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Mercury Monterey Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 454 owner complaints across 8 model years of the Mercury Monterey (1968–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2004.

9
safety recalls, all years
454
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
2004
year with most complaints

Pick your Mercury Monterey model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Mercury Monterey17
2006 Mercury Monterey244
2005 Mercury Monterey3119
2004 Mercury Monterey4283
1974 Mercury Monterey10
1973 Mercury Monterey20
1972 Mercury Monterey10
1968 Mercury Monterey01

What Mercury Monterey owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 454 complaints with NHTSA. The 2004 model year has the most, with 283.

All Mercury Monterey recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mercury Monterey, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 13V081000 Reported 196,667 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

    Ford is recalling certain model year 2004-2007 Freestar and Mercury Monterey vehicles manufactured from March 24, 2003, through November 7, 2006, equipped with a third row seat and originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,…

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new third row seat latch striker mounting brackets, free of charge. The recall began on March 28, 2013. Owners may contact Ford Motor Company Customer Relationship…

    Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  2. Automatic transmission (power train) and torque converter (power train)

    NHTSA 12V006000 Reported 206,452 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Ford is recalling certain model year 2004 and 2005 ford freestar and mercury monterey vehicles. The torque converter output shaft may fail.

    Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converter free of charge. The safety recall began on august 9, 2012. Owners may contact the ford motor company customer relationship center at 1-866-436-7332.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  3. Hatchback/liftgate (structure)

    NHTSA 06V069000 Reported 12,728 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain vans equipped with the power liftgate option, the power liftgate motor automatically disengages after the liftgate is powered open.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the power liftgate module to reduce the likelihood that the liftgate could fall free of charge. The recall began on march 15, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  4. Hub (wheels)

    NHTSA 04V446000 Reported 34,013 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Certain minivans may have been produced with front wheel hub assemblies that were not heat treated correctly. This condition may lead to the development of small cracks in the hub.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the front hub, rotors, and wheel bearings. The recall began september 20, 2004. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

    Model years: 2004

  5. Hose, piping, and connections (steering)

    NHTSA 03V457000 Reported 23,996 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    On certain minivans, the power steering low-pressure line may not be fully seated at the rack and pinion steering gear.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the power steering low-pressure line to ensure that it is seated properly at the rack and pinion steering gear. Owner notification began november 10, 2003. Owners should contact ford at…

    Model years: 2004

  6. Structure

    NHTSA 74V062000 Reported 914 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1974

  7. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 73V181000 Reported 74,884 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1973

  8. Carburetor system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 72V272000 Reported 11,782 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1973

  9. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 72V050000 Reported 679 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    Model years: 1972

Other Mercury models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.