2000 MERCURY COUGAR Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS, INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR, ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SEVERAL INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. AFTER MULTIPLE INCORRECT DIAGNOSTICS, IT WAS...
Mileage: 38,600
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF INDEPENDENTLY ROLLED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TAKATA INFLATORSI HAVE A 2000. MERCURY. COGUAR. WHEN. I BOUGHT THE. CAR IT RAN TGOOD, THEN. IN 2014. I HAD TO. PAY 1000. TO GET A. FUEL PUMP PUT IN. AND. THAT ONLY LASTED. 2YRS. NOW THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT . I DON'T. HAVE. THAT KIND OF MONEY .I LIVE ON AS. WHEN I PAY MY BILLS I'M. BROKE....
Mileage: 74,000
HAVING SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEMS. I HAVE PUT FUELPUT A NEW FUEL PUMP IN GAS TANK 2 YES. AGO. PUT FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR THIS YEAR. PUT NEW FUEL REGULATOR THIS YEAR NOW WHEN DRIVING IT WILL JUST STOP. AND WOULDN'T STARTUP
Mileage: 71,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP WOULD ONLY ALLOW 1-2 GALLONS TO ENTER THE FUEL TANK BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 100,000
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN GRIFFITH ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE ELECTRICAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE CONSTANTLY EXPERIENCED WIRING/ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN N...
Mileage: 63,127
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED IN AND REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V031000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, SPEEDOMETER AND THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING BEGAN OPERATING SPORADICALLY AFT...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE SUNROOF ROLLERS HAD FAILED. THE SUNROOF WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE CURRENT...
Mileage: 95,000
THE DRIVERS REAR METAL BRAKE LINE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY ON THE HIGHWAY IN A PANIC STOP. THIS RESULTED IN COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE OF BOTH FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. *TR
Mileage: 165,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ASKED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM...
Mileage: 83,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO...
Mileage: 100,000
DURING PERIODIC MAINTENANCE THE DEALER DISCOVERED THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP HAD CORRODED AND BROKE. LIKELY CAUSE WAS THE SALT AND CHEMICALS APPLIED TO THE ROADS DURING THE WINTER. THE DRIVER SIDE STRAP WAS INTACT BUT WOULD LIKELY FAIL IN THE FUTURE. I WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK STRAPS WE...
Mileage: 164,729
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THERE WAS BURNING ODOR EMITTED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE WHEEL LOCKED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF, SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE LISTED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V031000 ( ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ...
Mileage: 135,288
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACCELERATING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLIN...
Mileage: 140,000
MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR SUDDENLY STARTED SPUTTERING, BUCKING, AND IN LESS THAN TWO MINUTES STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. IT WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. I HAD TO HAVE IT PUSHED OFF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS A FAULTY FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. WHEN LOOKING ONL...
Mileage: 92,500
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS EFFECTING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A V6 ENGINE, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I START UP MY CAR AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. I WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY RECALLS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS ONE DECRIBING THE EXACT ISSUE I HA...
THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT IS EFFECTING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE A V6 ENGINE, AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, RADIO, INTERIOR LIGHTS, AND HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I START UP MY CAR AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. I WENT ONLINE TO LOOK AT POSSIBLY RECALLS AND SAW THAT THERE WAS ONE DECRIBING THE EXACT ISSUE I HA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED A JUMP START BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE CONTACT RECEIVED A JUMP START BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED ON FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT ...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE SUN ROOF THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SUN ROOF MECHANISM WOULD NO LONGER FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUN ROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS A...
Mileage: 55,000
2000 MERCURY COUGAR, VEHICLE HOOD LATCH FAILED CAUSING THE HOOD TO OPEN AND STRIKE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND THE ROOF. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0395-91)*JB UPDATED 09/13/10*BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD LACK POWER. THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V031000- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: BATTERY: CABLES) BUT...
Mileage: 62,000
2000 MERCURY COUGAR, EXPERIENCED EQUIPMENT FAILURE WITH HER LEFT TIRE THAT ALSO DAMAGED TO THE VEHICLE. *BF (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0338-90)*JB UPDATED 08/05/10 *BF
MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE IN MOTION. LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. WAS NOT AWARE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED IN JULY OF 2009. REPAIR SHOP FAILED TO PUT MY VIN, MILEAGE, AND CORRECT YEAR OF VEHICLE ON INVOICE RESULTING IN NOT BEING A...
Mileage: 92,788
MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE IN MOTION. LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. WAS NOT AWARE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED IN JULY OF 2009. REPAIR SHOP FAILED TO PUT MY VIN, MILEAGE, AND CORRECT YEAR OF VEHICLE ON INVOICE RESULTING IN NOT BEING A...
Mileage: 92,788
MY CAR STALLED WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHILE IN MOTION. LATER FIND OUT THAT I NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. WAS NOT AWARE IT WAS UNDER RECALL. PAID TO HAVE IT FIXED IN JULY OF 2009. REPAIR SHOP FAILED TO PUT MY VIN, MILEAGE, AND CORRECT YEAR OF VEHICLE ON INVOICE RESULTING IN NOT BEING A...
Mileage: 92,788
MERCURY COUGAR SUNROOF COMES OFF TRACK AND REPAIR COST 1200 DOLLARS WHAT A RIP OFF *TW
Mileage: 78,000
FLASHING BATTERY LIGHT. LIGHTS WOULD DIM DURING ACCELERATIONS OR REVVING OF ENGINE. ALTERNATOR FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO REPAIR SHOP, MECHANIC STATES HE HAS RESEARCHED THIS AND SAYS THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS...
Mileage: 90,000
2000 MERCURY COUGAR V 6 AUTO -55000 MI - STEADY STATE CRUISING AFTER 10 MI 'WARM UP' - A FREQUENT , PROBLEM - LIKE OK FOR 3 OR 4 MILE , THEN 2 OR 3 TIMES WILL JERK OR SHUDDER , THEN OK FOR 3 OR 4 MI - HARD JERK , ENGINE TACH JUMPS FROM 2800 > 4000 RPM , BACK TO 2800. SEEMS MOSTLY AT STEADY 70 MPH ...
Mileage: 55,000
2000 MERCURY COUGAR V 6 AUTO -55000 MI - STEADY STATE CRUISING AFTER 10 MI 'WARM UP' - A FREQUENT , PROBLEM - LIKE OK FOR 3 OR 4 MILE , THEN 2 OR 3 TIMES WILL JERK OR SHUDDER , THEN OK FOR 3 OR 4 MI - HARD JERK , ENGINE TACH JUMPS FROM 2800 > 4000 RPM , BACK TO 2800. SEEMS MOSTLY AT STEADY 70 MPH ...
Mileage: 55,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED FROM A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE CABLE MADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER STE...
Mileage: 110,000
THE LIGHTS ON THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF MY CAR HAVE BEEN FLICKERING SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AN INDIVIDUAL A FEW YEARS AGO. LAST WEEK I SMELLED BURNING WIRES WHILE DRIVING AND ME AND MY HUSBAND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HE INVESTIGATED THE PROBLEM AS TO WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. HE NOT...
Mileage: 80,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES LEADING FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED SHORTAGES. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FLICKERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY CABLES LEADING FROM THE BATTERY TO THE ALTERNATOR CAUSED SHORTAGES. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FLICKERED INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A...
Mileage: 52,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A MODERATE LOSS OF POWER IN THE VEHICLE AND A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THEY S...
Mileage: 62,000
1. DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN OF THE SUNROOF 2. OVER 1000 OWNERS EXPERIENCED SUNROOF THAT CAN NOT OPEN/CLOSE. SOME PEOPLE EVEN REPORT THAT THE SUNROOF WILL POP-OFF AND FLY AWAY WHILE DRIVING! SEE HTTP://COUGARSUNROOF.COM. *TR 3. I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY AND MOTORS THAT MOVES ...
Mileage: 39,000
SUNROOF CLOSING MECHANISM IS DEFECTIVE DOES NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY...THE FAILURE LEAVES PASSENGER SIDE ON SUNROOF FLOPPING..I 'M VERY CONCERNED THAT SUNROOF COULD FLY OUT AND CRASH THROUGH ANOTHER VEHICLE WINDSHIELD..I DO HIGHWAY COMMUTE EVERYDAY AND ITS VERY UNSAFE FOR ME I ALMOST CRASHED ON WET HIGH...
Mileage: 75,506
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED ON HIS FUEL PUMP BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS RECONSTRUCTED. WHEN HE PLACED A FULL TANK OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DIAL WOULD NOT GO PAST THE HALFWAY MARK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ...
Mileage: 133,650
THE VEHICLE, 2000 MERCURY COUGAR, BEGINS JERKING AS IT IS BEING DRIVEN AT ANY SPEED, AND RESULTS IN COMPLETE SHUT DOWN OF ENGINE. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE WILL RESTART AFTER WAITING SEVERAL MINUTES, AND WILL NOT RESTART AT TIMES; REQUIRING TOWING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND AN EMPLOYEE ...
Mileage: 103,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHOUT ANY TROUBLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE MORE AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL W...
Mileage: 186,000
ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEM BATTERY LIGHT. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED BUT AFTER A FEW DAYS THE BATTERY AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. ALTERNATOR WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN PERFECT ORDER. EVENTUALLY ONE DAY ALL THE PANEL LIGHTS JUST WENT DIM AND THE CAR SHUT OFF TOTALLY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER ...
Mileage: 129,900
2000 MERCURY COUGAR WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, JERKS WHEN MOVING FORWARD. HE ALSO STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND WAS NOTICED. *KB A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS METAL FILLINGS IN THE TRANS...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, ALL OF THE VEHICLE LIGHTS BEGAN FLICKERING. THE VEHICLE FAILED THREE TIMES AND WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED, THE VEHICLE LIGHTS ...
Mileage: 67,000
2000 MERCURY COUGAR WITH 76,000 MILES ON IT AND THE SUNROOF HAS FAILED COMPLETELY. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DON THOMPSON LINCOLN MERCURY AND THEY MADE ME AWARE THAT THE SUNROOF WAS BUILT WITH A PLASTIC RAIL TO OPEN IT, THIS PLASTIC IS TO WEAK FOR THE METAL ROOF IT HOLDS AND CANNOT SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT. IT...
Mileage: 79,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING, STALLING, AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT CONTINUED TO HESITATE UNTIL FUEL WAS ADDED. THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER SHIFT...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS JUMPED BY AAA. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE CABLE THAT CONNECTED THE BATTERY TO THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NH...
Mileage: 118,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ALTERNATOR BATTERY CABLE. WHEN THE BATTERY SHORTS OUT, IT CATCHES FIRE AND ALSO SHORTS OUT THE ALTERNATOR. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CABLE CAUGHT FIRE, BUT IT EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 65,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. IN 2006, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS STRUCK BY SIX VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRASHES DUE TO DODGING ROAD DEBRIS, WHI...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON HER VEHICLE. FORD INFORMED HER THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE CORPORATE FORD OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. SHE ALSO ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON HER VEHICLE. FORD INFORMED HER THAT A RECALL REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE CORPORATE FORD OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. SHE ALSO ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 25 OR 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEEDS UP, SLOWS DOWN, AND THEN SHUTS OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHOP, WHERE THE FUEL PUMP AND DELIVERY MODULAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRING WAS NOT MAKING...
Mileage: 60,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE VEHICLE CONTAIND A SAFETY RECALL ON THE FUEL SYSTEM. ON APRIL 3, 2007, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A RAINY DAY, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN THE LAST F...
Mileage: 112,000
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC TRACK AROUND THE INTERIOR OF THE SUN ROOF WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PLASTIC WHICH HELD THE SUNROOF IN PLACE BROKE, AND THERE WAS NO OTHER WAY TO HOLD THE SUN ROOF IN PLACE WITHOUT THIS FEATURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70...
Mileage: 70,000
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR ON SEPTEMBER 25 ,2006. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN &THEY COLLIDED. SHE HIT HIM WITH HER FRONT END & THEN PROCEEDED TO SWERVE HEAD ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE . SO THIS MAKES TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS & THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN FACT...
WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING AND CAR WOULD NOT START, ALL SYSTEMS COMPLETELY DEAD, JUMPED CAR OFF NEXT DAY AND BARELY MADE IT TO GARAGE, REPLACED BATTERY 11/04, PROBLEMS EVER SINCE WITH BATTERY LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING AS WELL AS ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING BRIGHT TO DIM DAY OR ...
Mileage: 65,000
WENT OUT TO GO TO WORK ONE MORNING AND CAR WOULD NOT START, ALL SYSTEMS COMPLETELY DEAD, JUMPED CAR OFF NEXT DAY AND BARELY MADE IT TO GARAGE, REPLACED BATTERY 11/04, PROBLEMS EVER SINCE WITH BATTERY LIGHT CONSTANTLY FLASHING AS WELL AS ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS FLASHING BRIGHT TO DIM DAY OR ...
Mileage: 65,000
MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY LIGHT FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY AND THE HEAD LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKERING CONSISTENTLY. FIRST I TOOK IT TO TWO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS WHO FOUND NO CHARGING PROBLEMS. THE SECOND SHOP PROVIDED ME WITH A RECALL AND RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT TO T...
Mileage: 122,000
I PURCHASED A USED 200 MERCURY COUGAR IN 12/2005. THE FUEL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY FESTUS FORD AS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS PART OF RECALL #04V421000. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE 1-866-436-7332 TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT FORD COULD DO TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ...
Mileage: 99,000
I PURCHASED A USED 200 MERCURY COUGAR IN 12/2005. THE FUEL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED BY FESTUS FORD AS DEFECTIVE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AS PART OF RECALL #04V421000. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER CARE 1-866-436-7332 TO ASK IF THERE WAS ANYTHING THAT FORD COULD DO TO OFFSET THE COST OF THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT ...
Mileage: 99,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPING OVER ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ...
Mileage: 105,000
WITH NO WARNING, MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL START FAILING. LIGHTS WILL DIM, RPM AND SPEED GAUGES RESET AND THE CAR STALLS WITH IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AGAIN AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 5+ TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FAILURE IS IN...
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WE THOUGHT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, BUT WHEN WE CHANGED THE TIRE, WE FOUND THAT THE RIM HAD BURST OPEN AND THE TIRE WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THANK GOD THE CAR DID NOT FLIP. IF IT HAD, NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED. WE CALLED THE...
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAD A FLAT TIRE. WE THOUGHT THE TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT, BUT WHEN WE CHANGED THE TIRE, WE FOUND THAT THE RIM HAD BURST OPEN AND THE TIRE WAS PERFECTLY FINE. THANK GOD THE CAR DID NOT FLIP. IF IT HAD, NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT HAPPENED. WE CALLED THE...
I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR WITH THE TERRIBLE CD4E TRANSMISSION WITH 66,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND THE SAME TRANNYS. *JB
Mileage: 66,398
SUNROOF IS STUCK OPEN. WENT TO CLOSE IT AND ONLY ONE SIDE GOES DOWN. NEEDS A WHOLE NEW SUNROOF. WATER LEAKS IN WHEN IT RAINS. DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
SUNROOF IS STUCK OPEN. WENT TO CLOSE IT AND ONLY ONE SIDE GOES DOWN. NEEDS A WHOLE NEW SUNROOF. WATER LEAKS IN WHEN IT RAINS. DAMAGING THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. *JB
Mileage: 70,000
MY YEAR 2000 MERCURY COUGAR JUST REACHED 70,000 MILES LAST WEEK. I WENT TO OPEN MY SUNROOF YESTERDAY AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING NOISE AFTER PRESSING THE BUTTON. THE REAR END OF THE SUNROOF WAS AJAR AND THE SUNROOF MOTOR WAS STILL IN WORKING CONDITION BUT I COULD NOT GET THE ROOF TO CLOSE ALL OF THE...
Mileage: 70,100
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH,THE SUNROOF WAS OPENED BY A POWER CONTROL WHICH PARTIALLY ELEVATED THE SUNROOF. AFTERWARDS, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND. THE EXPOSED SUNROOF ASSEMBLY CAUGHT AIR WHICH RIPPED THE ASSEMBLY, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT VERY HELPFUL, DID ...
Mileage: 80,353
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION THE DEALER FOUND THE BATTERY WIRE HAD CAME LOOSE FROM THE ALTERNATOR. THE PROBLEM RETURNED A SECOND TIME UNDER A SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS D...
Mileage: 82,000
MY DAUGHTER'S CAR IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. IT IS EXACTLY AS MENTIONED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V031000. THE DEALER WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM AS A RECALL BECAUSE IS WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL BEFORE MY DAUGHTER BOUGHT THE CAR. IT IS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. FORD HAS TOLD ...
I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE NEW, IN 2000. IN 2002, AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE A TOTAL OF 38,000 MILES, THE SUNROOF ASSEMBLY BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM COVERED THE WORK UNDER MY EXTENDED SERVICE PLAN. JUST THE OTHER DAY, WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE SUNROOF ASSE...
Mileage: 105,703
HEADLAMPS FLICKER- WHEN MY HEADLAMPS ,"FLICKER", THEY GET SO DIM THAT I AM CONCERNED I WILL NOT SEE ITEMS IN THE PATH OF MY MOVING VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TWO NEAR MISSES; ONE WITH AN ANIMAL AT LARGE, THE OTHER MUCH MORE SERIOUS, AND A PEDESTRIAN IN A CROSSWALK. THE ALTERNATOR REPLACEMENT WAS DONE 2 TIM...
Mileage: 26,000
MERCURY COUGAR 2000 STARTED TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS WITHIN THE LAST WEEK: LIGHTS FLICKERING,LOSS OF POWER, STALLING. CURRENTLY IN A GARAGE GETTING A NEW ALTERNATOR INSTALLED. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I FORTUNATELY FOUND ON THE WEB THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, BUT DON'T BELIEVE THIS WI...
Mileage: 59,875
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. ALL FOUR LUGS: BOLTS SNAPPED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM, BUT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT AND BACK CORNER PANEL, BUMPER, H...
2000 MERCURY COUGAR STALLED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TS AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED, THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS RECALL , THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A REBATE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS SOLD...
2000 MERCURY COUGAR STALLED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TS AFTER THE FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED, THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE STALLING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER LEARNED THERE WAS RECALL , THE CONSUMER DID RECEIVE A REBATE AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP THAT WAS SOLD...
INTERIOR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS AND GAUGES DIM AND BRIGHTEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. *TS ON ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER'S WIFE COULDN'T SEE A CURB DUE TO THE LIGHT FLICKERING. AS A RESULT SHE RAN OVER THE CURB WHICH CAUSED A FLAT TIRE AND RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE RUNNING INTO A DITCH. *NM
MY VEHICLE HAS NOT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR A CRASH YET, BUT IT SOON COULD. THE THROTTLE/ ACCELERATOR HAS BEEN STICKING ON MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR SINCE SOON AFTER I BOUGHT IT IN OCTOBER OF 2003. IT STARTED WITH THE RPMS REVVING UP TO 2 OR 3 AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED ONCE EVERY COUPLE ...
Mileage: 33,000
DT: 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 01V031000 FOR THE ELECTRIC BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK, AND THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. . WHEN SHE CONTACTED MERCURY THEY STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT...
DT: 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONSUMER FOUND RECALL 01V031000 FOR THE ELECTRIC BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK, AND THE ALTERNATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM RECURRED. . WHEN SHE CONTACTED MERCURY THEY STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT...
THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T FOLLOW THE PROPER PROCEDURE/SPECIFICATION WHEN PERFORMING THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE RECALL 04N02, BECAUSE OF THIS THE RUSTED FUEL TANK STRAPS WENT UN NOTICED. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STRAPS DRAGGING WHILE DRIVING WHICH COULD OF RESULTED IN A FIRE. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT. DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 64,000
VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THEN LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING OR HESITATING. THEN JERK FORWARD WHILE IDLING. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN EITHER OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR. THE FUEL PUMP/MASSIVE FLOW SENSOR WERE REPLACED TWICE, BUT FAILURES RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
VEHICLE WILL STALL AND THEN LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING OR HESITATING. THEN JERK FORWARD WHILE IDLING. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN EITHER OF THESE FAILURES OCCUR. THE FUEL PUMP/MASSIVE FLOW SENSOR WERE REPLACED TWICE, BUT FAILURES RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 40,000
RECALL CAMPAIGN 01V031000 CONCERNING BATTERY CABLE ROUTING. CONSUMER VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE HESITATION AND STALLING. DEALER REPLACED ALTERNATOR TWICE, AND REPAIR SHOP ONCE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT PHYSICAL CONTACT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE DRIVER PICKED UP THE BUMPER AND ATTACHMENTS AND PLACED THEM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. THE DRIVER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER FOR APPOINTMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
CD PLAYER BURNED, THE CD UNEXPECTEDLY WAS PLAYING. SMOKE AND STRONG SMELL FILLED THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. CD PLAYER RED ERROR, AND CD WAS UNABLE TO BE RETRIEVED. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER.*AK
RECEIVED THE RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE FUEL PUMP, DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PER MERCURY HOME OFFICE BECAUSE THEY SAID THE CAR TESTED FINE. IF ITS A RECALL, WHY ISN'T IT BEING REPLACED?*AK
VEHICLE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BRIGHTEN AND DIM WHEN BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER ON 11/26/04, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED (100 DOLLARS SPENT). ALTERNATOR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2001. NOW ON THIRD ALTERNATOR. ON MON...
VEHICLE INTERIOR AND HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY BRIGHTEN AND DIM WHEN BRAKE OR GAS PEDAL IS APPLIED. BROUGHT IT IN TO DEALER ON 11/26/04, ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED (100 DOLLARS SPENT). ALTERNATOR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPLACED DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE ON CHRISTMAS EVE 2001. NOW ON THIRD ALTERNATOR. ON MON...
RECENTLY, I TOOK MY 2000 COUGAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A LEAK CHECKED OUT. ALSO, I NOTICED WHEN I USED THE HEAT, I SMELLED A BURNED RUBBER SCENT. I LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BROKE AND I NEEDED NEW GASKETS. IT COST $1,600. WHAT IS REALLY STRANGE IS THERE WAS A 1999 COUGAR AT THE SHOP TOO. ...
RECENTLY, I TOOK MY 2000 COUGAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A LEAK CHECKED OUT. ALSO, I NOTICED WHEN I USED THE HEAT, I SMELLED A BURNED RUBBER SCENT. I LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BROKE AND I NEEDED NEW GASKETS. IT COST $1,600. WHAT IS REALLY STRANGE IS THERE WAS A 1999 COUGAR AT THE SHOP TOO. ...
AIR BAGS DEPLOY OUT OF NO WHERE. CAUSED CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL... THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BUT AIRBAG LIGHTS FLASH 6 TIMES WITH A 2 SECOND DELAY, AND THE THE DEALER CANT FIX IT. *AK
Mileage: 25,214
THERE IS A HEALTH ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. I RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THERE WERE PARTICLES COMING FROM THE FRONT AND WINDSHIELD VENTS. SOME WERE VERY SMALL, SOME PROBABLY TOO SMALL TO SEE, WHILE OTHER WERE LARGE, 1/2 X 1/4 . THE PARTICLES CONSISTED OF BLACK, ROUGH SURFACE, SHARP M...
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THEN, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. . BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. THEN, MECHANIC ANA...
WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER. THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER. THEN, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. . BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED THE NEXT DAY. THEN, MECHANIC ANA...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SOLENOID SWITCH. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS A QUARTER...
THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD KEPT DIMING WHEN EVER I HAD HIT THE GAS. DID INFORM L/M OF PROBLEM AND HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THAT THIS DOES HAPPEN ON SOME COUGARS BUT NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT. I BOUGHT IT IN AGAIN FOR SOMETHING AND MENTION THE...
Mileage: 36,000
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
DRIVING THE CAR, AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOSE. COULD EASILY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE MAIN BOLT THAT CONNECTS TO STEERING COLUMN BROKE, UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR, WAS CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED. *AK
DRIVING THE CAR, AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY LOSE. COULD EASILY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE MAIN BOLT THAT CONNECTS TO STEERING COLUMN BROKE, UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR, WAS CLASSIFIED AS TOTALED. *AK
FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUEL PUMP RECALL, POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING.*MR THE CONSUMER'S RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER WHICH REFERENCE A HESITATION/SURGING PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE NEWLY DESIGNED FUEL PUMPS AND TO CALL BACK IN LATE MAY. WHEN THE CO...
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE ALTERNATOR AND WHATEVER ELSE LOOKED AT. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BATTERY LIGHT STILL FLASHING. I'M SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ALSO HAVE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE ALTERNATOR AND WHATEVER ELSE LOOKED AT. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BATTERY LIGHT STILL FLASHING. I'M SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ALSO HAVE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE ALTERNATOR AND WHATEVER ELSE LOOKED AT. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BATTERY LIGHT STILL FLASHING. I'M SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ALSO HAVE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (...
Mileage: 70,000
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY. REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE ALTERNATOR AND WHATEVER ELSE LOOKED AT. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. BATTERY LIGHT STILL FLASHING. I'M SCARED THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. ALSO HAVE HAD SAME ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (...
Mileage: 70,000
AFTER RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES IN A ROW ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART FOR THIRTY OR FOURTY MINUTES. BRAKES LOSE CONTROL IN RAIN.*AK
AFTER RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTES IN A ROW ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART FOR THIRTY OR FOURTY MINUTES. BRAKES LOSE CONTROL IN RAIN.*AK
SUN ROOF BROKEN ON MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR 1) THERE WAS NO WARNING LEADING UP TO IT BREAKING. 2) I WAS OPENING THE SUN ROOF AND THEN A LOUD "POP" NOISE AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE. FORD USED PLASTIC RAILS FOR THE SUN ROOF AND THEY CAN'T SUPPORT IT. THEY LATER CORRECTED THE NEWER MODEL COUGARS WITH METAL R...
Mileage: 39,000
I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN SERVICE FAITHFULLY BY A DEALERSHIP. BUT RECENTLY IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN 3 ALTERNATORS PUT ON MY CAR ALL RESULTING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONSOLE LIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM, THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND DIM, THE BATTERY LIG...
Mileage: 66,000
FOR THE LAST 18 MONTH THE HEAD LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS HAVE FLICKERED. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER 4 OR 5 TIMES. TWICE BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT. THE PROBLEM WAS NEVER FIXED AND THE DEALER ALWAY TOLD ME THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT FIND. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND NOW THE ALTER...
WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL START FAILING. LIGHTS WILL DIM, RPM AND SPEED GAGES RESET AND THE CAR STALLS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AGAIN AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FAILURE IS IN THE ALTERNATOR TO THE CAR...
Mileage: 80,100
WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKES. AS RESULT, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED A COLLISION, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Mileage: 59,000
CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
THE FRONT BUMPER IS SO LOW IT DRAGS OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, SHOPPING CENTER PARKING BLOCKS AND SO ON. BECAUSE OF THIS, THE WHOLE FENDER HAS TORN OFF ON BOTH SIDES OF CAR. THE FULL FENDER AND LOWER SECTION WHERE FOG LIGHTS WOULD GO IS TORN OFF TOO. INCIDENT DATE WAS LAST TIME, THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYTIM...
Mileage: 24,260
#1 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN LATE APRIL 2004 REGARD THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 COUGAR LOOSING POWER ON INCLINE FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. AFTER I PAID TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP I RECIEVED THE LETTER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD BE OUT LATE...
#1 I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM FORD IN LATE APRIL 2004 REGARD THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 COUGAR LOOSING POWER ON INCLINE FOR THE PAST YEAR OR SO. AFTER I PAID TO HAVE A NEW FUEL PUMP I RECIEVED THE LETTER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD BE OUT LATE...
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 70,000
WHILE TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL IT FAILED TO TURN ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH UNIT DUE TO A BURNT WIRE. *AK
I WAS HEADING HOME FROM THE BEACH. I HAD MY CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. A CAR WAS STOPPING AHEAD TO TURN INTO A HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL,BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. I AGAIN HIT THE BRAKE, HARDER THIS TIME, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL AGAI...
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, WHEN FUEL LEVEL WAS AT 1/4 FULL VEHICLE STALLED. CURRENTLY, WHEN THE FUEL TANK LEVEL IS AT 1/2 FULL THE VEHICLE STILL STALLS. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN THERE WAS 1/4-1/2 TANK OF GAS...
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL WAS AT 1/4 FULL, THE VEHICLE STALLED. CURRENTLY WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS 1/2 FULL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART UNTIL IT WAS FILLED WITH GAS. ...
Mileage: 38,000
WHILE DRIVING/TURNING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE HESITATED THEN STALLLED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, BLINKS 7 TIMES PAUSES AND REPEATS UNTIL VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULITPLE TIMES STARTING WITH 2 YEARS AGO, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHECK IT UNLESS IT WAS BLINKING AT THE TIME. WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT BACK WHILE IT'S ...
THE CAR WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING ONE TIME LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THIS TIME ON A SLIGHT HILL I SAT STALLED WITH HAZARD LIGHTS & HEADLIGHTS ON BUT GOT REAR ENDED BY A MOTORIST TRAVELING 50 MPH. HAD PROBLEM LOOKED AT & THOUGHT IT WAS REPAIRED BUT HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR IS NOW ...
POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK AS FAST, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SAME THING HAPPENED NOT TWO MONTHS LATER. IT TOOK EIGHT DAYS TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY THAT SAME DEALER BEFORE AND ONLY TOOK 2 DAYS. THE DAY I GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP THE SUNROOF BROKE. AND THEN ...
Mileage: 35,900
POWER WINDOWS DIDN'T WORK AS FAST, AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR WOULDN'T START. THE SAME THING HAPPENED NOT TWO MONTHS LATER. IT TOOK EIGHT DAYS TO FIX THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED BY THAT SAME DEALER BEFORE AND ONLY TOOK 2 DAYS. THE DAY I GOT IT OUT OF THE SHOP THE SUNROOF BROKE. AND THEN ...
Mileage: 35,900
MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR STARTING LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID RAPIDLY AT APPROXIMATELY 54,000 MILES. TWO MECHANICS STATED THAT THE ENTIRE RACK AND PINON ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE OF AN INTERNAL SEAL. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WIT...
Mileage: 54,000
2000 MERC COUGAR, V6, AUTO TRANSMISSION. TRANAXLE LIGHT OR O/D OFF LIGHT BLINKS, SHIFTING OF GEAR BECOMES VIOLENT. FIRST STARTED IN SEPT/OCT OF 2002, PROBLEM STILL OCCURS IN FEB 2004. NUMEROUS TRIPS TO REPAIR SHOP. NO FIXES WORK.*AK
Mileage: 50,000
CAR EXPERIENCES ENGINE MISFIRE AND WILL NOT START AFTER DRIVING THRU A ONE INCH DEEP PUDDLE OF RAIN WATER. POSSIBLE TIMING CHAIN FAILURE DUE TO ENGINE MISFIRE CAUSED BY MALFUNCTION. AUTO HAS 43,000 MILES ON IT.
Mileage: 43,000
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, CONSUMER NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS DIMMING FLOWING ENGINE HESITATION WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE STALLING. THE CONSUMER RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED TO NORMAL DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY, HOWEVER TH...
THIS CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH, ALSO WILL NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. VERY UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. INCREDIBLY POOR CHOICE OF VEHICLE. KEY HAS ELECTRONIC CHIP IN IT WHICH MALFUNCTIONS. KEY REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY; WENT BAD AGAIN. COSTS $400 TO REPLACE.
Mileage: 23,000
THIS CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH, ALSO WILL NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. VERY UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. INCREDIBLY POOR CHOICE OF VEHICLE. KEY HAS ELECTRONIC CHIP IN IT WHICH MALFUNCTIONS. KEY REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY; WENT BAD AGAIN. COSTS $400 TO REPLACE.
Mileage: 23,000
THIS CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWN IN TRAFFIC AT 70 MPH, ALSO WILL NOT START FROM TIME TO TIME. VERY UNRELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. INCREDIBLY POOR CHOICE OF VEHICLE. KEY HAS ELECTRONIC CHIP IN IT WHICH MALFUNCTIONS. KEY REPLACED ONCE UNDER WARRANTY; WENT BAD AGAIN. COSTS $400 TO REPLACE.
Mileage: 23,000
SICKLY SWEET SMELL WHEN AIR CONDITIONER ON. INITIALLY CHECKED FOR POSSIBLE FLUID LEAKAGE FROM AIR CONDITIONER. THAT WAS NOT IT. LATER TRACED TO TOXIC MOLD IN A TRAPPED AREA OF THE AIR CONDITIONING PATH. DEALER SPRAYED IN FUNGICIDE WHICH WORKED FOR A SHORT WHILE. ON ONE OCCASION I GOT OUT OF THE CAR ...
Mileage: 8,000
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL VEHICLE DIED, AND COULD NOT GET IT RESTARTED. CONSUMER HAD TO COAST DOWN A HILL INTO A GASOLINE STATION IN ORDER TO STOP AND HIT A PILLAR. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LINCOLN-MERCURY DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL PUMP. ALSO, AFT...
THE 99'-2002 MERCURY COUGARS HAVE FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. ONCE THEY BECOME INEFFECTIVE THE VEHICLE BUCKS VIOLENTLY AND NO LONGER IS CONTROLLABLE. I AM PART OF A CAR CLUB CALLED "NEW EDGE COUGARS" AND EVERY SINGLE MEMBER HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM, MOST OF THE TIME IT OCCURS ON BUSY HIGHWAYS AND INTERS...
WHEN DRIVING DRIVER IS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS, CAUSING THE RAIN TO ENTER THE SUN ROOF, AND MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. *AK
I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR V6 AND THE FUEL PUMP CAUSED POWER HESITATION AND SURGING WHEN I PULLED INTO THE LEFT LANE TO MAKE A PASS. I HAD TO SWERVE BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. I THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND THE P...
Mileage: 39,000
ENGINE DIES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
ENGINE DIES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
ENGINE DIES AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT ANYTIME WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAIL. *AK
Mileage: 23,000
I PURCHASED THE 2000 COUGAR NEW, WITH THIS CAME LEATHER SEATS. WELL ABOUT 1YEAR AFTER OWNING THIS CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT STARTED TO WEAR ON THE SIDE . NOT ANY PLACE YOUR BODY TOUCHES. THE DEALERSHIP DID A TOUCH UP AND PAINTED THE LEATHER.ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER IT WAS A MESS AGAIN. WITH LOTS OF COMPLAI...
PURCHASED 2000 MERCURY COUGAR 13 NOV. 2000. SINCE THE TIME OF PURCHASE, ON FIVE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE SAID VEHICLE HAS SPUTTERED AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC DO TO LACK OF FUEL COMSUMPTION. WHILE UNDER WARRENTY DEALER HAS CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP ONCE. AS OF THIS DAY, ON THREE NOVEMBER 2003, ...
Mileage: 10,000
HI. I AM FROM CANADA AND HOPE THAT EVERYONE THAT READS THIS NEVER BUYS ONE OF THIS PIECES OF JUNK COUGARS THAT FORD IS SELLING.THE NAME SPEAKS FOR IT SELF FIX OR REPAIR DAILY - DRIVERS WINDOW ASSEMBLY BROKE $100.00 TO FIX - FUEL PUMP AT 56,000 KM $500.00- WINDOW STRESS CRACKED AT 60,000 KM NOT FIX...
THERE APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK WARPAGE ON 2000 MERCURY COUGARS. THE TANK IS MOLDED PLASTIC AND CAN DISTORT. THIS DISTORTION OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING OR NOTICEABLE INCIDENT. ONCE DISTORTED, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY FAIL TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE LAST QUARTER TANK OF FUEL AND WILL S...
Mileage: 30,000
VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR HALF HOUR, AND FAILED TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/ IGNITION SWITCH, AND RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. ALSO THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT ...
VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR HALF HOUR, AND FAILED TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/ IGNITION SWITCH, AND RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. ALSO THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT ...
VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR HALF HOUR, AND FAILED TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/ IGNITION SWITCH, AND RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. ALSO THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT ...
VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR HALF HOUR, AND FAILED TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/ IGNITION SWITCH, AND RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. ALSO THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT ...
VEHICLE SHUT OFF AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR HALF HOUR, AND FAILED TO START. THE DEALER REPLACED BATTERY/ALTERNATOR/ IGNITION SWITCH, AND RELAY, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. *AK AFTER ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE, PROBLEMS CONTINUED TO EXIST. *PH. ALSO THE BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED, THE TRUNK RELEASE DID NOT ...
ALTERNATOR IN MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL. FAILURE WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH STEADILY INCREASED, SMALL FIRE EVOLVED SOON AFTERWARD. WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF COKE (A BRAND...
Mileage: 60,000
WHEN TRAVELING TO VISIT MY SISTER AT COLLEGE I WAS DRIVING APPOX. 85MPH BUT AFTER STOPPING TO STRETCH MY LEGS AT A REST STOP I CONTINUED TO TRY TO REACH MY PREVIOUS SPEED AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO OVER 80MPH THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RPMS COULD N...
Mileage: 32,000
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 14000 MILES TRANSMIMSSION WAS REPLACED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT 14500 MILES. TRANSMISSON REPLACED SECOND TIME AT 21000 MILES. LCD DASHBOARD FEATURES NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, SERVICED TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM NEVER RESOLVED.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 14000 MILES TRANSMIMSSION WAS REPLACED. FUEL PUMP REPLACED AT 14500 MILES. TRANSMISSON REPLACED SECOND TIME AT 21000 MILES. LCD DASHBOARD FEATURES NEVER WORKED PROPERLY, SERVICED TWICE FOR THE PROBLEM NEVER RESOLVED.*AK
MERCURY COUGAR 2000 AFTER AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR MORE WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IN THE HIGH 90S OR LOW 100S BEGIN SURGING AND STUTTERING AND STOPS RUNNING. AFTER THE CAR COOLS IT WILL RESTART AND RUN. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE MANAGERS AT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THE F...
Mileage: 6,000
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLING.*MR DEFECTIVE ALARM SYSTEM AND WINDOW. INVOICE STATES THAT WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. *TS
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S ENGINE STALLING.*MR DEFECTIVE ALARM SYSTEM AND WINDOW. INVOICE STATES THAT WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. *TS
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. T...
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT I AM REPLACING AN ALTERNATOR ON MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THIS TIME, IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE I REPLACED THE OLD ONE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 COUGAR, AND MERCURY/FORD HAVE NO INTENTIONS ON RECALLING THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT'S EXTREM...
Mileage: 54,500
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFICE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL. *MR *CB
Mileage: 46,726
VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFICE RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL. *MR *CB
Mileage: 46,726
FUEL PUMP GOES BAD 2ND TIME IN ONE YEAR. *NLM
Mileage: 34,000
THE FIRST TIME THE CAR STALLED IT WAS IN JANUARY 2003. IT DID IT AGAIN ON JUNE 8, 2003. IT APPEARED TO BE FINE, BUT THE FOLLOWING DAY, ON THE WAY TO WORK IT WAS HAVING TROUBLE. DID NOT USE CAR UNTIL TRANSPORT TO DEALERSHIP IN PORT JEFERSON, NY ON JUNE 11, 2003. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. LOOKI...
Mileage: 32,000
VEHICLE STALLED OUT WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED BY FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE.
Mileage: 44,000
ON OCCASION, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE CONDITIONS RESULTING IN POWER LOSS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED.*JB
Mileage: 82,150
ON OCCASION, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER IN TRAFFIC, WHICH HAS RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKE CONTROL. THE DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE CONDITIONS RESULTING IN POWER LOSS AS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. THIS PROBLEM HAS PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED.*JB
Mileage: 82,150
FUEL: FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 44,298
EVERY YEAR APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME, THE FUEL PUMP IN MY 2000 COUGAR GOES OUT. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO FORD CORP. EVERY TIME. ON JUNE 14, 2001 I MAILED A LETTER TO THEM STATING THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP IN THE COUGAR. THE FIRST TIME WASMARCH 25, 2001 - WHILE DRIVING MY CAR H...
Mileage: 9,828
THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE WRONG ROTORS WERE INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED ROTORS WERE CONSIDERED WEAR AND TEAR. *JB
THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Mileage: 17,000
FUEL PUMP FAILS TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO RUN ENGINE. FIRST REPLACEMENT AT 54010 MILES. PUMP HAS FAILED AGAIN AT 88000 MILES.
Mileage: 88,000
I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR THAT ONCE WARMED UP ACCELERATES 3000 TO 3500 RPM AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I COME TO A DEAD STOP. I HAD IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST 6 TIMES AND THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I CALLED THE FORD/MERCURY SERVICE HOT LINE TO SEE IF SOMETHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WHEN I CA...
Mileage: 10,000
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A STEERING PROBLEM.*JB *TS
VEHICLE HAD LOSS OF POWER AND LIGHTS WERE FLICKERING. WIRING HARNESS, ALTERNATOR AND VOLTAGE REGULATOR NEED REPLACED.VEHICLE HAS 47000 MILES ON IT. DEALER SAID IT WAS 4TH COUGAR WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT YET NO RECALL. COST OF REPAIR IS AT LEAST $800.00.
Mileage: 47,000
PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, WHEN SHIFTING INTO GEAR VEHICLE WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY. DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. TS
Mileage: 60,000
I WAS IN A MINOR MVA IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS BOTH DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS COSMETIC BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I SUFFER FROM ATTACKS OF VERTIGO, DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION, LIGHT HYPERSENSITIVITY, LOUDNESS SENSITIVITY AND HAVE CONSTANT TINNITUS TO NAME A FEW. AIRBAGS SHOULD BE OPTIONAL...
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AND THE CONSUMER HIT THE CURB. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Mileage: 35,000
THE CONSUMER WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NUT FELL FROM AN AREA WHICH TURNS THE FRONT WHEELS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THIS FAILURE OCCURED WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURNED OUTWARD AND DRIVERS SIDE STIL...
SAME AS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ISSUE, HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE REPLACED PART (ALTERNATOR) FAILS AFTER ONE DAY OF OPERATION. VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN, WHILE APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT. ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, GAUGES WERE NOT RESPONDING, RADIO SHUT OFF ETC. AGAIN, POSSIBLE FAILURE REPORTED IN WARRANTY PERIOD, ...
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. MR
PRIOR TO FAILLURE, DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE FLASHING BATTERY LIGHT. LIGHTS WOULD DIM DURING ACCELERATIONS OR REVING OF ENGINE. PRIOR TO FINAL WARRENTY CHECK (@ 35.800 MILES), NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT ALTERNATOR PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS DENIED BY DEALERSHI...
CONSUMER STATES WHLE DRIVING THE SUN ROOF HINGES BROKE, CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SAME VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM
WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 100 MPH BEFORE SLOWING DOWN,. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR , HITTING A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *YH
HOOD UNLATCHES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN ON CITY ROUTES. THE CONSUMER BEING CONCERN IF IT WILL UNLATCH AND BLOCK THE ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DUPLICATED THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HEARD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT WHEELS. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED GOING UP A DRIVEWAY WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED IN. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS TAVELING AT 20 MPH TURNING A CORNER WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. 3RD TIME VEHICLE STALLED AT 5 MPH WITH FOOT PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STAL...
WHEN DRIVING APPROX 50 MPH IN 4TH GEAR, CAR STARTED TO BUCK AND CHUG, SLOWED DOWN TO 25, AND STOPPED AT STOPLIGHT, CAR CHUGGED ONCE AND KILLED/STALLED. COULD NOT START, AFTER 30 MIN CAR STARTED BUT STALLED AFTER MOVING 10 FEET, SEEMED AS IF CAR WASN'T GETTING FUEL. DEALERSHIP AND FIRST DIAGNOSTIC ...
VEHICLE STALLS DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING.SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL RESTART. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. AT TIMES, VEHICLE WILL JERK / STALL. VEHICLE WILL NOT RESTART. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED FUEL PUMP. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK
ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS STAYS ON, ALTHOUGH NO DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS. SUSPECT DEALERSHIP OF FALSIFYING REPAIR. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LEAKING GAS CAP, ALTHOUGH THE INVOICE DID NOT HAVE A NEW GAS CAP ON THE REPAIR INVOICE. ACQUAINTANCE IN BODY SHOP INFORMED ME THAT SERVICE WORKERS MERELY DISCONNECT BA...
CAR DIED AT 50MPH. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON WHILE STILL ROLLING ON THE WAY HOME LAST NIGHT. ALSO ON THE WAY HOME LAST NIGHT THE CAR ACCELERATED, ON IT'S OWN, MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, INCREASED FROM 15MPH TO ~20MPH AND RPMS WENT UP. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST FE...
RPMS ON ENGINE DO NOT DROP WHEN CLUTCH PRESSED. RPMS GO UP SOMETIME 1500 RPMS. CAR LURCHES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND UNLESS WAITING 5-20 SECONDS FOR RPMS TO FINALLY DROP. HAPPENS EVERY DAY IF VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN OVER 25 MILES). FORD SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR AT LE...
RPMS ON ENGINE DO NOT DROP WHEN CLUTCH PRESSED. RPMS GO UP SOMETIME 1500 RPMS. CAR LURCHES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND UNLESS WAITING 5-20 SECONDS FOR RPMS TO FINALLY DROP. HAPPENS EVERY DAY IF VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN OVER 25 MILES). FORD SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR AT LE...
ENGINE WOULD STALL UNEXPECTED AND LOSE CONTROL DUE TO LACK OF POWER SUPPLIED FOR POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, ALSO EXPERIENCE HESITATION.. *AK
CONSUMER HAD THREE FUEL PUMPS REPLACED WITHIN THE YEAR BECAUSE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. *AK
SQUEAKING NOISE COINCIDES WITH HESITATION IN DRIVING. SERVICE TECHNICIANS CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HAD IN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, ONCE THEY KEPT IT FOR 5 DAYS AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. FEELS LIKE A JERKING OR BUCKING, HAPPENS RANDOMLY/FREQUENTLY. DOESN'T MATTER WHAT GEAR ...
PE00 020; WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING REAR PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEWOUT. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. FIRESTONE, FIREHAWK GTAO2 , P215/50R 16, DOT WTBRIV469. SECOND INCIDENT, FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE BLEWOUT. TIRE HAD STREES MARKS ON INNER SIDE OF TIRE....
THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL DURING DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. WITHIN TWO DAYS THAT I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE IT STALLED. ELECTRICALS INTACT. MILEAGE 102. DEALER SAID MOST LIKELY BAD GAS, CALL IF HAPPENS AGAIN. AT JUST OVER 7000 MILES SOMETIME IN MARCH IT STARTED BUCKING AND THEN STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPE...
VEHICLE CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK
RPM'S REMAIN HIGH OR INCREASE WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED-VERY UNSAFE! YOU NEVER KNOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO SLOW DOWN OR IF THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO GO EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE NOT TOUCH THE GAS, CLUTCH OR BRAKE. *AK
STEERING BROKE FROM MOLD WHEN IMPACTED. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF HAVING THE VEHICLE. ARBITRATION PAPERS WERE FILED BUT REQUEST WAS DENIED DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT REGISTERING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS INDICATING A PART CAPABLE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM,...
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN SEVERAL TIMES FOR THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF HAVING THE VEHICLE. ARBITRATION PAPERS WERE FILED BUT REQUEST WAS DENIED DUE TO DEALERSHIP NOT REGISTERING PROBLEMS AS WELL AS INDICATING A PART CAPABLE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM,...
FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . THIS IS 3RD TIME DUE TO FAULTY SEAL WHICH CAUSES FUEL LEAKAGE . *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH CONSUMER TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER, THEN SMELLED SMOKE. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER OFF. WENT TO PULL OVER, AND BRAKES HAD FAILED. WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO STOP, CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. PUT FIRE OUT, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT STARTER HAD CAU...
WHILE DRIVING AT 55-60 MPH CONSUMER TURNED ON AIR CONDITIONER, THEN SMELLED SMOKE. TURNED AIR CONDITIONER OFF. WENT TO PULL OVER, AND BRAKES HAD FAILED. WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO STOP, CONSUMER OPENED HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. PUT FIRE OUT, AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER STATED THAT STARTER HAD CAU...
WHEN TURNING KEY TO START VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, NOT CLICKING SOUND, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND TRY AGAIN, A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START. TO DEALER WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. COULD BE RECALL ON BATTERY CABLE ROUTING.*AK
WHEN TURNING KEY TO START VEHICLE THERE IS A LOUD NOISE, NOT CLICKING SOUND, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND TRY AGAIN, A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE VEHICLE WILL START. TO DEALER WHO FOUND NOTHING WRONG. COULD BE RECALL ON BATTERY CABLE ROUTING.*AK
THE CUP HOLDER IN THE COUGAR'S CENTER CONSOLE SPILLS ON EVERY OCCASION. IT HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS NUMBERS OF TIMES, AND IS A SAFETY RISK. I CAN'T THINK OF HOW MANY TIMES I'VE NEARLY GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF MY MALFUNCTIONING CUP HOLDER TIPPING OVER AND SPILLING MY DRINK ALL OVER THE CAR, A...
I HAVE SPILLED COFFEE TWICE WHILE TURNING RIGHT...CUPHOLDER DOES NOT HOLD...HOT COFFEE ON LAP WHILE DRIVING. *AK
THE CUP HOLDER WILL SPILL ANY DRINK ON ANY RIGHT HAND TURN IN EXCESS OF 20 MPH. I HAVE GOTTEN IN MANY "CLOSE CALL" ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS, AND DO NOT WANT TO JEOPARDIZE MY SAFETY ANY FURTHER FOR A SPILLED DRINK OR COFFEE. I AM CONSTANTLY CLEANING MY SEATS AND REPLACING MY PANTS. I KNOW OF MANY...
I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS, AND RAN OVER A CURB BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN OF THIS CUP HOLDER. IT HAS SPILLED 3 DRINKS INTO MY LAP SO FAR. THEY CHANGED THEM HALFWAY THROUGH THE MODEL YEAR. I THINK THEY SHOULD ALL BE RECALLED AND REPLACED.*AK
THE DOOR LOCKS INSTALLED ALLOW THE DRIVER TO HIT A SWITCH ON DRIVER'S DOOR TO LOCK PASSENGERS, OR TO PUSH IN THE LOCK, WHICH WILL LOCK BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S DOOR. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE I HAVE PUSHED BOTH THE SWITCH AND LOCK, NEITHER OF WHICH WOULD LOCK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. I REPEAT THIS...
THE DOOR LOCKS INSTALLED ALLOW THE DRIVER TO HIT A SWITCH ON DRIVER'S DOOR TO LOCK PASSENGERS, OR TO PUSH IN THE LOCK, WHICH WILL LOCK BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S DOOR. UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE I HAVE PUSHED BOTH THE SWITCH AND LOCK, NEITHER OF WHICH WOULD LOCK THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. I REPEAT THIS...
LIGHTS FLICKERING, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT PART, EMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION. RECEIVED POOR SERVICE FROM DEALER.*AK
LIGHTS FLICKERING, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT PART, EMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION. RECEIVED POOR SERVICE FROM DEALER.*AK
LIGHTS FLICKERING, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT PART, EMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION. RECEIVED POOR SERVICE FROM DEALER.*AK
LIGHTS FLICKERING, LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER, ALTERNATOR NEEDS REPLACEMENT PART, EMISSION SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, MALFUNCTIONING IGNITION. RECEIVED POOR SERVICE FROM DEALER.*AK
I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES AND NO REPAIRS HAVE CHANGED THE PROBLEMS ON MY CAR - NOW I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE V-6 ENGINE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - IF YOU ARE NOT THE COMPANY I NEED TO PLACE MY COMPLAINT WITH, PLEASE ADVISE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, ...
I HAVE BROUGHT MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 5 TIMES AND NO REPAIRS HAVE CHANGED THE PROBLEMS ON MY CAR - NOW I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE V-6 ENGINE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - IF YOU ARE NOT THE COMPANY I NEED TO PLACE MY COMPLAINT WITH, PLEASE ADVISE CORRECT E-MAIL ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, ...
NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
REAR TRUNK INSIDE RELIEF SWITCH INOPERATIVE, UNABLE TO OPEN TRUNK FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *SLC
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION AT 65 MPH. AFTER PUMPING PEDAL, BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. CONTACTED DEALER, WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG W/ CAR BASED ON TEST DRIVE ALONE. WAS TOLD IT WAS $40.00 TO PUT IT ON THE LIFT TO CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM, REGARDLESS OF MANUFACTU...
I FEEL THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD RESULTED IN THE CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
I FEEL THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD RESULTED IN THE CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
I FEEL THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD RESULTED IN THE CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE LEFT SIDEWALL (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02 P20560R15). NLM
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. *AK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUS...
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. *AK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUS...
INTRMITTENTLY VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
FAULTY AIRBAG MODULE, CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TRYING TO CHANGE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE YET. *YH
VEHICLE MAINTAINS RPM AND /OR INCREASES RPM WHEN SHIFTING GEAR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IDLE AIR BY-PASS CONTROL VALVE AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE BUT THE PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. SUSPECT THE VALVE IS FAULTY OR IS INSTALLED IN SUCH A WAY THAT HEAT IS AFFECTING ITS PERFORMANCE. MY BROTHER DISCON...
THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE MERCURY COUGAR WAS ON THE DATE LISTED. NOM SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW OUT. PRIOR TO ENGINE STALLING CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO VALVA LINE TO GET OIL CHANGED. ONCE ENGINE BLEWOUT, IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT SHOP WAS AT FAULT. SO MANUFACTURER HAD AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK OV...
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN ENGINE BLEW OUT. PRIOR TO ENGINE STALLING CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO VALVA LINE TO GET OIL CHANGED. ONCE ENGINE BLEWOUT, IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT SHOP WAS AT FAULT. SO MANUFACTURER HAD AN INVESTIGATOR TO LOOK OV...
LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR, 2 BATTERIES, WIPER MOTOR, SENSOR, WINDSHIELD (STRESS CRACK FROM BOTTOM) REPLACED. REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM BOB SITE LINCOLN MERCURY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MERCURY FACTORY ZONE MANAGER BE CONTACTED, AND TO HAVE THE ZONE MANAGER ...
LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR, 2 BATTERIES, WIPER MOTOR, SENSOR, WINDSHIELD (STRESS CRACK FROM BOTTOM) REPLACED. REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM BOB SITE LINCOLN MERCURY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MERCURY FACTORY ZONE MANAGER BE CONTACTED, AND TO HAVE THE ZONE MANAGER ...
LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR, 2 BATTERIES, WIPER MOTOR, SENSOR, WINDSHIELD (STRESS CRACK FROM BOTTOM) REPLACED. REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM BOB SITE LINCOLN MERCURY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MERCURY FACTORY ZONE MANAGER BE CONTACTED, AND TO HAVE THE ZONE MANAGER ...
LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR, 2 BATTERIES, WIPER MOTOR, SENSOR, WINDSHIELD (STRESS CRACK FROM BOTTOM) REPLACED. REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM BOB SITE LINCOLN MERCURY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MERCURY FACTORY ZONE MANAGER BE CONTACTED, AND TO HAVE THE ZONE MANAGER ...
LIGHTS FLICKER, THEN LOSES ELECTRICAL POWER. ALTERNATOR, 2 BATTERIES, WIPER MOTOR, SENSOR, WINDSHIELD (STRESS CRACK FROM BOTTOM) REPLACED. REQUESTED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS FROM BOB SITE LINCOLN MERCURY SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE MERCURY FACTORY ZONE MANAGER BE CONTACTED, AND TO HAVE THE ZONE MANAGER ...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED. VEHICLE BACK AT DEALER. *AK
FIRST NOTICED THAT HATCHBACK INDICATOR TONE WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEN WHEN KEY IS PUT IN IGNITION IT WON'T TURN SOMETIMES. WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED RPMS WILL GO AS HIGH AS 4000. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
FIRST NOTICED THAT HATCHBACK INDICATOR TONE WOULD NOT GO OFF. THEN WHEN KEY IS PUT IN IGNITION IT WON'T TURN SOMETIMES. WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED RPMS WILL GO AS HIGH AS 4000. ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG.
DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP CAUSED SMOKE TO COME OUT OF ENGINE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH EVEN WITH FOOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. NLM
WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE PAST 50 MPH EVEN WITH FOOT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. NLM
AIRBAGS CAME OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HAD PREVIOUSLY VISITED DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES ABOUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK
AIRBAGS CAME OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HAD PREVIOUSLY VISITED DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES ABOUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK
RISING RPMS WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED - ROSE TO APPROX 7KRPM AND ENGINE DIED 3X'S WITHIN 1 MILE. NOTE, DID NOT RISE WHILE IN GEAR PRESSING GAS ONLY ROSE MORE.
RISING RPMS WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED - ROSE TO APPROX 7KRPM AND ENGINE DIED 3X'S WITHIN 1 MILE. NOTE, DID NOT RISE WHILE IN GEAR PRESSING GAS ONLY ROSE MORE.
WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING , THE ENGINE WILL MAINTAIN RPM AND/OR INCREASE RPM BY AS MUCH AS 1500 RPM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR UNTIL THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED IN GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (SHIFTING GEAR) OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. IF I HIT THE THROTTLE TO TRY...
RPMS REMAIN HIGH WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED; RPMS TAKE FAR TOO LONG TO REACH A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK
ACCELERATOR STAYS AT 3500 RPM WITHOUT CONSUMER'S FOOT ON THE PEDAL.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME TH...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME TH...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME TH...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME TH...
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME TH...
WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR OR WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, CONSUMER NOTICED HIGH RPMS. ALSO, RPMS HUNG FOR A LONG PERIOD BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER RECALL 99V194000 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 1999 VEHICLES, BUT COURGAR 2000 MODELS...
INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, UPON IMPACT. *AK
INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, UPON IMPACT. *AK
THE RIGHT SIDEWALLS ON BOTH TIRES FAILED PREMATURELY. YH
THE HORN REQUIRES A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO OPERATE. YH
AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK
AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK
AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK
NO CHILD SEAT WILL FIT INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THIS CAR. WE TRIED EVERY ONE IN THE STORE. *AK