Mercury Cougar Complaints (1993)

195 consumer complaints on file.

#744324April 21, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 3.8 ENGINE.. RECALL ON 94'S AND 95'S BUT NONE ON 93'S. I'VE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE RECALL FORD SENT OUT CONCERNING THE 3.8 LITER ENGINE WITH FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. BOTH OF MINE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A SIGNIFICANT COST.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560580March 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SIEZE UP AND BE DESTROYED, AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PROVIDED FOR THE 1994 MODEL WITH THE SAME EXACT ENGINE AND SAME PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742291March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
LOOK AT ALL THE 3.8L HEAD GASKET COMPLAINTS - WHY NO RECALL OR ACTION FROM YOU? *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560239March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE HEAD GASKET BLEW DAMAGING THE ENTIRE ENGINE, THE MANUFACTURER EXTENED THE WARRANTY FOR 1994-1995 MODEL VEHICLES BUT NOT THE 1994 COUGAR ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME V6 3.8 ENGINE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881725February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRAVELING 35MPH WHEN TEMPERATURE LIGHT WOULD GO TO HOT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741325February 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLOWN DUE TO MANUFACTOR DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880670February 15, 2001
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH THAT CONTROLED HEATING AIR MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT MELTED, EXPOSING A POSITIVE TERMINAL. THIS COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. ALSO, SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WAS NOT OPERABLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559627February 13, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET REPLACED, 2/7/01 TIMING COVER GASKET REPLACED, VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SAME PROBLEM, ENGINE SMELLING HOT AND SWEET, COOLANT RESERVE TANK NOT HOLDING ANTIFREEZE, IDLE ROUGH AND HESITATION OCCURRING WHEN ACCLERATING/DECELERATING, VEHICLE ONLY DRIVEN 4,000 MILES SINCE HEAD GASKET REPAIR, SERVICE PROGRAM 99B29 DOES NOT INCLUDE 1993 COUGARS. CJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740669February 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS GO UNANSWERED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740578February 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AFTER PREVIOUSLY PAYING CROSSROADS LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER IN INDIANAPOLIS IN JANUARY OF 2000 $1140.82 FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIR AT 59039 MILES, NOW MY CAR WITH 62913 MILES IS BACK AT THE SAME DEALER FOR ANOTHER COOLANT LEAK. THE DEALER HAS CONFIRMED IT IS THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET LEAKING. I DISCOVERED FORD HAS RECALLED 1996 AND 1997 COUGARS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT 1993 COUGARS. SAME STORY WITH THE HEAD GASKET REPAIR NOT BEING COVERED BY FORD'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE 3.8L V-6 ENGINES FOR 1993 OWNERS. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING A LETTER TO WILLIAM FORD AT FORD MOTOR COMPANY ALONG WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF INDIANA. I WILL BE SENDING COPIES TO YOUR ORGANIZATION AND THE CENTER FOR AUTO SAFETY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740544February 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740451February 5, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IN FALL OF 1999, TOOK CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS WITH TEMPTERATURE GAUGE GETTING HOT, LEAKING ANTIFREEZE, ROUGH IDLING, WHITE SMOKE. SPENT OVER $800 FOR TUNE UP, NEW PARTS, WINTERIZING AND SO FORTH. IN JANUARY, 2000 SYMPTONS REOCCURED UNTIL ENGINE LOCKED UP - TOOK TO CROSSROADS LINCOLN MERCURY - CHARGED $1200 FOR HEAD GASKET REPAIR. DEALER INFORMED ME MANY COUGARS HAVE BEEN COMING IN WITH SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. I WAS GIVEN A 12 MONTH, 12,000 MILE WARRANTY (WHICHEVER COMES FIRST) AND NOW ON JANUARY 30TH, 2001 NOTICED THE SAME SYMPTONS AGAIN. HAVE ONLY DRIVEN CAR APPROX 5,000 MILES SINCE FIRST REPAIR BUT MY 12 MONTHS EXPIRED BY A WEEK. NOW CAR HAS SAME SYMTPONS AND AGAIN WILL COST ME $1200 TO HAVE SAME PROBLEM REMEDIED. HAVE TRIED TO SEE IF RECALL IS IN EFFECT BUT CAN NOT FIND ANY INFO ON IT. I FEEL FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR A RECALL CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS LISTED IN THIS COMPLAINT DATABASE CONCERNING BLOWN HEAD GASKETS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878827January 23, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON H, DEALER STATED ANTI-FREEZE WAS LOW AND REPLACED IGNITION, HOWEVER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME BOTH HEAD GASKETS WERE FOUND LEAKING INTERNALLY, DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS, THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878745January 22, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739466January 16, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS. AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS AND LOOKING THIS UP ON THE WEB, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COUGARS AS WELL AS WINDSTARS, MUSTANGS, TAURUS', SABLES, ETC. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 94/95 COUGARS TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR MINE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFFECTIVE PART AND A MAJOR PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739265January 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 38,500 MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE 3.8 ENGINE HAD ALUMINUN HEADS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WITH MANY 1993 COUGARS. NO RECALL AND NO LIABILITY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#877970January 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON SIDE STREET, AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, AND THEN VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739073January 9, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738911January 7, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEAD GASKET BLEW ON ENGINE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM IN THE 3.8L V-6 BUT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. IT IS ADMITTEDLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738813January 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALL CONFIRM THAT THE 3.8L ALUMINUM ENGINE IS PRONE TO BLOW A HEADGASKET DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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