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Year · Make · Model

2006 Mercury Monterey

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
44
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
14
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

44 filed
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power Train
    30
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    3
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE Converter
    3
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    2
  • Unknown OR Other
    2
  • Traction Control System
    2
  • Electrical System
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
13V081000·SEATS2013-03-07

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.

RiskIn the event that the vehicle is crashed into from the rear, an unlatched seat may increase the risk of personal injury.

FixFord will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship Center at 1-866-436-7332.

06E056000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE2006-06-13

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

RiskFAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

FixUFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.

06V069000·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE2006-03-09

ON CERTAIN VANS EQUIPPED WITH THE POWER LIFTGATE OPTION, THE POWER LIFTGATE MOTOR AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGES AFTER THE LIFTGATE IS POWERED OPEN.

RiskIN THE EVENT OF A LIFTGATE STRUT MALFUNCTION, THE LIFTGATE CAN FALL FREELY WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. ANYONE STANDING BENEATH THE LIFTGATE MAY BE INJURED IF THE LIFTGATE FALLS.

FixDEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE POWER LIFTGATE MODULE TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT THE LIFTGATE COULD FALL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.

NHTSA investigations

7 actions
EQ12010·STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT2012-09-28 → 2012-12-31

Stabilus Rear Liftgate Struts Failing

EA12003·SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY2012-04-23 → 2013-05-02

Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment

Led to recall13V081000

EA12003·SEATS2012-04-23 → 2013-05-02

Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment

Led to recall13V081000

EA12003·STRUCTURE:BODY2012-04-23 → 2013-05-02

Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment

Led to recall13V081000

EA12003·STRUCTURE2012-04-23 → 2013-05-02

Corrosion of Third-Row Seat Attachment

Led to recall13V081000

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