It was raining and my vehicle kept going into neutral and stalling. I'd press the gas, nothing would happen. It wouldn't go into reverse. When I put it in neutral the engine just revved up. Putting it park was ok. Check engine codes p0715 and p0340 appeared. A flashing check engine light (!), and solid check engine light appeared. Putting in drive, it would only go into 3rd gear. 1st gear worked if I moved the prndl to 1. Reverse didn't work at all. I could have easily been killed if this happened while driving anywhere but my neighborhood. This is different from the recent torque converter recall that is also scary and also results in loss of forward momentum. My problem is with the PCM. The dealer performed diagnostics and repairs according to ford's tsb 06-14-10 which indicates this is a common problem on all 1999-2007 ford vans. If they've known about this for 7 years, and it affects nearly a million vehicles, why hasn't it been recalled? Surely the federal safety agency has received complaints about this. I have a friend who had this happen on her 2004 ford van within the last year. She also lost reverse and the car would limp in drive just like mine did. The repair shop knew exactly what to do and repaired her PCM. I've asked her to file a the federal safety agency complaint as well. This is a safety concern. I paid my ford dealer to fix because my safety is at stake, and obviously because the vehicle was performing sub-par, but I feel this particular issue should be covered by ford, not by the customer, just as was done with the recent rear seat rust and torque converter recalls on this same vehicle. This is no different. It is beyond normal wear and tear.
2005 Mercury Monterey: engine stalls while driving
10 of the 119 complaints about the 2005 Mercury Monterey describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 66,000
- recalls
- 0
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Multiple times loss of power and ability to drive. Rpm's jumped all over and vehicle would stall or not start at all. In and out of shop over 2 months leaving me without a vehicle or driving a loaner car. Finally replaced PCM and wiring harness. Not even a year later the exact same problem is occurring again and warranty is expired. Also found out another vehicle was in the shop at the same time with the same problem.
My wife was leaving work, when she attempted to drive her van home the van would not go into gear and kept stalling. I just thank god that this didn't happen while she was on the interstate. She works part time for a ford dealer and we were able to roll the van around to the service area. Three days later the service writer notified us that it was a defective PCM module. Apparently there is a known defect that because of a design flaw water is able to drip onto the control module thus shorting it out and rendering the car useless. I read several complaints on line as well as discovering that ford knows about this condition and even has a tsb out concerning this situation. I called ford and explained what happened and even mentioned the known tsb. They were not very sympathetic and would do nothing to help me out. When I said I was going to file a complaint with the federal safety agency they invited me to do so. The needed repair is going to run me roughly 800.00 dollars to fix. I have to put out my hard earned money to fix something that ford is aware of by the existence of their own tsb. I do not feel I should be financially responsible for ford's mistake, the dealer should have offered to fix it for free regardless of being out of warranty. We have been very inconvenienced by this being one car down. There are seven fords in our family and I have owned fords all my life. I previously lost a lot of money on a 99 windstar that lost it's transmission at 80k. I will more then likely buy another ford but I have to say that I am toying with the idea of switching to another brand, one that stands behind their product instead of turning their backs on a loyal customer. Other manufactures offer 100k or ten year warranties, why can't ford? I firmly believe that myself along with others with this same problem should be compensated by ford, they are clearly negligent in this situation.
Stall engine with no power for forward or reverse. Malfunction indicator comes on and the vehicle will not start for more than couple seconds. Multiple ABS and drive codes based on the eec test. Repair shop inspects the vehicle and found water intrusion to the powertrain control module (PCM) and the connector pins where short out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, the contact depressed the brakes but the vehicle would not respond. After utilizing the parking brake, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated that water had entered the wiring of the computer system and caused the failure. The technician dried the wiring but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer again, where the technicians replaced the computer but the contact continued to experience the failure. There was also a failure with the rear passenger side sliding door, which would sporadically open with the vehicle parked and the key removed from the ignition. In addition, the fuel level gauge displayed an inaccurate amount of fuel and all of the instrument panel lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 17,000. Updated 5/11/12 *cn the consumer stated the computer also was wet and caused system failure in february 2010. It was replaced then. Last brakes twice. March 12, 2012 vehicle would not reverse and raced in neutral, torque converter failed. Handicap lift failed. Updated 06/14/2012
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. While driving 55 MPH, the contact stated that vehicle lost complete power and stalled. The dealer diagnosed that the torque converter failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 23,000 and the current mileage was 88,000.
Tl* the contact owns 2005 mercury monterey. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the engine stalled without warning. The engine restarted, but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they replaced the PCM. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. Updated 09/19/11 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle would jerk and slam into gear. The dealer found water in the PCM and some of the pins were beginning to rust. Updated 11/02/11
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to decelerate, befor stalling. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After the repairs, the vehicle stalled a second time and was towed to a mechanic. The vehicle was again repaired. There was an open investigation under the federal safety agency action number: ea09016 (power train:automatic transmission power train:automatic transmission:torque converter) that may be related to the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 6,500. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. While driving approximately 65 MPH when the vehicle stalled; however, he was able to drive onto the emergency lane and shut the engine off. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where he was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 62,000. The VIN was unavailable.
My 2005 mercury monterey van just stalled without warning on a busy highway. No steering or power brakes worked well.took it to dealer and they replace the cam crank shaft. Drove it 2-3 weeks and it happened again. Took it to my mechanic and the codes said the same thing as at the dealer.they fixed it again. Drove it 2 months and did the same thing. Sat at the mechanics yard over weekend and cleared the codes. Couldn't find anything wrong. Today with my grandson it happened again. Don't know what to do. This van has 47,000 miles and is very unreliable. I bought it used so warranty is over. Seems as I read how many have had this same thing happen there should be some kind of recall or honor by the ford company. This could end deadly in alot of traffic. Just wonder if we have to wait until someone is killed to do something.
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Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 2005 Mercury Monterey?
10 of 119 owner complaints about the 2005 Mercury Monterey (8%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2004.
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