Worst 2006 Mercury Monterey Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
POWER TRAIN
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2006 Mercury Monterey.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 30 | — | — | 91,491 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER | 3 | — | — | 104,027 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 3 | — | — | 18,000 mi | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 | — | — | 11,000 mi | |
| TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM | 2 | — | — | 43,000 mi | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 | — | — | 150,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 | — | — | 85,828 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 | — | — | 90,000 mi | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 1 | — | — | 10,000 mi | |
| ENGINE | 1 | — | — | 40,000 mi | |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | — | — | 146,000 mi | |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 | — | — | 37,000 mi | |
| SEATS | 1 | — | — | 100,000 mi | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT | 1 | — | — | 12,000 mi | |
| STEERING | 1 | — | — | 8,000 mi | |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | 1 | — | — | 78,000 mi | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 | — | — | 30,000 mi |
Recalls for 2006 Mercury Monterey
1 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~196,667 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.
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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