Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-05 | 06V383000 |
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 139,537 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | This vehicle had a recall performed on it. In the recall, it states that the door does not latch properly in colder wea… |
| 2021-01-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER'… |
| 2020-11-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I OWN A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD ILLUMINATE AND DRO… |
| 2020-08-20 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN LOWERING THE ORIGINAL CAR'S MANUAL SCISSOR JACK IT GAVE OUT HALF WAY DOWN CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP ONTO MY DRIV… |
| 2020-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SAFE MODE |
| 2019-06-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE LINKAGE THAT CONTROLS THE GEAR SHIFT ALLOWED THE CAR TO ROLL WHILE THE CAR WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN IN PARK. MOREO… |
| 2019-02-11 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED BRIDGESTONE ECOPIA 225 55 R18 AND ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AFTER I'VE HAD THEM HAD BUBBLE SHOW IN FRONT TIRE TOOK … |
| 2018-12-18 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR, THE LATCHING MECHAN… |
| 2018-08-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED AC… |
| 2018-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS BEEN LURCHING FORWARD AND DECELERATING RANDOMLY. KEEPS GOING INTO "FAILSAFE ENGINE MODE" AND THE WRENCH LIG… |
| 2018-01-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LATCHES/LOCKS RECALL RECALL #06V383000 FORD REFERENCE #06S45 THE LATCH ON MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR KEEPS FREEZING, KEEP… |
| 2017-03-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY SIDE DOOR LATCHES FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. AS A RESULT, THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED, A… |
| 2016-12-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | IN FREEZING WEATHER, DOOR LATCHES WILL NOT LATCH AND THE DOOR REMAINS OPEN. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS LEFT OUTS… |
| 2016-11-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRONT DOOR LATCH FREEZES OPEN ALL THE TIME IN COLD WEATHER. I'M AFRAID IT OPENS WHILE DRIVING |
| 2016-10-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE 65 OR ABOVE. AND WILL NOT STOP UNLESS BRAKES ARE APPLIED TO DISENGAGE … |
| 2016-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | WHEN HITTING THE BRAKES MY CAR HAD A WHINING NOISE AND ACCELERATED NOT RESPONDING TO MY EFFORTS TO STOP.I AVOIDED THE C… |
| 2016-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR RUNS GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEN I GET A SURGE IN THE ENGINE, DASH CLUSTER GOES DEAD, CAR JERKS AND I LOSE POWE… |
| 2016-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO ALL THE DASH INDICATORS TURNED ON. THEY WENT OUT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. … |
| 2016-04-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | RECALL #06V383000 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES "AS A RESULT, THE DOOR LATCH PAWL MAY NOT RETURN TO THE LATCH POSITION WHEN TH… |
| 2016-04-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY CAR DIES ALL THE TIME. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT ALSO HAS A PICTURE OF A WRENCH AND WHEN THE CAR DIES … |
| 2015-12-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DASH BOARD GAUGES AND CONTROLS. WHEN DRIVING OUR 2005 MONTEGO ALL OF THE DASH INSTRUMENTS AND GAUGES WILL GO OUT, AND Y… |
| 2015-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | STARTED 2005 MONTEGO TO PICK UP FIANC FROM WORK, GOT BACK INSIDE AFTER BRUSHING SNOW OFF THE CAR AND I PRESSED THE THRO… |
| 2015-08-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PARKED CAR AT HOME AFTER DROPPING DAUGHTER OFF IN TOWN CAR PERFORMED NORMALLY. FIVE HOURS LATER WENT OUT TO PICK DAUGH… |
| 2015-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT… |
| 2015-01-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE- 06S45 WHICH ARE THE EXACT SYMPTOMS I AM CURRENTLY HAVING. THE DRIVER, PASSENGER OR B… |
| 2015-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WITH ONLY 70,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION IT BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE AND BUCK WHEN I WOULD COME TO A STOP.… |
| 2014-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INSTRUMENT PA… |
| 2014-05-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON ENTERING TRAFFIC FLOW ON I-94 WESTBOUND NEAR NEW BUFFALO MICHIGAN THE ACCELERATION OF ENGINE QUIT INSTANTANEOUSLY … |
| 2014-05-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIG… |
| 2014-05-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN IT GET HOT IT JERKS,WHEN YOU ACCELERATE IT WONT TAKE OFF AND THEN IT LEAP FORWARD, WHEN IN LOW GEAR IT REALLY STAR… |
| 2014-05-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO SHUTS OFF WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE PAID AROUND $4000 TO TRY AND HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED… |
| 2014-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DROVE CAR HOME DAY BEFORE, SEEMED FINE. WENT OUT NEXT MORNING, CAR STARTED FINE, PUT INTO GEAR, CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. CHE… |
| 2014-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL SO… |
| 2014-01-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING THE CAR DECELERATED AND WAS LOSING POWER AND RPM'S WENT WAY … |
| 2013-11-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST PULLED MY CAR OFF THE LOT NOT EVEN 10 MINUTES LATER THERE WAS JERKING THEN MY CAR STOPPED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF … |
| 2013-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS STARTED FIRST THING IN MORNING AND DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 25' WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO DISENGAGE AND W… |
| 2013-09-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS IN THE MEDDLE LANE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I LOST ALL MY ACCELERATION. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT I COU… |
| 2013-09-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED V… |
| 2013-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2013-07-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MERGING INT… |
| 2013-06-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERA… |
| 2013-06-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT 25 30 EVEN MORE. WHEN DRIVING MY 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO THE COMPLETE DASH CLUSTER LOST ALL FUNCTI… |
| 2013-06-05 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING IT JERKS AND SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REEVES TO 5000+ RPM. AFTER BRAKING AND SLOWING IT AGAIN SH… |
| 2013-05-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 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 … |
| 2013-05-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 2/27/13 THROTTLE WAS CLEANED NOT REPLACED PER FORD RECALL 12NO3. ON 5/18/13 BEING STUCK IN CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC AT… |
| 2013-04-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE JE… |
| 2012-12-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HOWEVER, THE L… |
| 2012-12-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 2005 MERCURY MONTEGO USED IN 2012. STARTING LAST YEAR DURING EXTREME COLD WEATHER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL… |
| 2012-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING CAR 20 MINUTES AND ONCE THE CAR ENGINE HEATS UP THE TRANSMISSION BEGINS TO BUCK AND JERK WHILE DRIVING UN… |
| 2012-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MERCURY MONTEGO 2005 INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS BEEN GOING ON AND OFF FOR TWO YEARS. GETTING LONGER DURATION BEFORE PANEL CO… |