Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while her husband was driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine light was illuminated on the instrument panel prior to the failure. Due to the failure, the vehicle was initially towed to an independent mechanic and then to newton ford south (2010 n main st, shelbyville, tn 37160) where the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.
2004 Mercury Monterey: engine stalls while driving
19 of the 283 complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 19
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- typical mileage
- 105,300
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
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 the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v006000 (power train) as a possible cause of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The vehicle stalled on me this morning as I was driving to work on a busy street. I attempted to crank it back up but the oil light as well as the battery light came on and the check engine light stayed on. I left the vehicle on the side of the road for 8 hrs, when I returned I was able to drive it for approx. 15 miles and it stalled again once I made it to my destination. Vehicle also backfires now and has a very strong gas smell coming from it. Started stalling after I drove through standing water puddles on the road.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to multiple dealers and independent mechanics who were unable to diagnose the failure. The failure persisted and the vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic who diagnosed that the PCM needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the power train warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where the ECM module was replaced by the contact. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The contact stated that the power train warning light illuminated intermittently and other unknown electrical failures occurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on multiple occasions. The technician repaired the transmission. However, the vehicle continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact started the vehicle and attempted to shift into drive but to no avail. The shifter could not be engaged in drive or reverse. The engine then exhibited a loud noise and stalled. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 76,000.
In early 2012 both brake lights on dash would come on sporadically while driving.then came on more frequently. Soon the battery light started to come on at stops or low idles. 8/2012 dealer could not reproduce the brake lights coming on, but replaced alternator. 11/2012 still problem with brake lights on the dash coming on now plus the check engine light. Vehicle sputtering and stalling (could not stop without vehicle totally stalling and had to have foot on gas at all time, even when braking, or would stall.) 2nd dealer still could not verify the dash brake lights but resealed connector, replaced spark plugs, clean mass airflow, reset kam, replaced heated pcv hose. Could drive vehicle but brake lights were both still sporadically coming on while driving. 7/2013 still having problems with both dash brake lights coming on only now the radio dies when they come on, when they go off, the radio comes back on. If the radio didn't go off, sometimes shutting it off would result in the brake lights going off. Dealer still unable to verify. This progressed to the battery light coming on sporadically (around time brake lights would come on) and usually going off if the AC was turned up on high. The vehicle also started to lose power when passing, felt like a down shift. The dash light issue occurs daily, but there is no pattern. It can be wet, dry, hot, cold, after 5 miles, after 30 mile, side streets, expressway, morning, evening there is no constant. 10/2013 vehicle back at dealer since the problem happens every day. They can't reproduce. Only code they get is the alternator, which was replaced last year and didn't help the problem. They have resealed the cpu and that doesn't help.this vehicle has been plagued by electrical problems since day one (heater, seat heater, cigarette lighters, door locks etc) concerned electrical issues could result in loss of power or fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was unable to restart the engine and the rpms increased. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The contact also stated that the transmission was replaced twice however, the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 9/4/13 *cn the consumer stated the transmission failed four times.
I have 2004 mercury monterey. About 2 years ago my transmission failed at 67k and had to replace out of my pocket. Now there started another big issue in this car. Lately I park the van outside in the driveway. This happened several occasions since it started (especially in rainy days). I could start the car, but can not shift the vehicle into either forward or reverse. All kind of warning lights popup in this situation. Sometimes vehicle move few yards and then stall. Sometimes radio does not work. Then all of sudden when the day is sunny, van drives perfectly normal with no issues. This is extremely frustrated, I thought I purchased a good vehicle from the ford, but not anymore!! I consulted my local mechanic and he thinks somehow computer get wet and that cause the problem. Some days it drives 10-20 miles in highway and the problem start again with a sudden power loss. This is extremely dangerous in driving with south florida traffic. How come rain water seep into the computer? This is no doubt that this issue must be due to poor design by the car manufacturer. The federal safety agency should investigate this seriously since vehicle owners do not have any resolution due to bad design issue.
Vehicle is stuttering, does not accelerate properly. Stalls. Received recall notice torque converter recall notice 3 months ago called ford the parts are not in for repair. Parts still not available. Check engine light came -took it to 3 shops including local ford dealership $1500 later not fixed.???? Help!!!! Unemployed in ohio.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the contact's personal mechanic and the transmission was replaced. Several months later while driving 25 MPH, a child passenger noticed that they could see the roadway from the third row seat. Upon investigation, the contact noticed that the vehicle had rust along the driver and passenger sides of the frame where the third row seat was connected. Two months later the vehicle would not start and was towed to the contact's personal mechanic but the failure had not been diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 138,306 and the current mileage was 173,476.
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Questions about the 2004 Mercury Monterey stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2004 Mercury Monterey?
19 of 283 owner complaints about the 2004 Mercury Monterey (7%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Mercury Monterey?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Mercury Monterey
Transmission failure 50Loss of power 37Check engine light 11Won't shift 11Adaptive cruise 10Slipping 9Fire or smoke 6Grinding brakes 5Jerking 5Power steering loss 5
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