2004 Mercury Monterey: problems, recalls and reliability

“Thursday may 23 2019. Driving down the road and my van just cut off. I was able to restart the van and get into a parking lot. I sat for a bit and tried it again. It started. But I had no power to go forward or reverse the transmission was just gone. Absolutely no warning or anything like this had happened. No service engine light .. I was on a city street. I had just pulled forward from waiting for a red light.”Owner report · Suspension · May 2019

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving 65 mph, the rpms increased, but the vehicle decelerated to approximately 20 mph. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.”Owner report · Power Train · Dec 2018

“Lower control bolt that mounted to subframe rusted threw frame . If not caught on time the tire would seperate I took the vechicle to a wedler for temperary repair. But unfortanley the design on the subframe has holes so it allows water to enter and cause frame to rust! Alert when braking you may experience clunking that is the lower control arm bolt broken. Very dangerous. I have vechicle with physical proof of rusted frame if needed I can take pictures when the time comes.”Owner report · Structure · Aug 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) as a possible cause of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.”Owner report · Power Train · Apr 2018

“Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving 15 mph and attempting to make a right turn, the steering ability became very hard. The failure began twenty days ago and worsened. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 127,320. The VIN was invalid. Contact reports that steering balljoint was heavily and corroded and had to be replaced. *tt”Owner report · Steering · Feb 2018

“I was driving on the highway when the vehicle started slowing down and the gas pedal did nothing but rev, w/out any acceleration. I towed it to my house and now the transmission will not engage in any of the gears. My problem is a ford recall and they told me it has already been done on my vehicle, what can I do?”Owner report · Power Train · Jan 2018

“As of today, january 22, 2018, I had to have the van towed to a transmission shop as yesterday, january 21, 2018, the transmission locked up while in light traffic. Praise god was able to get it to a nearby parking lot until the wrecker came. After researching online it has become clear this vehicle has had several incidents and repeat incidents with ford motor company torque converters. The shop I've taking mine to actually rebuilds them. As for the incident which occurred on the 21st, was driving when a sudden loss of power and once van was pulled off road and parked, car was still running; however, no matter what gear I would put it in, there was no movement, just revving.”Owner report · Power Train · Jan 2018