2000 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

THE CONSUMER WISHES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT NUT FELL FROM AN AREA WHICH TURNS THE FRONT WHEELS FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. PRIOR TO THIS, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING WORKED ON FOR THE ALTERNATOR. THIS FAILURE OCCURED WHEN COMING TO A STOP WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURNED OUTWARD AND DRIVERS SIDE STILL STRAIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

SAME AS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ISSUE, HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE REPLACED PART (ALTERNATOR) FAILS AFTER ONE DAY OF OPERATION. VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AGAIN, WHILE APPROACHING TRAFFIC LIGHT. ALL LIGHTS WENT OUT, GAUGES WERE NOT RESPONDING, RADIO SHUT OFF ETC. AGAIN, POSSIBLE FAILURE REPORTED IN WARRANTY PERIOD, HOWEVER, DEALER AND MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO REPAIR. 11/12/2002 REPAIR APPEARS TO HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING. WILL NEVER BUY FOMOCO PRODUCT AGAIN. CONTEMPLATING CONTACTING ATTORNEY AND RESOLVE SITUATION WITH FOMOCO. DT

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ALTERNATOR BLOWING OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND HAS FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. MR

PRIOR TO FAILLURE, DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED REGARDING THE FLASHING BATTERY LIGHT. LIGHTS WOULD DIM DURING ACCELERATIONS OR REVING OF ENGINE. PRIOR TO FINAL WARRENTY CHECK (@ 35.800 MILES), NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT ALTERNATOR PROBABLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS DENIED BY DEALERSHIP. NOW, 1500 MILES LATER, AND OUT OF WARRANTY, ALTERNATOR FAILS CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SAFETY ISSUE, SINCE MANY MORE FOMOCO VEHICLES (COUGARS, CONTOURS) HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER FOMOCO REFUSES TO ISSUE RECALL TOTAL REPAIR COST $700. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHLE DRIVING THE SUN ROOF HINGES BROKE, CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE SAME VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK AND VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO 100 MPH BEFORE SLOWING DOWN,. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS PULLING INSIDE OF A PARKING LOT AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SHE APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR , HITTING A TREE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *YH

HOOD UNLATCHES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN ON CITY ROUTES. THE CONSUMER BEING CONCERN IF IT WILL UNLATCH AND BLOCK THE ABILITY TO SEE WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND DUPLICATED THE HOOD. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH THE HOOD FLEW UP, BREAKING WINDSHIELD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK