2004 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION REFUSED TO ENGAGE WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PARKED VEHICLE. HAVE NOT REPAIRED YET. THIS IS A MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ONLY 38,500 MILES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE POWER WINDOW MOTOR ON DRIVERS SIDE. THERE ARE MANY OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD RECALL OR FIX FOR FREE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT WITH AND FOR MY 4 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER WHEN AS SHE WAS ACCELERATING FROM A HIGHWAY STOP LIGHT, THE VAN SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. SHE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND INTO A PARKING LOT. THE GEARS DON'T SHIFT AND THERE IS NO MOVEMENT FORWARD OR BACKWARD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INSPECTED IT, SAYING IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THERE WERE NO SIGNS THERE WAS AN ISSUE PRIOR TO THIS (LIGHTS, WARNINGS, ETC.). I HAVEN'T SPOKEN WITH FORD YET, BUT FROM WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THEY ARE TURNING A BLIND EYE TO. SEEING AS HOW NO ONE HAS HAD A COMPLAINT YET INVOLVING AN INJURY OR DEATH, I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE DOES... FORD WILL BE GETTING A NICE LAWSUIT WITH ALL THESE RECORDS. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VAN SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LET GO AS I WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN FLORIDA. THANK GOD I HAD THE SENSE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD AND SPARE A POTENTIAL DISASTER WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN IN THE VAN. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS PRIOR TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND IT'S VERY UPSETTING THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE COAST TO STOP ON MAJOR HIGHWAY NO NOTICE WARNING OR LIGHTS. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, PUT MY CAR INTO DRIVE TO GO FORWARD, AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD AND BACKWARD. MY CAR NEVER SHOWED ANY SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TOOK IT APART. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR

DRIVING AT 40 MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY COMPLETELY FAILED. CAR WILL NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL. THERE WAS NO FOREWARNING EITHER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FAILURE OR IN THE WEEKS AND MONTHS LEADING UP TO IT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OPERATING WITH NO PROBLEMS OR ABERRANT SOUNDS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 3-5 MPH OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE, BUT WOULD NOT GO FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IN ADDITION, BOTH SLIDING DOORS ON THE VEHICLE FAILED TO CLOSE PROPERLY. THE DOORS WOULD PIN AN ADULT OR BOUNCE BACK OPEN INSTEAD OF CLOSING AS THEY SHOULD. THE DOORS WERE REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 52,000.

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY CAUGHT A FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND WANTS AN EXPLANATION WHY. *NJ THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT THAT A LIQUID HAD BEEN POURED OVER THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLODED INTO FLAMES 5 FEET HIGH AND ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COAT THE HOOD WITH FUEL. *JB

MY WIFE AND KIDS WERE DRIVING OUR 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 52,000 MILES ON IT. TRAVELING AT 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR PROBLEMS. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE ROAD IS VERY NARROW WITH FEW PLACES TO PULL OVER. HAD THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED THEY MAY HAVE BEEN REARENDED. THE TRANSMISSION HAD LET GO. TORQUE CONVERTER SHOT AND A TOTAL REBUILD NEEDED. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING AT AN ALARMING RATE AS I FIND MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SITUATION. I PULLED THE TRANSMISSION MYSELF AND HAD SOMEONE REBUILD IT FOR ME. I THEN REINSTALLED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD AFFORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON A VEHICLE MY FAMILY REQUIRES. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ON TO A STATE ROUTE AND JUST AS I GOT INTO THE LANE MY TRANSMISSION POPPED INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSES THE CARS BEHIND ME TO HIT THEIR BRAKES AND GO AROUND ME TO KEEP FROM HITTING EACH OTHER. *TR