2006 Mercury Monterey Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 5%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 11,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2006 Mercury Monterey, 5% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 11,000 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.
“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.”
NHTSA complaint #10218622, filed 2008-02, 12,000 miles“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”
NHTSA complaint #10234781, filed 2008-07, 10,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10109070Sep 21, 2016The Powertrain Control/Emissions Diagnosis (PC/ED) manual has been revised for diagnosing electronic throttle bodies (ETBs). The ETC_ACT and ETC_DSD PIDs should not used to…
- 10021907Jun 25, 2007Advanced traction control system - short duration activation.
- 10019575Feb 24, 2006Customer satisfaction program 06b37. Crank position sensor connector inspection. The crankshaft position sensor harness connector may not have been fully seated in the crankshaft…
Engine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 Mercury Monterey
34 complaintsBrakes
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Mercury Monterey
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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