2005 Mercury Monterey Problems

Typical for Model

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2005 Mercury Monterey.

20042006
Complaints
136
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
9
Fatalities
Recalls
3

Worst 2005 Mercury Monterey Problems

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

#150 complaints

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Avg mileage:70,095 mi
#238 complaints

POWER TRAIN

Avg mileage:86,930 mi
#36 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Avg mileage:82,472 mi
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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2005 Mercury Monterey.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION5070,095 mi
POWER TRAIN3886,930 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM682,472 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER627,000 mi
ENGINE5133,333 mi
AIR BAGS32109,667 mi
SEATS3139,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY3123,255 mi
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING257,500 mi
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)266,000 mi
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC259,345 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE260,000 mi
UNKNOWN OR OTHER272,347 mi
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1109,000 mi
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL117,000 mi
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT189,000 mi
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY12,710 mi
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY113,029 mi
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT113,017 mi
SERVICE BRAKES117,000 mi
STRUCTURE1112,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR117,000 mi
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE1
SUSPENSION113,017 mi
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL117,000 mi

Recalls for 2005 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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