Mercury MONTEREY steering problems
15 complaint narratives mention steering 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.
Steering behavior evidence
15 of 454 complaints match this topic (3.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10255402 · 2009-01-17 (January 17, 2009)
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 THAT ALTHOUGH THE PRESSURE LINE IN OUR MONTEREY HAS NOT BECOME SEPARATED IS DOES HAVE A LEAK AND IS ALSO A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. WE HAVE THREE SMALL CHILDREN AND KNOW OUR CONCERNS ARE VALID. OUR VIN IS NOT ONE OF THE CARS COVERED IN THE RECALL OF …
Owner-reported narrative. 74,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10255402 at NHTSA ↗
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 10434426 · 2011-11-07 (November 7, 2011)
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
Owner-reported narrative. 89,251 miles reported. Look up ODI 10434426 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10444841 · 2012-01-23 (January 23, 2012)
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. THE VIN INFORMATION WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444841 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10567879 · 2014-03-07 (March 7, 2014)
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 REPLACE THE TURBINE SPEED AND CAM SENSORS. DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK AND THE SAME EVENT HAPPENED AGAIN. I LOST POWER STEERING, BREAKS AND REQUIRED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THE P CODES WERE P-0715 AND P-0340. ALSO, DURING THE SECOND E…
Owner-reported narrative. 78,038 miles reported. Look up ODI 10567879 at NHTSA ↗