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|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005050211 | Incident Date: Nov, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ENGLEWOOD | Consumer's State: TN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: MONTEGO | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEHM42166G | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 18 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 17 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 |
