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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	909360
Internal NHTSA #	10449956
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	24/02/12
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On 2/24/2012 i was merging into highway traffic. The transaxles light came on and the van had difficulty shifting from what i thought was 2nd gear in to 3rd, just below 60 mph and at about 5500 rpm. I found this odd, so i eased off of the gas. Tried to accelerate again while the light was flashing and it would still not shift. After pulling off the highway at an exit. I turned off the car and restarted it. The light disappeared. I drove away with out incident. I proceeded to pick up my child and then went to fill my gas tank about 2 miles away. When i hit just over 40mph the light came on again. While filling up on gas i read about a potential recall on this particular model's torque converter, so i went immediately to my local ford dealer. He was aware of the potential recall (even though consumers weren't informed), and reiterated something i had read about the part not being available until the 2nd quarter. We agreed that i would have my car there on monday morning for a closer look. Monday came and the service associate called. He explained that they could not recreate my problem in a road test. He said there was an error code in the computer's memory, but the code was not related to the torque converter. From here, i guess they drained the transmission fluid and said that there was water in it. He told me that they would have to either repair my transmission (@$4000) or replace mine with a with a rebuilt one (@$3200). Mind you, the van only has less than 43,000 miles on it. I was told by an independent mechanic that the $4000 price is to scare you into being more comfortable with the $3200 price., but that both prices sounded steep. In the end, i bought the rebuilt transmission anyway, because it had a 3 year unlimited mileage warranty that the independent mechanic could not provide. Since then i've read about a water /transmission issue that nhtsa is investigation.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	42000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WALL, NJ
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	60
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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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