Fuel system
Filed May 9, 2026
The throttle body on the 2006 Mercury Montego SHOULD HAVE been recalled just like the 2007 Mercury Montego that I owned previously was recalled. It has the SAME EXACT problem! The throttle is VERY DANGEROUS as it dumps fuel without me touching the gas pedal. I have already almost killed a pedestrian! Please help! I cannot afford to fix the car and I don't want to hurt anyone. Thank You , [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
- NHTSA ID
- 11736813
- Incident
- May 7, 2026
Driver assistanceFuel system
Filed Aug 9, 2024
The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Montego. The contact stated that while parallel parking, the vehicle independently accelerated and lunged forward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was due to the throttle body. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11607562
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2024
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
ElectricalEngineFuel system
Filed May 5, 2016
WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR SPITS AND SPUTTERS AND DIES. AFTER RESTARTITBE CAR, LIGHT IS OFF. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK. CAR WILL NOT DRIVE WITHOUT RESTART.
- NHTSA ID
- 10863448
- Incident
- May 5, 2016
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 25, 2012
AFTER THE ENGINE WARMS UP, UPON ACCELERATION AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING GEARS FROM 1 TO 2, 2 TO 3 AND 3 TO 4 THERE IS A STUTTERING AND OFTEN A JERKING WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING. THIS JERKING ALSO OCCURS UPON SLOW BRAKING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWN-SHIFTING FROM GEARS 4 TO 3 TO 2 TO 1. IT'S GETTING WORSE!! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10490037
- Incident
- Jan 2, 2012
- Mileage
- 112,000 mi
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 20, 2012
WHEN SHIFTING OUT OF PARK OR NEUTRAL, OR FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE (OR REVERSE TO DRIVE), THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD OR BACK WITH NO WARNING. THIS CAN BE A HAZARD, IF NEAR PEDESTRIANS OR IF PARKED IN A TIGHT SPACE. ADDITIONALLY, IF THIS OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES,(EG:PARKING) THE CAR WILL STALL & THE REPAIR "WRENCH" ON THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP. THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE & RE-STARTED TO GET BACK TO NORMAL. THIS UNFORTUNATELY IS TOO COMMON OCCURRENCE. IS FORD WAITING FOR A FATALITY BEFORE TAKING STEPS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10471589
- Incident
- Jan 8, 2012
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Aug 21, 2011
MY 2006 MERCURY MONTEAGO LUNGES FORWARD WHEN PUT IN DRIVE,AND LUNGES BACK WHEN PUT IN REVERSE,WRECKING MY REAR BUMPER AND GARAGE. FORD IS VERY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND DOES NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10420837
- Incident
- Aug 18, 2011
- Mileage
- 103,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 6, 2011
WHEN I COME TO A STOP MY CAR WILL LUNGE FORWARD AS I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE BRAKE. THE RPMS NOTABLY RISE FROM 700 TO OVER 1000. THIS HAS RECENTLY STARTED WITH 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *TT
- NHTSA ID
- 10417791
- Incident
- Jul 21, 2011
- Mileage
- 66,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 24, 2011
SURGING OF THE CAR AT A DEAD STOP AT RED LIGHTS, DRIVE INS, STOP SIGNS. MY TECH, WITH ANALYZER WHILE DRIVING, COULD SEE THAT IT WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10414899
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2011
- Mileage
- 71,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Sep 29, 2009
CLIP HOLDING FUEL FILTER HOSE TO THE FUEL FILTER FAILED ALLOWING THE HOSE TO COME LOOSE AND LEAK FUEL UNDER PRESSURE. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN DRIVEN 4 BLOCKS SO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS STILL COOL. HAD THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEEN HOT AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT HIGH SPEED A FIRE WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE OCCURRED. THE FUEL FILTER HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED, AS CONFIRMED BY MY SERVICE RECORDS, MAKING IT THE FILTER INSTALLED AT THE FACTORY. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10285661
- Incident
- Sep 28, 2009
- Mileage
- 38,716 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.