2000 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

RISING RPMS WHEN CLUTCH ENGAGED - ROSE TO APPROX 7KRPM AND ENGINE DIED 3X'S WITHIN 1 MILE. NOTE, DID NOT RISE WHILE IN GEAR PRESSING GAS ONLY ROSE MORE.

WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING , THE ENGINE WILL MAINTAIN RPM AND/OR INCREASE RPM BY AS MUCH AS 1500 RPM FOR SEVERAL SECONDS OR UNTIL THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED IN GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHILE DRIVING (SHIFTING GEAR) OR COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE IS HOT. IF I HIT THE THROTTLE TO TRY AND BRING THE RPM DOWN IT WILL HANG AT THE HIGHER RPM.

RPMS REMAIN HIGH WHEN CLUTCH IS ENGAGED; RPMS TAKE FAR TOO LONG TO REACH A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME THING IS HAPPENING WHEN TRYING TO SIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR/PASSENGER'S TAIL LIGHT IS COMING LOOSE/INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON. *AK

WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR OR WHEN DEPRESSING THE CLUTCH, CONSUMER NOTICED HIGH RPMS. ALSO, RPMS HUNG FOR A LONG PERIOD BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL IDLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. CONSUMER RECALL 99V194000 DEALT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR THE 1999 VEHICLES, BUT COURGAR 2000 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, UPON IMPACT. *AK

AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK

NO CHILD SEAT WILL FIT INTO THE BACK SEAT OF THIS CAR. WE TRIED EVERY ONE IN THE STORE. *AK