| Issue ID | 919231 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10457710 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MONTEREY |
| Model Year | 2004 |
| File date | 03/05/12 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | Tl* the contact owns a 2004 mercury monetary with 70000 miles. While entering the freeway the vehicle was slow to accelerate from 0 to any speeds, which almost caused a crash. The contact also stated that the vehicle would have trouble shifting into gears. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and told the contact that the torque converter was under recall, 12v006000 power train:automatic transmission:torque converter had to completely fail before they would make repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 70000 |
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| Source of the issue | HOTLINE VOQ |
| City and State | ACTON, MA |
| VIN pattern | 2MRDA20274BXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | |
| Was part original equipment? | |
| No. of injured persons | 0 |
| No. of fatalities | 0 |
| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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