general problems of the 1999 Mercury Cougar

I got in my car one day after work in the parking lot and started my car and my airbag light was on. It stayed on for three days and is no longer on. It seems like no one wants to take account or provide solutions for the problem. Everytime I roll up my windows, my lights dim as if the battery is dying. My windshield wiper control doesn't shut off and im not able to change the speed.

I have problem with transmmition shifting 1st to second changes at 3000rpm but when I change park to drive shakes motor bad , one of the wires start smoking I like I put tape around wired burnd. Temperature it doesn't show but when I open the hood the car is very hot every time I tried driving it at freeway overdrive light starts blinking I like I paid to get it fix and still does the same.

To whom it may concern: (management) I was driving on a residential street and was honked at by another driver who told me that my brakes lights were not working. I had a friend of mine that is a certified repair person look at it and he said it wasnt the light or the fuse or the brake switch under the pedal and that he was 95% sure it was the stop lamp extension harness that has bronze terminals at the brake lamp switch connector. I bought this car in 2004 and under a recall had the blower switch resistor repaired under the recall. The reason the recalls for this car are not showing up is because the recalls are more than 15 years old & they dont keep track after that. I have never had this problem with this car before but I have had over $9,000 worth of repairs on it since ive owned it not including the normal oil changes and tune up. I think Ford needs to approve this for the recall considering they knew how many things were wrong with the Cougars and thats why they dont make them anymore. . . Not a satisfied customer with a Ford product! first & last Ford product I will ever own if this isnt fixed to my satisfaction. Thank-you, mary danks sunitwin10@aol. Com 608-381-8448.

Exterior lights not working ,replaced brand new and shut off again causing car to lock itself in park.

1. Car began to lose power and the steering wheel began to lock up and lights began flickering on the dash. 2. The car stalled in the fast lane on a busy freeway. The consequence was a small truck rear-ended the back of the car and it was totaled. One person had busted lip in truck and one in the car had busted forehead and blackened eyes with back injuries and the other one had back and stomach extreme pains and legs. 3. Nothing could be done at this point-the car always had problems. Too bad, I was not aware of all of the recalls--maybe that would not have helped either.

: the contact stated while driving at various speeds the engine stalls causing all the lights on the dash to illuminate. Additionally the speedometer, gas gauge and odometer become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealership but because it was purchased as is they will not inspect it.

The consumer owns a 1999 Mercury Cougar. The heater blower motor resister was replaced, because when the dashboard was pulled off it was burned. There was a recall for this, and the dealership stated that similiar to other vehicles that had been fixed. When contacting Ford, they stated this vehicle was not part of the recall. The motor switch would not work on one of the four speeds; therefore, the vehicle was taken into the dealership. This was first noticed on July 11, 2005.

Recall 01v230000 concerning air conditioner heater blower motor resistor defect. The air conditioner blower and heater malfunctioned. Currently a recall was issued for this year/make, and model. However, after contacting the manufacturer, this vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.

I've had to replace both the heater blower resistor (twice) and also the brake light switch. Summer of 2003. I bought this vehicle new, and was never notified of a recall. According to info gathered on this website - recalls were issued for both these problems. Why was I not notified?? who will repay me for labor and parts for these necessary repairs.

The vehicle experienced a problem with the electrical system as stated in recall #01v230000, however the vehicle identification number was not included.

The vehicle experienced the same defect as stated in recall 01 v 230 000, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.

I have a 1999 Mercury Cougar. I took my car to my mechanic to find out what was wrong with my heater they told me before they did anything to contact Ford because there was a recall on my car for the same exact problem. I contacted Ford and they first told my that there was no recall. After I presented them with the recall numbers they then informed me that there was a such recall, but that my car would not be covered under the recall. On your web-site there is a section on the recall on the same year make and model as my car. It notes that 342,962 Mercury Cougars have been affected by this I don't understand how they can refuse to provide my with the recall also.

5 months after purchasing this Cougar, there was a huge power steering leak. Called around for someone to fix it, but dealer was the only choice. We were told it could be a bad pump and that would cost $450 to fix. They called back and said the whole gear was bad and had to be replaced and would cost us $700. We had no choice but complained to the dealer that rack and pinion gear should not go bad on a 2 year old car. We also contacted Ford customer relations, who did nothing to help us. We want our money back. Dealer also failed to notify us of 5 outstanding recalls on this car. Then, 2 days after picking it up from steering being fixed electrical system shorted out and stranded our 19 year daughter at 2 in the morning. This is directly related to one of the recalled items. The dealer should have fixed this during the 3 days when they had the car .

Remote will not work on trunk release nor will the release from the inside work. It has been checked out 3 times and always the same answer. Don't know why it won't open. Panel has been replaced, still will not open. **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*734342.

Vehicle was brought in for electrical problems several times.

Vehicle is experiencing many electrical problems, a mechanic stated in order to fix all the problems, the electrical harness and fire wall harness needed replaced, 9 radios have been replaced, vehicle locks on its own, speakers blurt in and out, gauges give false readings, sunroof would not open, air bag light, coolant light, and other function lights would illuminate and then go off, speedometer reads slower than what the vehicle feels, and the sensor that tells the vehicle the brakes were being applied was not working not allowing the vehicle to be put into gear.

Electrical system problems, radiator light on, the air bag light blinking, engine misfire light blinking, alarm system going off and not being able to stop it, just having to let time end the system, the problem with the system is intermittent and the dealership in not able to correct problem.