2005 MERCURY MONTEREY Problems & Recalls

The contact's fiancée owns a 2005 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated while his fiancée was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to respond and inadvertently stopped. The contact’s fiancée pushed the vehicle over the third of a mile by her...

Mileage: 95,357

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING DOWN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WHILE SWITCHING GEARS THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE LOCAL DEALER ...

Mileage: 124,000

I PURCHASED MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY IN FEB/MARCH 2018, IN JULY OF 2018 I GO OUT TO START MY VAN TO LEAVE AND NOTHING HAPPENS WONT START, SO WE LOOK UNDER THE HOOD EVERY THING SEEMS FINE, I CALL THE TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE SHOP, OIL SPILLS OUT ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY, THERE IS A HUGE HOLE IN ...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET ON THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR WAS MOIST. ALSO, THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH WAS SO CORRODED THAT THE CONTACT COULD SEE THE GROUND. THE CONTACT CALLED WESTLAND FORD DEALER (801) 629-5500 (LOCATED AT 3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401) ...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CARPET ON THE VEHICLE'S FLOOR WAS MOIST. ALSO, THE THIRD ROW SEAT LATCH WAS SO CORRODED THAT THE CONTACT COULD SEE THE GROUND. THE CONTACT CALLED WESTLAND FORD DEALER (801) 629-5500 (LOCATED AT 3450 WALL AVE, OGDEN, UT 84401) ...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. RIVERTOWN FORD (1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 319...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHILE SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO REVERSE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. RIVERTOWN FORD (1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 319...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HATCHBACK CLOSED UNINTENTIONALLY WHILE IN USE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SPARE TIRE COULD NOT BE REACHED BECAUSE THE HATCHBACK FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY. FOX FORD MAZDA (3560 28TH ST SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49512, (616) 95...

TAKATA RECALL. TRAVELING ON ROAD APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH. TRIED RO AVOID HITTING SOME DEER WHO SUDDENLY RAN OUT FROM THE WOODS IN FRONT IF MY VAN. THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE DEFLATED AFTER IT HIT THE DITCH. THEN THE VAN SWERVED INTO THE DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER TWICE. FRONT WINDSHIELD CAME OUT BACK WIND...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED AND ROLLED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED LACERATIONS AND BRUISES TO THE TORSO WHILE THE FRONT PASSENGER...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS FAILED TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE WHEELS SPUN WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE BY BILL ESTES FORD (450 N NORTHFIELD DR, BROWNSBURG, IN 4...

Mileage: 145,000

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE IN DRIVEWAY. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WENT INTO REVERESE. I THEN PUT IN FORWARD GEAR AND AS I AM DRIVING DOWN ROAD THE VEHICLE DIES. NO ISSUE WITH SHIFTING BEFORE TODAY. IF I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THE RPM GOES UP TO 2000. I CALL...

Mileage: 186,332

VEHICLE HAD SUDDEN LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AND ACCELERATING TO 60MPH HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALMOST CAUSING MULTI-CAR ACCIDENT. AFTER COASTING TO SHOULDER, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR. THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT COULD HAVE LEAD TO THE DEATH OF MYSELF...

Mileage: 64,888

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD I STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND COULD NOT GO OVER 30 MPH. I COASTED HOME AND HAD TO CALL A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP, WILLIAMSBURG FORD. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE IN 2012 FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHI...

Mileage: 70,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A FOUR WAY STOP SIGN IN MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. JUST AS I PRESSED ON THE GAS TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE TRANSMISSION LET GO. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I COULD COAST OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE CAR IS NOW IMMOBLIE. THIS IS THE SECOND CATASTROPHIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS...

Mileage: 170,000

I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. I WANTED TO ADD SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. JUST TO RECAP: THIS 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WAS RECALLED IN 2012 FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. THE JOB WAS COMPLETED AT A DEALERSHIP BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 30000 MILES. THE TRANSM...

Mileage: 70,000

FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS THE CAR SHUTTERED BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. THEN, WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, I BEGAN TO LOSE POWER, THE RPM'S JUMPED ERRATICALLY, AND THE TRANSAXLE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I TOOK THE CAR TO WIILIAMSBURG FORD (DEALERSHIP) AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC T...

Mileage: 70,000

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER AND INVOICE.

Mileage: 110,211

YOU'LL BE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET OR HIGHWAY AND IT ALL OF SUDDEN IT LOSES POWER AND THE LIGHT THAT MEANS TRANSAXLE PROBLEM HAS BEEN DETECTED AND SHIFTING MAY BE RESTRICTED. HAVE SYSTEM SERVICES IMMEDIATELY IF LIGHT REMAINS ON. I LOOKED IT UP WITH MY VIN NUMBER AND I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL DUE TO ...

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE THIRD ROW SEAT DID NOT LATCH DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAIL...

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V081000 (SEATS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE CONDITION OF THE VEHICLE DID NOT SUPPORT THE INSTALLATION OF THE RECALLED PART DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION IN ...

Mileage: 141,765

DRIVING N-I 275 SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES TO SAFETY SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CALLED HUSBAND TO PICK ME UP TO TAKE ME TO WORK. THEN HE HAD TO MEET TOW TRUCK AND DRIVE TO DEALER TO REPAIR VAN. TO MAKE A SHORT DETAIL OF ALL THE PROBLEMS (THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES...

Mileage: 62,491

MY SON AND I WERE PUTTING GROCERIES IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND THE TAILGATE FELL ON HIS HEAD. THE AUTOMATIC LIFT WOULDN'T LIFT UP. MY SON HAD TO PHYSICALLY LIFT IT UP. I CALLED THE COMPANY (MERCURY) AND REPORTED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE GENTLEMAN SAID THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND HE WAS SORRY THIS ...

MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT 65 IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTARTING IT, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED HARD AND THE ENGINE MISSED. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION RECALL NOTICE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012. HOWEVER, ON JANUARY 7, 2013, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH FORWARD HESITATION, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THIRD ROW SEATING FRAME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED OUT OF THE STATE, IN WHICH THEY WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE NHTSA...

Mileage: 170,000

IT WAS RAINING AND MY VEHICLE KEPT GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND STALLING. I'D PRESS THE GAS, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. PUTTING IT PARK WAS OK. CHECK ENGINE CODES P0715 AND P0340 APPEARED. A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (!)...

Mileage: 85,000

IT WAS RAINING AND MY VEHICLE KEPT GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND STALLING. I'D PRESS THE GAS, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. PUTTING IT PARK WAS OK. CHECK ENGINE CODES P0715 AND P0340 APPEARED. A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (!)...

Mileage: 85,000

IT WAS RAINING AND MY VEHICLE KEPT GOING INTO NEUTRAL AND STALLING. I'D PRESS THE GAS, NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. IT WOULDN'T GO INTO REVERSE. WHEN I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP. PUTTING IT PARK WAS OK. CHECK ENGINE CODES P0715 AND P0340 APPEARED. A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (!)...

Mileage: 85,000

I HAVE OWNED THE MERCURY MONTERY FOR SIX YEARS AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS A TORQUE CONVERTER THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED. FORTUNATELY, I WAS TRAVELING FROM NORTH FLORIDA IN 2009 WHEN THE VAN SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING...I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE...

Mileage: 84,822

MULTIPLE TIMES LOSS OF POWER AND ABILITY TO DRIVE. RPM'S JUMPED ALL OVER AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR NOT START AT ALL. IN AND OUT OF SHOP OVER 2 MONTHS LEAVING ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR DRIVING A LOANER CAR. FINALLY REPLACED PCM AND WIRING HARNESS. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURR...

Mileage: 125,000

MULTIPLE TIMES LOSS OF POWER AND ABILITY TO DRIVE. RPM'S JUMPED ALL OVER AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR NOT START AT ALL. IN AND OUT OF SHOP OVER 2 MONTHS LEAVING ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR DRIVING A LOANER CAR. FINALLY REPLACED PCM AND WIRING HARNESS. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURR...

Mileage: 125,000

MULTIPLE TIMES LOSS OF POWER AND ABILITY TO DRIVE. RPM'S JUMPED ALL OVER AND VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR NOT START AT ALL. IN AND OUT OF SHOP OVER 2 MONTHS LEAVING ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE OR DRIVING A LOANER CAR. FINALLY REPLACED PCM AND WIRING HARNESS. NOT EVEN A YEAR LATER THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURR...

Mileage: 125,000

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING WORK, WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HER VAN HOME THE VAN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AND KEPT STALLING. I JUST THANK GOD THAT THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE. SHE WORKS PART TIME FOR A FORD DEALER AND WE WERE ABLE TO ROLL THE VAN AROUND TO THE SERVICE AREA. THREE DAYS...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BE JOLTED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE PCM AND CAUSING ...

Mileage: 50,000

LATCHING ANCHOR FOR THIRD ROW SEAT IS WELDED TO SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TRIED TO LATCH SEAT AND THE ENTIRE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY BROKE AWAY DUE TO RUST. DEALER RECOMMENDED AUTO BODY REPAIR SHOP. TOOK TO 3 SHOPS INCLUDING CARTAR, WHO ALL RECOMMEND REPLACING ENTIRE REAR QUARTERPANEL WITH SALVAGED PARTS. ESTIMA...

Mileage: 135,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMERS WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE 2ND QUARTER, WHICH HAS SINCE PASSED AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL # 12V006000. *JB

STALL ENGINE WITH NO POWER FOR FORWARD OR REVERSE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR MORE THAN COUPLE SECONDS. MULTIPLE ABS AND DRIVE CODES BASED ON THE EEC TEST. REPAIR SHOP INSPECTS THE VEHICLE AND FOUND WATER INTRUSION TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND ...

Mileage: 86,368

STALL ENGINE WITH NO POWER FOR FORWARD OR REVERSE. MALFUNCTION INDICATOR COMES ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR MORE THAN COUPLE SECONDS. MULTIPLE ABS AND DRIVE CODES BASED ON THE EEC TEST. REPAIR SHOP INSPECTS THE VEHICLE AND FOUND WATER INTRUSION TO THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND ...

Mileage: 86,368

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE - 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 IN MARCH, 2012. THIS RECALL RELATES IS REGARDING A WORN SPLINE IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD CLAIMS PARTS WOULD BE IN 2ND QUARTER OF 2012. I CALLED MY DEALER, AND TOLD PARTS WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL 1ST WEEK IN JUNE. WAITED. CALL...

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE - 11S25/NHTSA RECALL 12V-006 IN MARCH, 2012. THIS RECALL RELATES IS REGARDING A WORN SPLINE IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. FORD CLAIMS PARTS WOULD BE IN 2ND QUARTER OF 2012. I CALLED MY DEALER, AND TOLD PARTS WILL NOT BE IN UNTIL 1ST WEEK IN JUNE. WAITED. CALL...

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED AT 75,000 MILES THREE MONTHS AGO. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAY FAIL DUE TO WORN GEARS IN THE CONVERTER. THE LETTER ALSO STAT...

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A CHECK FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR $1,450.00 TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID $ 2077.11 AND WOULD LIKE THE E...

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A CHECK FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR $1,450.00 TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER STATED HE PAID $ 2077.11 AND WOULD LIKE THE E...

MY VAN BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AT CERTAIN SPEEDS, ALMOST SKIPPING AT TIMES. I TOOK THE VAN TO MY PERSONAL MECHANIC, WHOM INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE FOR 4 DAYS, AND RULED OUT THE ENGINE, HE STATED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. A FEW DAYS LATER, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD INFORMING ME THAT THE VE...

Mileage: 52,000

OUR TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION FAILED ON OUR 2005 MONTEREY. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON ROUTE 1 IN EDISON, NJ AND IT LOST ALL GEARS. I CALLED FOR EMERGENCY TOWING (IT WAS A SATURDAY EVENING 4/21) AND HAD IT BROUGHT TO A REPAIR SHOP. I WENT TO FORD'S WEB SITE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. I...

Mileage: 68,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. AFTER UTILIZING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNO...

Mileage: 17,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES SEIZED AND THE BRAKES WERE UNABLE TO BE DEPRESSED. THE TRANSMISSION AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. ...

Mileage: 77,175

MY VAN WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE WHERE WE BOUGHT 5 YEARS AGO THIS PAST SATURDAY. I WAS TOLD TODAY THE PROBLEM IS IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR TRANSMISSION. I JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A LAWSUIT BROUGHT UPON FORD BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION RELATED PROBLEMS IN 2005 MONTEREY'S. JUST A BRIFE REVIEW S...

Mileage: 31,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND THE INPUT SHAFT WERE A HUGE PROBLEM ON HIS VEHICLE AND THE PARTS WERE INFERIOR. A MECHANIC STATED, THE PART WAS MADE OF ALUMINUM WHICH COULD NOT WITHSTAND THE PRE...

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG A MAIN HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, IT WAS LIKE THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NO LONGER MOVE - ON THE HIGHWAY! WE HAD OUR 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND WERE FORTUNATELY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A SAFETY INCIDENT. WE WER...

Mileage: 81,563

MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WILL 66,765 MILES ON IT WILL NOT ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. YOU CAN PUT IT IN FORWARD, REVERSE, OR ANY OTHER GEAR AND IT DOES NOT HAVE THE NORMAL FEEL THAT ANY ENGAGEMENT HAPPENED. AND WHEN YOU LET OFF THE BRAKE IT DOES NOT MOVE AND WHEN YOU GIVE IT SOME GAS IT DOES NOT MOVE...

Mileage: 66,765

WE WERE TRAVELING NORMALLY WHEN SUDDENLY ALL MOTIVE FORCE WAS LOST. THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY,BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROCEED UNDER POWER. IT WAS AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROCEED UNDER ANY POWER EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OF THE POWER TRA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED UNTIL IT CAME TO A HALT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OR SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER ...

Mileage: 60,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD SON WHEN OUR MERCURY MONTEREY LOST ALL POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS LEFT MY WIFE & SON STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOW AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2004 - 2005 FORD/MERCURY MINIVANS. ...

Mileage: 68,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STALLED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MIL...

I WAS DRIVING OFF OF AN EXIT RAMP ONTO A SECONDARY ROAD, HAD JUST MADE THE TURN AND WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST ITS "PULL" AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STILL FUNCTIONED FINE, AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO. THERE WERE NO WARNI...

Mileage: 65,300

VEHICLE EXHIBITED NO TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND WAS DRIVING COMPLETELY FINE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. I WAS ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO I-95 WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. WHEN I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER IT ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT WA...

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE LEAVING A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. THE LOCAL DEALER TOWED IN THE VAN AND HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTOR. FORD MOTOR COMPANY DID NOT CONTACT ME AND WARN ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THIS ...

Mileage: 101,498

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PCM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF TH...

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH OVER 100K MILES. LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005 FROM GREENSBORO NC GATE CITY LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOW CLOSED. NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH VAN SURGING FORWARD AND CUTTING OFF. WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS RIGHT. IT JERKS ...

Mileage: 130,000

AS PER YOUR WEBSITE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS. MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM ROSE UP RAPIDLY. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. BUT NO IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AS YOUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS IT WAS A STRIPPED...

Mileage: 69,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND I HAD NO FORWARD POWER. I SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I REQUIRED A TOW AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE, COSTING OVER $3000 TO REPAIR. I NOW KNOW...

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTERAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE PRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE. ONCE THE LIFTGATE WAS COMPLETELY OPENED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, IT SLAMMED SHUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE, THE LIFTGATE WOULD ...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE, BEFOR STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 6,500

I HAVE A MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH NEARLY GOT MY WIFE AND I KILLED BY A REAR-END COLLISION. IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED NO POWER NOTHING JUST LIKE ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSIONS MALFUNCTIONS. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND NEED MY VEHICLE I STOPPED MY DAUGHTER IN LAW FROM DRIVING IT SHE HAS...

Mileage: 53,512

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN WITH 45,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 47500 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST FORWARD MOTION. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WASN'T...

Mileage: 47,500

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THIS HAPPENED AFTER REPORTING TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO BOTH HASTINGS FORD AND WHITAKER LINCOLN MERCURY SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 8/22/2005, WHICH WAS THE PURCHASE DATE OF MY VAN. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY ...

Mileage: 114,000

VEHICLE...JUST SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 MPH ...COASTED TO A STOP. ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WITH TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN ANY POSITION, REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

MY 2005 MERCURY VAN DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR, WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE PCM MODULE OR COMPUTER THAT FAILED DUE TO MOISTURE. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS $962 AND THE MODULE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO CAUSE THE PART TO FAIL. THE PART IS MOUNTED IN THE FRONT COWL ...

Mileage: 98,994

MY 2005 MERCURY VAN DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR, WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE PCM MODULE OR COMPUTER THAT FAILED DUE TO MOISTURE. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS $962 AND THE MODULE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO CAUSE THE PART TO FAIL. THE PART IS MOUNTED IN THE FRONT COWL ...

Mileage: 98,994

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THEY USED THE JACK TO LIFT THE VEHICLE AND CHANGE THE TIRE, THE JACK SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE JACK WAS USED AND IT WAS THE ORIGINAL JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,00...

Mileage: 89,000

I WAS DRIVING A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT I CANNOT GO ANYWHERE. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET, AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY - EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2011. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

MY WIFE AND I HAD DRIVEN OVER TO MELBOURNE, FL ON OCT. 15 TO ATTEND GRANDSON'S WEDDING OCT. 16. DUE TO MY PARKINSON'S DISEASE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING US AROUND THE AREA ON SUNDAY TO SEE THINGS SINCE WE USED TO LIVE IN MELBOURNE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR OLD CHURCH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ITS FORWARD MOTION ...

Mileage: 78,969

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (VAN) ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE RPM GAGE SUDDENLY SURGED BUT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO COAST THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE VAN AND RESTARTED IT. THE VAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE VAN AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. T...

Mileage: 93,353

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME DOWN HARD ON WHOEVER WAS STANDING UNDER THE LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V069000 (STRU...

Mileage: 60,000

ON FEB 7, 2011,AFTER EXITING I10, I STOPPED MY 2005 MONTEREY VAN AT MY GRANDSON'S HOME. AS I RESTARTED I BACKED OUT AND SWITCHED TO FORWARD GEAR. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND SAME RESULT. CHECKING GOOGLE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF 20...

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY ON JANUARY 22ND 2011. DURING TEST DRIVE IT FELT GREAT. TWO DAYS LATER I AM FEELING A JERKING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. I STARTING CHECKING ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OVER TWO HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF TRA...

Mileage: 88,000

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN THAT I'VE OWN BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN THAT I'VE OWN BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT! *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 45,700 MILES. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY WHICH EXPIRES THIS SUMMER. THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY AT TIMES. ON OCCASION WHEN DEPRESSING THE D...

Mileage: 45,700

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE RPMS WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT STEER OR MOVE AFTER THAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER...

Mileage: 35,000

AT 105000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN QUIT ON I-80 CRUISING AT 70MPH...FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE...HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP AND AM TOLD $3000 IN REPAIRS..FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS BAD TRANSMISSION FOR 5 YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.......

Mileage: 105,000

ON JULY 23TH 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY UP AN INCLINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT TO A BRIEF ACCELERATION. I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL , THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, I HAD NO POWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WAS NOT ENGAGED TO THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I WAS ...

Mileage: 55,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CO...

Mileage: 77,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. T...

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VAN STARTED MAKING NOISES THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE VAN STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO BASICALLY COAST TO GET THE VAN BACK HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STAYED ON. CHECK THE FLUID AND IT HAS NOT L...

Mileage: 89,500

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN...TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN, NO POWER TO WHEELS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED 6 WEEKS AGO DURING NORMAL FLUID MAINTENANCE. MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY HAVE JUST CALLED AND SAID TRANSM...

Mileage: 53,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT LEFT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE COUNTRY FAR FROM THE CITY. WE GOT THE VAN FIXED AND THE NEW TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN 8000 MILES LATER. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOME...

Mileage: 66,500

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH HIS 2 YEAR OLD AND 9 YEAR OLD IN THE VAN DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN'S ENGINE STARTED RACING AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. HE WAS FORCED TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER. ONCE OFF THE ROAD HE CHECKED ALL GEAR...

Mileage: 73,626

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. I HAD NO GEARS (FORWARD OR REVERSE) AND HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ABOUT 81,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 3 VIRGINIA...CAR STOPPED HAVING FORWARD PROPULSION. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 65 DOLLARS. AND THEN TO SHOP..THEY ARE SAYING 3500 + FOR REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION - NEEDED AT LESS THEN 65,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 64,894

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 50,001

WE HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN WHICH THE US GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO REACT TO. IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND I ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. WE WERE PROCEEDING HOME AND THE TRANS...

Mileage: 105,000

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN ABOUT 45 MPH ON A FAIRLY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR BEGAN LOSING SPEED. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT MAYBE THE CAR HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL SO HE DOWNSHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 3 BUT STILL NO POWER. HE TRIED LOWER GEARS AND HE STEPPED ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES. THE...

Mileage: 93,000

DRIVING ON A FLAT RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 30 MPH MY MINIVAN LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE VAN ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS $3000. OLD PARTS ARE A...

Mileage: 65,000

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2009, IT HAD 87,728 MILES (BASED ON REPAIR BILL DATED 9/16/2009). ON THAT SEPTEMBER, 2009 EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON US 27, AND WAS COMING UP ON A SLIGHT HILL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, I LOST ACCELER...

Mileage: 87,728

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STUTTERING AND SHIFTING HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE...

Mileage: 89,048

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DURING RAINY AND SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE HAD TO TAKE HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ROLL BACKWARD TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT ...

Mileage: 54,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME AT UNIVERSITY PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK. STARTED ENGINE, NO NOISE OR INDICATION ON ELECTRONIC WARNING SY...

Mileage: 81,469

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER TO FRONT WHEELS. FLUID LEVELS GOOD. FLUID NOT BURNT OR DISCOLORED. *TR

Mileage: 67,415

TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WILL JUST GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY! ENGINE WILL THEN SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANYWAY TO STEER OR BRAKE! *TR

Mileage: 80,421

I DROVE MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND CAME RIGHT HOME. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, HAD TO LEAVE AND STARTED CAR. I PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER, MY CAR NO LONGER APPEARS TO HAVE A WORKING TRANSMISSION. NO MATTER WHAT...

Mileage: 53,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE "REVERSE" POSITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TORQUE CONVERT...

Mileage: 37,000

THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES BAD ON MY VAN EVERY 35,000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN THAT THE PART WILL FAIL. THE VAN HAS STRANDED ME TWICE NOW IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL JUST NOT GO ANYWHERE. THERE IS NEVER ANY NOISE OR ANY INDICATION ...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 45 MPH. THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN AND OTHER TIMES HE HAD TO WAIT A FE...

Mileage: 68,000

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT HER JOB. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY SIGN OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TOOK THE KIDS TO THE MOVIES AND DROVE AROUND TOWN FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER GETTING HOME I HAD TO GO TO THE STORE I GOT INTO THE VAN AND STARTED THE ENGINE THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 4K. I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE VAN INTO DRIVE. THE RPM'S WENT UP AGAIN TO ABOU...

Mileage: 65,000

RE: 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION. AS NOTED IN OTHER POSTS, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT 6:15 IN THE MORNING (DARK), HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY THE CARS SYSTEMS ALL STOPPED AND SHE STRUGGLED TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AAA TOWED THE CAR TO A WELL KNOWN A REPUTABLE REPAIR...

Mileage: 40,292

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY AND WHILE DRIVIGN 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILES WERE 74382 AND 75301 ARE THE CURRENT MILES.

Mileage: 74,382

PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR ALREADY LONG LIST OF PEOPLE BEGGING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 40,292

OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY'S TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING AS MY WIFE AND 4 KIDS WERE DRIVING ON A BUSY KANSAS CITY HIGHWAY. SHE HAD VEHICLES BEHIND HER IN FRONT AND TO THE SIDE OF HER, NOW SHE WAS COASTING ON A 70MPH HIGHWAY TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO GET TO THE SHOULDER WITH 2 KIDS CRYING AND 2 YELLING...

Mileage: 54,780

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A GAS STATION DRIVEWAY IN MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN ONTO A MAIN TWO-WAY ROAD. I DID NOT HAVE TO PUNCH THE GAS TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, IT WASN'T BUSY. AS I ACCELERATED ACROSS ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND A TURN LANE, MY VEHICLE LOST FORWARD MOTION. THE ENGINE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY...

Mileage: 56,000

WHILE DRIVING WAY BACK HOME FROM WORK THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ALL OF SUDDEN CAUSING ME STRANDED ON THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY RUSH TRAFFIC HOURS. END UP SPENDING $175.00 FOR TOWING AND WHEN CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO FORD DEALER AND MERCURY DEALERSHIP WAS APPROXIMATELY $3500.00 TO $4500.00. RE...

Mileage: 75,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN DRIVE. WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS SIGNS OF ENSUING FAILURE. VAN IS EN ROUTE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. VAN HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. WE WERE VERY LUCKY THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ...

Mileage: 47,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY 4.2 L AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TRANSMISSION STOPPED PULLING WHILE DRIVING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS - COASTED TO PARKING LOT. *TR

Mileage: 78,602

MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN JUST STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. NO STEERING OR POWER BRAKES WORKED WELL.TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACE THE CAM CRANK SHAFT. DROVE IT 2-3 WEEKS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE CODES SAID THE SAME THING AS AT THE DEALER.THEY FIXED ...

Mileage: 47,000

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT FAILURE RESULTING IN SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON FREEWAY, WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 35,959

I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN HOME AND ABOUT 20 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOUSE IT WAS DRIVING FINE AND THAN WITHOUT ANY SIGNS OR WARNING AT ALL I LOST ALL ACCELERATION I HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NO CELL PHONE COVERAGE FINALLY SOMEONE CAME ALONG AND I GOT IT TOWED BACK HOME, THAT I...

Mileage: 50,049

WE HAD NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OR INCIDENTS. WE WERE TRAVELING A MAJOR HIGHWAY I-86 GOING TOWARDS JAMESTOWN. OUR VAN GEARED UP REAL QUICK AND WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION. NO WARNING WE ARE THANKFUL THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND US OR BESIDE SO WE COULD SAFELY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD! IT WAS A VERY SCARY FEE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FAILED AT 1,500 MILES. THE FAILURE RECURRED AT 8,000 AND 13,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AXLE WAS ALSO REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT GUARANTEE THE FAILURES WOULD NOT RECUR AFTER THE FOURT...

Mileage: 13,029

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FAILED AT 13,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE PREVIOUSLY FAILED AT 8,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. T...

Mileage: 13,017

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FAILED AT 13,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE PREVIOUSLY FAILED AT 8,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT TOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED FOR THE THIRD TIME. T...

Mileage: 13,017

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY, TRANSMISSION SUDDEN FAILURE WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. FORD REFUSED ANY REPAIRS CITING IT WAS 8 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO NOT ADDRESS IT FOR THEIR CUSTO...

Mileage: 34,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON SR528 AT NIGHT IN OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY COMING HOME FROM WORK. WHILE DRIVING OVER THE INDIAN RIVER BRIDGE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP ON HER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER WHICH PLACED HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERY GEAR (REVERSE, ...

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVING MY MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATES A NEW TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED FOR 4500. *TR

Mileage: 98,300

WITH NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MINIVANS. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING ON I35 AT 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. THE CAR ENGINE JUST STARTED RACING WITH NO WARNING, I TOOK THE CRUISE OFF AND HAD LOST ALL ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. I AM 800 MILES FRO...

Mileage: 46,000

MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LEASE FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES AND HAVE DONE SO FOR 30+ YEARS. HIS CURRENT VEHICLE REQUIRED REAR BRAKE WORK IN APRIL, MINE IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR. HIS (A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE) IS NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. MINE (A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN) IS NOT UNDER RECALL, EVEN THOU...

Mileage: 41,515

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VAN HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY TWICE. IT SAYS THE REAR SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS, IN FACT, CLOSED. IT ALSO BEEPS FOR 60 SECONDS EVERY TIME YOU STOP AND START GOING AGAIN. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN IN AND REPAIRED TWICE. IT IS MORE THAN A HASSLE FOR...

DT: ON AUGUST 25, 2005 THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. ONE COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS POURING OUT. HOWEVER, THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. HAD TO H...

Mileage: 2,710