NHTSA Complaint #10551133 — 2006 MERCURY MONTEREY

I DO NOT KNOW THE DATES OR MILEAGES AT THE TIME, I'M SURE IT WAS OVER 36,000 MILES OR ELSE I WOULD HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALER. ACTUALLY THE FIRST TIME I MAY HAVE, AND THEY PROBABLY SAID "YOUR CAR DIDN'T THROW OUT A CODE" I'VE HEARD THAT MANY TIMES... ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, POSSIBLY THREE, I HIT THE BRAKES *LIGHTLY* IN DRY WEATHER AND IT SETS OFF THE TRACTION CONTROL. ONE TIME I WAS RUSHING MY SON TO THE HOSPITAL AND I COULD NOT GO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR, I WAS ON A HIGHWAY SO I COULD NOT SAFELY PULL OVER (THAT WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED SO I KNEW I NEEDED TO STOP AND SHUT THE CAR OFF TO "RESET" IT. I JUST CRIED ALL THE WAY TO THE HOSPITAL). I BELIEVE IT WENT OFF WHEN I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO GET ONTO THE ONRAMP, I HAD A "YIELD". ANOTHER TIME I WAS ON A BUSY TWO-LANE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS FREAKED OUT. I COULD NOT GO THE MINIMUM SPEED ON THE ROAD AND I COULD NOT PULL OVER (NO SHOULDER). AT THE STOP LIGHT I DID EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO GET IT WORKING AGAIN. I TRIED SHIFTING INTO PARK, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. I THINK I MADE IT TO THE NEXT LIGHT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT RESTARTED FINE. ACTUALLY, THIS ISSUE PROBABLY HAPPENED 4 OR 5 TIMES OVERALL. I BELIEVE IT HAPPENED TO MY HUSBAND ONCE, THEN HE FINALLY BELIEVE ME. THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO AS WELL. *TR