When driving the car comes to a sudden stop and only allows me to go 20-25 MPH. Very unsafe. I was on the freeway going about 65mph and then engine lost power - speed dropped to 20 MPH on the freeway. Luckily I was able to pull over in time avoid a high speed collision. The sudden engine power loss happens going at different speeds even as slow as 30 MPH. The RPM needle goes up and down. I have had the the throttle body cleaned at the dealer from a previous recall, and have gotten the throttle body cleaned again.
2006 Mercury Montego engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, he smelled a burning odor inside the vehicle. The engine was turned off and upon restarting, there was a complete loss of power steering. The contact inspected under the hood and noticed that the serpentine belt was fractured. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis and the air compressor serpentine belt was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60, 540.
As I backed out of a parking space, the car surged & I hit another parked car behind me. Even though I had my foot on the brake, the car accelerated for a few seconds. I then placed the other foot on top of the right foot & put the gear into park & the car stopped.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego premier. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the computer needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.
Driving down road car just stopped in the middle road was running just would not go.transmission trouble I guess ford new about this I still owe 3000 on this car. Lots of peuple with is trouble.
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!!
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.
Car was completly stopped at a red light. Then all of a sudden the car lurched forward 5 feet with foot on the brake. This makes the 3rd or 4th time in the past year it has happened. Lucky no one was in front of me.
Purchased my 2006 mercury montego in 2007. Car has always seemed to idle too fast. Car will suddenly lurch forward or backward, seemingly without provocation. I am fearful of my safety, safety of others or of damage to surrounding vehicles/property. Mechanics I have contacted have reset the computer, but the car always returns to the same issue after a day or so. Mechanics are baffled over this issue. It is almost as if the car has a mind of its own.
Ac blows hot air when vehicle is not moving. If you are moving slow or stopped at a signal light or stuck in traffic the AC starts blowing hot air. It works fine as along as I am moving.
Engine revs up, and car lurches, typically when: moving away from idle; - almost always when the wheels are turned all the way to the left or right and the car is moving away from idle. The lurching is sudden and "violent" enough that it can catch a driver unprepared - this has been an occasional problem for years - problem has been getting more frequent.
I like my car except, except for being scared of driving on the freeway or trying to go up a hill and don't even think about passing someone. When the car's engine need to shift it will shift so hard it almost throw me into the back seat of another car or that is how I feel if I don't hold on to the steering wheel tightly. Their is something wrong with the transmission drive shaft or trans system and it needs to be recall. I just had to replace the upper roll retractor which was recalled on other mercury cars except according to mercury not my year or car... Come on..... Yes it's should have been a recall on my car as well. Question what to do....
1. Any time the engine is on, but especially with the air conditioner on. 2. When shifting into gear (drive or reverse), the engine revs up to approximately 1300 RPM for approximately a second. If the brake is not firmly applied, the car lurches forward or backward 3. Nothing yet; throttle body cleaning or replacement is suggested
2 problems with car 1) transmission failed at less than 20,000 miles and 2) cylinder 5 failed at 30,000 miles.
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