| Issue ID | 614784 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10177931 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MONTEGO |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 20/12/06 |
| Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONEN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Rear bakes wearing out extremely fast. Required replacement at 17k miles and at 12k miles. Brakes wearing out at rates faster than customary may lead to unreasonable expectation of timely repair in time, and brake failure in service. Dealer service is offering to install ceramic brake pads. *jb |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 29000 |
| Number of Occurences | 2 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | BATON ROUGE, LA |
| 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 | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 01/03/05 |
| Was original owner? | Y |
| Anti-lock brakes | Y |
| Cruise control | Y |
| Number of cylinders | 6 |
| Drive train type | FWD |
| Transmission type | AUTO |
| Vehicle speed | 0 |
| DoT tire identifier | |
| Tire size | |
| Location of tire code | |
| Type of tire failure code | |
| Was defective tire repaired? | |
| Date of manufacture | |
| Type of child seat code | |
| Type of restraint | |
| Dealer's name | ROBINSON BROTHERS |
| Dealer's telephone number | |
| Dealer's city | BATON ROUGE |
| Dealer's state code | LA |
| Dealer's ZIP code |