Mercury Cougar Complaints

1,886 consumer complaints on file.

#883382March 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883384March 19, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE TRAVELING GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883244March 16, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742331March 12, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE THREW ROD AT 40K . NO OTHER PREVIOUS PROBLEMS ENGINE MAINTAINED EVERY 3000 MI. *AK
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
#560235March 6, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED A STARTING PROBLEM, IT WOULD CRANK EXCESSIVELY BEFORE STARTING, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT THAT ONLY TEMPORARILY SOLVED THE PROBLEM AS IT RETURNED SHORTLY AFTER REPLACING THE PUMP. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742015March 6, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
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 MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. PLEASE ADVISE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741944March 5, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, AIR BAGS
I FEEL THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD RESULTED IN THE CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559992February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, MASSIVE OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO FAILURE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881681February 28, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
COOLANT LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON. VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE CUTTING OFF. SERVICE WAS KEPT UP. A RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED FOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. DEALER DIDN'T GIVE OKAY FOR RECALL REPAIRS BECAUSE MILEAGE HAD EXCEEDED 100,000 MILES. *AK *SLC
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
#881759February 28, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#559805February 23, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER NOTICED A LARGE BUBBLE IN THE LEFT SIDEWALL (FIRESTONE FIREHAWK GTA 02 P20560R15). NLM
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
#880804February 20, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
WHILE TRAVELING, SLOWED DOWN, AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RIGHT CALIPER MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#741057February 17, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
GAS LINE LEAK POSITIONED OVER ELECTRICAL WIRE. *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
#740927February 15, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HEADS/HEAD GASKETS HAD CAUSED VEHICLE TO OVER-HEAT AS WELL AS SHUT ITSELF DOWN DURING MOTION. PROBLEM WERE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF HOWARD PONTIAC DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS PRESIDENT, THE FOLLOWING DAY USED CAR MANAGER DEAN SCHULATZ HAD OFFERED TO MAKE ANOTHER EVEN TRADE WITH ME TO A OLDSMOBILE ACHEIVA SO HE COULD PUT THE VEHICLE I WERE CURRENTLY OPERATTING BACK IN SERVICE AND DO THE REPAIR WORK NEEDED TO MAKE IT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR THE ROAD, BUT UPON FINDING OUT THAT I HAVE PUT THIS VEHICLE IN A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP HE HAD DECLINED TO COME FORTH WITH THE MONEY TO DO THE REPAIR WORK ,HE WOULD HAVE FOUND IF HE HAD SERVICED THISVEHICLE PRIOR TO THE SALE OF THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#740891February 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:REAR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN #00M10 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2000. I WAS ALREADY OVER THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS NOTIFIED IN TIME TO HAVE THIS KNOWN FAILURE REPAIRED IN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM 2/13/01 AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME "TOO BAD". I ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN #BC0962941001. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION THAT WOULD COST $150.00. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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