2006 Mercury Monterey problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (26) · Power Train:automatic Transmission:torque Converter (3) · Vehicle Speed Control (2)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
43 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Seats 2013-03-07 · campaign 13V081000 · 196,667 vehicles
Defect: Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The third row stowable s
Risk: In the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.
Fix: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.
Service bulletins (14)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine And Engine Cooling:exhaust System:manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe 2016-09-21 · SSM 46085 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the powertrain control/emissions diagnosis (pc/ed) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (etbs). the etc_act and etc_dsd pids should not used to diagnose possible etb concerns. the ids has a limited refresh rate when reading these pids and cannot display quickly enough to
Seats:mid/Rear Assembly 2016-04-21 · TSB160069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
safety recall 13s01 - corrosion on sheet metal that supports 3rd row seat latch strikeers - requests for recall service action
Seats 2016-04-21 · 16-0069 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for 2004-2007 freestar or monterey vehicles safety recall 13s01 has been issued for vehicles that are operated in high corrosion areas for an extended period, where the sheet metal that supports the folding 3rd row seat latch strikers could experience corrosion and may compromise the mounting point
Seats 2014-09-09 · TSB-14-0166 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford/mercury: safety recall regarding sheet metal support for folding 3rd row seat latch strikers can experience corrosion and will compromise mounting point causing seat to move. model 2004-07 freestar, monterey. *pe
Seats:mid/Rear Assembly 2014-08-11 · TSB-14-0144 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
ford/mercury: sheet metal supporting folding 3rd row seat latch strikers will experience corrosion and compromise mounting point for forward portion of 3rd row seat, if vehicle is operated in high corrosion areas for extended period. model 2004-2007 freestar, monterey. *pe
Power Train:automatic Transmission:control Module (Tcm/Pcm/Tecm) 2007-11-08 · 07141 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
damaged spark plug electrode/mil dtc p030x, rough idle, engine knock/ping on acceleration. *nj
Showing the 6 most recent of 14 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2020-11-01 · Power Train · 180,000 mi“i was driving down the road at approx. 30-35 mph, when all of a sudden a high pitched squealing sound, occured and my vehicle would not accelerate forward anymore. i coasted into a parking lot, put the vehicle in park, and then shifted the car into r,d, and od and nothing engaged... this happened on a city street...had it towed to repair shop and …”
2020-04-20 · Power Train · 167,195 mi“my 2006 mercury mmonterey started jumping while going down the road and making a noise when you press the gas. mechanic said it was the tcc selenoid so we replaced it an that did not fix the issue so took it backto find the torque conveter is bad.…”
2019-12-01 · Power Train · 126,000 mi“my family was traveling on the i-65 south interstate and the van, 2006 mercury monterey, stop responding in the middle of fast traffic. it took me by total surprise. the engine was still running. so, i initially thought it had accidently went in neutral but that wasn't the case. i tried a lower gear with not luck. not wanting to be stuck in the mid…”
2019-06-17 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:torque Converter · 141,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. while driving 70 mph, the vehicle failed to respond as the accelerator pedal was being depressed. also, the rpms increased to high. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the torque converter was stripped. the local dealer was not c…”
2019-06-08 · Power Train · 88,000 mi“our van was driving just fine and suddenly, with no warning at all, went into neutral, stopping in an intersection. the vehicle only has around 88000 miles on it. it was towed to the dealer, and the lincoln dealer diagnosed that the torque converter had failed. i noticed ford had already recalled all of the 2004 freestars and 2005 montereys for t…”
2018-08-23 · Power Train · 121,000 mi“driving down the street...lost all forward movement. everything was running, just no engament of transmission…”
2018-04-15 · Power Train · 116,464 mi“takata inflators. driving in traffic without warning vehicle just stops moving in heavy traffic.believe solenoid to drive tranny is faulty.…”
2018-02-23 · Unknown Or Other · 150,000 mi“i was driving down the road, just normal driving, posted speed or below,. had gas pedal down and suddenly the vehicle has no power. had to push to the side. can move gear shift, but car doesn't go into any direction, forward or backward. …”
2017-06-17 · Vehicle Speed Control · 93,000 mi“transmission problem its racing also the cruse control speed up more than it should my family and are not safe when going on a long road trip how would you feel having a break down in the middle of no where and on the high way because of the bad transmission you put in the vehicle please fix it please…”
2017-05-23 · Power Train:automatic Transmission:torque Converter · 71,080 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury monterey. while driving 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage w…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.