Mercury MONTEREY electrical problems
13 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
454 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
78,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1968 to 2007 model years. Data snapshot: . 428 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
13 of 454 complaints match this topic (2.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10294112 · 2009-12-01 (December 1, 2009)
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 HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND SAW FLUID SQUIRTING OUT. EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SHOP SAID STEERING RACK HAD GONE OUT, REPLACED STEERING RACK. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10294112 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10456985 · 2012-05-01 (May 1, 2012)
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, PARTS ARE SCARCE AND DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN. UNABLE TO SAFELY UTILIZE THIRD ROW SEAT UNTIL REPAIRED. WATER IS TRAPPED IN THE UNDERBODY AND COULD BE DAMAGING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PICTURES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *JS
Owner-reported narrative. 126,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10456985 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10482620 · 2012-10-30 (October 30, 2012)
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 AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT. MY DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL IS ALSO TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED BUT MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT IS ALWA…
Owner-reported narrative. 178,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10482620 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10493094 · 2013-01-15 (January 15, 2013)
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 - AUTOMATIC LIGHTS QUIT WORKING, DASHBOARD CONTROL WENT BLANK - TOOK TO FORD DEALER - SAME LOW VOLTAGE ERROR CODE - DESPITE NEW BATTERY. NO OTHER ANSWERS. 4TH - AUTOMATIC SEATS STARTED MOVING WHEN USING CODE TO OPEN DOOR - TOOK TO FORD - FOUND THAT ALL …
Owner-reported narrative. 116,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10493094 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10549811 · 2013-10-28 (October 28, 2013)
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 LIGHTS ON THE DASH COMING ON NOW PLUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE SPUTTERING AND STALLING (COULD NOT STOP WITHOUT VEHICLE TOTALLY STALLING AND HAD TO HAVE FOOT ON GAS AT ALL TIME, EVEN WHEN BRAKING, OR WOULD STALL.) 2ND DEALER STILL COULD NOT VERIFY…
Owner-reported narrative. 118,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10549811 at NHTSA ↗