| Issue ID | 765338 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10310112 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MONTEREY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 12/02/10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I own a 2004 mercury montery. I was driving down a main road when all of a sudden, when i stepped on the gas the van quit moving. I had no warning, the rpms moved but my vehicle would not move in any gear. I managed to make it into the left turn lane on a very busy road, and had to wait 40 minutes for a towtruck, the whole time hoping i wouldn't get hit. There was no shoulder on this particular road to pull off on. It was very frightening. This could have been extremely dangerous had this happened on my way to the university. I have to drive about 40 miles on an expressway at night for my classes, if this would have happened then i could have been in alot of trouble. Not just the fact of getting hit on the expressway but being a female stranded at night alone on the expressway. I hope ford is forced to fix this problem. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 88000 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOWELL, MI |
| VIN pattern | 2MRDA20264BXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 45 |
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