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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1056424
Internal NHTSA #	10578770
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	08/04/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The front end of the car was welded improperly and the weather stripping was faulty allowing water to pour down into the car and onto the powertrain control module (pcm) at any time after it rains causing the car to lose power and the transmission to fail. This is a known and common problem among '04 monterey and ford freestars. When the pcm is wet it shorts out all transmission shifting and engine regulation. The first time this happened the car would not start or run properly, had irregular engine power, and the transmission would not shift. The engine was trying accelerate even in park. The car had been parked overnight and ran fine the day before, but caused trouble the next day. It had rained during the night. When the pcm dried out the car ran normally again. The second time however, the pcm completely shorted out and is irreparable. The engine runs sporadically and the transmission will not shift out of first gear creating a driving hazard. The car seemed alright until i was on the road test driving and the car would not accelerate, causing me to be stuck going a max of 15 mph in traffic. The car then lost power, forcing me to pull of to the side.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	123880
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORANGE, MA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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