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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	855488
Internal NHTSA #	10398937
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	11/04/11
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	While traveling in heavy traffic on i-95 south at the connecticut/new york border at 55 mph the tachometer had a sudden and dramatic rise in rpm's but all power out to the drive wheels was lost. It was as if the transmission went into neutral. Luckily, we were able to pull off the highway and avoided being run over by a semi. After stopping on the shoulder with the brakes releasewd and the transmission gear selector still in drive the van proceeded to roll backwards down the hill we had to stop on. We were left in a precarious position between the guardrail and the cars and trucks still moving on the highway. Luckily we weren't hit by any passing vehicles! This was a very dangerous occurance. Being a common problem that has been continually reported to your agency and there is an ongoing class action suit againt ford motor company for this problem, i think there should be some kind of investigation of this problem of this problem and ford should be made to notify oi ers of this vehicle of the problem before someone does get killed or seriously injured. I feel this is definitely a safety related problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	82000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	PORTABLE SAFETY COMPLAINT FORM (PDF)
City and State	HAMPDEN, MA
VIN pattern	2MRZA20284BXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
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Vehicle speed	55
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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