1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

1. PART WITHIN TRANSMISSION WAS MISSING 2. FAULTY AIRBAG SENSOR IS BLINKING INDICATING A DEFECT 3.WIRING HARNESS MELTED, POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I NORMALLY BUY FOREIGN MADE AUTOS. BUT THIS CAR WAS GORGEOUS. IT HAS BECOME A LIVING NIGHTMARE. A FLYWHEEL WAS REPLACED AFTER SEVERAL TIMES TELLING THE DEALER THAT IT MADE A HORRIBLE SCREECHING NOISE AS IF THE KEY WAS ALREADY STARTED. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THAT I HIT A POTHOLE IN DETROIT AND RUINED A RIM PLUS TIRE. I JUST RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE 2 MORE TIRES THAT JUST SEEM TO WEAR OUT FOR NO REASON. I DON'T DO A WHOLE LOT OF DRIVING. LAST MONTH THEY REPLACED THE IAC SWITCH. NOW I NEED TO TAKE IT IN BECAUSE IT RIDES LIKE A RAGGEDY TRUCK. IT SHAKES AND WILL NOT HOLD THE ROAD. YOU CAN FEEL EVERY CRACK IN THE STREET. MY BOYFRIEND HAS A 88 OLDS AND I WOULD RATHER RIDE/DRIVE HIS CAR THAN THIS COUGAR. I STILL HAVE 1 YEAR ON MY LEASE AND YOU CAN BET I WILL NEVER BY A FORD/LINCOLN/MERCURY CAR EVERY AGAIN. *AK (TIRESIZE: R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R16 )

SERPENTINE BELT SLIPS WHEN DRIVING IN RAIN CAUSING A LOSS IN POWER STEERING AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON INSIDE OF CAR. THERE ARE VARIOUS REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.......#2 FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT WAY TO EARLY, AND ALSO HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED. *AK

CAR LEASED IN 1999. SINCE THEN THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS, THE RADIO SHORTING OUT, 2 SAME SIDE/TIRE BLOW OUTS, TROUBLE LIGHTS AND TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BRAKE NOISE AND ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. IN EACH AND EVERY CASE THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN "WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" HENCE, NO FIXES. WARRENTY EXPIRED NOW THE ALTERNATER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED? COMMENT FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT "IT MUST HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE". ???

TRIES TO STALL AT IDLE, HARD TO START AS THOUGH NOT GETTING GAS, TRIES TO DIE WHILE ON THE ROAD, WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A *COMPUTER GLITCH*, NOTHING CAN BE DONE RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX?*AK

OIL FILTER COMBUSTED DUE TO PRESSURE. ENGINE HAS BEEN DESTROYED!!! CAR IS A YEAR AND A HALF OLD WITH 24,500 MILES. I HAVE A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THAT HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS CAR. I HAVE IGNORED DUE TO THEY COME AND GO. SUCH AS RATTLING NOISES FROM THE TRUNK, CIGARRETTE LIGHTER IS DEAD, GAS GAUGE DOESN'T READ PROPERLY ALL THE TIME, LIGHTS ILLUMINATE FOR REAR LIGHT OUT, AIRBAGS, COOLANT, NEXT TIME START UP CAR THEY ARE OUT??? I HAD A SATURN FOR 5 YEARS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. I HAVE THIS COUGAR FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND LOOK AT ALL THESE PROBLEMS. I AM SORRY A CAR THAT IS A YEAR AND A HALF SHOULD NOT BE GETTING A NEW ENGINE!!!! I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH MERCURY. I WILL NEVER GET ANOTHER ONE AGAIN.*AK

LOUD HUM AND RPM FLUCTUATION AT ALL SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. DEALER SAYS REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE BACKORDERED AND HAVE BEEN FOR 3 MONTHS.*AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE GONE BAD. THE FIRST HAPPENED AT 17M MILES WITH TREAD SEPARATING IN ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS HAS HAPPENNED ONCE AGAIN AT 61M MILES WITH TWO OF THE FOUR SEPARATING AND SHOWING WIRES AND THE OTHER TWO ARE GOING THE SAME WAY SOON. *AK (TIRESIZE: 215/50/16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/50/16 )

REPORTING THIS AS IT IS A US MANAUFACTURED CAR AND IS SOLD IN THE US AND CAN'T FIND EVIDENCE THAT FORD/MERCURY ARE TAKING ACTION. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND BRAKES WERE APPLIED A USUAL GRINDING NOISE OCCURRED. NOISE OCCURRED DUE TO TYPE OF BRAKE PADS THAT VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK