2005 Mercury Montego Other or unknown Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 4%of 135 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the other or unknown of the 2005 Mercury Montego, 4% of the 135 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,000 miles.
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.
“My car dies all the time. I was told it was the throttle body. It also has a picture of a wrench and when the car dies it says fail safe mode. It only dies while driving. It doesnt matter what speed either.”
NHTSA complaint #10870921, filed 2016-05, 120,000 miles“Parked car at home after dropping daughter off in town car performed normally. Five hours later went out to pick daughter up. Started car and had no speedometer, odometer, tachometer, no cluster panel at all. No lights on panel, A/C would not function and backup lights came on and stayed on. The wrench symbol light came on at this time. I tested the car daily with the same results, until tuesday, august 11th. I had an appt to take it in to a ford dealer to have it diagnosed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10747906, filed 2015-08, 142,691 miles“Recall #06v383000 latches/locks/linkages as a result, the door latch pawl may not return to the latch position when the door is closed, and the door could open while the vehicle is moving. Is listed as having been completed, yet the issue is still present. Last night, rear door was frozen shut due to water seepage. Today, driver's side door did not latch properly and opened while I was driving the vehicle. I called ford and they informed me they are no longer responsible for this. Obviously, the recall was performed improperly, if at all. …”
NHTSA complaint #10853611, filed 2016-04, 39,700 miles“Too many times to count 25 30 even more. When driving my 2005 Mercury Montego the complete dash cluster lost all functions and read outs, always at speeds above 30mph. A few times 9 or so the car would buck a few times. I had the harness connector checked and no problems found. This condition prevents me from using the vehicle as needed, to driver a few times a year from connecticut to north carolina and back to visit ailing family members. No other reasonable transportation available. We will pro ally never buy a ford product again due to safety concerns. …”
NHTSA complaint #10723816, filed 2015-06, 46,000 miles“When lowering the original car's manual scissor jack it gave out half way down causing the vehicle to drop onto my driveway suddenly. The threading on the power screw seem fine but the pin that it feeds through on the other end looks mangled (see pictures). When the jack dropped it sounded like the power screw slid. No one was harmed.”
NHTSA complaint #11350570, filed 2020-08, 108,000 milesOther or unknown: 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 complaintsAir bags
5 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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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