Air Conditioner problems of the 1999 Mercury Cougar

Five problems related to air conditioner have been reported for the 1999 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Air Conditioner problem

Failure Date: 06/16/2001

Air conditioner turns off and on without manually operating the system, once air conditioner turns back on the air is not cool. Air blows like vent is closed. Also, engine will cut off without prior warning. Dealer unable to duplicate problems.

2 Air Conditioner problem

Failure Date: 06/15/2001

While standing outside of vehicle with windows rolled down when door closed and automatically locked. Consumer noted this was not a feature of vehicle. Key failed to unlock the door, consumer reached inside vehicle to manually unlock door. Dealer stated if a new alarm system was put in to replace the old one, problem might be corrected. Air conditioner turns on and off. Radio will not come on at times. Motor will die out. Alarm went off, door lock by themselves. Key will not crank vehicle at times. Vehicle jumped and jerked almost hitting consumers sister who was standing in front of the vehicle.

3 Air Conditioner problem

Failure Date: 07/22/1999

Air conditioner failed. Mjs.

4 Air Conditioner problem

Failure Date: 03/23/1999

The air conditioner was turned on. It failed to cool inside of vehicle, not working properly. The trunk fails to lock when closed. The locking mechanism is not holding the latch . Would need to jiggle the ignition key in the switch before it starts. The passenger side seat slides back & forth without locking into place. While backing up vehicle, it would make loud noises from the front end near wheels.

5 Air Conditioner problem

There were problems with the air conditioner.


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