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2006 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	796356
Internal NHTSA #	10336517
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEGO
Model Year	2006
File date	01/05/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tlthe contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. While driving at 70 mph up a hill, the vehicle suddenly shifted out of gear, and made a clunking noise. Prior to the failure, the transmission had been flushed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealership where the contact was informed that there was a harsh shifting failure within the transmission. The dealer stated that the contact would be responsible for repair costs as the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The current mileage was 76,394. Updated 07/28/10. lj updated 08/30/10*jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	70000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SPENCERPORT, NY
VIN pattern	1MEFM40116GXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	70
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name	WESTMAR TRANSMISSION
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city	ROCHESTER
Dealer's state code	NY
Dealer's ZIP code	14624

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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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2006 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Mercury MONTEGO Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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