2005 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

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 OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS MOVING. FORD JUST KEEPS REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOW IS WORKING ON IT'S THIRD TORQUE CONVERTER IN 71,000 MILES OF USE. *TR

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 CONVERTER WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

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 FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RETRIEVE ANY CODES TO PINPOINT THE FAILURE. MANY COMPONENTS (SENSOR COMPUTER CHIPS, ENGINE DETOX AND ALL THE SPARK PLUGS) WERE REPLACED BUT NONE REPAIRED THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,162. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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

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 ABOUT 4K AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 FEET THE VAN LOST POWER, THEN ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. PER THE FORD DEALER IT APPEARS TO BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED AND MIGHT NOT BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

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.

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 SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO VERY QUICKLY DIAGNOSE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $2500-3000. DEALER COST BEFORE DISCOUNTS WAS $3795 DOWN TO $2217. DEALER, FIESTA LINCOLN MERCURY IN MESA, AZ. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SERIOUS ISSUE. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 40,292. AS IS SO WITH MANY OTHERS, I AM IN NO POSITION TO LAY OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY, SO VEHICLE IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS LIKE THIS CAN TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE ARE DEALING NOT ONLY WITH A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR ISSUE AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY. *TR

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

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 WHY ARE YOU STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WITH CARS SWERVING ALL AROUND HER, LUCKILY SHE DID MAKE IT. NOW THEY ARE SITTING IN THE VAN JUST BARELY OFF THE HIGHWAY FOR 2 HOURS WITH CARS JUST FEET AWAY DRIVING 70-80MPH.I HAVE TO BORROW ANOTHER VEHICLE LARGE ENOUGH TO GO GET THEM, BECAUSE WE ALL CAN'T FIT IN MY TRUCK. NOW I'M PARKED BEHIND THEM WITH FLASHERS ON TRYING TO UNLOAD 4 KIDS AND CAR SEATS AGES 1 TO 10, WITH CARS DRIVING BY 70 TO 80MPH. I GET THEM HOME SAFELY. I HAVE IT TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY CHARGE ME 160.00 JUST TO TELL ME IT HAS A BAD TRANSMISSION, OUTPUT SHAFT OR TORQUE CONVERTER, AND TO FIX IT WOULD BE 3,000, I ASK THE SERVICE MANAGER IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND HE SAID NO. WELL AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED HE JUST FLAT OUT LIED. NOW WE ALL KNOW THE TRUTH. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL NOW!!!!! *TR

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 -- NO SAFETY OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON -- AND I HEARD NO THUNK, CLUNK, GRINDING OR OTHER NOISE AS I COASTED TO A STOP IN THE TURN LANE. I SHIFTED THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES INTO VARIOUS GEARS (R, D, 3 AND 1) BUT STILL THE MINIVAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND ON, TRIED AGAIN, BUT NO MOVEMENT. AGAIN, I TRIED IN ALL THE GEARS, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I REPEATED THIS A SECOND TIME WITH NO SUCCESS IN GETTING THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR. STUCK, I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THIS INCIDENT MADE ME RECALL A COMMENT A SERVICE MANAGER MADE TO ME A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AT THE LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT MY MONTEREY AND WAS GETTING IT SERVICED. AS WE WERE TEST DRIVING THE MINIVAN TO TRY TO REPLICATE A SOUND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING WHEN IT WAS DRIVING THE SERVICE MANAGER COMMENTED THAT FORD WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH TRANSMISSIONS. BUT HE QUICKLY ADDED THAT IT WAS DID NOT AFFECT MY PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. I WONDER, THOUGH, ABOUT THAT COMMENT SINCE I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CLEARLY, THE COMPANY HAD ALERTED SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR A POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ON SOME VEHICLES SIMILAR TO MINE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVETRAIN. STILL, A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS ONE SHOULD NOT CROP UP OR THE TRANSMISSION GO BAD ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND HAS ONLY 56,000 MILES ON IT. *TR