1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

SUNROOF OPENS WHEN SWITCH IS PUSHED. THEN WHEN SWITCH IS PUSHED THE SUNROOF WILL NOT CLOSE. YOU CAN HEAR THE MOTOR TRYING TO WORK TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF BUT IT JUST NEVER HAPPENS. AFTER WAITNG A FEW HOURS TO A COUPLE OF DAYS AND THEN TRY TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF BY PUSHING THE SWITCH, THE SUNROOF WILL CLOSE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE ENTIRE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BECASUE IF THE MOTOR WORKS TO OPEN THE SUNROOF, THEN IT SHOULD WORK TO CLOSE THE SUNROOF.

VEHICLE HAD BATTERY PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATED THAT MECHANIC TOLD HIM THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE.*AK UNDER ANY ACCELERATION (LIGHT OR HEAVY) THE BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON. IT ALSO TURNED ON OCCASIONALLY WHILE CRUISING. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS PROBABLY A SHORT SOMEWHERE THAT HE COULD NOT FIND AND THAT THIS WAS A POTENTIAL FIRE RISK. *PH *NLM

CONSUMER EXPLAINED THAT VEHICLE WAS RIDING ROUGH. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT TIRES WERE WEARING OUT FROM THE INSIDE OUTWARD. THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNING SIGNS OTHER THAN VEHICLE RIDING ROUGH. *AK

MY VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT STEVEN'S FORD INC. ON 9/17/03 TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPAIRED. MY ELDERLY PARENTS HAVE LOANED ME THEIR VEHICLE TO GET BACK AND FORTH TO WORK. I HAVE 3 YOUNG DAUGHTERS TO SUPPORT AND DO NOT WANT TO CHANCE LOSING MY JOB; HOWEVER, MY FOLKS ARE GETTING STRESSED NOT HAVING A CAR TO GET TO THEIR SENIOR ACTIVITIES. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD (MERCURY) CORP. REGARDING THIS MATTER AND I'M TOLD THAT SHIPMENT OF THE PART NEEDED WILL BE MADE ON OCT. 31, 2003 - TO BE RECEIVED BY DEALERS BY 11/25/03. I FIND THIS VERY RIDICULOUS TO WAIT 2 AND A HALF MONTHS FOR A VEHICLE REPAIR. I CANNOT AFFORD TO RENT A CAR; NOR CAN MY PARENTS - WHO LIVE ON SS BENEFITS. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS SITUATION. *LA

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH DRIVER HEARD A LOUD SQUEALING NOISE. DRIVER PULLED OVER AND PARKED, AND THEN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC STATED THAT MOTOR NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

WHILE PARKED IN DRIVEWAY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WAS ALSO CONTACTED BUT STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE CABLE THAT ATTACHED THE BATTERY TO THE ALTERNATOR SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED A FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER. *NLM

MY CAR IS A LEMON. HAVE HAD A NEW ENGINE PUT IN IT 2 TIMES BECAUSE THE RODS SPUN. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS "FIXED" 3 TIMES, THE ALTERNATOR REPLACED 3 TIMES, NEW CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TWICE. NEW POWER STEERING. TRANSMISSION DONE 3 TIMES. THERES DEFINANTLY MORE I JUST CANT THINK OF ALLLLLLL MY REPAIRS ON THIS 1999 COUGAR. I BOUGHT IT USED AND IT HAS NOW 98000 MILES CAUSE I DRIVE OUT OF STATE. *AK

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH THE HEATER BLOWER RESISTOR (TWICE) AND ALSO THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. SUMMER OF 2003. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW, AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. ACCORDING TO INFO GATHERED ON THIS WEBSITE - RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR BOTH THESE PROBLEMS. WHY WAS I NOT NOTIFIED?? WHO WILL REPAY ME FOR LABOR AND PARTS FOR THESE NECESSARY REPAIRS.