Engine Shut Off Without Warning Problems of Mercury Cougar

I was on my way to work and about one mile from my destination the engine just stopped. I let it sit about twenty minutes and it finally started again. This happened several days of shutting off while I was on the road driving. Luckily I was at a place when I could pull over on the side of the road and get out of the line of traffic except for one time when I was at a stop light and it shut off and I sat and wait and it finally started again and I was able drive it to a safe spot. I took it to a mechanic and he told me the computer needs to be replaced. The only place that could replace the computer was the dealer. I took it to the dealer and after being at the dealer for three days they said that the ignition need replacing. They replaced the ignition and after three more days there and while they were working on other repair parts that they said I needed done the engine shut off about two more times. On March 13, 2014 they told me that all repair work had been completed and the engine shutting off was solved. The total bill came to close to $3,000. 00. I am planning on picking up the vehicle on Monday, March 17, 2014 when I will have the money to pay them. I heard about cars engines shutting off while driving on the radio (wtop). I just wanted to report how my vehicle was having the same or similiar problem. I am a bit nervous about driving this vehicle if this could possible happen again. The radio report was about gm vehicles I have a Mercury and this happened to my car.

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While driving at 25 mph and without warning vehicle shut off. Consumer attempted to restart the vehicle, but vehicle would not restart. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealership for inspection, but mechanic could not resolve the problem.

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While traveling on the highway the vehicle shut down without prior warning. And the vehicle will not restart at all please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem.

Car parked and engine shut off. Within 5 minutes engine was on fire. ***dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12-12-02 cut over to artemis***761829.

Vehicle cuts off on an intermittent basis while traveling any speed on highway. Vehicle accelerates and headlights, and warning light illuminate before vehicle shuts down. Dealer has been contacted.

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The vehicle would stall during driving at various speeds. Within two days that I received the vehicle it stalled. Electricals intact. Mileage 102. Dealer said most likely bad gas, call if happens again. At just over 7000 miles sometime in March it started bucking and then stalled at highway speed. After fifteen minutes it restarted. I was very dangerous situation as I was stuck on the span of a major bridge with no place to go. . For three weeks the dealership attempted to find the problem and finally blamed a fuel pump. One week later, at 55 mph, the car engine shut off with no warning, electricals appeared to work. Car restarted about one minute later on first try. Dealership blamed air conditioner, except I had not used air conditioner in the previous six months. They never figured it out and could not duplicate. After a nasty dealing with Ford, my lawyer, and the florida lemon law I now drive a 2001 Mercury deathtrap/cougar.

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