YOU CAN SHIFT TO REVERSE, OR DRIVE BUT NOTHING). TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY MERCURY MONTEREY 2004. I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AS OF YET DEALERSHIP SAYS NEW TRANSMISSION COST IS $3500. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 30 MPH. SHE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN SPEED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED...
Mileage: 51,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION FAILURE DURING ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE ARE REPORTS OF OVER 3,000 ON THE NHTSB WEBSITE AND ONLY 32,000 VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED, SO THIS IS OCCURRING IN OVER 10% OF THESE VEHICLES. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL ON THE ...
Mileage: 112,000
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING DURING ACCELERATION IN 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH LESS THAN 80,000 MILES MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS STARTED RECENTLY AND WAS FIRST NOTICED DRIVING UP HILLS, BUT NOW IS OCCURRING ON LEVEL HIGHWAYS. *TR
Mileage: 80,313
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY (WELL MAINTAIN, 65K). LAST FRIDAY (APRIL 2, 2010), I WAS DRIVING IN FLORIDA TURNPIKE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ALL OF SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING (ALARM OR LIGHT) LOSS MOTIVE POWER. MY WHOLE FAMILY W/ KIDS WAS IN THE VEHICLE AND I JUST THANK! GOD, THAT WE WERE NOT HURT. I ...
Mileage: 65,000
VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING ON LEVEL TERRAIN WITH TWO PASSENGERS AT CONSTANT SPEED OF APPROX. 65 MPH IN RIGHT LANE OF AN INTERSTATE. ENGINE RPM INCREASED BUT VEHICLE SPEED DECREASED. POWER LOSS WAS COMPLETE. FORTUNATELY A REST AREA WAS WITHIN COASTING DISTANCE...
Mileage: 75,136
TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF 2004 MERCURY MONTERY AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VAN SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. TRANSMISSION SPLINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.
Mileage: 66,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN. COMPLETE, SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND MADE A HIGH-PITCHED WHIRRING NOISE WHEN TURNED OVER, WHICH WAS THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY GONE OUT. 90000 MILES, BOUGHT 5 YEARS AGO FROM A DEALER WITH 20000 MILES, MAINTAINED EXCELLENTLY SI...
Mileage: 92,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLE TURNS ON BUT DOES NOT REVERSE OR DRIVE WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY DIRECTION. POSSIBLE DIAGNOSE IS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THIS HAPPENED.
Mileage: 140,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON IT AT 56,000 MILES I'VE BEEN READING ON THE NET THAT IT'S HAPPENING TO ALOT OF THE SAME VEHICLES AROUND THE SAME MILES. THE VAN WAS DRIVING FINE AND IT JUST QUIT NO NOISE NO WARNINGS NOTHING JUST QUIT. *TR
Mileage: 56,000
WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM WAS LOST. WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE WE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SUSPECTS TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE POSSIBLY TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. ...
Mileage: 59,129
WHILE DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH OUT INCIDENT. THE VAN ONLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT AND WOULD EXPECT MORE THAN THAT ON A MAJOR COMPONENT. I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VAN THAT DOESN...
Mileage: 78,400
TRANSMISSION WENT BAD IN MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY SOMETIME AROUND SPRING OF 2005, TRANNY WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T PUT MUCH THOUGHT INTO IT AS IT DIDN'T COST ME ANYTHING, THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK PROBLEM. LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN MY VAN AGAIN, AT THIS MOMENT I HAVE 62,570 M...
Mileage: 62,570
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY ,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK. STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF 5 LANE INTERSTATE. *TR
Mileage: 95,950
MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF PERIODICALLY. WHEN THE CAR WOULD GET TO 25 MILES PER HOUR, IT WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR. WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID CHANGED WHICH RESULTED IN NO IMPROVEMENT. TODAY AS I WAS ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO THE HIGHWAY, I STARTED TO ACCELERA...
Mileage: 112,000
I OWN A 2004 MERCURY MONTERY.I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE VAN QUIT MOVING. I HAD NO WARNING, THE RPMS MOVED BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A VERY BUSY ROAD, AND HAD TO WAIT 40 MINUTES FO...
Mileage: 88,000
I WAS DRIVING THE VAN THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT WAS NOT MAKING THE VAN GO FORWARD. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AND PULLED OVER. I COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO PARK, REVERSE AND DRIVE BUT IT DID NOT MAKE THE VAN MOVE AT ALL, FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THIS WAS SUDDEN. IT WAS V...
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UTILIZE THE HEATING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 115,000
MY MERCURY MONTEREY 2004 TRANSMISSION SURGES AN SLIPPED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AN SOMETIMES IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IT HAS 45,600 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY TILL APRIL 22 2010 ,I WILL BE GOING TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OR SERVICE NEXT WEEK. *TR
Mileage: 45,000
I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO SOUTHGATE LINCOLN MERCURY IN SOUTHGATE MI SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIR. SINCE THE REPAIR I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DRIVABILITY. GAS MILEAGE HAS REDUCED GREATLY (WAS AROUND 17-19) DOWN TO 13.8. THE VEHICLE DRIVES AT HIGH RPM'S...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO SOUTHGATE LINCOLN MERCURY IN SOUTHGATE MI SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIR. SINCE THE REPAIR I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DRIVABILITY. GAS MILEAGE HAS REDUCED GREATLY (WAS AROUND 17-19) DOWN TO 13.8. THE VEHICLE DRIVES AT HIGH RPM'S...
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I LOST FORWARD MOTION. CAR WILL START, BUT IT CHOKES AND THEN DIES WHEN GOING FORWARD. CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT TILL NOW. TRANS FLUID IS FINE. *TR
Mileage: 53,000
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING IN US HIGHWAY 83 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. *TR
Mileage: 50,143
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE (TRANSMISSION) AND NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING REAR-ENDED BY TRAFFIC. *TR
Mileage: 89,500
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI VAN. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS FAILED AND RENDERED THE MINI VAN INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY, MY SON AND BROTHER IN LAW WERE NOT IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I SEE THERE IS SOME RESEARCH ON THIS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY UPDATES ON THIS RESEARCH TO QUALIFY AS A RECALL FROM FORD? THANK YOU. *...
Mileage: 67,000
WAS DRIVING 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, WHEN VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER AND COULD ONLY COAST TO SAFE AREA. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN R, D, 1 OR 2 GEARS. ONLY PARK GEAR WOULD ENGAGE. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND POOR WEATHER CONDITIONS I FEEL LUCKY TO NOT HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR
Mileage: 59,500
WHILE TRAVELING ON I 75S IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY OUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO HAVE LOST IT'S TRANSMISSION. AFTER GETTING US ACROSS TWO LANES OVER TO THE SIDE BY THE GUARD RAIL WE SAT 2 HOURS IN THE ICE AND SNOW AT A DANGEROUS PLACE ALONG THE ROAD SIDE, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE WHO WAITED WIT...
Mileage: 66,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE , SHE APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. SHE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE SLOWLY. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SPEED CENSOR FAILED. HOWEVER, THEY...
Mileage: 49,000
I WAS TRAVELING DOWN 78 ( A MAJOR ROAD IN TOWN AND MY VAN (04 MERCURY MONTEREY) JUST QUIT GOING. I HAD TO COAST INTO A TURN LANE TO GET OUT OF THE MAIN ROAD. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING AT ALL, IT JUST QUIT GOING. I CALLED MY DAD AND HE GOT THE REPAIR SH...
Mileage: 59,000
I WAS BACKING OUT ONTO THE STREET AND I STARTED TO GO FORWARD , AND I LOST ALL POWER. I AM ON THE INTERSTATE ALOT FOR APPOINTMENTS FOR MY SON. I AM GLAD WE WERE NOT ON IT THAT DAY IT COULD'VE BEEN FATAL. WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FIXED. THEY REPLACED ALL NECESSARY COMPONENTS. *TR
Mileage: 49,052
VEHICLE WAS IN SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIRS ON THE SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE. NOTHING FOUND UNTIL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NO LONG DRIVE IN GEAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED WITH A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER AROUND AUGUST 2004. THE SHIFTING OF THE VEHICLE IS STILL A PROBLEM AND ON TOP OF THAT ...
Mileage: 50,000
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST POWER. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS THAT MY MINIVAN HAD ANY PROBLEMS. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED IN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 59,082
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MY WIFE'S VAN WAS RUNNING AND WORKING PERFECTLY. SHE THEN WENT TO THE GROCERY STORE, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOST. IT COST US $1400 TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
DRIVING CAR AT 65 MPH DOWN HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION LOST ALL POWER. COASTED TO A STOP ON BUSY HIGHWAY WHILE ON VACATION WITH ENTIRE FAMILY AND DOG IN VEHICLE 200 MILES FROM HOME. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING FINE BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION THROUGH ALL GEARS INCLUDING REVERSE. V...
Mileage: 49,881
I WAS DRIVING APX. 40 MPH WHEN THE RPM GAUGE VAMPED UP HIGH THEN BACK DOWN THEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. WE HAVE HAD NO PAST ISSUE/SYMPTOMS WHAT SO EVER. MYSELF AND MY FOUR CHILDREN WERE LEFT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITING FOR HELP ON A VERY COLD DAY. ONCE ...
Mileage: 86,104
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF TRANSMISSION. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NO GEARS, ENGINE REVS, SPINDLES TURN FREELY. THERE WAS NO NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS NOT BURNED NOR DIRTY, NO LOSS OF FLUIDS. 46,000 MILES ON VE...
Mileage: 46,000
DROVE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AND PARKED IT. GOT BACK IN TO MOVE IT, STARTED VEHICLE, HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN... NO ELECTRICAL, WOULD NOT RESTART. TOW TRUCK CALLED, JUMPED BATTERY, WHEN IT STARTED UP IT WAS PUT IT IN DRIVE AND TURNED THE WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND HEA...
Mileage: 38,000
OUR TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. IT LEFT MY 4 YEAR OLD AND MY HUSBAND STRANDED ON 95 (HIGHWAY) FOR HOURS. IT JUST STOPPED MOVING. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
WAS DRIVING 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY PREMIER MINIVAN WHEN SUDDENLY WHILE IN DRIVE GEAR LOST ALL DRIVE POWER TO THE WHEELS. LUCKILY THERE WAS AN OUT TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD, INTO A DRIVEWAY. IF THIS WOULD'VE OCCURRED 1/4 MILE FURTHER IN THE ROADWAY THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN AN "OUT" AS THIS IS A VER...
Mileage: 65,000
WITH 54K MILES ON VEHICLE, AND NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, WITH THE CAR HAVING TO COAST TO THE SIDE. IT HAS REQUIRED A TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. IT IS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY FORD/MERCURY OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT'S...
Mileage: 54,000
SUDDEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
FRONT BEARING AND HUB ASSEMBLY SCRAPING AND GRINDING NOISE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AFTER 58,000 MILES. COULD NO LONGER TRUST EXTENDED USE OF VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR
Mileage: 58,000
MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF HER PARKING SPOT, PUT THE VAN IN FORWARD, AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THIS EVENT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. OUR REPAIR TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE OUR PLANETARY GEARSET, BECAUSE THEY WERE DESTROYED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED A...
Mileage: 60,000
MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF HER PARKING SPOT, PUT THE VAN IN FORWARD, AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT THIS EVENT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. OUR REPAIR TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE OUR PLANETARY GEARSET, BECAUSE THEY WERE DESTROYED, THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED A...
Mileage: 60,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A BUSY TWO LANE ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, AS IF IT HAD BEEN SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A LEFT TURN LANE FOR A SUBDIVISION WHERE SHE HAD TO WAIT IN THE VEHICLE FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR HELP TO ARRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN T...
Mileage: 54,596
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: UPON ENTERING INTERSTATE 64 OUTSIDE LEXINGTON, KY MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN LOST FORWARD ACCELERATION. THE TACH REVVED HIGH BUT NO FORWARD MOTION. CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING STRUCK BY A TRACTOR TRAILER RIG BUT MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE. TRIED PLACING...
Mileage: 82,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED. SHE STOPPED THE ENGINE AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER POSSIBLY CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HE ADDED THAT SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS, AND THE...
Mileage: 102,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT LOST POWER TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE CAR REMAINED ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE WHEN THE GAS WAS PRESSED WHILE IN GEAR. LUCKILY SHE WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUSH IT UNTIL WE COULD GET IT TO OUR HOME AND CALL...
Mileage: 95,000
WAS ON MY WAY HOME LATE AT NIGHT WITH MY THREE CHILDREN AND HAD THE VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING, THE RPM NEEDLE WENT ALL THE WAY OVER AND I REALIZED THAT PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL WAS NOT MAKING THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASE AND I WAS LOSING SPEED. I HAD AN 18 WHEELER ON MY B...
Mileage: 91,000
SUDDEN LOSS OF ABILITY TO MOVE CAR. WE WERE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY LOST POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE ENGINE WOULD STILL RUN BUT NO GEAR WOULD INITIATE. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR THE EVENING VISITING FRIENDS OUT OF TOWN. IN THE MORNING VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT WORK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED AS I TYPE. *TR
Mileage: 48,500
I WAS DRIVING MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN I LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. I COASTED TO THE CURB AND HAD THE VAN TOWED. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR TEN DAYS. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Mileage: 34,545
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WAS IMMEDIATE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE CA...
Mileage: 60,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY 4.2 LITER ENGINE, ON GOVERNMENT BUSINESS TRIP TO BOSTON AND ON RETURN TRIP TO VIRGINIA, CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED IN CT AT TRANSMISSION SHOP AND THEY READ THE CODE FOR TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD HQ AND PROVIDED THE INFORMATION AND THEY WERE NOT ...
Mileage: 81,000
WE HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, DURING RUSH HOUR, WITH OUR THREE CHILDREN INSIDE, THE VAN DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, ALL WE COULD DO IS COAST! NO WARNING...NOTHING. THEY COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV AND THE TRANSMISSION JUST DISENGA...
Mileage: 112,000
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 100 W IN ELLICOTT CITY WITH MY KID LAST EVENING AND SUDDENLY THE MINIVAN STARTING DE-ACCELERATING. SHE PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC, SHE COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR CAME TO HALT ON THE HI...
Mileage: 50,000
OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 40000 THOUSAND MILES THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON RT 25 NEAR LOUISVLLE MS. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT ON THE 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. *TR
Mileage: 390,014
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND BY PASSING VEHICLES. GOOGLING THE PROBLEM SHOWS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH MONTEREYS AND FREESTARS (TWIN OF THE MONTEREY) WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 68,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOUR MONTHS AGO AND IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND CLUTCH DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSM...
Mileage: 65,000
NO PREVIOUS WARNING! DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY SUDDENLY GEARED UP AND THEN LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THANK GOD THERE WAS NOBODY BEHIND US!! *TR
Mileage: 66,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, 78K, SPOUSE PULLS UP TO ENTRANCE OF OUR CHURCH AND DROPS OFF MY DAUGHTER. ENGINE STILL RUNNING, SHE PUTS IN IT PARK UNTIL MY DAUGHTER COMES BACK OUT. 2 MINUTES LATER, WITH MY DAUGHTER IN TOW, SHE PUTS IN BACK INTO DRIVE AND THE VAN GOES NOWHERE. ENGINE RUNNING, BUT AUTO TRANSM...
Mileage: 78,000
WHILE TRAVELING BACK TO CONNECTICUT FROM OUR WINTER HOME IN FLORIDA, OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI VAN'S TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT BROKE AND LEFT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NORTH CAROLINA. LUCKILY OUR GRANDCHILDREN LIVE CLOSE TO WHERE WE BROKE DOWN, HOWEVER WE ARE NOW STRANDED IN NC FOR S...
Mileage: 25,200
WHILE TRAVELING BACK TO CONNECTICUT FROM OUR WINTER HOME IN FLORIDA, OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI VAN'S TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP SHAFT BROKE AND LEFT US ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN NORTH CAROLINA. LUCKILY OUR GRANDCHILDREN LIVE CLOSE TO WHERE WE BROKE DOWN, HOWEVER WE ARE NOW STRANDED IN NC FOR S...
Mileage: 25,200
MY WIFE AND TWO YOUNG DAUGHTERS WERE DRIVING TO THE POST OFFICE. THEY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN MY WIFE TRIED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE GREEN LIGHT CHANGED THERE WAS NO RESPONSE... THE ENGINE JUST ROARED. IT WAS FORTUNATE THEY WERE ON A SLOPE SO MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO COST OFF THE ROADWAY. THIS WOULD H...
Mileage: 57,000
THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON THE MERCURY MONTEREY ID 03V457000. THIS RECALL SAYS THE POWERSTEERING PRESSURE LINE MAY BECOME DISCONNECTED FROM THE PINION GEAR CAUSING POTENTIAL FOR THE DRIPPING FLUID TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE EXHAUST CAUSING A FIRE. RECENTLY, WE BY A FORD DEALER SERVICE CENTER ...
Mileage: 74,000
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY PREMIERE MINIVAN AND THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY P235/60R16'S . THE FRONT TIRES ALWAYS WORE OUT AROUND 10,000~12,000 MILES. SEND BACK TO DEALER TO CHECK. THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN MY CAR STILL U...
I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY PREMIERE MINIVAN AND THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR INTEGRITY P235/60R16'S . THE FRONT TIRES ALWAYS WORE OUT AROUND 10,000~12,000 MILES. SEND BACK TO DEALER TO CHECK. THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG WITH THE SUSPENSION AND THEY CAN NOT HELP ME TO REPLACE THE TIRES EVEN MY CAR STILL U...
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN WITH SUDDEN FAILURE OF (?) TRANSMISSION WITHOUT WARNING. VAN WENT DEAD IN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AND DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION/CHANGING GEARS. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A NEED TO REPLACE TORQUE CONVERTER AND PUMP. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS AN ALMOST UNHEARD OF RE...
Mileage: 73,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN WITH 64,408 MILES, DRIVEN LESS THAN FOUR YEARS, LOST ITS TRANSMISSION AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I COULD ONLY COAST TO THE SHOULDER. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INJURED.... *TR
Mileage: 64,408
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PARKED VEHICLE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS A MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ONLY 38,500 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD RECA...
Mileage: 38,500
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PARKED VEHICLE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS A MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ONLY 38,500 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD RECA...
Mileage: 38,500
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT WITH AND FOR MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHEN AS SHE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A HIGHWAY STOP LIGHT, THE VAN SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. SHE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE GEARS DON'T SHIFT AND THERE IS NO MOVE...
Mileage: 36,500
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LET GO AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. THANK GOD I HAD THE SENSE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND SPARE A POTENTIAL DISASTER WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN IN THE VAN. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER...
Mileage: 71,000
FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE COAST TO STOP ON MAJOR HIGHWAY NO NOTICE WARNING OR LIGHTS. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE TO GO FORWARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD. MY CAR NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TOOK IT APART. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *...
Mileage: 53,500
DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY COMPLETELY FAILED. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING EITHER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FAILURE OR IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS LEADING UP TO IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING WITH NO PROBLEMS OR ABERRANT SOUNDS. THE TRANSMISSION FL...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE, BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IN A...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE, BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IN A...
Mileage: 52,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY CAUGHT A FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND WANTS AN EXPLANATION WHY. *NJ THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT THAT A LIQUID HAD BEEN POURED OVER THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPL...
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY CAUGHT A FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND WANTS AN EXPLANATION WHY. *NJ THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT THAT A LIQUID HAD BEEN POURED OVER THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPL...
MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE ROAD IS VERY NARROW WITH FEW PLACES TO PULL OVER. HAD THIS HAPPENE...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT M...
Mileage: 78,000
I WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ON TO A STATE ROUTE AND JUST AS I GOT INTO THE LANE MY TRANSMISSION POPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSES THE CARS BEHIND ME TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND GO AROUND ME TO KEEP FROM HITTING EACH OTHER. *TR
Mileage: 76,957
DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY ROAD TRIP, CAR BEGAN SLIPPING AND WENT INTO NEUTRAL. WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE. NO ACCIDENT, BUT VERY CLOSE CALLS DURING STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE WAY HOME. VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION FOR A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT.*TR
Mileage: 69,000
AT 44,000 MILES, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING, MY TRANSMISSION SIMPLY QUIT WORKING. LUCKILY I WAS ON A SMALL STREET AND NOT A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I HAD MY VAN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. TURNS OUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD DISINTEGRATED INTO LUMPS OF METAL. SINCE I HAD PURCHA...
Mileage: 44,000
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FAILURE, MULTIPLE TIMES HAD FIXED KEEPS FAILING IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. *TR
Mileage: 49,000
I PURCHASED A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN NEW IN JUNE 2004. IT HAS 69K MILES. I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 44 AT MILEPOST 46 IN MISSOURI AT 70 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVS UP AND THE VAN IS NOT ENGAGED IN GEAR. IT WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE FROM THE PASSING LANE TO THE SHOULD...
Mileage: 69,953
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY 4.2 LITER ENGINE, 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC- NO WARRANTY 38,960 MILES WITHOUT WARNING, THE VAN STOPPED ACCELERATING ON FREEWAY ON-RAMP AND THE DRIVER HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY CLOVERLEAF. WHEN VEHICLE WAS SAFE FROM MERGING TRAFFIC BUT STILL ON FREEWAY SHOULDER THE ACCELERATOR WA...
Mileage: 38,960
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED DECREASED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD...
Mileage: 33,800
I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND BEGAN SLOWING DOWN. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE MAIN ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET SO THE CAR COULD COAST TO A STOP. ACCORDING TO TWO SEPERATE FORD DEALERSHIPS THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE TRANSMISSION...
Mileage: 46,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS NOT FUNCTIONING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *KB THE LAST TIME THE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED, A NEW WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE INSTALLED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS HAD BECAME STUCK AND RUINED THE ...
Mileage: 36,000
2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDOWS NOT FUNCTIONING AND BRAKE PROBLEMS. *KB THE LAST TIME THE WINDOW MALFUNCTIONED, A NEW WINDOW MOTOR HAD TO BE INSTALLED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CALIPERS HAD BECAME STUCK AND RUINED THE ...
Mileage: 36,000
VEHICLE HAS 35,000 MILES. HEARD A GRINDING TYPE NOISE IN THE BRAKES. TOOK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE BRAKE PADS WHERE WORN, THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED, THE CALIPER AND BRAKE BOOSTER WERE BAD. THE CALIPER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE BRAKE BOOSTER AS A WARRANTY I...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A HIGH-PITCHED WHISTLING SOUND. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO REFERENCED RECALL # 04V446000 (WHEELS:C...
Mileage: 56,600
THE REAR LIFT GATE HYDRAULIC LIFT SUPPORT GAVE OUT (PASSENGER SIDE) INSTEAD OF A STEADY FAILURE, IT JUST GAVE, AND WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR, IT SLAMMED BACK SHUT FROM THE FULL OPEN POSITION, ALMOST LANDING ON TOP OF MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. *TR
Mileage: 38,000
MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN MY MERCURY MONTEREY WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING . SHE TURNED THE KEY 1 SPOT ON THE IGNITION AND PULLED ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. MY VAN WITH MY CHILD ROLLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. HITTING 2 MAIL BOXES AND A CABLE ROUTER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEAL...
Mileage: 39,300
PASSENGER "AIRBAG OFF" LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS EMPTY, THOUGH IT LIGHTS BRIEFLY AFTER THE ENGINE IS CRANKED AND THEN TURNS OFF. *JB
Mileage: 32,000
I HAD MY 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY PREMIERE MINIVAN IN FOR WARRANTY WORK ON THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND AT THE SAME TIME HAD AN OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. VEHICLE HAS 17,890 MILES. UPON DOING THE TIRE ROTATION THE FORD DEALERSHIP CONTACTED ME TO ADVISE I HAD A DANGEROUS TIRE ON THE FRONT LEFT-S...
DT: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING THERE WAS ALWAYS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN GRADUALLY WORSENING. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES ON JUNE 23, 2006. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 04V446000, REGARDING THE WHEEL...
Mileage: 30,000
AT 42000 MILES, I HEARD GRINDING IN THE REAR BRAKES. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I WAS SHOWN THAT THE DRIVER REAR BRAKES PADS WERE COMPLETELY GROUND INTO THE ROTOR. THE PASSENGER REAR BRAKES WERE ALMOST AS WORN. ROTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE REAR. THE FRONT BRAKES LOOK GREAT, AS IF ...
Mileage: 43,000
I AM IN POSSESSION OF A MERCURY MONTERY 2004 PURCHASED NEW AUGUST 2004. WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAD 4000 MILES AND DURING THE FIRST LENGHTHY HIGHWAY TRIP IN MARCH 2005, I BECAME AWARE OF PULSATING BRAKES BEGINNING AT A SPEED OF 50MPH AND HIGHER. THIS PULSATING MADE ME UNABLE TO SAFELY BRAKE AT A SPEED O...
Mileage: 4,000
THE FRONT WHEEL OF THE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY FELL OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 1030 MILES ON IT WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT WAS IN FOR A SAFETY/COURTESY/NEW CAR CHECK AT 600 MILES WHERE THE DEALER SAID HE RETORQUED THE WHEELS. 400 MILES LATER WE HAD A NOISE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM -- THE TECH SAID THERE WAS A TSB...
Mileage: 1,030