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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	781731
Internal NHTSA #	10323719
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	02/04/10
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have a 2004 mercury monterey (well maintain, 65k). Last friday (april 2, 2010), i was driving in florida turnpike with heavy traffic and all of sudden without any warning (alarm or light) loss motive power. My whole family w/ kids was in the vehicle and i just thank! God, that we were not hurt. I immediately pulled into a roadside. I tried but wasn't able to put to any gear, heard bird chirping sound from the engine. After stranded in the middle of freeway during heavy traffic for more than 3 hours, i had it towed to my mechanic almost 73miles and had to pay $300 towing fee to bring the vehicle to the mechanic. My mechanics initial investigation found that transmission is gone and need to replace it. After searching the web, i found very similar issues for the ford freestar (which is identical to monterey). Ford /mercury should recall these vehicles to fix this transmission failure problem and not to put loyal ford customer in a dangerous position in a highway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	65000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BOCA RATON, FL
VIN pattern	2MRDA20214BXXXXXX
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	65
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What is Recall?
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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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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