Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 06245 | 10022294 | Transmission harsh shifting - no dtc's - mileage over 20,000 miles. *kb | 07/25/2007 | ||
| 0718 | 10021220 | Transmission shifter binding / high effort bezel replacement. *kb | 03/23/2007 | ||
| 06114 | 01/01/2006 | 10020134 | Continuously variable transaxle (cvt) noise diagnosis. *tt | 07/26/2006 | |
| 05245 | 01/01/2005 | 10018933 | Harsh/erratic/slow downshifts or tip-in hesitation -- 6 speed automatic transaxle -- vehicles built before 10/17/2005. *tt | 01/25/2006 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 112000 | 1 | |
| After the engine warms up, upon acceleration and the automatic transmission is shifting gears from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 there is a stuttering and often a jerking when the automatic transmission is shifting. this jerking also occurs upon slow braking when the transmission is down-shifting from gears 4 to 3 to 2 to 1. it's getting worse!! *tr | |||
| 01/02/2012 | 112000 | ||
| After the engine warms up, upon acceleration and the automatic transmission is shifting gears from 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 to 4 there is a stuttering and often a jerking when the automatic transmission is shifting. this jerking also occurs upon slow braking when the transmission is down-shifting from gears 4 to 3 to 2 to 1. it's getting worse!! | |||
| 01/08/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| When shifting out of park or neutral, or from drive to reverse (or reverse to drive), the car lurches forward or back with no warning. this can be a hazard, if near pedestrians or if parked in a tight space. additionally, if this occurs several times,(eg:parking) the car will stall & the repair wrench on the dashboard lights up. the car must be turned off for about 1 minute & re-started to get back to normal. this unfortunately is too common occurrence. is ford waiting for a fatality before taking steps for corrective action. *tr | |||
| 01/08/2012 | 60000 | ||
| When shifting out of park or neutral, or from drive to reverse (or reverse to drive), the car lurches forward or back with no warning. this can be a hazard, if near pedestrians or if parked in a tight space. additionally, if this occurs several times,(eg:parking) the car will stall & the repair wrench on the dashboard lights up. the car must be turned off for about 1 minute & re-started to get back to normal. this unfortunately is too common occurrence. is ford waiting for a fatality before taking steps for corrective action. | |||
| 01/05/2009 | 30000 | 1 | |
| 2 problems with car 1) transmission failed at less than 20,000 miles and 2) cylinder 5 failed at 30,000 miles. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/21/2010 | 94000 | ||
| 2006 mercury montego needs a new transmission. it is a cvt transmission. dealer stated that now they know they have problems but that they didn't know when they first started to sell them. | |||
| 01/21/2011 | 78429 | ||
| Tramsmission on 2006 mercury montego premier awd/ cvt transmission went out with only 78429 miles on it | |||
| 10/20/2010 | 65000 | ||
| I have a 2006 mercury montego awd. at slow speeds the transmission seems to lurch in both drive and reverse. it has been doing this since brand new. it has 65,000 miles on it now and it seems to be worsening with age. on october 20th, 2010 the slow speed lurch in reverse caused the vehicle to back into a pole causing body damage to the decklid and bumper. | |||
| 12/25/2009 | 40662 | ||
| 1. normal driving. car stopped moving. stranded xmas evening in rain storm. 2. rt. frond axle came out of trans-axle towed to dealer. 3. found defective midship bearing had to cut akle due to excessive pressure on axle.per dealer invoice | |||
| 05/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 mercury montego. while driving at the speeds of 70mph , going up a hill the vehicle kicked out of gear and made a clunking noise. prior this issue the vehicle was taken before to have the transmission flushed. the dealer was contacted and they stated that the vehicle had no warranty on it. they diagnosed it stating that it was a transmission harsh shifting problem. there have been no repairs. the failure mileage was 70000 and current mileage was 76394.cv | |||
| 12/01/2005 | 200 | 1 | 11/18/2005 |
| I purchased a new mercury montego premier with a 6 speed electronic automatic transmission. it is an excellent vehicle with the exception that while traveling down steep grades there is no way to downshift to a lower gear to slow the vehicle down. i have to rely on the brakes only and they overheat on long mountainous grades. some are 7% to 9.5% grades in weatern n.c. ,northern ga. , and eastern tn. with no way of going to a lower gear to help slow the vehicle down , the brakes take extreme abuse and could fail from overheating. i can only imagine living in the western states and having this problem. on a recent trip, my spoke aluminum wheels were black with residue from brake dust. i feel that people who are not accustomed to driving in mountainous terrain could have a huge problem where i live and travel a lot. thanks for your time. *jb | |||