2006 Mercury Monterey Brakes Problems

“I do not know the dates or mileages at the time, I'm sure it was over 36,000 miles or else I would have taken it into the dealer. Actually the first time I may have, and they probably said your car didn't throw out a code I've heard that many times... On at least two occasions, possibly three, I hit the brakes *lightly* in dry weather and it sets off the traction control. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. On six or seven occasions, the ABS light illuminated. The vehicle also lost power, hesitated, and decreased in speed. The vehicle failed to gain speed no matter how hard the accelerator pedal was depressed. When the contact turns the vehicle off and then back on, it operates normally. The dealer could not duplicate the failure. The current mileage was 17,200 and failure mileage was 12,000.”

“The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving low speeds, the vehicle would decelerate and shut off. The contact had to restart the vehicle from the middle of the road. Once restarted, the vehicle functions properly. When the failure occurs, the advance track ABS light illuminates. She took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure. Ford sent an engineer to the dealer and he retro fitted something to the steering wheel to block light from affecting the sensors. The remedy has not corrected the failure. …”

“The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Monterey. While driving at an unknown speed, the traction control warning light illuminated on the instrument control panel. The vehicle decelerates, loses power steering and braking ability, and also stalls. The vehicle had to be restarted in order for it to operate normally. He took the vehicle to the dealer on numerous occasions, but they, as well as an investigator from ford, could not duplicate the failure. The failure mileage was 10,000 and current mileage was 24,000. Updated 08/13/08 the ABS light and oil light illuminateed as well. Updated 08/13/08”