Vehicle Speed Control Related Problems of the 1997 Mercury Cougar

Table 1 shows two common vehicle speed control related problems of the 1997 Mercury Cougar.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Mercury Cougar

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems	1
Cruise Control problems	1

Vehicle Speed Control problem #1

While driving vehicle starts speeding by itself. Dealer was notified.

Cruise Control problem #2

While traveling 30mph in traffic started applying brakes to slow down, had no brakes, and vehicle kept going. Brake pedal was almost to the floor. Also, cruise control had failed. Stopped vehicle and had it towed to mechanic. Was informed that brake booster plunger, had worn out, causing non braking ability.

Vehicle Speed Control related problems in other Mercury Cougar model year vehicles:

Speed Control Linkage problems of the 2002 Mercury Cougar
Cruise Control problems of the 1996 Mercury Cougar
Cruise Control problems of the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Cruise Control problems of the 2000 Mercury Cougar
Car Throttle Stuck problems of the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2001 Mercury Cougar

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