2004 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

I OWN A 2004 MERCURY MONTERY.I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAIN ROAD WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE VAN QUIT MOVING. I HAD NO WARNING, THE RPMS MOVED BUT MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT INTO THE LEFT TURN LANE ON A VERY BUSY ROAD, AND HAD TO WAIT 40 MINUTES FOR A TOWTRUCK, THE WHOLE TIME HOPING I WOULDN'T GET HIT. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER ON THIS PARTICULAR ROAD TO PULL OFF ON. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HAD THIS HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO THE UNIVERSITY. I HAVE TO DRIVE ABOUT 40 MILES ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT FOR MY CLASSES, IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED THEN I COULD HAVE BEEN IN ALOT OF TROUBLE. NOT JUST THE FACT OF GETTING HIT ON THE EXPRESSWAY BUT BEING A FEMALE STRANDED AT NIGHT ALONE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I HOPE FORD IS FORCED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VAN THEN SUDDENLY LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. THE ENGINE REVVED BUT WAS NOT MAKING THE VAN GO FORWARD. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD AND PULLED OVER. I COULD MOVE THE SHIFTER TO PARK, REVERSE AND DRIVE BUT IT DID NOT MAKE THE VAN MOVE AT ALL, FORWARD OR BACKWARD. THIS WAS SUDDEN. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER IN TRAFFIC.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2008. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND UTILIZE THE HEATING SYSTEM; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 115,000.

MY MERCURY MONTEREY 2004 TRANSMISSION SURGES AN SLIPPED WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AN SOMETIMES IN REVERSE WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IT HAS 45,600 MILES AND IS UNDER WARRANTY TILL APRIL 22 2010 ,I WILL BE GOING TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS OR SERVICE NEXT WEEK. *TR

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO SOUTHGATE LINCOLN MERCURY IN SOUTHGATE MI SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPAIR. SINCE THE REPAIR I HAVE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH DRIVABILITY. GAS MILEAGE HAS REDUCED GREATLY (WAS AROUND 17-19) DOWN TO 13.8. THE VEHICLE DRIVES AT HIGH RPM'S AND I STILL EXPERIENCE WHERE THE RPM WILL KICK UP BRIEFLY THEN WILL GO BACK DOWN. MY COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER WAS SUBMITTED AGAIN JUST PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRING AND NOW I AM STUCK WITH A VEHICLE THAT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO REPAIR. I CONTINUE TO GET THAT THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY A PROBLEM.*CW

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH LATE AT NIGHT WHEN I LOST FORWARD MOTION. CAR WILL START, BUT IT CHOKES AND THEN DIES WHEN GOING FORWARD. CAR WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT TILL NOW. TRANS FLUID IS FINE. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD NO INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING IN US HIGHWAY 83 WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED I LOST THE ABILITY TO MOVE (TRANSMISSION) AND NARROWLY ESCAPED BEING REAR-ENDED BY TRAFFIC. *TR

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI VAN. TORQUE CONVERTER HAS FAILED AND RENDERED THE MINI VAN INOPERATIVE. FORTUNATELY, MY SON AND BROTHER IN LAW WERE NOT IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. I SEE THERE IS SOME RESEARCH ON THIS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY UPDATES ON THIS RESEARCH TO QUALIFY AS A RECALL FROM FORD? THANK YOU. *TR [XXX] PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*CC

WHILE TRAVELING ON I 75S IN OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY OUR VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO HAVE LOST IT'S TRANSMISSION. AFTER GETTING US ACROSS TWO LANES OVER TO THE SIDE BY THE GUARD RAIL WE SAT 2 HOURS IN THE ICE AND SNOW AT A DANGEROUS PLACE ALONG THE ROAD SIDE, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE WHO WAITED WITH US WITH LIGHTS ON. AFTER GETTING TOWED INTO A FORD DEALER WE FOUND OUT OUR TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT CAUSING US TO RENT A VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE ONTO OUR FAMILY VACATION. HOW FUN TO VACATION NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH THE REPAIRS WOULD COST AND ALSO HAVING TO ADD ON THE COST OF A RENTAL VEHICLE FOR THE WEEK. IF THERE IS ANYMORE WE CAN FIND OUT ON A POSSIBLE RECALL, WE HEARD FROM THE DEALERSHIP THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON PROBLEM, WE WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT. *TR