2005 Mercury Monterey Body and structure Problems

“My son and I were putting groceries in the back of the van and the tailgate fell on his head. The automatic lift wouldn't lift up. My son had to physically lift it up. I called the company (Mercury) and reported what happened and the gentleman said that there was no recall and he was sorry this happened and hung up. He wouldn't let me ask any questions. The tail gate doesn't open at all now.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Monterey. While the vehicle was being serviced by an independent mechanic, it was discovered that the third row seat did not latch due to severe corrosion on the rear driver side wheel well. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v081000 (seats). The failure mileage was approximately 156,000.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Monterey. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when the vehicle suddenly accelerated, the contact depressed the brakes but the vehicle would not respond. After utilizing the parking brake, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostics. The technician stated that water had entered the wiring of the computer system and caused the failure. The technician dried the wiring but the failure recurred. …”

“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Monterey. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 13v081000 (seats). The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician stated that the condition of the vehicle did not support the installation of the recalled part due to excessive corrosion in the wheel well of the rear driver side of the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the striker latch had previously detached. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 141,765.”

“The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Monterey. The contact stated the rear liftgate would not remain in the open position and would intermittently come down hard on whoever was standing under the liftgate. The contact spoke with the manufacturer in regards to NHTSA campaign id number: 06v069000 (structure:body:hatchback/liftgate) and was advised that his vehicle was repaired under the recall in 2006. The contact did not recall having the repair performed on the vehicle. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure and current mileage was 60,000.”