2006 Mercury MONTEREY: complaints, problems and recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. ON SIX OR SEVEN OCCASIONS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ALSO LOST POWER, HESITATED, AND DECREASED IN SPEED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO GAIN SPEED NO MATTER HOW HARD THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNS THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT OPERATES NORMALLY. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10218622 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ONCE RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, THE ADVANCE TRACK ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. FORD SENT AN ENGINEER TO THE DEALER AND HE RETRO FITTED SOMETHING TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO BLOCK LIGHT FROM AFFECTING THE SENSORS. THE REMEDY HAS NOT CORRECTED THE FAILU…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234679 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE DECELERATES, LOSES POWER STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, AND ALSO STALLS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO OPERATE NORMALLY. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, BUT THEY, AS WELL AS AN INVESTIGATOR FROM FORD, COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 08/13/08 *BF THE A…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234781 at NHTSA ↗

PULLING OUT INTO HWY TO CROSS TRAFFIC, CAR QUIT ACCELERATING. STARTED "JUMPING" LIKE OUT OF GAS. WAS SITTING CROSSWISE IN THE ROAD NOW, WITH CARS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, JUST KEPT PUSHING GAS, AND IT'D MOVE A FEW INCHES AT A TIME. FINALLY GOT ACROSS INTO LANE, AND HAD TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TO TURN OFF A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. TURNED IGNITION OFF, AND ON, AND WAS NORMAL AGAIN. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, YET FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10353435 at NHTSA ↗

REPEATED ENGINE STALLING DUE TO DEFECTIVE POWER CONTROL MODULE. *LN

Owner-reported narrative. 37,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10378317 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED, WHEN THE LIFTGATE UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED ONTO HIM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD NO LONGER OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000…

Owner-reported narrative. 78,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10419951 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN A DRIVE AWAY WAS ATTEMPTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS. *TT VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A FORD SERVICE GARAGE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER.

Owner-reported narrative. 35,487 miles reported. Look up ODI 10427762 at NHTSA ↗

THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WAS UNABLE TO USE ENGINE POWER TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT. THE SPLINES ON THE GEAR IN THE CONVERTER STRIPPED OFF REMOVING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 73,097 miles reported. Look up ODI 10442571 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2006-03-09 (March 9, 2006)

ON CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE OPTION, THE POWER LIFTGATE MOTOR AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES AFTER THE LIFTGATE IS POWERED OPEN.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A LIFTGATE STRUT MALFUNCTION, THE LIFTGATE CAN FALL FREELY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. ANYONE STANDING BENEATH THE LIFTGATE MAY BE INJURED IF THE LIFTGATE FALLS.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER LIFTGATE MODULE TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE LIFTGATE COULD FALL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Reported: 2013-03-07 (March 7, 2013)

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, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells. As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position.

Consequence: In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.