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2005 Mercury Montego problems

NHTSA lists 135 complaints for the 2005 Mercury Montego, 10 of them mention a crash and 2 mention a fire. 5 complaints mention an injury, with 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCURY MONTEGO.

At a glance

Complaints
135
With crash
10
With fire
2
With injury (complaints)
5
Injuries
6
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
139,537
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
48

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN4936.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2720.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL2417.8%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1611.9%
ENGINE107.4%
STRUCTURE107.4%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING75.2%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE64.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER64.4%
AIR BAGS53.7%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION23
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFOUNDATION COMPONENTS9
STRUCTUREBODY8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL2
AIR BAGSFRONTAL1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSTARTER ASSEMBLY1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMWIRING1
EXTERIOR LIGHTINGHEADLIGHTS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINEDELIVERY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

06V383000

Date: 2006-10-05. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.

Defect: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, UTAH, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND WYOMIN (excerpt)

Consequence: AS A RESULT, THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED, AND THE DOOR COULD OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. (excerpt)

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A SHIELD OVER THE FRONT LATCHES; SEAL A DRAIN HOLE IN THE REAR WINDOW TRIM MOLDING ON THE FREESTYLE REAR SIDE DOORS; AND APPLY GREASE TO ALL FRONT AND REAR SIDE-DOOR LATCH MECHANISMS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 8, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

05V515000

Date: 2005-11-09. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.

Defect: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE STRAPS THAT SECURE THE FUEL TANK TO THE VEHICLE BODY MAY BREAK, CAUSING THE FUEL TANK AND FUEL TANK HEAT SHIELD TO DROP ON THE DRIVESHAFT (ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES) OR EXHAUST SYSTEM (FRONT WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES).

Consequence: IF THIS HAPPENS, DRIVERS MAY NOTICE A NOISE OR A FUEL LEAK. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 1, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

PE11018

Opened: 2011-05-11. Closed: 2013-02-07.

Idle instability

On November 29, 2012, Ford Motor Company (Ford) initiated Customer Satisfaction Program 12N03 to extend warranty coverage terms for repair of engine idle RPM surge caused by throttle body deposits in all model year (MY) 2005 through 2007 Ford Freestyle, Five Hundred and Mercury Montego vehicles.The program extends the coverage for up to 10 years of service or 150,000 miles from the warranty start

Systems: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL.

Linked campaign numbers: None listed.

Manufacturer communications

48 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
POWER TRAIN12
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
SUSPENSION7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6
EQUIPMENT4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
STRUCTURE3
ENGINE2

10109070

Date: 2016-09-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to diagnose possible ETB concerns. The IDS has a limited refresh rate when reading these PIDs and cannot display quickly enough to

10051815

Date: 2012-11-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

FORD: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. MOMENTARY ENGINE IDLE RPM SURGE MAY BE INTERMITTENT AND MAY OCCUR, DUE TO DEPOSITS BUILDUP IN THROTTLE BODY, AT LOW SPEEDS, WHILE PARKING OR ENTERING DRIVEWAY AND CHECK ENGINE LAMP MAY ILLUMINATE. MODELS 2005-07 FREESTYLE, 500, MONTEGO.

10024829

Date: 2008-03-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC.

TRACTION CONTROL LAMP ON--NO DTC'S PRESENT, OR DTC P1889 IN DIFFERENTIAL ELECTRONIC MODULE (DEM). *NJ

10023294

Date: 2007-11-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR.

FORD MERCURY SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. CERTAIN 2005 THROUGH 2007 FWD AND AWD FORD FIVE HUNDRED, FREESTYLE AND MERCURY MONTEGO VEHICLES - REAR BRAKE WEAR. ALSO HAVE AN OWNER'S LETTER. *NJ UPDATED 1/25/08. *NJ

10022241

Date: 2007-04-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

MIL WITH DTC P0106 AND/OR P0109. *KB

10021061

Date: 2006-08-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *KB

10019068

Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

GRUNT OR SQUEAK FROM FRONT SUSPENSION DURING FULL LOCK TURNS - SERVICE TIP. *TT

10019914

Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

OIL LEAK FROM POWER TRANSFER UNIT. *TT

10019951

Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE SWEEP/RESET - MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON - REVERSE LIGHTS ON - VEHICLES BUILT BEFORE 2/17/2006. *TT

10020134

Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: POWER TRAIN.

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSAXLE (CVT) NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
MONTEGO135

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