2006 Mercury Monterey
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
3 recalls name the 2006 Mercury Monterey. Newest first.
Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New…
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the above listed passenger vehicles. due to incorrect design, the quick connectors may not fully seat with the tube interface, even though the person making the connection may believe that the quick connector IS fully…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Failure of this connection could lead to fuel spillage and, in the presence of an ignition source, a fire could occur.
Remedy
Ufi will notify owners and replace the filters free of charge. the recall began on august 4, 2006. owners may contact ufi filters USA at 800-230-5876.
On certain vans equipped with the power liftgate option, the power liftgate motor automatically disengages after the liftgate IS powered open.
Risk and remedy
Risk
In the event of a liftgate strut malfunction, the liftgate can fall freely with no prior warning. Anyone standing beneath the liftgate may be injured if the liftgate falls.
Remedy
Dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module to reduce the likelihood that the liftgate could fall free of charge. the recall began on march 15, 2006. owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Owner complaints
44 complaints1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train
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…
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
- Power train
My 2006 mercury mmonterey started jumping while going down the road and making a noise when you press the gas. Mechanic said it was the tcc selenoid so we replaced it an that did not fix the issue so took it backto find the torque conveter IS bad.
- Power train
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…
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 to be vehicle defect and looked up recalls for the van on the nhtsa.org website. There wasn't a recall for this issue but there were plenty of complaints about this exact safety issue. After doing more research we found that the 2004 model of this van had the same issue which ford did do a recall for the torque converter. The ford company needs to be immediately notified that this IS also a big safety issue with the 2006 model. One the reasons my husband bought the vehicle was because it was built by ford and he trusted their products. I hope ford will take the complaint seriously and stand behind their product and get this safety issue with the torque converter on the mercury monterey 2006 vehicles resolved quickly.
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Torque converter
TL* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle failed to respond as the accelerator pedal was being depressed. Also, the rpms increased to high. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the torque…
TL* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle failed to respond as the accelerator pedal was being depressed. Also, the rpms increased to high. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the torque converter was stripped. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 141,000.
- Power train
Our van was driving just fine and suddenly, with no warning at all, went into neutral, stopping in an intersection. the vehicle only has around 88000 miles on it. It was towed to the dealer, and the lincoln dealer diagnosed that the torque converter had failed. I noticed ford had already recalled…
Our van was driving just fine and suddenly, with no warning at all, went into neutral, stopping in an intersection. the vehicle only has around 88000 miles on it. It was towed to the dealer, and the lincoln dealer diagnosed that the torque converter had failed. I noticed ford had already recalled all of the 2004 freestars and 2005 montereys for this problem, but yet somehow my 2006 with a september 2005 build date was not part of the recall. so guess what? ford knowingly left me in an unsafe vehicle, and now I'm responsible for the repair bill. ford so very clearly knew about the problem and never corrected the problem by the time by vehicle was built. nhtsa needs to encourage ford to recall all the 2006 and probably all the 2007s as well. ford should be paying for my repair, not me.
- Power train
Driving down the street...lost all forward movement. everything was running, just no engament of transmission
- Power train
Takata inflators. Driving in traffic without warning vehicle just stops moving in heavy traffic.believe solenoid to drive tranny IS faulty.
- Power train · Unknown or other
I was driving down the road, just normal driving, posted speed or below,. Had gas pedal down and suddenly the vehicle has no power. Had to push to the side. Can move gear shift, but car doesn't go into any direction, forward or backward.
- Power train · Vehicle speed control
Transmission problem its racing also the cruse control speed up more than it should my family and are not safe when going on a long road trip how would you feel having a break down in the middle of no where and on the high way because of the bad transmission you put in the vehicle please fix it please
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Torque converter
TL* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,080.
- Engine · Power train
TL* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while going up an incline, the transmission stalled and the vehicle jumped. The contact was able to gain control of the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was…
TL* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while going up an incline, the transmission stalled and the vehicle jumped. The contact was able to gain control of the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power control module needed to be replaced, the transmission was contaminated with water and needed to be rebuilt, the fluid needed to be replaced and the wiper cowl needed to be removed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The contact referenced nhtsa action number pe10033 (vehicle speed control, power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.
- Fuel/propulsion system
While exiting highway lost transmission. Taken to dealership for repair. Repair attempt did not solve problem. Was told it was torque converter.
- Power train
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
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Torque converter
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
- Electrical system
Car stalled while driving down the highway. mechanic says that the power train control module burned up. it appears that there have been other incidents in which this has happened
- Power train
I have already replaced the transmission on this vehicle and do not want to incur the expense replacing another. With no warning the vehicle acted as if it slipped or popped out of gear as I was going down a fairly busy street. I had lost all gears. I could move the shifter but no gears would…
I have already replaced the transmission on this vehicle and do not want to incur the expense replacing another. With no warning the vehicle acted as if it slipped or popped out of gear as I was going down a fairly busy street. I had lost all gears. I could move the shifter but no gears would engage. I had the vehicle towed to my residence then to the repair shop. Not sure how many complaints regarding this issue you need before notifying the manufacturer to declare a recall, but I'm sure the complaints written on this site represent a very small number of people that have or are having this very same issue as the 2004 and 2005 model year that for some reason did get a recall issued. It IS time the 2006 models were included.
- Unknown or other
Torque converter IS stripping. 2004 and 2005 recalled for this problem but not 2006. Same car. Same transmission. Same torque converter.
- Power train
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.
- Seats
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…
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 service area for further instruction. I did so and was advised there was no active recalls on this vehicle. (at no time in the past was I informed of the 2013 recall!) ford advised they could not help and I should keep my receipts for possible reimbursement should a future recall be issued. I believe this IS ridiculous in light of the fact there was already a recall and the only reason I wasn't included IS because of the state in which I reside and purchased my vehicle. kentucky uses salt on their roadways just like several surrounding states--illinois, ohio, indiana, west virginia--that were included in the 2013 recall. if this has already been identified as a safety issue (now I'm concerned to have anyone sit in the 3RD row seat for fear of their injury or heaven-forbid death), then why won't they fix my vehicle?
- Power train
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…
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.
- Power train
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…
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
- Power train
Vehicle making clanking noise when pressing gas pedal. three different mechanics said it IS in transmission and could involve the torque converter again. *tr
- Power train
Crossing over busy road and when pressing gas pedal there was no power. all it did was rev the engine. luckily I was able to glide to a side road and have the vehicle towed. mechanic said it was the torque converter that was bad. *tr
- Power train
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.
- Power train
Was at stop light went to pull off and it stopped and lost power at the light pulled over to the shoulder had it towed. The mechanic told me it was the torque converter issue that ford recalled for the 2005 year mercury monterey but not for the 2006 year model. I called ford and the told me they was sorry but there was nothing they can or could do for me. *tr
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Stabilus Rear Liftgate Struts Failing
Please see the attached closing resume summary.It has been attached to this document as a PDF.
- Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment
Ford is conducting a safety recall to repair the third-row seat's latch mechanisms in approximately 196,667 model year (MY) 2004 through 2007 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles (see NHTSA recall 13V-081 for more details).The recall covers vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in the salt belt…
Ford is conducting a safety recall to repair the third-row seat's latch mechanisms in approximately 196,667 model year (MY) 2004 through 2007 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles (see NHTSA recall 13V-081 for more details).The recall covers vehicles originally sold, or currently registered, in the salt belt states or high corrosion areas of the United States: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.Approximately 100,000 remaining MY 2004-2007 Freestar and Monterey vehicles--those vehicles that were not originally sold, or are not currently registered, in salt belt states--are not included in the recall action. Although these vehicles are the same as the ones described above, they experience significantly lower failure rates because of reduced road salt exposure.ODI is currently aware of only one complaint on vehicle outside of the recall scope.ODI will monitor complaints and take further action if warranted by the circumstances.For owners of vehicles that are outside of the recall scope but exhibit the defect condition, owners (and affected Ford dealers) can contact Ford to request the recall repair.This Engineering Analysis is closed.See attached report and associated recall file for additional information.The ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10399896, 10410491, 10420028, 10424850, 10433928, 10436592, 10438529, 10440616, 10441489, 10441641, 10442809, 10446564, 10450295, 10450559, 10450587, 10452933, 10453826, 10454977, 10455545, 10456985, 10457423, 10457910, 10458738, 10459042, 10460511, 10461074, 10462910, 10463126, 10463262, 10463366, 10463600, 10464243, 10467003, 10467680, 10468429, 10469188, 10469200, 10470216, 10470510, 10471280, 10471520, 10471813, 10471978, 10472514, 10473087, 10473159, 10477025, 10477387, 10477954, 10478449, 10479247, 10479758, 10480611, 10480665, 10481054, 10481412, 10482213, 10482236, 10482613, 10482620, 10487872, 10489445, 10490515, 10490641, 10490663, 10490744, 10491495, 10492220, 10493470, 10493572, 10496348, 10497631, 10497976, 10498310, 10498433, 10499681, 10499861, 10500495.
- Engine Stalling
The subject vehicles suffered from a design issue whereby water could run down onto the cowling under the hood and located in the area of the windshield wipers and then drip onto a computer module, the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), which could be manifested in a variety of symptoms depending on which part of the…
The subject vehicles suffered from a design issue whereby water could run down onto the cowling under the hood and located in the area of the windshield wipers and then drip onto a computer module, the Powertrain Control Module (PCM), which could be manifested in a variety of symptoms depending on which part of the circuit board became wet or which of the connector pins shorted out.In addition to causing an engine to stall, which may or may not then restart, the water intrusion could also cause the transmission to shift poorly, the vehicle to have erratic power, a malfunction indicator light to come on, or result in an inability to start the vehicle, an inability to shift the vehicle into either forward or reverse. Also the problem could cause a higher than normal idle RPM in Park, or for the radio to malfunction, or the interior lights to stay on.During this investigation ODI was concerned with the effect of the engine stalling or a drastic and sudden loss of power either of which may create a safety risk.In reviewing the actual number of these types of incidents, collectively referred to here as engine stalls, the number was found to be below what would be considered a defect trend.For example, the number of engine stalls identified in Ford's warranty claims for the model year (MY) 2004 subject vehicles, the MY with the most failures, was 200 out of population of 125,865, for a failure rate of 0.16%.The one crash recorded by a complainant to NHTSA, VOQ 10311522, alleged that the engine stalled, due to water intrusion into the PCM, while the road was turning causing her to go off the road and according to the police report the vehicle then hit an embankment and a tree stump. Ford reported in their response that there were three alleged crashes but none of these were validated as being caused by a problem with water intrusion into the PCM causing a stall.Accordingly this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will continue to monitor complaints and other information relating to the alleged defect in the subject vehicles and take further action in the future if warranted.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10205034Safety recall 13S01 - Corrosion on sheet metal that supports 3rd row seat latch strikeers - requests for recall service action
- 10183770For 2004-2007 Freestar or Monterey vehicles Safety Recall 13S01 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the sheet metal that supports the folding 3rd row seat latch strikers could experience corrosion and may compromise the mounting point for the forward portion of the 3rd row seat. Initially, this condition may result in seat movement when passengers sit on or put weight on the seat, or difficulty latching the front of the seat when in its seating position. If corrosion is severe, the seat latch strikers may become detached from the vehicle. The seat belts and the permanent mounting attachment at the rear of the seat are unaffected.
- 10109070The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate when reading these PIDs and cannot display quickly enough to validate a concern. The PCM automatically monitors these inputs more accurately and will set diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) when appropriate. Using these PIDs for diagnostics will lead to inaccurate results and improper ETB replacements. If a concern is intermittent and no DTCs are present, refer to historical DTCs and the PC/ED, Section 3 No DTCs Present Index chart for further information.
- 10058103Ford/mercury: safety recall regarding sheet metal support for folding 3RD row seat latch strikers can experience corrosion and will compromise mounting point causing seat to move. Model 2004-07 freestar, monterey.
- 10056468Ford/mercury: sheet metal supporting folding 3RD row seat latch strikers will experience corrosion and compromise mounting point for forward portion of 3RD row seat, if vehicle IS operated in high corrosion areas for extended period. Model 2004-2007 freestar, monterey.
- 10023292Damaged spark plug electrode/mil dtc p030x, rough idle, engine knock/ping on acceleration.
- 10021907Advanced traction control system - short duration activation.
- 10021217Power steering hose leak near cooler extreme cold climate areas only -4 degrees and cooler.
- 10020701Advanced traction control system - duration activation.
- 10019575Customer satisfaction program 06b37. Crank position sensor connector inspection. The crankshaft position sensor harness connector may not have been fully seated in the crankshaft position sensor. If the crankshaft position sensor became disconnected, the engine would stop.
- 10019384Low tire indicator on - TPMS system sensor wake up.
- 10019067Rear climate control noises - service tip.
- 10018739Ignition diagnostics. To include lincoln zephyr 2006.
- 10018071Restraint control module diagnostic trouble code b2296 - service tip.
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