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2004 Mercury MONTEREY Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	485607
Internal NHTSA #	10074724
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	MERCURY
Model	MONTEREY
Model Year	2004
File date	30/05/04
Component	WHEELS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The front wheel of the 2004 mercury monterey fell off. The vehicle had 1030 miles on it when it happened. It was in for a safety/courtesy/new car check at 600 miles where the dealer said he retorqued the wheels. 400 miles later we had a noise in the braking system -- the tech said there was a tsb on it and they ordered the parts. 30 miles later, the front wheel fell off and damaged the fender, door, suspension, bumper fascia, etc. The service manager stated that the tech did not take the wheels off the vehicle but did test drive the vehicle. When we picked up the van, my wife asked the service mgr if the van was okay to drive, he said the noise was a nuisance but safe. 30 miles later the whell came loose. 2 lug nuts came off, studs remained on van. Two other lugnuts had the studs with them and sheared off. The 5th lug nut and stud are not to be seen or found. The aluminum alloy wheels have oval not round holes in 4 of the 5 bolt holes. If the tech did not take the wheel off at the 1000 mile service but did retighten at 600 miles, then in 400 miles the wheel worked loose. Thus we may have a dangerous problem with these wheels and lugnuts. The fear is, how do i know it will not happen again after it is repaired. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	1030
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MARS, PA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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	17/04/04
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	FWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	20
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Dealer's name	NORTHLAND LINCOLM MERCURY
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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 Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Mercury MONTEREY Wheels Problems, Complaints and Defects

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