2006 Mercury Monterey drivetrain & axles problems
30 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2006 Mercury Monterey, which is 56% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 56% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 30 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Vehicle stopped for a traffic light. When a drive away was attempted the vehicle would not move in any gear. Engine operated normally. There were absolutely no warning signs. Vehicle was transported to a ford service garage. The diagnosis was a failed torque converter.
My wife was pulling out onto a busy street after being stopped at a stop sign and after making the turn and trying to get up to the speed of traffic she noticed that the car had quit accelerating. After losing drive power unexpectedly she was able to coast over to the side of the road to allow the approaching cars to pass. The engine of the car continued to run, but placing the car into any gear did not engage. We had to have the vehicle towed, and found out that the torque converter had failed.