One problem related to manual transmission shift pattern indicator has been reported for the 1999 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The consumer begun to drive, when she attempted to place the vehicle in 3rd gear, it did not. She had taken the vehicle to the dealer, and was told that she needed a new transmission. The consumer felt that this should not have happened with less than 60k miles. Ts the lowell dealer stated that the vehicle had a Mazda transmission, and that the transmission had to be completely rebuilt with a new torque converter. Scc.