general problems of the 2007 Mercury Montego

Traveling at freeway speed, vehicle lights all flickered the lost power. . Engine continued to run, was able to coast vehicle to shoulder of 35w, apply brakes and stop. Turned off vehicle and restarted within a few minutes. No lights no dash lights. . Flooring the gas pedal able to get 30 mph uphill approximately. At top of hill power came back on. . Then killed again. Tow called. Currently at garage where sensors are showing transmission problem.

This vehicle has a serious/scary "surging" problem when shifting from park to drive, park to reverse, drive to reverse, reverse to drive or when simply maneuvering to park. This problem began a couple of weeks ago and has gotten progressively worse. A web search has shown that this problem is pretty common in this auto but I have yet to see the problem pinpointed. This is a real safety issue.

This vehicle has a problem when shifting from park to drive, park to reverse, drive to reverse, reverse to drive or when simply maneuvering to park. You can hear the engine rpm increase quickly, then decrease just as quickly when this happens. This typically occurs when the vehicle is placed in reverse and the wheel is being turned and the my foot is on the brake pedal. This problem began a month ago and has gotten progressively worse.

Engine speed fluctuates suddenly with no operator input (throttle pedal), especially when shifting (automatic) transmission from park to reverse or drive. Causes vehicle to lunge during parking maneuvers. Also requires abnormal braking input in traffic when normally engine braking would suffice. Has been serviced once by a Ford dealer (computer was reprogrammed); was not successful.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle lunge forward. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the throttle body might be defective. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 85,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

I have experienced a sudden unexpected lunge when backing out of a parking space after placing the vehicle in reverse on several occasions. You can hear the engine rpm increase quickly, then decrease just as quickly when this happens. This typically occurs when the vehicle is placed in reverse and the wheel is being turned and the my foot is on the brake pedal. It has also occurred again when the vehicle is put into drive after going from reverse and the wheel is turned. Having the brake pedal depressed, is effective in stopping the vehicle, but since the timing and circumstances of the malfunction is unpredictable, it has become a noticeable and constant issue. I thought my vehicle was an isolated issue, but it appears to be more widespread. After seeing this issue on online discussion boards for Ford five hundred/montego/freestyle vehicles and now the 2005-2007 Ford freestyle investigation, I would strongly urge NHTSA to expand this investigation to include 2005-2007 Ford five hundred/Mercury Montego since these vehicle use similar drivetrain components. The symptoms I have seen are exactly the same as those described in the investigation of the Ford freestyle in investigation pe 11-018 opened on 5/11/2011.

Our 18 year old daughter who has a permit was driving our 2007 monetego one evening with me. When she went to park at a drive inn restaurant under my guidance, she was pulling into a parking space and the car unexpectedly lunged forward. As an inexperienced driver she panicked and took her foot off the brake - endangering the lives of at least 10 people that were eating at the picnic tables outside of the restaurant. Thankfully the car was going at a relatively low speed and the curb stopped its forward motion. I had noticed intermittent "lunging" when I applied the brakes just a few times before this and a clunking when shifting and I had already taken it to my local mechanic who checked the transmission and brakes but said they were fine. After the incident with my daughter we took the car to the dealer and they said that the throttle body is bad. I called Ford three times to no avail. I have since done some searching on the internet and have found that this is a real problem for many people which actually confirms what the service manager at the dealership told me. He actually said that the service department there has seen a number of these fixes and he stated that the defect is very dangerous - there needs to be a recall now!!!!!.

The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that the throttle body control failed twice. When the failure occurred the vehicle would accelerate when he removed his foot off of the brake pedal and before he placed his foot back on it. The throttle body was replaced twice in the past 15 months. The failure mileage was 86847. The current mileage was 109847. Updated 01/20/11 updated 04/13/11.

Since vehicle was purchased, when shifting from park to reverse or drive, the vehicle will lunge back or forward, even with brakes applied. Have had to push brake pedal harder than what is normal to prevent this from happening. Dealer "could not duplicate problem" when car was under warranty. Car is now out of warranty and I was told the throttle body needs replacement.