2004 Mercury Monterey Problems

High Complaint Volume

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2004 Mercury Monterey.

< older2005
Complaints
346
Crashes
2
Fires
10
Injuries
2
Fatalities
Recalls
3

Worst 2004 Mercury Monterey Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#1130 complaints

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Avg mileage:73,558 mi
Crash-related:1
Fires:1
#270 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:98,567 mi
#315 complaints

SEATS

Avg mileage:119,752 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2004 Mercury Monterey.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION1301173,558 mi
POWER TRAIN7098,567 mi
SEATS15119,752 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY14118,456 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER12105,441 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL101174,380 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM91119,482 mi
STEERING8184,071 mi
ENGINE72103,076 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING61108,296 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM6111,035 mi
SUSPENSION589,662 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5142,550 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE42117,902 mi
STRUCTURE4118,470 mi
WHEELS479,616 mi
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)3114,589 mi
SERVICE BRAKES3114,885 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC359,367 mi
WHEELS:HUB349,867 mi
EXTERIOR LIGHTING2146,500 mi
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION274,541 mi
SEAT BELTS271,456 mi
AIR BAGS190,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL132,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER1361,749 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM1194,365 mi
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT1117,000 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES149,000 mi
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK138,000 mi

Recalls for 2004 Mercury Monterey

3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~609,571 vehicles.

13V081000SEATS
~196,667 affected

Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. The third row stowable seat can experience corrosion and structural degradation at the seat anchor mechanism mounted to the rear wheel wells. As a result of the corrosion, the third row seat may not fully latch into its seating position.

12V006000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
~206,452 affected

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.

12V006000POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
~206,452 affected

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.

Other Mercury Monterey Years

Wider context: See the full Mercury Monterey reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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