Five problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2002 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mercury Cougar based on all problems reported for the 2002 Cougar.
Driving on freeway, car next to me came into my lane towards my car, I hit my brakes resulting in my vehicle swerving and hitting the median head on at high speed, air bags did not deploy upon impact.
I'm having the same issue with my 2002 Mercury Cougar as everyone else, but when I put my VIN number into the search, there are no recalls listed for it. I don't think that its right that my life be put in serious danger because of an apparent design issue. This car is losing all power and shutting down. It doesnt matter how fast you are going, it happens at all speeds. We thought the alternator was bad, had it replaced and the battery at the same time. The same day, the car lost all power again and died out going 60 mph on the highway. All the gauges start going crazy and the lights dim and eventually everything including the car just quits. Mercury/Ford, needs to be responsible for this coffin that I'm trying to drive and fix the problem for me and everyone else for free. I've done some online research on this, and it seems like there are a ton of people with the same problem from years 99 to 02.
The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle suddenly decreased to 10 mph. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they advised her that all three catalytic converters were clogged and the fdm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the fdm but not the catalytic converters. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Loss of power, surging, so I took to dealer they changed fuel pump supposedly and filter and transmission fluid. One week later I took it back because it continued to do the same, they said they checked a wire to fuel pump and changed a spark plug, and here it is another week with the same symptoms.
The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the engine hesitates as if there is no gas flow. The dealer stated that a diagnosis was needed; however, the contact stated that a previous diagnosis did not find any failures. The repair shop changed the engine oil, replaced the filter, and cleaned the fuel injection, but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer is aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in recall number 04n02. The failure mileage and dealer information were unavailable. The current mileage was 106,881.