| Issue ID | 729678 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10275743 |
| Manufacurer | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| Brand | MERCURY |
| Model | MONTEREY |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 29/06/09 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was driving my 2005 mercury monterey van home and about 20 miles away from my house it was driving fine and than without any signs or warning at all i lost all acceleration i had to pull off the side of the road no cell phone coverage finally someone came along and i got it towed back home, that is the first time i ever had a problem with the transmission ford lincoln mercury said it was the torque converter i bareley hit 50,000 miles when this happened now it wont go in drive reverse or anything just happened all at one alot of people are having this problem i was reading about 100's online now mercury wants 1000. 00 to replace the torque converter when it is a defect in alot of there vans and that's not right its not like i'm the only person this has happened to i'm just glad i was far out of town like alot of people that has had this happen to them without warning sitting at a redlight and going down the interstate i paid 38,000 dollars for the van and still owe half its not right that mercury wants the consumers to pay for the defect car company's aren't the only ones struggling. |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 50049 |
| Number of Occurences | 1 |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | VANCEBURG, KY |
| VIN pattern | 2MRDA22245BXXXXXX |
| 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 |
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| Vehicle speed | 55 |
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