Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Mercury Cougar

Tl the contact owns a 1995 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle drove differently at different temperatures. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shut-off without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to the purvis Ford inc located at 3660 jefferson davis hwy #1, fredericksburg, va 22408, where the failure could not be diagnosed. The technician stated that it could be the ignition module, distributor, or the power control module. The manufacturer was contacted and a message was left on the voicemail recorder. The contact was not called back. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Cougar. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The engine check warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel delivery module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v421000(fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,800.

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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.

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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 1999 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, smoke started to emit from the engine and caught on fire. The contact mentioned that the fire extinguished independently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 97,000.

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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 vehicle, 2000 Mercury Cougar, begins jerking as it is being driven at any speed, and results in complete shut down of engine. Sometimes the engine will restart after waiting several minutes, and will not restart at times; requiring towing. I took the vehicle to the local dealer, and an employee stated that it was known by the manufacturer to be a design flaw in that year vehicle. Another employee took him to the side and scoulded him for the disclosure. They would not discuss it further, even though I continued to question what they were doing to correct this known defect in workmanship. To this day the vehicle continued to repeat the same failure. I had the fuel filter replaced twice. Finally a mechanic replaced the cam shaft sensor (he stated that he had seen this problem with the car many times) and knew that was the problem. Even though the sensor was replaced, the car worked without shut down for approximately 4 months, but began the same sequence of shut downs all over again. The design flaw should be recalled or consumers should be reimbursed for purchase of a known defective vehicle by it's manufacturer and designer. It is a shame to get "stuck" with a lemon. Thank you.

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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.

Campaign 96v007000----on my 96 Cougarxr7 purchased in 2001--had to repace motor due to overheating--new motor started to overheat/blower caused this over-heating--because blower came on eratically mechanic did not find immediately//currently out of pocketexpenses around 6000. 00--dealer should of had this fixed before selling to me or at least notified me of this recall.

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After running for more than 10 minutes in a row engine will not restart for thirty or fourty minutes. Brakes lose control in rain.

#1 I received a recall letter from Ford in late April 2004 regard the fuel pump. I have had several problems with my 2000 Cougar loosing power on incline for the past year or so. After I paid to have a new fuel pump I recieved the letter. They informed me that the new fuel pump would be out late may 2004, but I haven't heard from them as of date. #2 everytime I drive my car for about 15 minutes or more, once I turn off the car, if I try to start it within 5 to 10 minutes it will not start. I have to wait at least 15 minutes. Ford dealership repair cannot find a problem.

While driving/turning at 55 mph vehicle hesitated then stallled. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Sickly sweet smell when air conditioner on. Initially checked for possible fluid leakage from air conditioner. That was not it. Later traced to toxic mold in a trapped area of the air conditioning path. Dealer sprayed in fungicide which worked for a short while. On one occasion I got out of the car and into the house and could smell this sickly sweet smell on my breath. The day after I started coughing and it took 3 months of intensive medical to get it cleaned up. Then I got another whiff and started coughing again. I discover this is a known problem, but not admitted. Volvo runs a special drying cycle in their air conditioning to avoid this mold problem. I also hear mercedes has a similar problem.

This type of car has a horrible tendancy to blow head-gaskets, which is exactly what happened. I do not understand how there has not been a recall yet.

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I have a 1999 Mercury Cougar and it has malfunctions all over in the engine. The main problem is that my prestone is leaking into my pistons therefore killing my whole engine. I have taken it to the dealer that had sold it to me but they have done nothing to fix the problem. Someone needs to fix it and I'm not about to fix it.

This car has intermittently shut down in traffic at 70 mph, also will not start from time to time. Very unreliable transportation. Incredibly poor choice of vehicle. Key has electronic chip in it which malfunctions. Key replaced once under warranty; went bad again. Costs $400 to replace.

1999 Mercury Cougar has problems with the speakers, battery equipment, brake equipment and instrument cluster. ** answer required***. The vehicle pulled to the right while driving. The consumer stated on a separate occasion while driving she noticed the vehicle had no brakes, the consumer was able to find a mechanic who determined all for rotors and pads needed to be replaced. The consumer stated the brake light did not illuminate.