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2005 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	862506
Internal NHTSA #	10405504
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEGO
Model Year	2005
File date	11/05/11
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury montego. The contact stated that the vehicle began jerking abnormally while driving 35 mph. The engine was shut off and the failure did not persist when restarted. The vehicle was then driven to a local mechanic shop who ran a diagnostic test and performed a road test on the vehicle. The mechanic concluded that the transmission would need replacing. The transmission was replaced at a cost of $3,947. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 54,995.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	54995
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	ST LOUIS, MO
VIN pattern	1MEFM40155GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Transmission type
Vehicle speed	35
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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