2006 Mercury Montego owner complaints

After the engine warms up, upon acceleration and the automatic transmission is shifting gears from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 there is a stuttering and often a jerking when the automatic transmission is shifting. This jerking also occurs upon slow braking when the transmission is down-shifting from gears 4 to 3 to 2 to 1. It's getting worse!! *tr

I purchased a new mercury montego premier with a 6 speed electronic automatic transmission. It is an excellent vehicle with the exception that while traveling down steep grades there is no way to downshift to a lower gear to slow the vehicle down. I have to rely on the brakes only and they overheat on long mountainous grades. Some are 7% to 9.5% grades in weatern n.c. ,northern ga. , and eastern tn. With no way of going to a lower gear to help slow the vehicle down , the brakes take extreme abuse and could fail from overheating. I can only imagine living in the western states and having this problem. On a recent trip, my spoke aluminum wheels were black with residue from brake dust. I feel that people who are not accustomed to driving in mountainous terrain could have a huge problem where

While traveling down the road the lights went out in the car quit running at 60 miles per hour was almost rear-ended knocked up steering wheel ended up in the ditch. Had a new alternator put on twice a brand new battery had all the fuses checked everything redone 4 weeks later same thing all over again electrical problem with your car, this time being more alert of it I was able to pull over and save myself from another bad car accident there's a problem with your electrical in this car it's going to kill somebody it has cost me over $3,000 and now it's doing it again, huh complaints about this I am reporting it something needs to be done

When accelerating I noted the tranny started to slip, I drive very cautious, not a speedster, I watched the RPM shoot to five and no speed shift, I drove the car for a while hoping it would come out of it, I was driving back and fourth some 4000 miles to work and had little time to get to mechanics finally my wife took it in they said 4 gear was missing in tranny, just getting back to work I had to look up a used tranny because the cost was well over 3000. I found a 2007 used tranny from a reputable used dealer , we place the tranny in at a cost of 700, the tranny itself 475, upon getting car back the tranny is doing it all over again, I am now taking it to a dealership to have it synchronized with computer programing to see if this fixes problem , I am not happy with the recalls on this

I have a 2006 mercury montego AWD. At slow speeds the transmission seems to lurch in both drive and reverse. It has been doing this since brand new. It has 65,000 miles on it now and it seems to be worsening with age. On october 20th, 2010 the slow speed lurch in reverse caused the vehicle to back into a pole causing body damage to the decklid and bumper. *tr

1. Normal driving. Car stopped moving. Stranded xmas evening in rain storm. 2. Rt. Frond axle came out of trans-axle towed to dealer. 3. Found defective midship bearing had to cut due to excessive pressure on axle. Per dealer invoice. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The throttle body was replaced, but the failure recurred twice after the repair was performed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 48,942.

Ac blows hot air when vehicle is not moving. If you are moving slow or stopped at a signal light or stuck in traffic the ac starts blowing hot air. It works fine as along as I am moving. *tr

When accelerating suddenly the vehicle would just shift out of gear, make a loud clunking noise and violently thrust forward and then back. It happens a lot when trying to accelerate onto a highway. It is very scary feeling. It is a sudden jolt. When we took the car to the dealership the repairman said has seen a lot of the harsh shifting failure with the transmission with the montego.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. The contact stated that it took multiple attempts to start the vehicle. While driving 34 MPH, the vehicle stalled. When the vehicle was restarted, the entire instrument panel illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that the vehicle's wiring was not installed correctly. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

While driving at night, suddenly the instrument cluster gauges stopped working and when to zero value. They flickered momentarily and continued this for about 1 minute while driving. The appeared to have reset themselves. However, two days after the initial incident the gauges stopped working again, and have continued to not function properly. The major safety issue (I almost got into an accident) is that when the gauges don't work, the reverse lights come on. This makes other drivers think I am reversing when I am not. I have done additional online research and found a service bulletin published by Ford indicating this is an issue with these models. *js

Experiencing odd inside tire wear on rear tires of my mercury montego. Had oil changed at dealership service rep from dealership said Ford issued tsb 10-2-13, seems Ford should be issuing a recall to fix this problem because it came from the factory with it. Under normal driving it would seem as if this problem would not happen, it would have to be a manufacturing defect.

Drivers side rear toe bracket broke off the rear subframe. Rear subframe totally rusted through.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. The contact noticed that the paint on the hood of the vehicle was consistently fading. He is in the process of notifying the dealer in reference to the failure. The failure and current mileages were 8,500.

Water is accumulating in the doors of my car. *tr

I was traveling at approximately 50 MPH when I realized the truck in front of me was sitting still without any break lights. I hit my breaks but I slammed into the back of the vehicle head on. The entire front end of my car was pushed back toward the windshield. My airbag didn't deploy. I would think that with the bumper and grill being pushed back toward the engine the airbag would have deployed. My son and I were both wearing seatbelts and suffered injuries from those. Despite the seat belt I was still thrown forward almost slamming into the steering wheel. I am severely bruised across my abdomen and right shoulder, I have shoulder and neck pain. I can hardly use my right arm and can not lay down with out excruciating pain in my chest and shoulder. My son only suffered minor bruises and

2006 mercury montego was issued a recall related to rear brakes. The recall was performed. 12,000 miles later the rear brakes need to be done again Ford issued tsb 07-5-9 for premature pad wear and recommend replacing front brakes as well to ensure proper braking. This is a safety issue since many who are unaware will just replace the rear brakes creating uneven braking performance. Spoke with dealership and Ford customer service. None want to take responsibility for fixing this braking problem correctly. *tr

Clip holding fuel filter hose to the fuel filter failed allowing the hose to come loose and leak fuel under pressure. The car had only been driven 4 blocks so the exhaust system was still cool. Had the exhaust system been hot and the failure occurred at high speed a fire would most likely have occurred. The fuel filter had not been changed, as confirmed by my service records, making it the filter installed at the factory. *tr

2 years ago I purchased 4 michelin latitude tires (65,000 mile tires) for my 2006 mercury montego. On wednesday (9-25-13) I went to the dealer (discount tires) for a tire rotation. I was told the rotation could not be done because the tires were unsafe. The dealers description was a cracking issue. What really has happened is the rubber thread is coming off the core of all 4 tires (24,000 miles). Because of this unsafe condition, I purchased 4 new tires and the dealer adjusted the price based on thread wear. As a consumer I should not have to pay for an unsafe manufacturing defect. I noticed that michelin has previously recalled the latitude tires for SUV's and small trucks. I think this should be recalled for passenger cars since this is an unsafe situation and has occurred on all 4 of my

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. While the vehicle was parked the contact stated that she attempted to get out of the vehicle and was unable to open the seat belt and was stuck in the drivers side seat belt. The contact stated that she had to climb out of the seat while the seat belt remained buckled. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 117,753 and the current mileage was 117,756.