2005 Mercury Monterey complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE PCM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND SLAM INTO GEAR. THE DEALER FOUND WATER IN THE PCM AND SOME OF THE PINS WERE BEGINNING TO RUST. UPDATED 11/02/11

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH OVER 100K MILES. LAST YEAR I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. BOUGHT NEW IN 2005 FROM GREENSBORO NC GATE CITY LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP WHICH IS NOW CLOSED. NOW I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH VAN SURGING FORWARD AND CUTTING OFF. WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS RIGHT. IT JERKS WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENS. LOUD NOISE COMES FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER VAN IS STARTED UP AS WELL VAN WILL CUTOFF WHILE ON THE ROAD BUT WILL RESTART. NO CODES ARE SHOWING. NOT SURE WHAT IS HAPPENING. SO FAR NO PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. IS IT THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THE TRANSMISSION? I NEED HELP! *TR

AS PER YOUR WEBSITE DEFECT INVESTIGATIONS. MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE RPM ROSE UP RAPIDLY. I AT FIRST THOUGHT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL. BUT NO IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. AS YOUR INVESTIGATION SHOWS IT WAS A STRIPPED OUTPUT SHAFT AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED TODAY. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF FORD IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ??? MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 69,000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THANK YOU *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING I HEARD A LOUD WHINING NOISE AND I HAD NO FORWARD POWER. I SOMEHOW WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I REQUIRED A TOW AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE, COSTING OVER $3000 TO REPAIR. I NOW KNOW THAT NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE HAVE BEEN MADE. I BELIEVE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTERAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE PRESSED THE BUTTON ON THE KEY FOB TO OPEN THE REAR LIFTGATE. ONCE THE LIFTGATE WAS COMPLETELY OPENED FOR A FEW MOMENTS, IT SLAMMED SHUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE FAILURE, THE LIFTGATE WOULD NO LONGER REMAIN OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06V069000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE, BEFOR STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA09016 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAVE A MERCURY MONTEREY WHICH NEARLY GOT MY WIFE AND I KILLED BY A REAR-END COLLISION. IT JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED NO POWER NOTHING JUST LIKE ALL THESE OTHER COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSIONS MALFUNCTIONS. I AM ON SOCIAL SECURITY AND NEED MY VEHICLE I STOPPED MY DAUGHTER IN LAW FROM DRIVING IT SHE HAS 4 CHILDREN AND HER SOME WHERE LOSING POWER WITH THOSE CHILDREN IS NOT A GOOD THING I WILL GO VISIT THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS OF PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINI-VAN WITH 45,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS 47500 MILES AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT NEEDS A TORQUE CONVERTER TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE VAN COMPLETELY LOST FORWARD MOTION. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WASN'T ANY NOISE, SERVICE LIGHTS OR FLUID LEAKAGE. THE CAR SIMPLY HAD NO GEARS. WE HAD NO PRIOR WARNING, THE CAR HAD NEVER HAD ANY HESITATION, JERKING OR ANY SIGNS OF DISTRESS. THANKFULLY WE HAD JUST PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE WE COASTED TO A STOP. *TR

THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THIS HAPPENED AFTER REPORTING TRANSMISSION ISSUES TO BOTH HASTINGS FORD AND WHITAKER LINCOLN MERCURY SEVERAL TIMES SINCE 8/22/2005, WHICH WAS THE PURCHASE DATE OF MY VAN. WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE VAN LOST POWER AND IT SEEMED LIKE I WAS DRIVING IN NEUTRAL. THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHERE A COUPLE OF GUYS THEN HAD TO PUSH THE VAN SO THAT IT WAS OUT OF HARMS WAY. AFTER HAVING THE VAN TOWED TO HASTINGS FORD AND DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH, I'M NOW FINDING THAT MANY OTHER 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VANS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS MY VAN. IT WAS INTERESTING AND A LITTLE ODD TO ME THAT THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE ANYTHING APART. THIS TO ME NOW INDICATES THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I FIND IT VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT HASTINGS FORD DID NOT MENTION ANY OF THIS TO ME BEFORE THEY STARTED SERVICING THE VAN. MY MAIN COMPLAINT IS THAT I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM SINCE I HAVE REPORTED AND DOCUMENTED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SEVERAL TIMES, MANY OF WHICH WERE WELL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. MY OTHER COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD SEEMS TO BE DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IT WAS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION THAT I WAS IN WHEN I TOTALLY LOST POWER. I WAS ON A SLIGHT INCLINE WHEN MY PROBLEM HAPPENED. I WAS FORTUNATE T

VEHICLE...JUST SLOWED DOWN FROM 65 MPH ...COASTED TO A STOP. ENGINE RUNS FINE BUT VEHICLE DID NOT MOVE WITH TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IN ANY POSITION, REVERSE, DRIVE, ETC. *TR

MY 2005 MERCURY VAN DIED WITHOUT WARNING AND AFTER TAKING IT IN FOR REPAIR, WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE PCM MODULE OR COMPUTER THAT FAILED DUE TO MOISTURE. THE COST OF REPAIRS IS $962 AND THE MODULE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE ALLOWING MOISTURE TO CAUSE THE PART TO FAIL. THE PART IS MOUNTED IN THE FRONT COWL AND NOT PROTECTED NOR SEALED FROM WEATHER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL AND MANY HORRIFIC SAFETY INCIDENTS HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE VAN'S FAILURE. FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THEY USED THE JACK TO LIFT THE VEHICLE AND CHANGE THE TIRE, THE JACK SNAPPED IN HALF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE JACK WAS USED AND IT WAS THE ORIGINAL JACK THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. UPDATED 05/26/11 *BF UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN

I WAS DRIVING A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN BUT I CANNOT GO ANYWHERE. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED WITH THIS VEHICLE BEFORE. HAVE NOT REPLACED ANYTHING YET, AS THIS JUST HAPPENED TODAY - EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 24, 2011. *TR

MY WIFE AND I HAD DRIVEN OVER TO MELBOURNE, FL ON OCT. 15 TO ATTEND GRANDSON'S WEDDING OCT. 16. DUE TO MY PARKINSON'S DISEASE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING US AROUND THE AREA ON SUNDAY TO SEE THINGS SINCE WE USED TO LIVE IN MELBOURNE. RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR OLD CHURCH THE VAN JUST STOPPED ITS FORWARD MOTION AND WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE 3-LANE ROAD. A POLICEMAN DIRECTING CHURCH TRAFFIC PUSHED US OFF THE BUSY ROAD WHERE WE AWAITED TOW TRUCK. SINCE IT WAS SUNDAY NO REPAIR SHOP WAS OPEN SO TOW TRUCK DROPPED OFF VAN IN REPAIR SHOP PARKING LOT AND THEN TOOK US BACK TO OUR MOTEL WHERE WE TRIED TO GET A RENTAL CAR BUT RENTAL CAR PLACES ALSO CLOSED AND WE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO GET ONE. HAD TO ORDER IN PIZZA FOR DINNER. WE HAD TO ADD TWO MORE NIGHTS TO OUR MOTEL STAY, HAD COST OF RENTAL CAR FOR THAT TIME AND THE TRANSMISSION COST US $2238.11. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED THE DAY OF THE WEDDING WE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER BECAUSE WE HAD TO TRAVEL FROM COCOA BEACH BACK TO MELBOURNE MOTEL AT 11:00 AT NIGHT ON I-95. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THAT SCENERIO COULD HAVE ENDED UP BEING TRAGIC.

I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE (VAN) ON A BUSY ROAD AND THE RPM GAGE SUDDENLY SURGED BUT THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO COAST THE VAN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE VAN AND RESTARTED IT. THE VAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. I COULD NOT MOVE THE VAN AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE VAN HAD BEEN WORKING PERFECTLY. NO LOUD NOISES OR ANY DIFFICULTY SHIFTING DURING OR PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH A POWER TRAIN, AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER BY AAMCO FOR $3,008.52 I UNDERSTAND A COMPLAINT IS ALREADY UNDER INVESTIGATION ACTION #EA09019 THERE WAS NOT ANY FLUID LEAKING ALL THE DAMAGE WAS INTERNAL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LIFTGATE WOULD NOT REMAIN IN THE OPEN POSITION AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME DOWN HARD ON WHOEVER WAS STANDING UNDER THE LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 06V069000 (STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE) AND WAS ADVISED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2006. THE CONTACT DID NOT RECALL HAVING THE REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

ON FEB 7, 2011,AFTER EXITING I10, I STOPPED MY 2005 MONTEREY VAN AT MY GRANDSON'S HOME. AS I RESTARTED I BACKED OUT AND SWITCHED TO FORWARD GEAR. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. I TRIED ALL GEARS AND SAME RESULT. CHECKING GOOGLE, I FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF 2005 MONTEREY VANS AND MERCURY/FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. MY DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME A PRICE OF OVER$2,100 TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS FORD'S BILL AND I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIIBLE FOR THEIR EXTREMELY POOR ENGINEERING. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY ON JANUARY 22ND 2011. DURING TEST DRIVE IT FELT GREAT. TWO DAYS LATER I AM FEELING A JERKING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A DEAD STOP. I STARTING CHECKING ON LINE TO SEE IF THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OVER TWO HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE! WHY IS IT WITH SO MANY SIMILAR INCIDENTS OR PROBLEMS THAT NO ONE IS DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN THAT I'VE OWN BRAND NEW. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. COULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT! *TR

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY WITH 45,700 MILES. I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY POLICY WHICH EXPIRES THIS SUMMER. THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS HAS BEEN THE RIGHT SIDE SLIDING DOOR WHICH DOES NOT PERFORM PROPERLY AT TIMES. ON OCCASION WHEN DEPRESSING THE DOOR "OPEN BUTTON" ON THE UPPER CONSOLE, IT STARTS TO OPEN AND THEN AFTER OPENING APPROXIMATELY 15 INCHES, IT CLOSES ON ITS OWN AS PASSENGERS START TO EITHER EXIT OR ENTER THE BACK SEAT. PAST DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT RESULTED IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. THEY INSIST THAT THEY CANT DO ANYTHING UNTIL I COULD DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THE DOOR OPERATED PROPERLY ON THOSE OCCASIONS. ON 10/11/10 I FINALLY HAD THEM RUN DIAGNOSTICS TO SEE IF THEY COULD FIND A CODING PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS FOUND AND I WAS AGAIN TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM. LAST EVENING WHILE A PASSENGER WAS TRYING TO ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE RIGHT SLIDING DOOR WHICH I ACTIVATED, IT TWICE IN A ROW CLOSED ON HER. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE AND CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE. AN EMAIL FROM FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS ON 6/6/10 SUGGESTED I DEAL WITH THE DEALER SERVICE MANAGER. IT WOULD BE UP TO HIM TO EVALUATE AS TO ANY COVERAGE AVAILABLE WHICH THAT WOULD COVER ANY REPAIR. TODAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DELAND FORD IN DELAND, FLORIDA TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. AS IN THE PAST AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE DOOR OPERATED PROPERLY. I POINTED THIS OUT AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ASKED THAT THE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE RPMS WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT COULD NOT STEER OR MOVE AFTER THAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

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

2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

WE HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS REGARDING TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN WHICH THE US GOVERNMENT HAS FAILED TO REACT TO. IT HAPPENED TO MY WIFE AND I ON SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM WHILE TRAVELING ON A BUSY 4 LANE ROAD. WE WERE PROCEEDING HOME AND THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DIS-ENGAGED LEAVING US POWERLESS IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND SAFELY GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THE NEGLECT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DEFECT AS I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FAMILIES PUT IN HARM'S WAY WITH THE ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT THE NHTSA AND FORD ARE AWARE OF. HAVE EYES BEEN TURNED BECAUSE THIS IS AN AMERICAN COMPANY? YOU GUYS JUMPED ALL OVER TOYOTA FOR PROBLEMS. I EXPECT AN ANSWER! *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN ABOUT 45 MPH ON A FAIRLY BUSY STREET WHEN THE CAR BEGAN LOSING SPEED. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT MAYBE THE CAR HAD SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL SO HE DOWNSHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO 3 BUT STILL NO POWER. HE TRIED LOWER GEARS AND HE STEPPED ON THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES. THE TACHOMETER RESPONDED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR GO INTO ANY GEAR. WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COAST TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY GEAR. IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY FAILED. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO NOISES, NOTHING ALERTED US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. IT WAS A LITTLE FRIGHTENING AND VERY FRUSTRATING. *TR

DRIVING ON A FLAT RESIDENTIAL ROAD AT 30 MPH MY MINIVAN LOST POWER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND THE VAN ROLLED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE VAN WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR IS $3000. OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY MINIVAN. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED IN SEPTEMBER 2009, IT HAD 87,728 MILES (BASED ON REPAIR BILL DATED 9/16/2009). ON THAT SEPTEMBER, 2009 EVENING, I WAS DRIVING ON US 27, AND WAS COMING UP ON A SLIGHT HILL, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN, I LOST ACCELERATION. I COULDN'T EVEN MAKE A TURN TO A SIDE RODE, IT JUST STOPPED! LATER A POLICE CAR PULLED OVER, AND HELPED ME TO PUSH MY VAN TO THE SIDE. I HAD THE VAN TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND IT COST ME $2000! HOWEVER, EVER SINCE I TOOK MY VAN BACK, EVERY NOW AND THEN, AFTER I STOPPED AT THE RED LIGHT, I HAVE TROUBLE TO ACCELERATE. WHEN I ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION ACTS LIKE IT'S AT NEUTRAL, AND THE RPM WOULD SHOOT UP, AND THE VAN JOLT FORWARD. I HAVE TO LET MY FOOT UP AND THEN GENTLY PRESS SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VAN TO SLOWLY GAIN SPEED WHILE ALL OTHER CARS JUST HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND TO PASS ME. AND WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT FELT ALMOST LIKE LAST SEPTEMBER, AND I WORRIED THE VAN WILL QUIT ON ME AGAIN. I HAD TAKE THE VAN BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, BUT BOTH TIME THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO NOTHING COULD BE DONE. (IT'S TRUE THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, IT'S KIND OF UNPREDICTABLE). I'M KIND OF SCARED OF DRIVING THIS VAN, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL JUST STOP RIGHT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN STUTTERING AND SHIFTING HARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION CENTER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC PULLED THE PAN FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND COPPER SHAVINGS ATTACHED TO THE MAGNET AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE TRANSMISSION CENTER. WHEN THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, HE WAS TOLD THAT HE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,048.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DURING RAINY AND SNOWY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. HE HAD TO TAKE HIS FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND ROLL BACKWARD TO GET INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS LOCATED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING ON MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THIS CAR WAS WELL MAINTAINED. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL WAS FOUND TO BE OKAY. TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED. I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME AT UNIVERSITY PARKING LOT WHERE I WORK. STARTED ENGINE, NO NOISE OR INDICATION ON ELECTRONIC WARNING SYSTEM, AND WHEN PUT INTO GEAR THE SYSTEM SIMPLY WAS IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERS WHERE THEY DID THE REPAIR. THEY ALSO NOTED NO APPARENT INDICATIONS THAT THIS WAS PROBLEM AS THEY NOTED IF THERE WAS RECALL THAT I SHOULD KEEP MY BILL AND THAT SHOULD BE COVERED. IT WAS LUCKY THAT THIS OCCURRED WHEN IT DID AS I USUALLY TRAVEL FREEWAY HOME AT RUSH HOUR. NO ACCIDENT OR OTHER EVENT FROM THE OCCURRENCE - WHICH WAS ALSO A BLESSING. I HAVE BEEN A FORD OWNER FOR MANY YEARS AND WAS SURPRISED BY THIS FAILURE. UPON SEARCHING THE INTERNET I NOTED THAT OTHER 2005 MONTEREYS WERE ALSO SHOWING SAME PROBLEM AND THAT NHTSA WAS DOING A STUDY, SO I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO LET YOU KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM. I CAN IMAGINE THAT THIS WOULD BE VERY UNSAFE IF THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING. CAR IS NOW REPAIRED AND APPEARS TO BE IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER TO FRONT WHEELS. FLUID LEVELS GOOD. FLUID NOT BURNT OR DISCOLORED. *TR

TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WILL JUST GO OUT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY! ENGINE WILL THEN SHUT OFF LEAVING ME WITHOUT ANYWAY TO STEER OR BRAKE! *TR

I DROVE MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TO TAKE MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING AND CAME RIGHT HOME. ABOUT TWO HOURS LATER, HAD TO LEAVE AND STARTED CAR. I PUT CAR INTO REVERSE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHAT SO EVER, MY CAR NO LONGER APPEARS TO HAVE A WORKING TRANSMISSION. NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT IS IN, NOTHING AT ALL HAPPENS. CAR HAS JUST BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC TO BE LOOKED AT FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. CAR HAS JUST OVER 53,000 MILES. AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS OTHER VICTIMS OF THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, I AM THANKFUL IT AT LEAST HAPPENED AT MY OWN HOME RATHER THAN BEING OUT SOMEWHERE WITH MY KIDS IN TOW - OR WORSE OFF WHILE DRIVING! STILL DOESN'T MAKE THIS ANY BETTER OF A SITUATION TO BE DEALING WITH. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY VAN. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND PLACED THE GEAR SHIFTER IN THE "REVERSE" POSITION; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

THE TORQUE CONVERTER GOES BAD ON MY VAN EVERY 35,000 MILES. THERE IS NO WARNING SIGN THAT THE PART WILL FAIL. THE VAN HAS STRANDED ME TWICE NOW IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WILL JUST NOT GO ANYWHERE. THERE IS NEVER ANY NOISE OR ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THE VEHICLE JUST STOPS MOVING. FORD JUST KEEPS REPLACING THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE I HAVE NOW IS WORKING ON IT'S THIRD TORQUE CONVERTER IN 71,000 MILES OF USE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 10 AND 45 MPH. THERE WAS NO POWER IN THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN AND OTHER TIMES HE HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. ON TWO OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT RETRIEVE ANY CODES TO PINPOINT THE FAILURE. MANY COMPONENTS (SENSOR COMPUTER CHIPS, ENGINE DETOX AND ALL THE SPARK PLUGS) WERE REPLACED BUT NONE REPAIRED THE FAILURE. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE TO-DATE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,162. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

MY WIFE WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT HER JOB. SHE THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ANY SIGN OF A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

TOOK THE KIDS TO THE MOVIES AND DROVE AROUND TOWN FOR A GOOD PART OF THE DAY. ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER GETTING HOME I HAD TO GO TO THE STORE I GOT INTO THE VAN AND STARTED THE ENGINE THE RPM'S WENT UP TO ABOUT 4K. I BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PUT THE VAN INTO DRIVE. THE RPM'S WENT UP AGAIN TO ABOUT 4K AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 FEET THE VAN LOST POWER, THEN ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT THE VAN WOULD NOT MOVE. I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. PER THE FORD DEALER IT APPEARS TO BE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED AND MIGHT NOT BE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

RE: 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION. AS NOTED IN OTHER POSTS, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING TO WORK AT 6:15 IN THE MORNING (DARK), HEARD A STRANGE SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY THE CARS SYSTEMS ALL STOPPED AND SHE STRUGGLED TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AAA TOWED THE CAR TO A WELL KNOWN A REPUTABLE REPAIR SERVICE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO VERY QUICKLY DIAGNOSE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ESTIMATED COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $2500-3000. DEALER COST BEFORE DISCOUNTS WAS $3795 DOWN TO $2217. DEALER, FIESTA LINCOLN MERCURY IN MESA, AZ. REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN SERIOUS ISSUE. MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 40,292. AS IS SO WITH MANY OTHERS, I AM IN NO POSITION TO LAY OUT THAT KIND OF MONEY, SO VEHICLE IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY. I UNDERSTAND THAT INVESTIGATIONS LIKE THIS CAN TAKE SOME TIME, BUT WE ARE DEALING NOT ONLY WITH A SIGNIFICANT REPAIR ISSUE AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I FIND IT AMAZING THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE FAILS IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY AND WHILE DRIVIGN 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE FAILURE ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILES WERE 74382 AND 75301 ARE THE CURRENT MILES.

PLEASE ADD ME TO YOUR ALREADY LONG LIST OF PEOPLE BEGGING FOR A RECALL ON THE 2005 MERCURY MONTEREY TRANSMISSION ISSUES. *TR