1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. DEALER HAS REPLACED PADS AND ROTORS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE STALLED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP INSTALLED ON VEHICLE, MASSIVE OIL LEAKAGE DUE TO FAILURE. *SLC

WHILE TRAVELING, SLOWED DOWN, AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WOULD NOT GAIN SPEED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT RIGHT CALIPER MALFUNCTIONED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

COULD TRY TO OPEN TRUNK FROM INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, BUT TRUNK WILL NOT UNLATCH. CONSUMER WILL NEED TO OPEN TRUNK WITH KEY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT A LOW SPEED VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, BUT DEALER'S PERSONNEL COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND WHEEEL FAILURE IN 200 MILES. THE HEAT FROM THE DOCUMENTED POOR BRAKE SYSTEM MAY BE CAUSING THE RIM FAILURE AND THE NUMEROUS BRAKE AND BLOWOUT RELATED COMPLAINTS POSTED TO DATE. ONCE AGAIN, TWO WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST SUDDEN DEFLATION, THE FRONT LEFT TIRE SUDDENLY DEFLATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY HOT AS WERE THE TIRES AND WHEELS ON THE FRONTS OF BOTH SIDES. THE REARS WERE "AIR TEMPERATURE." EITHER THE PROPORTIONING VALVE IS NON-FUNCTIONAL, OR THE FRONT BRAKES ARE DRAGGING CAUSING EXCESS HEAT TO THE EXTENT THAT TIRES, BRAKES, AND EVEN ALUMINUM RIMS ARE SOFTENING ENOUGH TO CAUSE BLOW-OUTS. ONCE AGIN THE TIRE IS IN FINE SHAPE AND IS CURRENTLY HOLDING AIR; THE RIM IS BENT IN TWO PLACES ON THE INNER BEAD CONTACT AND I'M LEFT WITH ANOTHER $500 DILEMA AND A FAMILY SAFETY QUESTION. BOTH WHEELS AND TIRE ARE AVAILABLE FOR INVESTIGATION AS I WILL BE FORCED TO BUY ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TIRE AND WHEEL. ODI ID 850215 MAY HAVE HAD A SIMILAR DEFECT. PLEASE CHECK IT OUT.

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS, RADIATOR LIGHT ON, THE AIR BAG LIGHT BLINKING, ENGINE MISFIRE LIGHT BLINKING, ALARM SYSTEM GOING OFF AND NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IT, JUST HAVING TO LET TIME END THE SYSTEM, THE PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM IS INTERMITTENT AND THE DEALERSHIP IN NOT ABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *CJ

SHORTLY AFTER EXITING A LEFT HAND TURN, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN DEFLATION OF HER RIGHT FRONT TIRE. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I NOTICED A PROTRUDED LIP ON THE OUTER RIM EDGE. SHE SAID THAT SHE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING,AND FROM THE DAMAGE TO THE RIM, SHE'D HAVE KNOWN!. WHILE WAITING FOR THE WRECKER, WE EVEN WENT BACK AND INSPECTED THE ROADWAY FOR ANY OBJECTS THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THIS SITUATION. ABSOLUTELY NONE WERE FOUND. THE TIRE WAS INTACT AND NO EXTERIOR DEFECTS WERE(ARE) VISIBLE. WHEN THE WHEEL WAS PULLED FROM THE VEHICLE, ANOTHER BENT AREA DIRECTLY OPPOSITE OF THE EXTERIOR BEND WAS NOTED ON THE INTERIOR. PICTURES OF THESE BENDS ARE AVAILABLE. ALSO, AS THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY IS BEING REPLACED, THE ASSEMBLY IN QUESTION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THANK GOD MY WIFE (AND CHILDREN)WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE DURING THIS EVENT!!!!*AK (DOT NUMBER: BEBOAT9111 TIRESIZE: P215/50R16)