2004 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

MY FAMILY AND I WERE TRAVELING DOWN A RURAL ROAD WHEN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY JUST LOST ITS POWER TO MOVE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY RESPONSE AND WE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT IN THE COUNTRY AWAY FROM EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE. OUR CELL PHONE HAD NO SIGNAL SO I HAD TO WALK THREE MILES TO GET MY SIGNAL ON THE CELL PHONE TO BE ABLE TO CALL FOR HELP WHILE MY WIFE AND GRANDSON WAITED IN THE VAN UNTIL I RETURNED. I HAD TO GET THE VAN PULLED 35 MILES BACK HOME AND IT IS STILL SETTING BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS WHY IT QUIT MOVING AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND NONE OF THEM WORK. *TR

I OWN A 1994 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON A NARROW ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER. I HAD NOWHERE TO GO EXCEPT THE DITCH. MY VAN HAS UNDER 73000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND MAJOR REPAIR TO THE TRANSMISSION IN LESS THAN 5 MONTHS. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THE MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSIONS AS EVIDENCED BY THE LARGE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF FAILURE AND THE FACT THAT A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS APPROVED AGAINST FORD FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM>

SUDDEN (AND SILENT) AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 59876 MILES. STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT, PROCEEDED ON GREEN LIGHT AND ACCELERATED TO 30 MPH, NO PROBLEMS, NORMAL ACCELERATION. PROCEEDED 500 FEET AND STOPPED AT RAIL ROAD CROSSING. VAN LOST MOTIVE POWER AND STOPPED. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT VAN DID NOT MOVE. NO WARNING, NO LIGHTS,NO SOUND, VAN WILL NOT MOVE. BLOCKED RAILROAD CROSSING, PUSHED VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN GOT VEHICLE TOWED HOME. ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT MERCURY RECOMMENDED MILEAGE AND TIME. LOST TWO TRANSMISSIONS ON 2002 CHEVY VENTURE, AND BOUGHT THE VAN BASED ON FORD/MERCURY REPUTATION. *TR

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY 59,700 MILES AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT. THANKFULLY THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AFTER REVIEWING A BUNCH OF WEBSITES, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE SOLD TO THE CONSUMERS AS SAFE. HARDLY, THE CASE! *TR

WITHOUT ANY WARNING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY HAD DRIVETRAIN ISSUES. WE WERE AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN WE WENT TO ACCELERATE THE VAN DID NOT MOVE. WE TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES THE STARTED IT BACK UP. WE WERE THEN ABLE TO PARK IT ALONG THE ROAD BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO NOT WORK AGAIN. WE NOW ARE NOT SURE AS WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO PUT MONEY NOT IT TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. AFTER READING HERE AND ON LINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE WITH FORD. WE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I FIRST WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WOULD BE $75.00 PER HOUR TO LOOK AT IT WITH A WINDOW OF 1 TO 3 HOUR COST. AND 1 HOUR MINIMUM FEE. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH I PURCHASED FROM A DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER OF 2004 WHEN THE VAN HAD APPROXIMATELY 7700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE MAINTAINED THE VAN. LAST NIGHT, MY TEENAGED SON WAS DRIVING AND THE VAN BEGAN PULLING HARD TO THE RIGHT. MY SON WAS NEARLY HOME FROM HIS JOB AND MANAGED TO PULL THE VAN INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE WHEELS ARE LEANING HEAVILY INWARD AND ONE (18 MONTH OLD) TIRE IS BUCKLING. IT APPEARS THE FRONT AXEL IS BREAKING. THE VAN IS UNDRIVABLE. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS DEFECT. THE VAN HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE I HAVE OWNED IT/NOR TO MY KNOWLEDGE BEFORE THAT. I AM ATTEMPTING TO CONTACT FORD TO SEE IF THE DAMAGE IS RELATED TO A DEFECT INDICATED IN A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY 2004 PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP. *TR

HAD TRANSAXLE REPAIRED IN 2009 FOR $2,500. TRANSAXEL WAS REPLACED. DRIVING HOME FROM NASHVILLE TO KNOXVILLE LAST NIGHT TRANSAXEL WENT OUT AT 70 MPH. HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. WAS SMOKING WHEN PULLED OVER. *TR

ON JUNE 27, 2010 THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT ANY WARNING NOISES OR OTHER PHYSICAL INDICATORS AND WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD INDICATOR LIGHTS. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE - 105,000. QUALIFIED MECHANIC ADVISED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. A USED TRANSMISSION WAS OBTAINED AND INSTALLED BY QUALIFIED MECHANIC WITH THE SAME RESULTS ON OCTOBER 8, 2010. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY, THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND HAD TO BE COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR INDICATION OF ANY MECHANICAL PROBLEM BEFOREHAND. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DECLARED IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN DONE ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 120,000, WOULDN'T MOVE IN THE MIDDLE OF LONG TRIP. TORQUE CONVERTER STRIPPED OUT. STARTED JUMPING IN AND OUT OVERDRIVE WHEN FINALLY DID MOVE, BUT BLEW OUT SEAL. *TR