When I started accelerating it would studder when rpms went up and then basically wouldn't let me go over 50. I took it into car repair shop and they said my throttle body needed to be replaced. I looked online and saw this was a recent recall. Have I missed out on this or what? I need some answers please!
2006 Mercury Montego transmission complaints
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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.
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.
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.
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.
2006 mercury montego lurched an lunges also even with foot on brake will stop in the middle of highway will not take gas transmission jerks.
My 2006 mercury monteago lunges forward when put in drive,and lunges back when put in reverse,wrecking my rear bumper and garage. Ford is very aware of this problem and does nothing about it.
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.
2006 mercury montego needs a new transmission. It is a CVT transmission. Dealer stated that now they know they have problems but that they didn't know when they first started to sell them.
Transmission on 2006 mercury montego premier awd/ CVT transmission went out with only 78429 miles on it.
I have a 2006 mercury montego awd. At slow speeds the transmission seems to lurch in both drive and reverse. It has been doing this since brand new. It has 65,000 miles on it now and it seems to be worsening with age. On october 20th, 2010 the slow speed lurch in reverse caused the vehicle to back into a pole causing body damage to the decklid and bumper.
1. Normal driving. Car stopped moving. Stranded xmas evening in rain storm. 2. Rt. Frond axle came out of trans-axle towed to dealer. 3. Found defective midship bearing had to cut due to excessive pressure on axle. Per dealer invoice.
Transmission-engine interface / program on my 2006 mercury montego is 'wacky' -- to use a technical term..... Purchased the vehicle new in july 2006 and immediately experienced the big problem. It now has about 28,000 miles. Dealer thinks I'm wacky for reporting it and supposedly changed the program the second or third time I reported the problem but it still exists. The problem: with all previous cars I've driven, to go faster you push the accelerator pedal down. To speed up a little you press a little; to speed up a lot you press harder. With this car you press a little: nothing happens. You press a little harder: nothing happens. You press a little harder: nothing happens. Suddenly after a few seconds the car downshifts two or three gears and jumps forward -- with tremendous torque steer. Fortunately, the torque steer is to the right, so I have not as yet veered into oncoming traffic. I've been able to anticipate the problem and control the vehicle so far, but I fear that I or another driver may not always be so attentive. Its potentially extremely dangerous to me and others on or near roads.....
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. While driving at 70 MPH up a hill, the vehicle suddenly shifted out of gear, and made a clunking noise. Prior to the failure, the transmission had been flushed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that there was a harsh shifting failure within the transmission. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for repair costs as the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The current mileage was 76,394. Updated 07/28/10. *lj updated 08/30/10
2 problems with car 1) transmission failed at less than 20,000 miles and 2) cylinder 5 failed at 30,000 miles.
I purchased a new mercury montego premier with a 6 speed electronic automatic transmission. It is an excellent vehicle with the exception that while traveling down steep grades there is no way to downshift to a lower gear to slow the vehicle down. I have to rely on the brakes only and they overheat on long mountainous grades. Some are 7% to 9.5% grades in weatern n.c. ,northern ga. , and eastern tn. With no way of going to a lower gear to help slow the vehicle down , the brakes take extreme abuse and could fail from overheating. I can only imagine living in the western states and having this problem. On a recent trip, my spoke aluminum wheels were black with residue from brake dust. I feel that people who are not accustomed to driving in mountainous terrain could have a huge problem where I live and travel a lot. Thanks for your time.
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