2007 Mercury Montego owner complaints

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 mercury montego. The contact stated that the throttle body control failed twice. When the failure occurred the vehicle would accelerate when he removed his foot off of the brake pedal and before he placed his foot back on it. The throttle body was replaced twice in the past 15 months. The failure mileage was 86847. The current mileage was 109847. Updated 01/20/11 *bf updated 04/13/11

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury montego. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle lunge forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the throttle body might be defective. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

This vehicle has a problem when shifting from park to drive, park to reverse, drive to reverse, reverse to drive or when simply maneuvering to park. You can hear the engine RPM increase quickly, then decrease just as quickly when this happens. This typically occurs when the vehicle is placed in reverse and the wheel is being turned and the my foot is on the brake pedal. This problem began a month ago and has gotten progressively worse. *tr

Our 18 year old daughter who has a permit was driving our 2007 monetego one evening with me. When she went to park at a drive inn restaurant under my guidance, she was pulling into a parking space and the car unexpectedly lunged forward. As an inexperienced driver she panicked and took her foot off the brake - endangering the lives of at least 10 people that were eating at the picnic tables outside of the restaurant. Thankfully the car was going at a relatively low speed and the curb stopped its forward motion. I had noticed intermittent "lunging" when I applied the brakes just a few times before this and a clunking when shifting and I had already taken it to my local mechanic who checked the transmission and brakes but said they were fine. After the incident with my daughter we took the c

This vehicle has a serious/scary "surging" problem when shifting from park to drive, park to reverse, drive to reverse, reverse to drive or when simply maneuvering to park. This problem began a couple of weeks ago and has gotten progressively worse. A web search has shown that this problem is pretty common in this auto but I have yet to see the problem pinpointed. This is a real safety issue. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 mercury montego. While driving 10 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle jerked before eventually stopping. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury montego. The contact stated that the vehicle made a loud noise while the gear was placed into reverse. In addition, the vehicle failed to respond while in reverse. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence and was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The VIN was not available. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 49,000.

2007 mercury montego surges in both forward and backward mode. It is extremely dangerous and does this unexpectedly. Is this going to be a Toyota type problem where it will take a serious accident to get these cars recalled ? This is an ongoing problem with the electronic throttle body which many people have reported and it seems Ford motor company wishes to ignore instead of address. This is truly a shame because we were so proud of an american auto company who refused to take the government bail out , but at the same time, they need to step up and stand behind a real problem with their vehicle. *tr

Traveling at freeway speed, vehicle lights all flickered the lost power..engine continued to run, was able to coast vehicle to shoulder of 35w, apply brakes and stop. Turned off vehicle and restarted within a few minutes. No lights no dash lights..flooring the gas pedal able to get 30 MPH uphill approximately. At top of hill power came back on..then killed again. Tow called. Currently at garage where sensors are showing transmission problem. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 mercury montego. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the fuel gauge and speedometer backlights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.

An electronic device known as the smart junction box has failed 3 times since new.the first two times it was replaced under the original manufacturer"s warranty. The warranty has expired and it failed again. This part is very expensive costing in excess of $500.00 plus labor charges which I must pay. When this part fails, the signal lights, brake stop lights and other devices do not work which are essential for safe operation. Vehicle reliability and security are in serious concern.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the failure was due to an electrical shortage in the taillight because of an accumulation of moisture inside the taillight assembly. The contact was informed that the taillight assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 52,000.

We have had intermittent electrical issues for several years.the car suddenly looses all electrical power. The battery is completely depleted. Once jump started the car will then operate properly. I have had the alternator replaced once and the car has been checked by mechanics several times, no one can find the problem. We often times smell a burnt plastic odor just before the failures. This failure has happened dozens of time over the past 4 years, even during warranty. Ford did nothing for us. *tt

Brake problems since car has had 400 miles on it. The dealer turned the front and back rotors,and replaced the brake pads. Then there was a recall on the back brakes. And now the cars front brakes vibrate, and every time it rains the rotors on the front rust. *tr

Brakes are faulty on Ford 500 and mercury montego. They disintegrate early with only 10,000-12,000 miles on them. This causes multiple replacements, and is dangerous when they are okay one day, and gone the next after Ford dealers cleared them at a check-up just a few miles earlier. *jb

I have a 2007 Ford mercury montego that the throttle has a mind of its own-it often fluctuates and I feel that Ford should recall this defect immediately before serious accidents occurs. It is an on-going issue and happens daily. There is no warning when the throttle fluctuates-it is something I must be cognizant about at all times. I have been to the Ford dealer to see if there has been a recall and if others have made complaints about this as well.. This has been going on for several months now and the last incident was yesterday! *tr

Sudden acceleration when taking off and backing up. Especially into reverse. There has been a few close calls because of this. *tr

The factory-supplied vehicle service jack failed during a spare tire change. The jack is a standard mechanical screw jack with a 16-inch long, 3/8-inch diameter horizontal bolt screwed into a threaded support member in the jack. The threads in the threaded support member became stripped while the jack was lifting the vehicle, causing the jack to fully collapse and the vehicle to fall to the ground. The threaded nut in the support member no longer holds the 16-inch bolt in place, and metal shavings are seen on the horizontal bolt. There is no sign of thread wear on the bolt itself, so the failure is purely due to the threaded nut inside the support member of the jack. At the time of the collapse, the bolt was being turned using the factory-supplied jack handle. The jack was raised

First at 56k miles when putting the car into reverse it wouldn't go into gear, under warranty Ford changed the fluid said nothing else was wrong, got car back and it still did same thing, took back to Ford nothing wrong but car continued to have same problem and a the motor noise got louder. Then at 112k car wouldn't go into gear, high speed was 10mph. It was the CVT transmission. Called numerous transmission garages no one works on them. Found one that would look at it, they confirmed it was the transmission, Ford would not release any parts for rebuilding it. Then Ford would not release a refurbished transmission for it, then they claimed the garages just had a miss communications. Called Ford customer service, they said call back in 48 hrs had to call them back a wk n half later, just

Since vehicle was purchased, when shifting from park to reverse or drive, the vehicle will lunge back or forward, even with brakes applied. Have had to push brake pedal harder than what is normal to prevent this from happening. Dealer "could not duplicate problem" when car was under warranty. Car is now out of warranty and I was told the throttle body needs replacement. *tr