2006 Mercury Monterey owner complaints

My family was traveling on the I-65 south interstate and the van, 2006 mercury monterey, stop responding in the middle of fast traffic. It took me by total surprise. The engine was still running. So, I initially thought it had accidently went in neutral but that wasn't the case. I tried a lower gear with not luck. Not wanting to be stuck in the middle of the interstate I then turned on my hazard lights and frantically maneuvered the van to the side of the busy interstate road. Once on the side of the road my husband tried every gear and the van wasn't responding in any of them. We ended up getting it towed to our house. After we got home my husband started researching the problem because he had never heard of a vehicle stop responding like that without any warning signs. He said this has t

My vehicle was inspected the same day the transmission went. My brother was driving it home from the (non-Ford) dealership, where he works. I had not had any transmission problems previously. This is what he sent me: "I made a left hand turn out of wawa into the center lane. There was no one coming so I gave it a little more throttle just to gain speed so I could get over into the actual lane. When I did this it almost felt like the trans went from grabbing to just "revving" with no power. I coasted it into giant's parking lot. Once stopped I tried all the gears and it would just rev up and not move." a few days later I had the van towed to a local mechanic. He then told me that "the pump went" and that I needed a new transmission. He also told me to check for recalls because it

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into reverse or park position without warning. As a result, the vehicle continued to drift forward. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,000.

I was driving down the road at approx. 30-35 MPH, when all of a sudden a high pitched squealing sound, occured and my vehicle would not accelerate forward anymore. I coasted into a parking lot, put the vehicle in park, and then shifted the car into r,d, and od and nothing engaged... This happened on a city street...had it towed to repair shop and was told it was something with my transmission, but they didnt say what, only that is was going to cost $2250 to replace it.....had it towed home..not repaired

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle attempted to stall. The contact shifted into park and then drive, but the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact also shifted into reverse but still no response. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic, who stated that the entire power train needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the power train replaced. The failure mileage was 66,000. ...updated 03/07/14 *bf the torque converter was replaced. Updated 03/13/14

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 sp

Was driving down main street in monroe wis when car just went in to neutral and we just cost. Luckily had enough speed to get in a parking lot. Left 2 86 year olds and 1 92 year old sitting in the van at 10:30 at night luckily a relative could get us. Towed van to dealer was told torque converter had stripped the out put shaft splines that this was a recall on the year before. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. It was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000. Updated 01/11/2017*ct *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.

Driving down the street...lost all forward movement. Everything was running, just no engament of transmission

My wife was pulling out onto a busy street after being stopped at a stop sign and after making the turn and trying to get up to the speed of traffic she noticed that the car had quit accelerating. After losing drive power unexpectedly she was able to coast over to the side of the road to allow the approaching cars to pass. The engine of the car continued to run, but placing the car into any gear did not engage. We had to have the vehicle towed, and found out that the torque converter had failed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, she approached a traffic stop signal and the transmission failed to operate. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000. The VIN was unavailable.

I was driving at 45 MPH when the transmission jumped and lost all the gears. I was able to coast to the side of the road and shut off the van. I started it back up and was able to shift through all of the gears but would not move just rev the rpms. Had it towed to a transmission place and was advised there is a recall on this happening with the torque getting stripped. Contacted Ford to be advised it was not included for my VIN even though they are aware of this issue happening with other vans same year and make. Ford refuses to assist or cover this repair.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. There were no repairs completed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 68,056.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle decelerated independently and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 12v006000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000. Ma 10/2

I do not know the dates or mileages at the time, I'm sure it was over 36,000 miles or else I would have taken it into the dealer. Actually the first time I may have, and they probably said "your car didn't throw out a code" I've heard that many times... On at least two occasions, possibly three, I hit the brakes *lightly* in dry weather and it sets off the traction control. One time I was rushing my son to the hospital and I could not go over 40 miles an hour, I was on a highway so I could not safely pull over (that was not the first time it had happened so I knew I needed to stop and shut the car off to "reset" it. I just cried all the way to the hospital). I believe it went off when I tapped the brakes to get onto the onramp, I had a "yield". Another time I was on a busy two-l

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving at an unknown speed, the traction control warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle decelerates, loses power steering and braking ability, and also stalls. The vehicle had to be restarted in order for it to operate normally. He took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions, but they, as well as an investigator from Ford, could not duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 24,000. Updated 08/13/08 *bf the ABS light and oil light illuminateed as well. Updated 08/13/08

We attempted to put the 3rd row passenger seat in an upright position and discovered the seat bracket was loose. Upon removing the vehicle from the garage, we observed rust on the garage floor. After inspecting the underside of the vehicle and checking on websites to determine a possible fix to this issue, we discovered there had been a previous 2013 Ford motor co recall #13s01 - corrosion of third row seat attachment (NHTSA action # ea12003). However because we bought our vehicle and live in the state of kentucky, our vehicle was not covered under the recall (even though our state uses lots of salt on the roads during the winter season). On october 29, 2015 I took the vehicle to my local Ford dealer and they confirmed there was rust and advised I contact the national Ford customer se

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

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.