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Mercury Montego Power Train Automatic Transmission Safety Report | Dec 01, 2005
Reported on Dec 01, 2005
I PURCHASED A NEW MERCURY MONTEGO PREMIER WITH A 6 SPEED ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT IS AN EXCELLENT VEHICLE WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WHILE TRAVELING DOWN STEEP GRADES THERE IS NO WAY TO DOWNSHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. I HAVE TO RELY ON THE BRAKES ONLY AND THEY OVERHEAT ON LONG MOUNTAINOUS GRADES. SOME ARE 7% TO 9.5% GRADES IN WEATERN N.C. ,NORTHERN GA. , AND EASTERN TN. WITH NO WAY OF GOING TO A LOWER GEAR TO HELP SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN , THE BRAKES TAKE EXTREME ABUSE AND COULD FAIL FROM OVERHEATING. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE LIVING IN THE WESTERN STATES AND HAVING THIS PROBLEM. ON A RECENT TRIP, MY SPOKE ALUMINUM WHEELS WERE BLACK WITH RESIDUE FROM BRAKE DUST. I FEEL THAT PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO DRIVING IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN COULD HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM WHERE I LIVE AND TRAVEL A LOT. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB | |
Make: | Mercury |
Model: | Montego |
Manufactured by: | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
Year: | 2006 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | ENGLEWOOD TN |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 1MEHM42166G |
Mileage: | 200 miles. |
Speed: | 40 MPH |
Number of cylinders: | 6 |
Vehicle type: | FWD |
Vehicle fuel: | GAS Fuel injection. |
Was a police report filed? | N |
Tire size: | |
Dealer name and location: | ATHENS FORD-MERCURY ATHENS TN 37303 |
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