I have a 2005 mercury monterey with over 100k miles. Last year I had to have the transmission replaced. Bought new in 2005 from greensboro nc gate city lincoln mercury dealership which is now closed. Now I have problems with van surging forward and cutting off. Will not change gears right. It jerks when the problem happens. Loud noise comes from the engine compartment after van is started up as well van will cutoff while on the road but will restart. No codes are showing. Not sure what is happening. So far no problem has been found. Is it the torque converter, the transmission? I need help!
2005 Mercury Monterey transmission complaints
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As per your website defect investigations. My 2005 mercury monterey I was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH and all of a sudden the engine RPM rose up rapidly. I at first thought there was a problem with the cruise control. But no it was the transmission. As your investigation shows it was a stripped output shaft and the torque converter. I am having it repaired today. I would like to know if ford is doing anything about this problem ??? My vehicle has only 69,000 miles on it. I am the original owner. Thank you
I was driving on interstate 75 at approximately 70 MPH. Without warning I heard a loud whining noise and I had no forward power. I somehow was able to steer the car to the side of the road. I required a tow and am being told that the transmission is gone, costing over $3000 to repair. I now know that numerous reports of sudden transmission failure have been made. I believe I should have been made aware of this problem.
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.
I have a mercury monterey which nearly got my wife and I killed by a rear-end collision. It just all of a sudden died no power nothing just like all these other complaints of transmissions malfunctions. I am on social security and need my vehicle I stopped my daughter in law from driving it she has 4 children and her some where losing power with those children is not a good thing I will go visit the mercury dealership this week to see what they say. I still owe 2 years of payments on this vehicle and can not afford to buy another vehicle.
I recently purchased a 2005 mercury monterey mini-van with 45,000 miles. It now has 47500 miles and I have been told it needs a torque converter to repair the transmission. I was driving at approx 35 miles per hour when the van completely lost forward motion. The engine was running, there wasn't any noise, service lights or fluid leakage. The car simply had no gears. We had no prior warning, the car had never had any hesitation, jerking or any signs of distress. Thankfully we had just pulled off the interstate. We pulled off the road into a parking lot where we coasted to a stop.
The torque converter went out on my 2005 mercury monterey van. This happened after reporting transmission issues to both hastings ford and whitaker lincoln mercury several times since 8/22/2005, which was the purchase date of my van. When the torque converter went out, I was driving approximately 40 MPH. Without warning, the van lost power and it seemed like I was driving in neutral. The van would not move in drive or reverse. I had to coast to the shoulder where a couple of guys then had to push the van so that it was out of harms way. After having the van towed to hastings ford and doing a little research, I'm now finding that many other 2005 mercury monterey vans have experienced the same problem as my van. It was interesting and a little odd to me that the mechanic was able to diagnose the problem without having to take anything apart. This to me now indicates that ford is well aware of the problem. I find it very disappointing that hastings ford did not mention any of this to me before they started servicing the van. My main complaint is that I do not feel that I should have to pay for fixing this problem since I have reported and documented transmission problems several times, many of which were well within the warranty period. My other complaint is that ford seems to be doing nothing about this potentially very dangerous problem. It was a very unsafe situation that I was in when I totally lost power. I was on a slight incline when my problem happened. I was fortunate to have enough power to coast close enough to the shoulder of the road. I hate to think if I was going highway speeds and I needed to get over multiple lanes to a shoulder or a safe part of the road.
Vehicle...just slowed down from 65 MPH ...coasted to a stop. Engine runs fine but vehicle did not move with transmission selector in any position, reverse, drive, etc.
I was driving a 2005 mercury monterey minivan and lost power. The engine continues to run but I cannot go anywhere. This has not happened with this vehicle before. Have not replaced anything yet, as this just happened today - easter sunday april 24, 2011.
I was driving vehicle (van) on a busy road and the RPM gage suddenly surged but the vehicle lost all power. I had to coast the van to the side of the road. I turned off the van and restarted it. The van would not engage in drive or reverse. I could not move the van and called for a tow truck. The van had been working perfectly. No loud noises or any difficulty shifting during or prior to the transmission failure. The transmission had to be replaced with a power train, and new torque converter by aamco for $3,008.52 I understand a complaint is already under investigation action #ea09019 there was not any fluid leaking all the damage was internal.
My wife and I had driven over to melbourne, fl on oct. 15 to attend grandson's wedding oct. 16. Due to my parkinson's disease my wife was driving us around the area on sunday to see things since we used to live in melbourne. Right in front of our old church the van just stopped its forward motion and we were barely able to get to the side of the 3-lane road. A policeman directing church traffic pushed us off the busy road where we awaited tow truck. Since it was sunday no repair shop was open so tow truck dropped off van in repair shop parking lot and then took us back to our motel where we tried to get a rental car but rental car places also closed and we had to wait until monday to get one. Had to order in pizza for dinner. We had to add two more nights to our motel stay, had cost of rental car for that time and the transmission cost us $2238.11. If this problem had occurred the day of the wedding we would have been in danger because we had to travel from cocoa beach back to melbourne motel at 11:00 at night on I-95. Sudden loss of power in that scenerio could have ended up being tragic.
On feb 7, 2011,after exiting i10, I stopped my 2005 monterey van at my grandson's home. As I restarted I backed out and switched to forward gear. As I pressed the accelerator, nothing happened. I tried all gears and same result. Checking google, I found out that this has happened to thousands of 2005 monterey vans and mercury/ford has done nothing to rectify this major problem with the transmission. My dealership quoted me a price of over$2,100 to fix. I believe that this is ford's bill and I shouldn't be responsiible for their extremely poor engineering.
I purchased a used 2005 mercury monterey on january 22nd 2011. During test drive it felt great. Two days later I am feeling a jerking when taking off from a dead stop. I starting checking on line to see if there are problems with this vehicle. I was shocked to find over two hundred complaints of transmission failure! Why is it with so many similar incidents or problems that no one is doing anything about it?
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the rpms went higher than normal. She was able to get the vehicle to the side of the road but could not steer or move after that. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who informed her that she needed to replace the transmission. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.
At 105000 miles the transmission on my 2005 mercury monterey van quit on I-80 cruising at 70mph...for no reason the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate...had to be towed to shop and am told $3000 in repairs..ford has known about this bad transmission for 5 years and nothing has been done....why??? I now discover that several hundred people have filed the same complaint and as many as 205,000 vehicles may have this problem which I understand is a possible bad torque converter shaft....I am really upset with ford as this the 4th vehicle I have purchased from them with faulty transmissions....
On july 23th 2010, I was driving my 2005 mercury monterey up an incline then all of a sudden the vehicle went to a brief acceleration. I let go of the acceleration pedal , then went to accelerate again, I had no power. The engine would rev but it was not engaged to the transmission. Luckily I was a able to coast down the hill and pull off to a safe spot. I had the vehicle towed and was told the transmission had went. I had the ford dealership install a new transmission in the vehicle. The vehicle had 55,000 miles on it. The vehicle before then showed no signs of transmission trouble. After further research I noticed there has been multiple complaints regarding the same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. The contact was driving approximately 40 MPH, and when the accelerator pedal was applied the transmission would not respond. The vehicle was towed to the residence where a certified mechanic inspected the vehicle. The failure was related to the torque converter. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 77,000. Updated 01/31/11 *bf updated 03/16/11
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.
Transmission failure. The van started making noises that was coming from the engine compartment. The transmission light then came on and the van started acting like it would not go. Had to basically coast to get the van back home and the transmission light stayed on. Check the fluid and it has not lost any transmission fluid. The transmission is failing.
2005 mercury monterey van...transmission failed driving away from stop sign, no power to wheels. The transmission fluid was changed 6 weeks ago during normal fluid maintenance. Mostly highway miles since taking ownership. Car had to be towed to ford dealer. They have just called and said transmission has no pressure & needs a new torque converter & seal kit. Bought this car w/ 8400 miles and now has only 53,000 in 4 years with regular service and oil changes. Estimated repair time 2 days @ approx. $ 1020.00.
Transmission failure of our 2005 mercury monterey mini-van with only 66,000 miles on it left my wife and kids stranded on a dirt road in the country far from the city. We got the van fixed and the new transmission went out again 8000 miles later. Ford needs to recall these transmissions before someone gets hurt.
My son was driving my 2005 mercury monterey with his 2 year old and 9 year old in the van down a very busy road at approximately 50mph when all of a sudden the van's engine started racing and all power was lost. He was forced to get off the road with no power. Once off the road he checked all gears and nothing worked. We had to get it towed to our house to await going to the shop on monday. Now that I have looked online I see that there are hundreds of claims about a faulty transmission that you are currently investigating. Our van did exactly what happened and almost cause a major accident with my son and two grandkids.
Driving down the highway at a speed of 55 MPH when my transmission just failed. I had no gears (forward or reverse) and had the van towed to the repair shop. The vehicle is a 2005 mercury monterey with about 81,000 miles.
Driving down route 3 virginia...car stopped having forward propulsion. Had to have it towed 65 dollars. And then to shop..they are saying 3500 + for replacement. Transmission - needed at less then 65,000 miles.
2005 mercury monterey transmission failure.
We have a 2005 mercury monterey van. I have read numerous reports regarding transmission failures in which the us government has failed to react to. It happened to my wife and I on sunday, june 21, 2010 at approximately 9pm while traveling on a busy 4 lane road. We were proceeding home and the transmission completely dis-engaged leaving us powerless in the left lane of the road. Fortunately we were able to avoid traffic and safely get the vehicle off the road. What I don't understand is the neglect associated with this defect as I have read numerous reports of families put in harm's way with the associated transmission problems that the federal safety agency and ford are aware of. Have eyes been turned because this is an american company? You guys jumped all over toyota for problems. I expect an answer!
We were driving our 2005 mercury monterey minivan about 45 MPH on a fairly busy street when the car began losing speed. My husband thought maybe the car had slipped into neutral so he downshifted from drive to 3 but still no power. He tried lower gears and he stepped on the gas several times. The tachometer responded but the car would not accelerate or go into any gear. We were fortunate enough to be able to coast to a nearby parking lot without being struck but the car would not go into any gear. It was like the transmission totally failed. No warning lights, no noises, nothing alerted us that the transmission was about to fail. It was a little frightening and very frustrating.
Driving on a flat residential road at 30 MPH my minivan lost power. The engine continued to run and the van rolled to a stop on the side of the road. The transmission would not engage forward or reverse. The van was towed to a repair shop and the estimate for the repair is $3000. Old parts are available.
I have a 2005 mercury monterey minivan. When the incident happened in september 2009, it had 87,728 miles (based on repair bill dated 9/16/2009). On that september, 2009 evening, I was driving on us 27, and was coming up on a slight hill, and all of a sudden without any warning sign, I lost acceleration. I couldn't even make a turn to a side rode, it just stopped! Later a police car pulled over, and helped me to push my van to the side. I had the van towed to the dealer, and was told that my torque converter assembly needed to be replaced, and it cost me $2000! However, ever since I took my van back, every now and then, after I stopped at the red light, I have trouble to accelerate. When I accelerate, the transmission acts like it's at neutral, and the RPM would shoot up, and the van jolt forward. I have to let my foot up and then gently press several times for the van to slowly gain speed while all other cars just have to drive around to pass me. And when this happens, it felt almost like last september, and I worried the van will quit on me again. I had take the van back to the dealer twice for them to investigate this problem, but both time they said they could not duplicate the problem, so nothing could be done. (it's true that it doesn't happen all the time, it's kind of unpredictable). I'm kind of scared of driving this van, because I don't know when it will just stop right in middle of road again.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury monterey. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began stuttering and shifting hard. The vehicle was taken to a transmission center where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by the automatic transmission which needed to be replaced. The mechanic pulled the pan from the transmission and found copper shavings attached to the magnet area. The vehicle was repaired at the transmission center. When the contact called the manufacturer, he was told that he was responsible for the repair costs. The failure mileage was 89,048.
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