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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	959666
Internal NHTSA #	10493094
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	15/01/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	1st - radio started flashing on and off randomly - took to ford dealer - no error code, no answer. 2nd - heated seat on drivers side quit working - took to ford dealer - no error code, no answer. Took to private repair shop - error code of low voltage battery - replaced battery for $125 3rd - automatic lights quit working, dashboard control went blank - took to ford dealer - same low voltage error code - despite new battery. No other answers. 4th - automatic seats started moving when using code to open door - took to ford - found that all problems traced to one relay box - replaced relay box for $650. 5th - engine light came on one week later - no problems starting/running, made appointment to take to dealer in 3 days. 6th - engine died next day, would restart and then die again after 5 feet, towed to ford dealer, tow truck driver noted engine would not go into gear- repeatedly gave no code. Asked them to have tech take car home and drive it. Finally found corroded and wet pcm. Quoted $1400 for the repair. I looked up pcm on merc. Monterey/ford freestar - as these are essentially the same vehicle. Found tons of same complaint. Poor design from ford allowing water to drip onto main computer/electrical supply causing thousands of dollars of repairs to owners. The battery was likely just fine, the relay box likely just fine. I am working with dealer to pay less for the pcm since they should have found this from the first or second electrical complaint. Car still at dealer, i will not pay $1400 to get it repaired.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	116000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BROWNSBURG, IN
VIN pattern	2MRDA20204BXXXXXX
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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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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