2005 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

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. REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION FROM OTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP SPENDING $2500.00. *TR

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 ON A ROADWAY THAT ENABLED US TO PULL OUT OF HARMS WAY. FOUR WOMEN PASSENGERS WERE ABLE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT FOR HAULER TO PICKUP. WAITING FOR WORD FROM THE DEALER ON COURSE OF ACTION. *TR

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

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 IT AGAIN. DROVE IT 2 MONTHS AND DID THE SAME THING. SAT AT THE MECHANICS YARD OVER WEEKEND AND CLEARED THE CODES. COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. TODAY WITH MY GRANDSON IT HAPPENED AGAIN. DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THIS VAN HAS 47,000 MILES AND IS VERY UNRELIABLE. I BOUGHT IT USED SO WARRANTY IS OVER. SEEMS AS I READ HOW MANY HAVE HAD THIS SAME THING HAPPEN THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF RECALL OR HONOR BY THE FORD COMPANY. THIS COULD END DEADLY IN ALOT OF TRAFFIC. JUST WONDER IF WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE IS KILLED TO DO SOMETHING. *TR

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

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 IS THE FIRST TIME I EVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION FORD LINCOLN MERCURY SAID IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER I BARELEY HIT 50,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED NOW IT WONT GO IN DRIVE REVERSE OR ANYTHING JUST HAPPENED ALL AT ONE ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I WAS READING ABOUT 100'S ONLINE NOW MERCURY WANTS 1000.00 TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHEN IT IS A DEFECT IN ALOT OF THERE VANS AND THAT'S NOT RIGHT ITS NOT LIKE I'M THE ONLY PERSON THIS HAS HAPPENED TO I'M JUST GLAD I WAS FAR OUT OF TOWN LIKE ALOT OF PEOPLE THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM WITHOUT WARNING SITTING AT A REDLIGHT AND GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I PAID 38,000 DOLLARS FOR THE VAN AND STILL OWE HALF ITS NOT RIGHT THAT MERCURY WANTS THE CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE DEFECT CAR COMPANY'S AREN'T THE ONLY ONES STRUGGLING. *TR

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 FEELING. WE WERE TOLD BY THE FORD GARAGE THAT WE HAD TO BE TOWED THAT IS WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I SEE THERE HAS BEEN ALOT OF THESE GOING BAD. WE HAD NO WARRANTY LEFT SO WE ARE STUCK WITH A HEFTY BILL FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED!!!!!! *TR

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 FOURTH REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 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. THE CONTACT WILL CALL THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,017. UPDATED 03/05/09 *CN THE AXLE SHAFT WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 03/11/09. (JB

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 CUSTOMERS. THIS DOES SEEM TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISK ALTHOUGH WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE INTO A SAFE PLACE AND THEN HAVE IT TOWED. *TR