2005 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON SR528 AT NIGHT IN OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY COMING HOME FROM WORK. WHILE DRIVING OVER THE INDIAN RIVER BRIDGE, THE ENGINE REVVED UP ON HER AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING WHATSOEVER WHICH PLACED HER IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. EVERY GEAR (REVERSE, D, 3, 1) ACTS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. NOW THE MINIVAN IS SITTING AT A GAS STATION WHILE WE WAIT TO FIND OUT THE COST OF REPAIR. THE VAN HAS 57000 MILES AND WE'VE HAD IT LESS THAN 3 YEARS. THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON FAILURE HAPPENING WITH THE 2004 AND 2005 FORD/MERCURY MINIVANS. IS FORD WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT OR EVEN WORSE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING? I'M EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED BEING A 7 TIME FORD PURCHASER. *TR

DRIVING MY MERCURY MONTEREY WHEN SUDDENLY THERE WAS NO TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATES A NEW TRANSMISSION IS REQUIRED FOR 4500. *TR

WITH NO WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT LEAVING THE VEHICLE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE MINIVANS. *TR

DRIVING ON I35 AT 75 MILES PER HOUR WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. THE CAR ENGINE JUST STARTED RACING WITH NO WARNING, I TOOK THE CRUISE OFF AND HAD LOST ALL ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD THE ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. I AM 800 MILES FROM HOME AND IT WILL BE 2 DAYS FOR THE FIX. THEY ESTIMATE APPROXIMATELY $1800. THE VAN IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 47,000 MILES. THIS IS HAZARDOUS AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS JUST DOING AND INTERNET SEARCH ON THIS THESE TRANSMISSIONS SEEM TO FAIL AROUND THE 45K MARK WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. I AM CURRENTLY STRANDED AND HOPE THAT THE FIX WILL BE DONE TOMORROW. *TR

MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LEASE FORD/MERCURY VEHICLES AND HAVE DONE SO FOR 30+ YEARS. HIS CURRENT VEHICLE REQUIRED REAR BRAKE WORK IN APRIL, MINE IN FEB. OF THIS YEAR. HIS (A 2006 FORD FREESTYLE) IS NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THAT REASON. MINE (A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN) IS NOT UNDER RECALL, EVEN THOUGH I HAD TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME WORK DONE ON THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE IN FEB. 2007. WHY HAVE YOU NOT DIRECTED FORD TO EXTEND THIS RECALL TO ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM? UNTIL THIS IS CORRECTED, WE WILL NOT PURCHASE FORD OR MERCURY PRODUCTS AGAIN. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO PUT MONEY OUT OF POCKET FOR FORD VEHICLES BEFORE, AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS ARE BEING IGNORED BY FORD. PLEASE EXTEND THE RECALL TO MY VEHICLE ALSO. *TR

THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN THE VAN HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THE EXACT SAME WAY TWICE. IT SAYS THE REAR SLIDING DOOR IS OPEN WHEN IT IS, IN FACT, CLOSED. IT ALSO BEEPS FOR 60 SECONDS EVERY TIME YOU STOP AND START GOING AGAIN. THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN IN AND REPAIRED TWICE. IT IS MORE THAN A HASSLE FOR US TO GET THE VAN IN TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO HAVING INFANTS AND WORKING A VERY STRICT SCHEDULE IN THE MILITARY... WHICH IS WHY WE BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE. *JB

DT: ON AUGUST 25, 2005 THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE. ONE COULD SMELL GASOLINE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS POURING OUT. HOWEVER, THE GAS GAUGE DID NOT MOVE. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED, AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT. THERE WAS SO MUCH GASOLINE THAT THEY CAME OUT AND PUT SOME TYPE OF DIRT OVER THE GASOLINE. *AK