# 2006 Mercury Montego can't shift

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercury-montego-cant-shift/123077>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercury, montego\
**Created:** [August 16, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercury-montego-cant-shift/123077 "2018-08-16T18:35:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sheila52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@sheila52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sheila52)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercury-montego-cant-shift/123077/1 "2018-08-16T18:35:54Z")

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the same thing is happening to my car because it slows down and then it will pick up speed and then it ill be like it cant shift and when you press the gas peddle it goes straight down to the ground. do i need a transmission.

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**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2006-mercury-montego-cant-shift/123077/2 "2018-08-17T14:51:12Z")

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I’d have the transmission checked. Have you checked the transmission fluid level lately? It may be low.