2006 Mercury Montego

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 CAR BUT IF FORD REFUNDS ME AND FIXES I WOULD BE SATISFIED WE LOVE FORD TRUCK AND THEIR PRODUCTS AND FEEL FORD DOES TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR

I AM ALSO IN THE GROUP OF BAMBOOZLED PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF OWNING A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. RECENTLY ON A 90 MILE TRIP ABOUT 40 MILES IN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 GOING UP A HILL I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE AND MY CAR SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED AND LOST SPEED DOWN TO A ABOUT 45 AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SLOW DOWN ABRUPTLY AND WERE NONE TO HAPPY AT MY INCONVENIENCE. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE REPEATEDLY EACH TIME GETTING WORSE. I CAN NOW FEEL THE TRANSMISSION GETTING WEEK WHEN I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ITS ONLY A MATTER TIME BEFORE IT GOES OUT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS THE YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AND THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL WHEN JERKING ABRUPTLY. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING. MY CAR DOES HAVE 116000 MILES ON IT AND I KNOW CARS ARE NOT MEANT TO LAST FOREVER BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS THERE IS NO REASON A PROPERLY MAINTAINED TRANSMISSION. SHOULD BE HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE THIS. I AM CERTAIN THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I WENT AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT AND BOUGHT A FORD BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE MONTEGO WAS A NICE CAR. I SHOULD HAVE STUCK WITH MY 97 FIREBIRD THAT HAD 167000 MILES ON IT, LOST WAY LESS OIL, AND RAN WAY SMOOTHER ON IT'S ORIGINAL DRIVETRAIN AND GOT 10 MPG BETTER THAN THIS CAR. NEVER AGAIN FORD! YOU SHOULD STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS. *TR

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

WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK OR NEUTRAL, OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (OR REVERSE TO DRIVE), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD, IF NEAR PEDESTRIANS OR IF PARKED IN A TIGHT SPACE. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES,(EG:PARKING) THE CAR WILL STALL & THE REPAIR "WRENCH" ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP. THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE & RE-STARTED TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. THIS UNFORTUNATELY IS TOO COMMON OCCURRENCE. IS FORD WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE TAKING STEPS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED AND RECOMMENDED A COMPLETE OVERHAUL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

I HAVE A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO AUTOMATIC WITH 47,000 MILES AND NOW WHEN I GO TO PASS SOMEONE OR GOING UP A HILL THE CAR WILL EITHER FEEL LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND THEN POPS INTO DRIVE REALLY HARD. I DON'T THINK THIS IS NORMAL FOR A 2006 WITH LOW MILES. DID MERCURY EVER HAVE A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THESE CARS. IF NOT MAYBE THEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. *TR