Two problems related to exterior lighting have been reported for the 2006 Mercury Montego. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Mercury Montego based on all problems reported for the 2006 Montego.
While driving at night, suddenly the instrument cluster gauges stopped working and when to zero value. They flickered monetarily and continued this for about 1 minute while driving. The appeared to have reset themselves. However, two days after the initial incident the gauges stopped working again, and have continued to not function properly. The major safety issue (I almost got into an accident) is that when the gauges don't work, the reverse lights come on. This makes other drivers think I am reversing when I am not. I have done additional online research and found a service bulletin published by Ford indicating this is an issue with these models.
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 the brake, the car accelerated for a few seconds. I then placed the other foot on top of the right foot & put the gear into park & the car stopped.
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