NHTSA lists 85 complaints for the 2006 Mercury Montego, 5 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 3 complaints mention an injury, with 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as MERCURY MONTEGO.
At a glance
Complaints
85
With crash
5
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
3
Injuries
4
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
23
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
Top systems
System
Complaints
Share of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN
28
32.9%
ENGINE
18
21.2%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
14
16.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
8.2%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
6
7.1%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
5
5.9%
STRUCTURE
5
5.9%
SUSPENSION
5
5.9%
AIR BAGS
4
4.7%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
4
4.7%
Top subsystems
System
Subsystem
Complaints
POWER TRAIN
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
8
STRUCTURE
BODY
2
SUSPENSION
REAR
2
AIR BAGS
FRONTAL
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAIL LIGHTS
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN
DRIVELINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
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.
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
23 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system
System
Count
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
POWER TRAIN
4
ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
SUSPENSION
2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR
1
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
10019027
Date: 2006-01-01. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.
NOISE FROM REAR SUSPENSION - COLD ONLY. *TT
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
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.
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.