1999 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

AUTO TRUNK RELEASE DOESN'T WORK. MUST USE KEY AND PULL HARD TO OPEN. HAD REPLACED 3 TIMES STILL DOESN'T WORK

FUSE BOX CONTROLS ALL ELECTRICAL PARTS OF CAR-LIGHTS, ALARM, & PARTS OF ENGINE ETC. OUR PATICULAR PROBLEM IS THAT IT CONTINUES TO BLOW OUT THE FUEL PUMP AND PLAY HAVAC WITH LIGHTS NOT WORKING, CAR NOT STARTING AND JUST SHUTING DOWN. DOORS WON'T WORK, SEATS WON'T MOVE, TRUNK WON' T OPEN ETC. EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL IS EFFECTED BY THE FUSE BOX . THE FORD MOTOR CO. IS UNABLE TO GET THE PART AFTER 3 WEEKS. I WOULD THINK THAT A COMPANY OF THAT SIZE WOULD HAVE PARTS IN STOCKTO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE COMPANY CAN NOT GIVE ME A DEFINITIVE DATE AS TO WHEN THIS PART WILL COME IN. *AK

THE PROBLEM IS NOT BAD ROTORS/PADS, I HAD THE DEALER TURN THE ROTORS AND THE PROBLEM SUBSIDED FOR A WHILE. THEN A WEEK LATER THEY RETURNED. ITS A LOW GRIND/GROWLING NOISE MUCH DIFFERENT FROM LOW PADS OR NO PAD LEFT. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ON THE NET HAVE ALSO NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM RESOLVED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/50R/16 )

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL CRASH. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK UP, CAUSING DRIVER TO HIT WINDSHIELD. ALSO, DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER DRIVER HIT WINDSHIELD AND WAS THROWN BACK INTO SEAT, CAUSING A MAJOR CONCUSSION. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 VEHICLE WILL DOWNSHIFT ON ITS OWN. IF A VEHICLE WAS BEHIND IT MAY HAVE BEEN RUNNED OVER. *AK

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS. UPON ACCELERATION VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, ALTERNATOR FUSE HAS BLOWN TWICE, DEALER HAS PUT IN A LARGER FUSE, BUT DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK *ML

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO CORRECTION COULD BE MADE AT THIS TIME. *AK

IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOUR TIMES FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. THE CAR SHAKES AFTER 3,000 MILES AND THE ROTORS NEED TURNING WHICH COSTS 300.00 EACH TIME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IDLES AND STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. ALSO VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A NO START CONDITION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

A SEAL AROUND THE GAS TANK SWELLED UP SO MUCH THAT IT BROKE, CAUSING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO LEAK AND SPRAY EVERYWHERE.FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED . DEALER REPLACED SEAL. *AK