Ignition Problems of Mercury Cougar

Ignition failed to turn with key. Put lubricant (wd-40) in hole and tapped with hammer until key turned.

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The car would stall without warning one time leaving me in the middle of a busy intersection. This time on a slight hill I sat stalled with hazard lights & headlights on but got rear ended by a motorist traveling 50 mph. Had problem looked at & thought it was repaired but happened again. Car is now totaled. Air bag did not deploy and gas shut off valve didn't work because much later at tow yard car was started. It could of been my death! 6 days in hospital & no car.

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The ignition has failed on two occasions. Car wouldn't shut off by ignition key. Had to shut off via fuel shutoff. Mr.

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On approx. The 15th of March, my daughter lost all power in car while driving through lunch traffic in town and was nearly rearended by a petroluem tanker. We brought car in to dealership. They ran a battery test and b/c that came back fine they refused to do any further testing. She was having problems getting the key to turn over to start car. They fixed that problem at the same time. On the 15th of may, the car came out of the shop for the 2nd time after it had lost power twice on her while driving again. Her. The dealership contacted Ford headquarters for recalls. None had been posted, but Ford said if they check the fuel filter at the bottem of the fuel tank we would probably find the problem with losing all power(braking, steering, ect. ) was that the filter was clogged therefore no gas was getting to the motor and thus this was why the car was losing power. They replaced the fuel pump and said that was a temporary fix for approx the next 3000 miles(for it was happening about every 3000 miles). And that we would have to bring the car in every 3000 miles to remain safe from losing power when it became clogged again. We decided that since Ford knew about the problem and refused to do a recall to fix the problem that anyone in my family who drove or rode in the car would be putting their life in danger so we tried to trade the car. The dealership wanted us to pay a $6,000 deficit so we decided to keep the car until we could complete the lemon law process. Three weeks later, my daughter stated she had got really bad gas mileage(15 miles took 1/4 of a tank she measured it) the day before and she was afraid that the car was going to lose power again. It was a Friday so the car couldn't go to the dealership til the following week. That night, the 6th of June. She lost brakes and steering while going around a curve. The car hit something in the ditch and rolled 1. 5x's to rest upside down. No airbags deployed. Seatbeat held her in car. Pictures of car and scene avail.

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While standing outside of vehicle with windows rolled down when door closed and automatically locked. Consumer noted this was not a feature of vehicle. Key failed to unlock the door, consumer reached inside vehicle to manually unlock door. Dealer stated if a new alarm system was put in to replace the old one, problem might be corrected. Air conditioner turns on and off. Radio will not come on at times. Motor will die out. Alarm went off, door lock by themselves. Key will not crank vehicle at times. Vehicle jumped and jerked almost hitting consumers sister who was standing in front of the vehicle.

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Caliper pin was replaced by dealership, no charge.

Ignition locks and vehicle won't start, dealer has attempted to fix the problem but cannot.

When turning key in ignition there is a grinding noise, sometimes vehicle won't start. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced bb valves, and cleaned engine. This did not correct the problem. Also, loose outer tie rods. .

Engine dies and vehicle loses power at anytime without warning. When this occurs power steering and brakes fail.

Engine> vehicle has been hesitating since 10/01. Vehicle brought in for regular check and description of hesitation/bucking esp. On highway provided to service rep. Vehicle serviced hesitation problem diagnosed as ignition wires in need of replacement. Ignition wires replaced, lube, oil, filter, and fluids topped. Also told all four tires would need to be replaced. Declined tire replacement at this time. Total cost for service with tax &labor=$346. 70 vehicle continued to run the same way. Also coolant and airbag icons came on and would not go off. Scheduled for servicing again on 12/5/01. Diagnosis airbag censor in need of replacement (still under warranty ) and in need of a new collant expansion container (approx. Cost $200. ) car in on 12/31/01 ,airbag sensor replaced and car checked again for cause of hesitation. Response unable to duplicate customer's concern. Hesitation continued and on 1/05/02 while returning home on secondary road, check oil light icon came on. Dealership nearby so attempt was made to drive car there . Vehicle died, no power steering. Large puddle of oil under vehicle. Roadside assistance towed vehicle to dealership. Diagnosis> engine gone and in need of replacement. Imploded from within.

While traveling and without any indication vehicle would stall. Dealer has been contacted. Please provide furhter information.