Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems of the 2006 Mercury Monterey

My family was traveling on the I-65 south interstate and the van, 2006 Mercury Monterey, stop responding in the middle of fast traffic. It took me by total surprise. The engine was still running. So, I initially thought it had accidently went in neutral but that wasn't the case. I tried a lower gear with not luck. Not wanting to be stuck in the middle of the interstate I then turned on my hazard lights and frantically maneuvered the van to the side of the busy interstate road. Once on the side of the road my husband tried every gear and the van wasn't responding in any of them. We ended up getting it towed to our house. After we got home my husband started researching the problem because he had never heard of a vehicle stop responding like that without any warning signs. He said this has to be vehicle defect and looked up recalls for the van on the NHTSA. Org website. There wasn't a recall for this issue but there were plenty of complaints about this exact safety issue. After doing more research we found that the 2004 model of this van had the same issue which Ford did do a recall for the torque converter. The Ford company needs to be immediately notified that this is also a big safety issue with the 2006 model. One the reasons my husband bought the vehicle was because it was built by Ford and he trusted their products. I hope Ford will take the complaint seriously and stand behind their product and get this safety issue with the torque converter on the Mercury Monterey 2006 vehicles resolved quickly.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle failed to respond as the accelerator pedal was being depressed. Also, the rpms increased to high. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who stated that the torque converter was stripped. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The failure mileage was 141,000.

Our van was driving just fine and suddenly, with no warning at all, went into neutral, stopping in an intersection. The vehicle only has around 88000 miles on it. It was towed to the dealer, and the Lincoln dealer diagnosed that the torque converter had failed. I noticed Ford had already recalled all of the 2004 freestars and 2005 Montereys for this problem, but yet somehow my 2006 with a September 2005 build date was not part of the recall. So guess what? Ford knowingly left me in an unsafe vehicle, and now I'm responsible for the repair bill. Ford so very clearly knew about the problem and never corrected the problem by the time by vehicle was built. Nhtsa needs to encourage Ford to recall all the 2006 and probably all the 2007s as well. Ford should be paying for my repair, not me.

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving 20 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the torque converter failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 71,080.

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. It was diagnosed that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Was driving down main street in monroe wis when car just went in to nutral and we just costed. Luckely had enough speed to get in a parking lot. Left 2 86 year olds and 1 92 year old sitting in the van at 10:30 at night luckely a relative could get us. Towed van to dealer was told torque converter had stripped the out put shaft splines that this was a recall on the year before.

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle decelerated independently and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 12v006000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

Vehicle making clanking noise when pressing gas pedal. Three different mechanics said it is in transmission and could involve the torque converter again.

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic who stated that the torque converter needed to be replaced. There were no repairs completed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 68,056.

Was at at stop light went to pull off and it stopped and lost power at the light pulled over to the shoulder had it towed. The mechanic told me it was the torque converter issue that Ford recalled for the 2005 year Mercury Monterey but not for the 2006 year model. I called Ford and the told me they was sorry but there was nothing they can or could do for me.

Crossing over busy road and when pressing gas petal there was no power. All it did was rev the engine. Luckily I was able to glide to a side road and have the vehicle towed. Mechanic said it was the torque converter that was bad.

The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated that while accelerating, the vehicle attempted to stall. The contact shifted into park and then drive, but the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact also shifted into reverse but still no response. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic, who stated that the entire power train needed to be replaced. The contact did not have the power train replaced. The failure mileage was 66,000. . . . Updated 03/07/14 the torque converter was replaced. Updated 03/13/14.

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.

While driving, the vehicle suddenly lost forward gear. After coasting to the side of the road we found that the vehicle has lost both forward and reverse gears. The vehicle could not be moved under its own power. Nothing else on the vehicle was affected. Ford has a powertrain recall for the torque converter on the same model vehicle produced in 2004 and 2005. The 2006 model has the same powertrain components and it seems that the recall should be extended to the 2006 model also.

Note date will not register//on Friday Feb. 03,2012 was entering I-4 here in florida. I noted that the tach went to 4000. Rpm. Started to loose power and finally pulled off road. Tried all gears and nothing worked. Called a tow truck and had towed to a Mercury dealer. They indicated that is was the torque converter. He stated that there was a recall, but not on my car. Please explain why there was not a recall?.

The torque converter failed on a busy freeway. Was unable to use engine power to safely navigate to a safe stopping point. The splines on the gear in the converter stripped off removing the connection between the engine and the transmission.

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.