Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 041601 | 11/14/2005 | 05228 | 10018745 | Wds cop kit diagnostic tip - coil on plug (cop) ignition systems - engine misfire or rough running. *tt | 01/12/2006 |
| 05175 | 10/07/2005 | 10018066 | Engine rpm fluctuation at highway cruising speeds - vehicles built prior to 8/2/2005. *tt | 12/14/2005 | |
| 18432 | 02/01/2005 | 10012976 | Vehicle may exhibit an oil life xx% message inthe odometer message center display prior to the vehicle reaching 5000 miles. *eh | 04/05/2005 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 19722 | 04/01/2007 | 10022241 | Mil with dtc p0106 and/or p0109. *kb | 07/23/2007 | |
| 0531 | 02/21/2005 | 10012947 | Maf diagnostic service tip - vehicles equipped with egr system module (esm). *tt | 04/05/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 108485 | 1 | |
| I just bought this car from a used car dealer with 108k, got way overcharged because i don't have any credit. the second day that i had the car i was taking my baby to day care. the car shut off in the middle of the highway and we almost got hit. the engine fail safe mode came on. the car did this again on the way home. took it back to the dealer and they had the throttle body replaced. i just got the car back today and it did it again! i'm about to loose it! *tr | |||
| 08/28/2012 | 108485 | ||
| I just bought this car from a used car dealer with 108k, got way overcharged because i don't have any credit. the second day that i had the car i was taking my baby to day care. the car shut off in the middle of the highway and we almost got hit. the engine fail safe mode came on. the car did this again on the way home. took it back to the dealer and they had the throttle body replaced. i just got the car back today and it did it again! i'm about to loose it! | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Have a 2005 mercury montego,on many occasions the engine suddenly surges and the rpm increase. this is dangeous and i quickly have to stomp on the brakes. happens in both. drive and reverse. affraid i will hit someone or something when i pull out of a parking space. have brought car to dealer 3 times and they say they cannot replecate and cheked computer codes and found nothing wrong this is an accident wating to happen | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Engine revs up, and car lurches, typically when: - shifting into drive or reverse and/or moving away from idle; - almost always when the wheels are cranked all the way to the left or right and the car is moving away from idle. the lurching is sudden and violent enough that it can catch a driver unprepared - my wife and i are used to it and able to compensate, but we aren't letting our 17 year-old drive the car for now unless one of us is with her. ongoing problem since car was purchased new. this has been an occasional problem for years - complaint was even made while car was still under its 3 year/36,000 mile warranty (nothing found). problem has been getting more frequent over the past year or so. | |||
| 07/07/2011 | 80000 | ||
| Have a 2005 mercury montego,on many occasions the engine suddenly surges and the rpm increase. this is dangeous and i quickly have to stomp on the brakes. happens in both. drive and reverse. affraid i will hit someone or something when i pull out of a parking space. have brought car to dealer 3 times and they say they cannot replecate and cheked computer codes and found nothing wrong this is an accident wating to happen | |||
| 06/01/2011 | |||
| Engine revs up, and car lurches, typically when: - shifting into drive or reverse and/or moving away from idle; - almost always when the wheels are cranked all the way to the left or right and the car is moving away from idle. the lurching is sudden and violent enough that it can catch a driver unprepared - my wife and i are used to it and able to compensate, but we aren't letting our 17 year-old drive the car for now unless one of us is with her. ongoing problem since car was purchased new. this has been an occasional problem for years - complaint was even made while car was still under its 3 year/36,000 mile warranty (nothing found). problem has been getting more frequent over the past year or so. | |||
| 06/28/2010 | 86000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2005 mercury montego premier. the contact stated numerous times the vehicle has suddenly accelerated, lost power and stalled. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnosed the failure was located at the throttle body sensor. the throttle body sensor was not replaced. the manufacturer advised the failure was not recalled. the vehicle has not been repaired. the failure mileage was 86,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. li | |||
| 09/23/2010 | 79000 | ||
| My 2005 mercury montego (79000mi.) has unexpectedly lurched on two occasions. the first time i was driving slowly in a parking lot, and the car suddenly excelerated and lunged forward. braking helped, but the lunging occurred again each time i tried to drive forward. i was able to move into a parking space and turn the car off which stopped the lurching movement. i sat for several minutes, restarted the car and drove away without incicent. this didn't happen again for several months until a similar accurance yesterday. this time i was ready to back out af a parking space, put the car in reverse and it surged backward. i depressed the brake, put the car in park, and shut it off. once again i waited several minutes and drove away without incicent. this is a very dangerous situation as people could have been close to the car when it lunged, or i could have been in traffic. i consider this to be a serious safety issue. with both of these occurrances the fail safe mode message appeared. | |||
| 02/16/2010 | 55000 | 1 | |
| Car showed failsafe engine mode on the display panel and did not respond when i hit the gas almost causing an accident as i attempted to change lanes. engine response was intermittent after this and then the wrench symbol showed up. i pulled into a gas station and turned off the car to try and look at the owner's manual to see what this meant. could not find details. turned the car back on and the wrench was gone and the failsafe engine mode display was no longer showing. worried this may happen again... *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 01/03/2010 | 27000 | 7 | |
| While idling when stopped or when moving slowly, the engine speed suddenly accelerates to above 3500 rpm causing the car to lurch forward unless the brake is firmly applied. the sudden acceleration lasts 3 to 5 seconds. placing the gear into neutral has no effect on the engine speed. this happens sporadically. in the last 3 months it has happened approximately 7 times. dealer says the car's computer system reports nothing unusual. *tr | |||
| 05/02/2007 | 5000 | 1 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 mercury montego. the contact stated that the vehicle's check engine light continues to illuminate. he has taken his vehicle to the dealer fourteen times and have been unable to permanently repair the failure. the dealer currently has the vehicle and have had it since may 2, 2007. the vin, purchase date, and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 19,000 and failure mileage was 5,000. | |||
| 01/31/2005 | 423 | 01/21/2005 | |
| Purchased vehicle in jan.05 seat belt replaced in jan transmission replaced in feb. 05 and a valve replaced due to check engine warning fuel pump replaced in aug.05, now have trouble starting car | |||