2004 MERCURY MONTEREY

WHEELS:HUB

CERTAIN MINIVANS MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLIES THAT WERE NOT HEAT TREATED CORRECTLY. THIS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL CRACKS IN THE HUB.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

FORD IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 AND 2005 FORD FREESTAR AND MERCURY MONTEREY VEHICLES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER OUTPUT SHAFT MAY FAIL.

SEATS

Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massac

STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS

ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, THE POWER STEERING LOW-PRESSURE LINE MAY NOT BE FULLY SEATED AT THE RACK AND PINION STEERING GEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL SQUEALED WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE REPAIRED AT STIVERS FORD LINCOLN IN WAUKEE, IOWA. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT CONFIRMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V457000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE FAILU

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS PLACED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION AND BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS IN THE VAN. WE PUT GAS IN THE VAN AT THE GAS STATION AT 63RD AND CALIFORNIA. AFTER GETTING GAS WE PROCEED TOWARD WESTERN AVE. ON WESTER AVE. [XXX] DROVE FROM71ST AND WESTERN TO 111 & WESTERN WHEN W

Mileage: 102,454

SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS IN THE VAN. WE PUT GAS IN THE VAN AT THE GAS STATION AT 63RD AND CALIFORNIA. AFTER GETTING GAS WE PROCEED TOWARD WESTERN AVE. ON WESTER AVE. [XXX] DROVE FROM71ST AND WESTERN TO 111 & WESTERN WHEN W

Mileage: 102,454

SPOUSE [XXX] WAS DRIVING THE FAMILY AND ME OUT TO DINNER ON MAY 9, 2014 FOR MOTHER'S DAY.THE GAS TANK WAS ON ONE-FOURTH A TANK SO BEFORE ON TO THE EXPRESSWAY WE STOP TO GET SOME GAS. [XXX] MADE A STATEMENT HE SAID, "HE SAID THE GAS HAND STILL HASN'T MOVED MUCH AFTER WE PUT $40.00 TOGETHER OF GAS IN THE VAN. WE PUT GAS IN THE VAN AT THE GAS STATION AT 63RD AND CALIFORNIA. AFTER GETTING GAS WE PROCEED TOWARD WESTERN AVE. ON WESTER AVE. [XXX] DROVE FROM71ST AND WESTERN TO 111 & WESTERN WHEN W

Mileage: 102,454

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BOUNCING SOME, WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE LATCH HOLDING THE SEAT DOWN WAS UNATTACHED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON IN THAT SEAT, HIT HIS HEAD BUT NOTHING MAJOR. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT. MY DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL IS ALSO TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF I

Mileage: 178,000

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED MY THIRD ROW SEAT WAS BOUNCING SOME, WHEN I STOPPED I FOUND THAT THE LATCH HOLDING THE SEAT DOWN WAS UNATTACHED. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER HE SAID THAT IT IS RUSTED THROUGH. I HAD MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON IN THAT SEAT, HIT HIS HEAD BUT NOTHING MAJOR. UNFORTUNATELY I NOW AM UNABLE TO TRANSPORT MY SPECIAL NEEDS SON BECAUSE HE HAS TO BE IN THE THIRD ROW SEAT. MY DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL WELL IS ALSO TOTALLY RUSTED THROUGH AND WATER IS GETTING INTO THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE IF I

Mileage: 178,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 27 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLAMMED TO A STOP AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE MADE A SLAMMING START BEFORE CATCHING ON FIRE. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED HOWEVER, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY MECHANICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

Mileage: 128,000

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, I FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO SLIP, I HAD TO STOP FOR A BUS STOP AS THIS HAPPENED. WHEN THE BUS MOVED AND I COULD GO I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CARS BEHIND ME ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD. FORTUNATELY A GENTLEMAN OFFERED TO PUSH ME OFF THE ROAD, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL SO I COULD PUSH THE VAN OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE

Mileage: 94,365

WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, I FELT LIKE THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO SLIP, I HAD TO STOP FOR A BUS STOP AS THIS HAPPENED. WHEN THE BUS MOVED AND I COULD GO I PUSHED THE GAS AND THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS CARS BEHIND ME ON A NARROW TWO LANE ROAD. FORTUNATELY A GENTLEMAN OFFERED TO PUSH ME OFF THE ROAD, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A TWELVE YEAR OLD BOY GET BEHIND THE WHEEL SO I COULD PUSH THE VAN OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE THE

Mileage: 94,365

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY CAUGHT A FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND WANTS AN EXPLANATION WHY. *NJ THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT THAT A LIQUID HAD BEEN POURED OVER THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLODED INTO FLAMES 5 FEET HIGH AND ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COAT THE HOOD WITH FUEL. *JB

2004 MERCURY MONTEREY CAUGHT A FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE FIRE STARTED WHILE THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND WANTS AN EXPLANATION WHY. *NJ THE CONSUMER FIRST THOUGHT THAT A LIQUID HAD BEEN POURED OVER THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL UNDER PRESSURE TO EXPLODED INTO FLAMES 5 FEET HIGH AND ENOUGH PRESSURE TO COAT THE HOOD WITH FUEL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY MONTEREY. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE SPEED DECREASED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 33,800.

Mileage: 33,800

MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS IN MY MERCURY MONTEREY WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LEAVING . SHE TURNED THE KEY 1 SPOT ON THE IGNITION AND PULLED ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. MY VAN WITH MY CHILD ROLLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. HITTING 2 MAIL BOXES AND A CABLE ROUTER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER GANLEY MERCURY IN BRUNSWICK ,OHIO. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS MADE THIS WAY. I HAVE TRIED EVERY TYPE OF VEHICLE AND HAD FRIENDS TRY THIS IN THEIRS. NOT 1 VEHICLE WILL GO INTO GEAR WITH OUT THE BRAKE

Mileage: 39,300