Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Mercury Montego.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds and attempting to depress… |
| 2024-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that while parallel parking, the vehicle independently acce… |
| 2022-08-25 | SUSPENSION:SUBFRAME/MOUNTING BRACKET | No | 0 | Drivers side rear toe bracket broke off the rear subframe. Rear subframe totally rusted through. |
| 2022-08-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The throttle control transmission has failed me several times when I’m on the road. Thankfully it’s only left me strand… |
| 2019-12-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THE CRUISE IS SET AND IT APPROACHES ANY INCLINE. |
| 2019-06-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE… |
| 2019-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. WH… |
| 2018-11-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN THE CAR QUIT RUNNING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED KN… |
| 2018-04-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ... WE OWN A MERCURY MONTEGO 2006 TWO WHEEL DRIVE V6, FIRST TIME WE. BOUGHT IT FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT… |
| 2018-01-15 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED AND CAUSED IT… |
| 2017-05-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 4 YEARS. I STILL OWE MORE THAN ITS WORTH. MY 3RD TRANSMISSION JUST WENT OUT THIS MORNING! CV… |
| 2016-07-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS A ISSUE WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE, I CALLED AND WAS TOLD SORRY YOUR 189,000 IS OVER 150,000 LIMIT TO BE REPAI… |
| 2016-06-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 50900 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. COMPLETE REBUILD WAS NECESSARY FOR CAR TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. NE… |
| 2016-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND DIES. AFTER RESTARTITBE CAR, LIGHT IS OFF. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A W… |
| 2016-05-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SHOULD BE A RECALL VS A CUSTOMER CARE ITEM. THIS IS BS AND FORD KNOWS THAT IT SHOULD BE. I HAVEN'… |
| 2016-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH UP AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE JERKED. AS THE ACCELERATOR… |
| 2015-06-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNIN… |
| 2015-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD JUST SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, MAKE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND VIOLENTLY THRUST FO… |
| 2015-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM CHURCH, MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO WARNING. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND ABLE TO PULL OFF WIT… |
| 2015-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED AND … |
| 2015-02-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE … |
| 2015-02-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I STARTED ACCELERATING IT WOULD STUDDER WHEN RPMS WENT UP AND THEN BASICALLY WOULDN'T LET ME GO OVER 50. I TOOK I… |
| 2014-08-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD I… |
| 2014-07-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT REST… |
| 2014-05-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SU… |
| 2014-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP AND ONLY ALLOWS ME TO GO 20-25 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING… |
| 2013-09-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | 2 YEARS AGO I PURCHASED 4 MICHELIN LATITUDE TIRES (65,000 MILE TIRES) FOR MY 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. ON WEDNESDAY (9-25-1… |
| 2013-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SUDDENLY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN TO ZERO VALUE. THEY FLICKERED M… |
| 2013-08-14 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING ODD INSIDE TIRE WEAR ON REAR TIRES OF MY MERCURY MONTEGO. HAD OIL CHANGED AT DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP FROM … |
| 2013-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. TH… |
| 2013-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE SMELLED A B… |
| 2013-05-07 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING W… |
| 2013-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHEN ACCELERATING I NOTED THE TRANNY STARTED TO SLIP, I DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUS, NOT A SPEEDSTER, I WATCHED THE RPM SHOOT T… |
| 2013-04-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE ROAD WAS RUNNING JUST WOULD NOT GO.TRANSMISSION TROUBLE I GUESS FORD … |
| 2013-03-21 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | AS I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SURGED & I HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR BEHIND ME. EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON … |
| 2012-10-18 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I AM ALSO IN THE GROUP OF BAMBOOZLED PEOPLE THAT HAVE THE UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE OF OWNING A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. REC… |
| 2012-07-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS COMPLETLY STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD 5 FEET WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE. T… |
| 2012-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING AN ABNORMAL NOISE. TH… |
| 2012-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY 2006 MONTEGO JERKS AND CLUNKS FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO DROP OUT. IT ALSO SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL FROM DRIVE . THE TRANS … |
| 2012-03-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN I AM PULLING INTO OR BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWA… |
| 2012-01-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK OR NEUTRAL, OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (OR REVERSE TO DRIVE), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK W… |
| 2012-01-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP, UPON ACCELERATION AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1 TO 2, 2 TO 3 AND 3… |
| 2011-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO LURCHED AN LUNGES ALSO EVEN WITH FOOT ON BRAKE WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY WILL NOT TAKE GA… |
| 2011-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO PREMIER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED … |
| 2011-08-18 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | MY 2006 MERCURY MONTEAGO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PUT IN DRIVE,AND LUNGES BACK WHEN PUT IN REVERSE,WRECKING MY REAR BUMPER A… |
| 2011-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | OUR 2006 MERCURY MONTEGO LUNGES, AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES WITH NO FOOT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT IS CLEARLY A MISSE… |
| 2011-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN I COME TO A STOP MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE. THE RPMS NOTABLY RISE FROM 700 TO OVER… |
| 2011-07-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE SURGED WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, VEHICLE LUNGED, ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND VEHICLE DIED. VEHICLE WAS HARD TO CONTROL WITH… |
| 2011-07-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | AC BLOWS HOT AIR WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. IF YOU ARE MOVING SLOW OR STOPPED AT A SIGNAL LIGHT OR STUCK IN TRAFFIC TH… |
| 2011-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SURGING OF THE CAR AT A DEAD STOP AT RED LIGHTS, DRIVE INS, STOP SIGNS. MY TECH, WITH ANALYZER WHILE DRIVING, COULD SEE… |