2005 Mercury Montego

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/21/2005· VISIBILITY

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

• 12/19/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  STARTED 2005 MONTEGO TO PICK UP FIANC FROM WORK, GOT BACK INSIDE AFTER BRUSHING SNOW OFF THE CAR AND I PRESSED THE THROTTLE TO DROP THE IDLE SPEED, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLACK (TACH,SPEED,FUEL,WATER TEMP,AC/HEATER), MY REVERSE LIGHTS CAME ON, MY STEREO HAD REALLY LOUD STATIC COMING THROUGH IT AND MY WIPERS/HEATER STOPPED WORKING. CAME BACK A FEW HOURS LATER AND GAUGES WORKED BUT CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CHARGING SYSTEMS LIGHTS WERE ON. I PUT IT IN GEAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS GONE AND AS SOON AS I GOT TO ABOUT 1500 RPM MY GAUGES WENT BLACK SO I STOPPED AND WHEN THE IDLE SPEED DROPPED BACK DOWN MY GAUGES CAME BACK ON. I TRIED MY HEADLIGHTS AND THEY GO OUT EVERY TIME MY GAUGES GO OUT, WHICH IS ANY TIME I GET OVER 1500 RPM.

• 12/18/2018· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE LATCHING MECHANISM DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,500.

• 12/18/2016· STRUCTURE

  IN FREEZING WEATHER, DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT LATCH AND THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS LEFT OUTSIDE AND IS NOT "FIXED" UNTIL THE DOOR MECHANISMS WARM UP FROM BEING IN THE SUN. DUE TO THIS ISSUE WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE DOORS LATCH AGAIN. I'VE BEEN TOLD MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL (#06S45), BUT I FEEL THAT I HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBED AND WOULD LIKE TO GET THE ISSUE FIXED SO I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT THE REST OF WINTER.

• 12/18/2013· STRUCTURE

  I BOUGHT A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO USED IN 2012. STARTING LAST YEAR DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL OPEN BUT WHEN YOU GO TO CLOSE IT THE DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. IT WILL LATCH ONCE THE WEATHER HAS WARMED UP OR THE CAR ITSELF HAS WARMED UP ENOUGH INSIDE. THE CONDITION GOES AWAY IN ANY OTHER WEATHER. THIS YEAR 2013 THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING. IVE LOOKED ONLINE AND I SEE A FORD RECALL NUMBER OF 06S45 THAT TALKS ABOUT THIS CONDITION...DOOR LOCKS FREEZING IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY THEMSELVES AND THEY ARE ALL SAYING THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF IT. WHEN ASKED WHY IT IS NOT NO ONE CALL TELL ME. MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME CONDITION THAT IS IN THE RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT PART OF IT. I CAN NOT GET AN ANSWER FROM ANYONE WHY THE RECALL SAYS CERTAIN 2005 MERCURY MONTEGOS BUT NO ONE FROM FORD OR ANYWHERE CAN TELL ME WHY THE CERTAIN PART OF THE RECALL EXCLUDES MY VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/17/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE NECESSITY TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES ON A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO WITH ONLY 19,749 MILES. *JB

• 12/11/2010· POWER TRAIN

  2005 MERCURY MONTEGO AWD REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURE, NEEDING REPLACEMENT. *TR

• 12/10/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

• 12/03/2020· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  I OWN A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD ILLUMINATE AND DROP TO ZERO AND THE SEAT BELT INDICATORS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND CHIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000

• 11/29/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP VIOLENTLY IN A JERKING MOTION. IN ADDITION, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NINETEEN DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

• 11/16/2011· POWER TRAINCrash

  PURCHASED CAR ON 10/3/2011 FROM DRIVETIME MOTORS. ON THE WAY HOME, CAR HAD OBVIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TOOK IN FOR SERVICE ON 10/5/2011, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. UPON TESTING, PRIOR TO PICK UP, THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT TRANSMISSION TO BE A BAD ONE. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER LKQ TRANSMISSION. PICKED UP CAR ON 10/27/11. ON 10/29/2011, THE CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT ALERTED IN CAR. PARKED CAR AT HOME. ON 10/30/11, DROVE CAR 2 MILES TO CHURCH AND BACKED CAR INTO PARKING SPACE ALONG TREE LINE. AN HOUR LATER, SENT CHILD TO RETRIEVE AN ITEM FROM THE TRUNK. CHILD WALKED AROUND TO THE TRUNK AND USED KEY FOB TO OPEN THE TRUNK. AS HE LEANED TO REMOVE ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK, CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN, LUCKILY, CAR WAS STOPPED BY TREE LIMBS ON RAVINE OF TREE LINE, AS CHILD ROLLED DOWN RAVINE. RESULTING INJURIES WERE HEAD CONTUSION, CONCUSSION AND BADLY BRUISED ARM AND BACK. DRIVETIME SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, AND WANTED ME TO PICK UP AND ASSUME OWNERSHIP. THE CAR WAS NOT RUNNING, HAD NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, AND NO ONE INSIDE THE CAR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND PICTURES TAKEN OF THE GEAR SHIFT SHOWING THE CAR TO BE IN PARK. I AM NOT GOING TO RECLAIM THE CAR, AND AM AFRAID THAT DRIVETIME IS GOING TO RETURN THIS CAR BACK TO A DEALERSHIP TO SALE AND ENDANGER SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE. *TR

• 11/16/2009· AIR BAGSCrash

  MY PARENTS WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WITH A DRUNK DRIVER WHO HAD CROSS THE CENTER LINE, IN WHICH CASE NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED. THE BUNT FORCE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS TO THE PASSENGER FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE UNI-BODY AND THE FRONT CLIP SUPPORT CROSS SECTION MEET. THE VEHICLE IS BEING MOVED TO THE NEAREST MERCURY DEALER. WE HAVE CONTACT THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE AND ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE OFFICE OF GENERAL CONSOLE FOR A RESPONSE OF INVESTIGATION PLAN OF WHY THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I AM REPRESENTING MY PARENT DO TO MY VEHICLE MECHANICAL BACKGROUND. *TR

• 11/13/2006· TIRES

  I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER WHEN I HEARD THIS AWFUL RUMBLING FROM MY LEFT REAR TIRE. UPON GAINING CONTROL OF THE CAR AND GETTING IT SAFELY OFF THE DESERTED COUNTRY ROAD INTO A FIELD, I SAW THAT THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY DEFLATED AND BARELY HANGING ON THE RIM. AFTER TAKING THE TIRE TO BE REPAIRED, I WAS TOLD THE TIRE WAS UN-REPAIRABLE, AND THE TIRE HAD A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ACCORDING TO MY TIRE MAN. THE TIRE HAD BUBBLED IN SEVERAL PLACES ALONG THE INNER RIM. THE FLAT HAD COME FROM A SMALL NAIR HOLE THE REPAIRMAN SAID WOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE THAT FAST WITHOUT A DEFECT BEING PRESENT. I CONTACTED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD MY TIRE WAS UNDERINFLATED. HOW THEY KNOW THIS FROM A COMPLETELY FLAT TIRE IS BEYOND ME. I WAS NOT OFFERED ANY TYPE OF ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING MY TIRES ON MY MERCURY MONTEGO THAT WAS BARELY 14 MONTHS OLD WITH AROUND 23K MILES ON IT. THESE DEFECTS ARE SERIOUS, AND I WISH YOU WOULD TAKE THEM AS SUCH BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JB

• 11/04/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT COST ME $736.83. THIS WAS DONE ON 10/06/2010. NOW AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE. I AM NOW TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAS GONE BAD. THIS TIME THE ESTIMATE IS $950.00. MY MILEAGE IS 90,361. NOW A LITTLE MORE THAT A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR I NEED TO PERFORM THIS REPAIR AGAIN. I BELIEVE A RECALL NEEDS TO BE FORCED ON THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS THAT ARE BEING INSTALLED ON THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

• 10/30/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MERCURY MONTEGO 2005 INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. GETTING LONGER DURATION BEFORE PANEL COMES BACK ON. THE INTERIOR IS PITCH BLACK, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. MY BACK UP LIGHTS REMAIN ON WHEN PANEL GOES . DRIVERS BEHIND ME STAY CLEAR, THINKING I AM BACKING UP. I HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONER. I HAVE RADIO , HEAD LIGHTS , BRAKE LIGHTS . I DID NOT TRY THE CRUISE CONTROL BECAUSE I AM SCARED TO DEATH. .IT IS OVER A 600.00 REPAIR..I GOOGLED AND OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS D A N G ER OUS. *TR

• 10/29/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO WITH JUST OVER 18, 000 MILES SUDDENLY WENT DEAD, WHILE PARTIALLY PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS TRACED TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION. NO HARM OCCURRED, BUT I AM GOING TO GET RID OF THE CAR. I ALSO NOTICED INFO ON THE INTERNET WITH CVT PROBLEMS. I SEE TOO THAT FORD PULLED OUT THE CVT TRANSMISSIONS ON ITS NEW MODELS FOR THE SABLE (WHICH WAS THE MONTEGO) AND TAURUS. I HAD TO PAY JUST OVER $1900 ON THIS REPAIR--WHICH I DO NOT BELIEVE IS FAIR, AS IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE CVT. *TR

• 10/29/2008· SUSPENSION,WHEELS

  FAILURE OF REAR WHEEL BEARING AT 46,000 MILES. *TR

• 10/27/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT FROM NORMAL TO ZERO AND THEN BACK UP TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE WIRE THAT CAUSED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO MALFUNCTION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE HIGH VOLTAGE IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT, WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO A FIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,080. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,956. UPDATED 11/13/09.*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE MECHANIC FOUND THREE CODES STORED FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE CIRCUIT. THEY INDICATED AN INTERMITTENT HIGH VOLTAGE IN THE ECT CIRCUIT. THE FREEZE FRAME DATE SHOWED 40 DEGREES INDICATING THE CIRCUIT WAS OPEN AT SOME POINT. EXTENSIVE TESTING WAS DONE OF THE COOLANT SENSOR AND RELATED WIRING AND IT WAS FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT A BAD SPOT IN THE SENSOR ORANGE WIRE INSIDE THE HARNESS AT THE BACK OF THE MOTOR WHERE IT TAKES A SHARP BEND. THE HARNESS WAS PULLED APART AND THE FAULTY SECTION WIRE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 11/17/09.*JB THE CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW THE RESULT OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/21/10.*JB

• 10/26/2005· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ONLY PROJECT OUT ABOUT 2 OR 3 CAR LENGTHS. DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING ABOVE 40 MPH ON DARK UN-LIT ROADS. HAVE HAD DEALER CHECK THE AIM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS RIGHT ON SPEC AND IF IT WASN'T IT WAS AT MAX ADJUSTMENT FOR HEIGHT. HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST THEM MYSELF PER OWNERS MANUAL AND APPARENTLY DEALER IS CORRECT BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO ELEVATE THEM AS WELL. VERY DANGEROUS, CANNOT SEE FAR ENOUGH AHEAD TO BRAKE UNLESS GOING VERY SLOWLY. HIGH BEAMS ARE FINE, NO PROBLEM. *JB

• 10/21/2008· POWER TRAINCrash

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH I WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SPUTTERED AND THEN TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT BUT INSTEAD LOCKED UP AND CAUSED THE CARS FRONT TIRES TO SQUEAL AND A RAPID SLOW DOWN. THIS FAILURE OCCURS ANYTIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A VEHICLE. WITH CAREFUL DRIVING I CAN MINIMIZE IT BUT AM NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE VERY WELL. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY COST. *TR

• 10/15/2016· POWER TRAIN

  WITH ONLY 70,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION IT BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND BUCK WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP. THIS BECAME HAZARDOUS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO COME OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY STREET AND THE FORWARD PROPULSION WOULD HESITATE CLOSING THE SAFE GAP BETWEEN ONCOMING CARS AND MYSELF. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 MERCURY VEHICLES BOTH IN THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND THE 6-SPEED. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY HAVE NOT HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM. MY FIRST MONTEGO PASSED THE LEMON LAW WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT IT. NOW THE SECOND MONTEGO IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AFTER ONLY 70,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAD TOO MANY CLOSE CALLS DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH THE INCONSISTENCY IN ACCELERATION. AND THE BUCKING AND THUMPING WHEN BRAKING IS SEVERE. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY OF US HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET FORD, MERCURY TO RECTIFY THIS KNOWN ISSUE?

• 10/15/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE AND ALL THE GAUGES MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

• 10/14/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE CALL BACK WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,856. THE

• 10/11/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO ALL THE DASH INDICATORS TURNED ON. THEY WENT OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. I WAS TOLD IT WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. IT WOULD BE A $700.00 PLUS COST TO FIX IT. IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD BE A RECALL ON SUCH A SITUATION. I HAVE TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING IF THERE IS TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTS ON FULL TIME.

• 10/09/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY FEEL AS THOUGH I HAD PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. IT WOULD SUDDENLY ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT CHANGE THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD AN OWNER NOTIFICATION FROM FORD TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY. THE WORK WAS COMPLETED. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED. THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO DO THIS ON OCCASION. NOW, THE VEHICLE WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE FAIL SAFE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND ANOTHER $1,000 LATER I AM HAVING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

• 10/09/2012· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND IMMEDIATETLY AFTER THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHATRONICS UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MECHATRONICS UNIT BUT THE STALLING CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,525.

• 10/06/2010· STRUCTURE

  I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH IN A FREEWAY AND SUDDENLY THE ARM THAT GOES FROM THE CHASSIS TO SUPPORT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, OR THE JOINT PART, LEAVING THE WHEEL COMPLETELY WITHOUT SUPPORT WHICH ALMOST MADE ME LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. AT FIRST I THOUGHT A TIRE BLEW UP, BUT ONCE I STOPPED I SAW THE BAR BROKE IN THE CENTER HANGING FROM THE CHASSIS AND THE OTHER PART HANGING FROM THE WHEEL. GOING AT 55 MPH AND HAVING NO CONTROL OVER THE BACK WHEEL IT WAS A MIRACLE I DID NOT END UP HAVING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE IS NO PART AVAILABLE, IN ORDER FOR A REPAIR TO BE PERFORMED YOU HAVE TO PURCHASE A CHASSIS OF THE SAME MODEL, OR GO TO A MACHINE SHOP AND SEE IF IT CAN BE MANUFACTURED. THERE WAS NO SIGN BEFORE IT HAPPEN, AT THE MOMENT IT HAPPEN IT SOUNDED LIKE A TIRE BEING BLOWN UP AND IT MAY FEELS LIKE SUCH. *TR

• 10/04/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE WAS STARTED FIRST THING IN MORNING AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 25' WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO DISENGAGE AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR REMAINED PARKED FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHEN ONCE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE AND A LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. FOLLOWING THESE TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE I ARRANGED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE FLAT BEDDED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THE VEHICLE HAS 68,250 ORIGINAL MILES ON ODOMETER. *TR

• 09/30/2010· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK AND KNOCK AND WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE SPEED WOULD NOT INCREASE. ALSO WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND AT TIMES WOULD ACTUALLY SPEED UP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 77,000.

• 09/25/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO (79,000MI.) HAS UNEXPECTEDLY LURCHED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY IN A PARKING LOT, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED 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 INCIDENT. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS UNTIL A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE 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 INCIDENT. 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 OCCURRENCES THE " FAIL SAFE MODE" MESSAGE APPEARED. *TR

• 09/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED A NEW 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO IN MAY 2005. THE CAR NOW HAS 85K MILES WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION.THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FINE ON SHORT TRIPS (35 MILES OR LESS) BUT ANYTHING OVER THAT AND IT STARTS DOING REALLY CRAZY STUFF. IT WILL DOWNSHIFT 3-4 GEARS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS...SLAM INTO GEAR... THEN IMMEDIATELY UPSHIFT. THIS HAPPENS SO HARD THAT THE WHOLE CAR SHAKES. ONE TIME IT WAS SO BAD, WE FELT WE HAD BEEN HIT. SOMETIMES IT WILL GO TO DOWNSHIFT, AND JUST GOES TO NEUTRAL CAUSING MAJOR ISSUES WHEN INVOLVED WITH TRAFFIC TRYING TO GET OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3-2 AT LOW SPEEDS, IT WILL DOWNSHIFT BUT SHUDDER THE WHOLE CAR. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS OCCUR ONLY AFTER TRIPS LONGER THAN 35 MILES OR ON A VERY HOT DAY WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HEAT UP. MY LOCAL FORD GARAGE HAS TRIED REPROGRAMMING THE TCM WITH NO SUCCESS (FIRST TSB). THEY NOW SAY I NEED A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF NEARLY $5000. FORD WILL NOT HELP IN ANY WAY EVEN THOUGH I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED, BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, AND MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AT OR SOONER THAN RECOMMENDED. THE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL IS A SAFETY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND ADMIT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND REPLACE THE TRANS, IT APPEARS AS THEY HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ALL THE TSB'S FOR THIS SYMPTOM (2 THAT I KNOW OF) AFFECTS ONLY VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BEFORE OCT 2005. HOW CAN FORD OR ANY OTHER COMPANY KNOW THEY HAVE AN ISSUE AND NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD MAN SINCE THE EARLY 1970'S. HOW I HAVE BEEN TREATED WITH THIS DEFECT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS CRIMINAL. I GUESS THEY FIGURE IF THEY HOLD OUT LONG ENOUGH, THE VEHICLES WILL ALL DIE AND GO AWAY AND THEY WONT HAVE ANY OBLIGATIONS WHATSOEVER. IN DOING RESEARCH ON THIS VEHICLE WITH THE 6 SPEED TRANS, THERE ARE LOTS OF US IN THE SAME SITUATION WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THE SAME REPLY FROM FORD. *TR

• 09/22/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO FWD 6 SPEED. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE TRANSMISSION STARTED JUMPING AROUND, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD NOT GO INTO TO GEAR AND WHEN IT DOES IT WILL SLAM REAL HARD. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH 22000 MILES AND NOW IT HAS 52000 MILES. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED A MOTOR MOUNT BECAUSE OF THE HARD SHIFTING. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT MIGHT BE THE VALVE BODY WITCH IS AROUND 2000 DOLLARS WITH PARTS AND LABOR. FROM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCH ABOUT THIS CAR, IT IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND COULD GET SOMEONE HURT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS SO IT HAS NOT BEEN MISTREATED. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO START GOING OUT AROUND 50000 MILES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON THE FORUMS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ALL OF A SUDDEN NOT WANT TO SHIFT RIGHT WHO'S TO SAY SOMEONE GETS HIT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED A FORD AND THIS CAR IS THE WORST. AS SOON AS I SAVE THE MONEY UP JUST SO THEY CAN EVEN LOOK AT IT WE ARE OUT OF A VEHICLE. *TR

• 09/20/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I WAS IN THE MEDDLE LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL MY ACCELERATION. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I COULD NOT GO ANYWHERE. WHEN I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT EVERY FEW MILES IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING. AM TOLD THAT IT IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT IT FOR YEARS BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. IT IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED ! MY PART COST OVER 600.00 SO IT SETS IN THE DRIVE. *TR

• 09/16/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. SHE STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON THEN IT SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE WHEN THE PART WERE AVAILABLE. THEY LATER STATED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE AND THAT THEY HAVE EXHAUSTED ALL OPTIONS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, IT REMAINED IN THE DEALERS POSSESSION. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT SHOULD RETRIEVE IT. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 57000.

• 09/10/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,573.

• 09/08/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  REAR BRAKES ARE EXCESSIVELY WORN. THE FIRST INCIDENT OF GRINDING NOISE HAPPENED AT 100 MILES. AT 196 MILES THE DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS. SQUEAKING, GRINDING NOISES AND EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE DUST CONTINUED. CURRENTLY AT 18,846 MILES THE GRINDING IS EXTREMELY LOUD. THE DEALER CLAIMS I NEED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ONE RIGHT REAR ROTOR. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS INCIDENT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THIS IS ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR AND THE OWNERS OF FORD FIVE HUNDRED AND MERCURY MONTEGO SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. POTENTIAL BUYERS BEWARE! FORD AND THE DEALER WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT THIS AS THEY CLAIM THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS COVERED FOR 12 MONTHS. THIS IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE!!!! *JB

• 09/06/2012· ENGINE

  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

• 08/31/2018· AIR BAGS,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE RPMS ERRONEOUSLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

• 08/29/2009· POWER TRAIN

  DURING DRIVING SPEED, WHEN I NEED TO SPEED UP TO AVOID BEING HIT ON THE HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES THEN SHIFTS SO HARD THAT THE CAR SHAKES. HAPPENS EVERY TIME. *TR

• 08/25/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE READINGS DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLANKING SOUND BEFORE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE GAUGES RESET TO THE ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 08/24/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WE OWN A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO PREMIER. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS HAVE NOTICED ALTERNATE STALLING OR RANDOM ACCELERATING HOWEVER ON SATURDAY, AS I WAS ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED & REFUSED TO GO OVER 1,000 RPMS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. CAR IS CURRENTLY @ LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, ESTIMATE OF $850.00 TO REPAIR. *TR

• 08/24/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP AND SPUTTER WHILE DOWNSHIFTING. WILL NOT ACCELERATE WITHOUT SLIPPING WHEN HEATED UP. *TR

• 08/20/2020· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHEN LOWERING THE ORIGINAL CAR'S MANUAL SCISSOR JACK IT GAVE OUT HALF WAY DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP ONTO MY DRIVEWAY SUDDENLY. THE THREADING ON THE POWER SCREW SEEM FINE BUT THE PIN THAT IT FEEDS THROUGH ON THE OTHER END LOOKS MANGLED (SEE PICTURES). WHEN THE JACK DROPPED IT SOUNDED LIKE THE POWER SCREW SLID. NO ONE WAS HARMED.

• 08/20/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE WOULD BE ROUGH AND INCONSISTENT ALMOST LURCHING FORWARD AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD DO THIS EVERY TIME IT WAS DRIVEN. AFTER HAVING TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES BATTERY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE VEHICLE DRIVES FINE. I DO STILL HAVE THE OLD PART. *TR

• 08/20/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I NOTICED A LOT OF DUST FROM THE BRAKES ESPECIALLY ON THE REAR, AT 42,533, I HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND THE ROTORS RE-SURFACED. *TR

• 08/19/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEAT BELTS

  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

• 08/17/2011· SEAT BELTS

  I OWN A MERCURY MONTEGO 2005 PREMIER EDITION, THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAP SOMETIMES RATCHETS UP SUPER TIGHT ON THE PASSENGER CAUSING THEM TO HAVE TO REMOVE IT LET IT TRAVEL BACK IN AND THEN REBUCKLE IT. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED AT THIS TIME,BECAUSE I HARDLY EVER HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE REAR SEAT. BUT TODAY I HAD TO HAVE MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLING ASSEMBLY REPLACED AS THE WHOLE THING ,COVERS FELL OFF,AND SPRING AND TENSIONER FAILED TO THE POINT OF NOT STAYING HOOKED TOGETHER. IN OTHER WORDS THE WHOLE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WOULDN'T STAY LATCHED. REPLACED AT FORD DEALER WITH PART# 6F9Z7461203BB [BUCKLE ASSEMBLY] TO THE TOON OF $250.08 PRETTY STEEP PRICE. I GUESS I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE BELTS,AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A SO CALLED MANDATORY WORN SAFETY ITEM AT ALL TIMES. IF THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER COMPLAINTS FILED, I GUESS I SHOULD JUST MAYBE LET FORD MOTOR CO. KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *KB

• 08/12/2016· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES MY CAR HAD A WHINING NOISE AND ACCELERATED NOT RESPONDING TO MY EFFORTS TO STOP.I AVOIDED THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND ALSO TO THE RIGHT OF ME BY MOVING TO THE TURNING LANE TO STOP MYSELF FROM HITTING ANYONE ELSE. HOWEVER TO POSSIBLY AVOID ANOTHER ACCIDENT, I CROSSED OVER TO THE OTHER TRAFFIC LANES ON ORDER TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHERE I WAS STILL INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH TOTALED MY CAR.

• 08/11/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  PARKED CAR AT HOME AFTER DROPPING DAUGHTER OFF IN TOWN CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. FIVE HOURS LATER WENT OUT TO PICK DAUGHTER UP. STARTED CAR AND HAD NO SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER, TACHOMETER, NO CLUSTER PANEL AT ALL. NO LIGHTS ON PANEL, A/C WOULD NOT FUNCTION AND BACKUP LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT CAME ON AT THIS TIME. I TESTED THE CAR DAILY WITH THE SAME RESULTS, UNTIL TUESDAY, AUGUST 11TH. I HAD AN APPT TO TAKE IT IN TO A FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AT THIS TIME, THE CLUSTER PANEL AND A/C WERE WORKING, THE BACKUP LIGHTS WERE OFF (EXCEPT WHEN IN REVERSE) AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOW OFF. HOWEVER, NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. DIAGNOSIS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS THAT THE CLUSTER PANEL WAS BAD AND WAS SENDING INCORRECT CODES (P0462 & P2067) CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. SINCE THOSE CODES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE IT COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AT ANY TIME.

• 08/11/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE REAR BRAKES AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND ALTERNATOR WERE FAULTY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT NOT THE ALTERNATOR. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,275.