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

Issue ID	790702
Internal NHTSA #	10330879
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	30/11/07
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My family owns a 2004 mercury monterey. While driving through mountainous highway conditions, our transmission failed. Even though the dash has warning lights, there was no warning when we lost all motive power at highway speeds. We were fortunate to make it to the side of the road without being run down by the numerous semi trucks that were close on our tail pipe going up a hill. We were more than 100 miles from home, so decided to get the repairs done in the nearest large city. We were told the transmission was useless and we needed to replace it or have it rebuilt. Our vehicle had 105k miles when this break-down occurred. The mechanic found a suitable replacement transmission from a vehicle that had been in a rear-end collision, and it only had 38k miles. We chose to have the transmission replaced with the used part that only had 38k miles. Of course, the mechanic kept all the old parts, and i was never in a position to see the work in progress. I was not given any specific information about the other vehicle's make and model other than the fact that it was not a mercury monterey. After doing some research, i now have concluded that it was most likely a ford freestar transmission we received as a replacement part. It has been 2-1/2 years and 22k more miles since this incident (equaling 60k total miles on the replacement transmission), and we are now taking this vehicle back into the shop again because of more transmission problems. Is there anything anyone can do?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	105000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN ANTONIO, TX
VIN pattern	2MRDA20204BXXXXXX
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
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	70
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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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