1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAUSING TEMPORARY CONTROL PROBLEMS, CONSUMER STATES ON SOME OCCASIONS THE ACCELERATOR WILL PAT HER FOOT JUST BEFORE IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. *SLC

THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR RECALL 01V-031 BECAUSE THE CONSUMER LODGED A COMPLAINT AGAINST THEM. NLM

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 01V-031 THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE TO GET ASSISTANCE AND UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE HE FOUND THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. NLM

CUPHOLDER SPILLS WHILE TURNING RIGHT OR GOING AROUND CURVES TO THE RIGHT. HAS CAUSED SLIGHT TO MODERATE LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS WERE NEAR COLLISIONS. ONE OF WHICH BEING A NEAR HEAD-ON, ALSO THE OCCASION IN WHICH MOST CONTROL WAS LOST.*AK

NUMEROUS TIMES MY FRONT CUPHOLDER HAS COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING A CORNER. IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. I HAVE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE MY SEATS AND FLOOR CLEANED AND A VERY GOOD PAIR OF PANTS I OWN ARE RUINED BECAUSE OF SPILLAGE INTO MY LAP. *AK

THE CUPHOLDER THAT CAME STOCK WITH MY 1999 MERCURY COUGAR IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. I WORK AT INTEL, WHERE SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. WHEN IN USE, ANYTHING THAT IS SET INTO THE CUPHOLDER ENDS UP ON THE DRIVERS LAP IN THE EVENT OF A RIGHT HAND TURN. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS FOR ME, ON TOP OF RUINING MY CLOTHING. THESE CUPHOLDERS WERE REPLACED ON THE 2000 MODEL YEAR, BUT THOSE OF US WITH THE 1999 ENDED UP WITH UNSAFE EQUIPMENT. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE POORLY ENGINEERED PART TO PREVENT FUTURE INJURIES.*AK

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAVE HAD DRINKS IN THE CUP HOLDER AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN THE DRINK HAS SPILLED ON ME AND CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR TEMPORARILY.*AK

THIS IS A VERY POORLY DESIGNED CUP HOLDER. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN INTO A ACCIDENT BUT HAVE COME CLOSE. TO USE IT YOU MUST HOLD THE CUP OR IT WILL FLIP OVER AND SPILL ON YOU BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN. IT IS SIMPLE UNSAFE TO HAVE TO HOLD A CUP IN THE CUP HOLDER WHILE MAKING TURNS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT STEER AND HOLD THE BEVERAGE IN THE CUP HOLDER AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU DO NOT HOLD THE CUP HOLDER YOU DRINK WILL SPILL ON YOU CAUSING SERIOUS PROBLEMS THE LEAST OF WHICH IS LACK OF ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AND AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS I KNOW IT SOUNDS TRIVIAL BUT IF YOU LOOK AT ONE OF THESE 99 CUP HOLDERS YOU WILL SEE THE PROBLEM THAT IT CAUSES AND HOW IF WILL CAUSE ACCIDENTS.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, THE TIRES WERE DEFECTIVE, THE DEALER CALLED IT PLY-SEPERATION. TWO DAYS LATER ANOTHER TIRE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.

WHENEVER YOU HIT A PUDDLE SOMETIMES THE WATER HITS SOMETHING UNDER THE CAR WHILE DRIVING THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON AND THE POWER STEERING GOES AWAY, I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR I HAD TO SLOW DOWN FAST BEFORE HITTING THE CURB, 4 OR 5 MIN LATER THE LIGHT WENT OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPEND ON A CAR WASH.*AK