2005 Mercury Montego Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 5about this part
- Share
- 4%of 135 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 89,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the air bags of the 2005 Mercury Montego, 4% of the 135 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 89,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The instrument gauge on my 2005 Mercury Montego just went dead . Nothing registered, so there was no reading on my speed, engine heat gauge, fuel level, or tachometer. This happened once in early spring of this year (2012), but did not repeat until recently. It is now june and the same thing has re-occurred about 10 times in the past two weeks. After turning the car off and restarting, this sometimes (but not always), fixes the problem. Most recently, if the gauges do work, the check engine light turns on. …”
NHTSA complaint #10460882, filed 2012-06, 89,000 miles“My parents were involved in a head on accident with a drunk driver who had cross the center line, in which case none of the airbags were deployed. The bunt force of the accident was to the passenger front corner of the vehicle where the passenger side of the uni-body and the front clip support cross section meet. The vehicle is being moved to the nearest Mercury dealer. We have contact the vehicle manufacture and are awaiting a response from the office of general console for a response of investigation plan of why the airbags did not deploy. …”
NHTSA complaint #10292313, filed 2009-11, 54,000 miles“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Montego. When the vehicle was started, the front passenger side air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10723426, filed 2015-06, 109,000 miles“The contact owned a 2005 Mercury Montego. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. Prior to the failure, the engine rpms erroneously increased and the vehicle surged forward. The front end of the vehicle sustained severe damage, but the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not notified. The failure mileage was 150,000.”
NHTSA complaint #11123851, filed 2018-08, 150,000 milesAir bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2005 Mercury Montego
49 complaintsElectrical system
27 complaintsVehicle speed control
24 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsFuel system
12 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsBody and structure
10 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2005 Mercury Montego
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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