Worst 2005 Mercury Monterey Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWER TRAIN
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2005 Mercury Monterey.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 50 | — | — | 70,095 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN | 38 | — | — | 86,930 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 6 | — | — | 82,472 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 6 | — | — | 27,000 mi | |
| ENGINE | 5 | — | — | 133,333 mi | |
| AIR BAGS | 3 | 2 | — | 109,667 mi | |
| SEATS | 3 | — | — | 139,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 3 | — | — | 123,255 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 | — | — | 57,500 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | 2 | — | — | 66,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 2 | — | — | 59,345 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 2 | — | — | 60,000 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | — | — | 72,347 mi | |
| AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 1 | — | — | 109,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 | — | — | 17,000 mi | |
| EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | 1 | — | — | 89,000 mi | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 | — | — | 2,710 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | 1 | — | — | 13,029 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | 1 | — | — | 13,017 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 | — | — | 17,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE | 1 | — | — | 112,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | 1 | — | — | 17,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | 1 | — | — | — | |
| SUSPENSION | 1 | — | — | 13,017 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 | — | — | 17,000 mi |
Recalls for 2005 Mercury Monterey
3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~609,571 vehicles.
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.
FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.
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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