2006 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING WITH MY FAMILY ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY IN OUR MINIVAN WHEN WITHOUT WARNING. IT LOSS POWER. THE VEHICLE GAVE NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEM NO WARNING LIGHTS OF ANY KIND. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SERVICE ROAD AND HAD TO WAIT FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD NOR DOES GO INTO REVERSE. A SEARCH ONLINE SHOWS THAT THE 2004 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WERE RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HOWEVER NOT THE 2006. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND SLIPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE IT WAS SET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED SINCE THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON, THERE WAS NO WAY TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND THEN SHIFT IN AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. UPDATED 06/28/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PUMP SHAFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 115,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST FORWARD GEAR. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WE FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE HAS LOST BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE MOVED UNDER ITS OWN POWER. NOTHING ELSE ON THE VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED. FORD HAS A POWERTRAIN RECALL FOR THE TORQUE CONVERTER ON THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE PRODUCED IN 2004 AND 2005. THE 2006 MODEL HAS THE SAME POWERTRAIN COMPONENTS AND IT SEEMS THAT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE 2006 MODEL ALSO. *TR

MY WIFE WAS TAKING OUR 6-YR DAUGHTER TO DAISY SCOUTS WHEN AT A BUSY THREE-WAY STOP SIGN, WITHOUT WARNING SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR TAKE ANY POWER FROM THE STILL RUNNING ENGINE. COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF ALL ABILITY TO PUT VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR, INCLUDING REVERSE. HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD BY HELPFUL STRANGERS WHO EXITED THEIR CARS TO ASSIST MY WIFE. WE ARE METHODICAL ABOUT SERVICING OUR VEHICLES AT THE DEALERSHIP. NO CLUES OR INDICATIONS OF ANY TRANSMISSION TROUBLE BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. CAUSED A TRAFFIC BACK-UP BEHIND HER WITH OTHER CARS HONKING AND SWIFTLY PULLING OUT FROM BEHIND HER AND PASSING HER. COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS FOR HER, AND ANYONE ASSISTING HER, IF IT HAD HAPPENED TO HER ON BUSY BRIDGE, TUNNEL OR INTERSTATE AT SPEED. *TR

NOTE DATE WILL NOT REGISTER//ON FRIDAY FEB. 03,2012 WAS ENTERING I-4 HERE IN FLORIDA. I NOTED THAT THE TACH WENT TO 4000.RPM. STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND FINALLY PULLED OFF ROAD. TRIED ALL GEARS AND NOTHING WORKED. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD TOWED TO A MERCURY DEALER. THEY INDICATED THAT IS WAS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT NOT ON MY CAR. PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS NOT A RECALL? *TR

THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED ON A BUSY FREEWAY. WAS UNABLE TO USE ENGINE POWER TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO A SAFE STOPPING POINT. THE SPLINES ON THE GEAR IN THE CONVERTER STRIPPED OFF REMOVING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN A DRIVE AWAY WAS ATTEMPTED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING SIGNS. *TT VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A FORD SERVICE GARAGE. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE REAR LIFTGATE OPENED, WHEN THE LIFTGATE UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES WHEN THE LIFTGATE COLLAPSED ONTO HIM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE LIFTGATE WOULD NO LONGER OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

PULLING OUT INTO HWY TO CROSS TRAFFIC, CAR QUIT ACCELERATING. STARTED "JUMPING" LIKE OUT OF GAS. WAS SITTING CROSSWISE IN THE ROAD NOW, WITH CARS COMING FROM BOTH DIRECTIONS, JUST KEPT PUSHING GAS, AND IT'D MOVE A FEW INCHES AT A TIME. FINALLY GOT ACROSS INTO LANE, AND HAD TO DRIVE IT LIKE THAT TO TURN OFF A FEW HUNDRED YARDS. TURNED IGNITION OFF, AND ON, AND WAS NORMAL AGAIN. HAS DONE THIS SEVERAL TIMES, YET FORD SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR