1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

STEERING TIE ROD BROKE WHILE TURNING AT LOW SPEED. BOLT SHEARED OFF. WOULD OF BEEN MAJOR ACCIDENT IF AT HIGHER SPEED. LOST ALL STEERING CONTROL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY, LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND ENGINE DIED. THEN, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING VEHICLE STARTED TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL AND HIT A GUARDRAIL AT ABOUT 55MPH. CONSUMER SAID IT WAS A ENGINE PROBLEM. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK *ML

BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH CONTROLS RELEASE OF SHIFTER & WON'T RELEASE IF BRAKE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON. SHIFTER WOULD NOT RELEASE, LEFT ME STRANDED, HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, STILL WAITING FOR PART TO COME IN. NEEDS OVERRIDE BUTTON FOR DRIVER SAFETY!*AK

IN RAIN, IF YOU HIT A PUDDLE WATER SPLASHES, HITS THE BATTERY,& THE POWER STEERING DIES. DEALER SAYS MUST WAIT FOR MANUFACTURER TO SEND RECALL NOTICE. HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENT TWICE! *AK

BRAKES SQUEAK EXCESSIVELY, LOTS OF BRAKE DUST, GRINDING IN REVERSE, DAILY SINCE PURCHASE, DEALER SAYS NORMAL

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED IT WAS THE IAC SOLENOID WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

THERE IS A HUMMING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WON'T GO AWAY. ALSO, THERE IS A CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING SOUND, AND VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHILE STOPPING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING ELSE COULD BE DONE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CAR STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT WILL LOSE POWER AS IF OUT OF GAS. RPM'S WILL REV UP HIGH AND CAR WILL ACT AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH , THE CAR WOULD HESITATE SEVERELY AND ACT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE , BUT SPEED WOULD GET SLOWER AND SLOWER BUT THE RPM'S WOULD KEEP GOING UP AND DOWN. WHEN CAR COMPLETELY STALLS , IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. ONCE IT IS STARTED, IT WILL DRIVE FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER WEEK. THE CAR HAS STALLED AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES AND THE CAR BECOMES HARD TO CONTROL IN TRAFFIC. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEREFORE UNABLE TO FIX IT. OTHER MINOR PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN THE HATCH NOT OPENING DUE TO LEAKING STRUT. TOOK 2 ATEMPTS BY THE DEALER BEFORE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. CD PLAYER WENT OUT AND SUN ROOF WOULD NOT OPEN. *AK

WITHIN 15000 MILES, LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN BACKING UP DESPITE REPEATED TRIPS TO DEALER SERVICE; WITHIN 15000 MILES, LOUD GRINDING NOISE DURING NORMAL BRAKING; WEATHER SEAL AROUND DRIVER DOOR CONSTANTLY FALLING OFF; RADIO FAILURE AT 12500 MILES THAT WILL COME BACK ON WHEN SIMPLY TOUCHING THE *AK