2005 MERCURY MONTEREY Complaints

AT 105000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN QUIT ON I-80 CRUISING AT 70MPH...FOR NO REASON THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE...HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP AND AM TOLD $3000 IN REPAIRS..FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS BAD TRANSMISSION FOR 5 YEARS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE....WHY??? I NOW DISCOVER THAT SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE FILED THE SAME COMPLAINT AND AS MANY AS 205,000 VEHICLES MAY HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS A POSSIBLE BAD TORQUE CONVERTER SHAFT....I AM REALLY UPSET WITH FORD AS THIS THE 4TH VEHICLE I HAVE PURCHASED FROM THEM WITH FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS.... *TR

ON JULY 23TH 2010, I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY UP AN INCLINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE WENT TO A BRIEF ACCELERATION. I LET GO OF THE ACCELERATION PEDAL , THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, I HAD NO POWER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV BUT IT WAS NOT ENGAGED TO THE TRANSMISSION. LUCKILY I WAS A ABLE TO COAST DOWN THE HILL AND PULL OFF TO A SAFE SPOT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT. I HAD THE FORD DEALERSHIP INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD 55,000 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE BEFORE THEN SHOWED NO SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I NOTICED THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, AND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE WHERE A CERTIFIED MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000. UPDATED 01/31/11 *BF UPDATED 03/16/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED; HOWEVER, HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 62,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VAN STARTED MAKING NOISES THAT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE VAN STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO. HAD TO BASICALLY COAST TO GET THE VAN BACK HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT STAYED ON. CHECK THE FLUID AND IT HAS NOT LOST ANY TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. *TR

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN...TRANSMISSION FAILED DRIVING AWAY FROM STOP SIGN, NO POWER TO WHEELS. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED 6 WEEKS AGO DURING NORMAL FLUID MAINTENANCE. MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES SINCE TAKING OWNERSHIP. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO FORD DEALER. THEY HAVE JUST CALLED AND SAID TRANSMISSION HAS NO PRESSURE & NEEDS A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER & SEAL KIT. BOUGHT THIS CAR W/ 8400 MILES AND NOW HAS ONLY 53,000 IN 4 YEARS WITH REGULAR SERVICE AND OIL CHANGES. ESTIMATED REPAIR TIME 2 DAYS @ APPROX. $ 1020.00. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN WITH ONLY 66,000 MILES ON IT LEFT MY WIFE AND KIDS STRANDED ON A DIRT ROAD IN THE COUNTRY FAR FROM THE CITY. WE GOT THE VAN FIXED AND THE NEW TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN 8000 MILES LATER. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH HIS 2 YEAR OLD AND 9 YEAR OLD IN THE VAN DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VAN'S ENGINE STARTED RACING AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. HE WAS FORCED TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER. ONCE OFF THE ROAD HE CHECKED ALL GEARS AND NOTHING WORKED. WE HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO OUR HOUSE TO AWAIT GOING TO THE SHOP ON MONDAY. NOW THAT I HAVE LOOKED ONLINE I SEE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS ABOUT A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING. OUR VAN DID EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED AND ALMOST CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT WITH MY SON AND TWO GRANDKIDS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN MY TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED. I HAD NO GEARS (FORWARD OR REVERSE) AND HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE VEHICLE IS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH ABOUT 81,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN ROUTE 3 VIRGINIA...CAR STOPPED HAVING FORWARD PROPULSION. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED 65 DOLLARS. AND THEN TO SHOP..THEY ARE SAYING 3500 + FOR REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION - NEEDED AT LESS THEN 65,000 MILES. *TR