2004 Mercury Monterey Brakes Problems

“Vehicle has 35,000 miles. Heard a grinding type noise in the brakes. Took to the dealer who said that the brake pads where worn, the rotors needed to be turned, the caliper and brake booster were bad. The caliper was replaced under warranty. Instead of replacing the brake booster as a warranty item as we were originally told, they lubed a bushing and said if we have any further problems, then they would replace it. Brake and rotors were at my expense. …”

“At 42000 miles, I heard grinding in the rear brakes. I took it in to have it looked at. I was shown that the driver rear brakes pads were completely ground into the rotor. The passenger rear brakes were almost as worn. Rotor needed to be replaced in the rear. The front brakes look great, as if they were not used. I then had it taken in for a second opinion. It seems that for half the cost, I could get the brakes done with new calipers that had gone bad. This is a definite safety issue. At the mileage on the van, the calipers, brakes, and rotors should not have had to be replaced. …”

“I am in possession of a Mercury montery 2004 purchased new august 2004. When this vehicle had 4000 miles and during the first lenghthy highway trip in march 2005, I became aware of pulsating brakes beginning at a speed of 50mph and higher. This pulsating made me unable to safely brake at a speed of over 50mph. I returned the car to the Mercury dealer in april where the car was purchased and was informed that ford was aware of this problem with this particular vehicle and did not have a solution. It was then suggested to me that I have them turn the rotors and see if that would help. …”

“2004 Mercury Monterey with multiple problems. Consumer states that there were problems with the windows not functioning and brake problems. The last time the window malfunctioned, a new window motor had to be installed. It was discovered that the rear calipers had became stuck and ruined the brake pads.”

“The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond, and the vehicle continued to accelerate. The driver manually shifted gears to slow the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the return spring part was no longer being produced. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 184,000.”