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Mercury Montego Electrical System Safety Report | Mar 10, 2014
Reported on Mar 10, 2014
| WHEN DRIVING THE CAR COMES TO A SUDDEN STOP AND ONLY ALLOWS ME TO GO 20-25 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH AND THEN ENGINE LOST POWER - SPEED DROPPED TO 20 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IN TIME AVOID A HIGH SPEED COLLISION. THE SUDDEN ENGINE POWER LOSS HAPPENS GOING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS EVEN AS SLOW AS 30 MPH. THE RPM NEEDLE GOES UP AND DOWN. I HAVE HAD THE THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AT THE DEALER FROM A PREVIOUS RECALL, AND HAVE GOTTEN THE THROTTLE BODY CLEANED AGAIN. | |
| Make: | Mercury |
| Model: | Montego |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2006 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | HOUSTON TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1MEHM42136G |
| Mileage: | 123000 miles. |
| Speed: | 60 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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