2004 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 27 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE MADE A SLAMMING START BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY ENGINE STARTED REVVING AND IT WAS LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING FINE, I JUST HAD NO DRIVE OR REVERSE. I ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A RECURRING ITEM WITH THE MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVANS. IT'S A GOOD THING I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO A SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT. I THEN TOWED IT TO A FORD DEALER AND AM WAITING FOR THE DAMAGE..... *TR

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION ON MARCH 29, 2012. THE NOTICE STATED HE WOULD BE NOTIFIED AGAIN BY MAIL WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, ON JULY 23, 2012, THE CONSUMER SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE AN INSPECTION REVEALED WORN SPLINES IN THE TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER IT WOULD TAKE A WEEK TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS. HOWEVER, A WEEK TURNED INTO A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER ON AUGUST 24, 2012. *JB

MY VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN DRIVE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF LANES DURING RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. ALSO LOST REVERSE HAD TO BE TOWED. SINCE THE INCIDENT, I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE DIRECTLY THROUGH FORD. I'VE SUBMITTED RECEIPTS FOR SERVICES PERFORMED AND FORD IS NON-RESPONSIVE TO MY REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

I HAVE 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 67K AND HAD TO REPLACE OUT OF MY POCKET. NOW THERE STARTED ANOTHER BIG ISSUE IN THIS CAR. LATELY I PARK THE VAN OUTSIDE IN THE DRIVEWAY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE IT STARTED (ESPECIALLY IN RAINY DAYS). I COULD START THE CAR, BUT CAN NOT SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. ALL KIND OF WARNING LIGHTS POPUP IN THIS SITUATION. SOMETIMES VEHICLE MOVE FEW YARDS AND THEN STALL. SOMETIMES RADIO DOES NOT WORK. THEN ALL OF SUDDEN WHEN THE DAY IS SUNNY, VAN DRIVES PERFECTLY NORMAL WITH NO ISSUES. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED, I THOUGHT I PURCHASED A GOOD VEHICLE FROM THE FORD, BUT NOT ANYMORE!! I CONSULTED MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE THINKS SOMEHOW COMPUTER GET WET AND THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. SOME DAYS IT DRIVES 10-20 MILES IN HIGHWAY AND THE PROBLEM START AGAIN WITH A SUDDEN POWER LOSS. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN DRIVING WITH SOUTH FLORIDA TRAFFIC. HOW COME RAIN WATER SEEP INTO THE COMPUTER? THIS IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS ISSUE MUST BE DUE TO POOR DESIGN BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS SERIOUSLY SINCE VEHICLE OWNERS DO NOT HAVE ANY RESOLUTION DUE TO BAD DESIGN ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A STOP AND THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A RECALL REPAIR UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER); HOWEVER AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE A SECOND TIME. CURRENTLY THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,575.

ABOUT 5 OR 6 MONTHS AGO WE STARTED TO NOTICE THAT MY CAR IS JERKING WHEN IT DRIVES - ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND GOING UP HILL, BUT WILL DO IT AT OTHER TIMES AS WELL. IT SEEMS AS IF MAYBE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OR SOMETHING IS NOT 'CATCHING' AS IT'S TRYING TO ACCELERATE. WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THE POWER TRAIN SO WE ASSUME THAT THIS MAY HAVE TO DO WITH THE RECALL, BUT ARE STILL WAITING FOR WORD OF A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHEN MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING IN THE CAR TODAY HE NOTICED THAT THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS WOBBLY AND MOVING AROUND. WE SAW THAT THE LATCH THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE WAS NO LONGER THERE! IN ITS PLACE WAS A HOLE TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I LOOKED IN THE DRIVERS-SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE LATCH ANCHOR PLATE HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY OFF! THANKFULLY I NOTICED THIS BEFORE WE GOT ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE ANCHOR PLATE WAS LAYING LODGED BETWEEN THE WHEEL AND THE BODY OF THE CAR - WHO KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR FURTHER DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO OUR OWN VEHICLE OR TO OTHERS WHO COULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PATH OF THE FALLING, DETACHED PLATE. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY VAN SINCE THE REAR SEAT IS NOT FULLY ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE AND MY CHILDREN ARE TOO YOUNG TO RIDE IN THE FRONT SEAT - NOT TO MENTION THE LARGE, GAPING HOLE IN MY CAR. IT APPEARS THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE PLATE IS RUSTING THROUGH AS WELL. THIS IS A 2004 AND SHOULD NOT BE HAVING SUCH SEVERE RUST ISSUES THAT ENTIRE PIECES OF THE BODY ARE FALLING OFF. *TR

THE BACKSEAT ANCHOR, LOCATED IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WELL, COMPLETELY DETACHED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE THIRD ROW SEAT WILL NOW NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND MOVES AROUND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF TRANSMISSION POWER. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE DEFECT UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V006000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TORQUE CONVERTER); HOWEVER THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000. ...UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED ON AUGUST 8,2012. UPDATED 09/18/12. *JB