2001 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

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  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - THORNTON, CO

    LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT PINCH BOLT CAME OFF WHILE DRIVING CAR. CAR CAME TO STOP AND COULD NOT TURN WHEEL. REPLACED R/F LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BOLT NUT M12 HF PIP 8, OLT M12X55 HEX. ARM BSHG & JT ASY-FR ALIGMENT. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR $517.41. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - NEW CASTLE, DE

    WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THEN IT STALLED, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - MT. VERNON, OH

    THE HEATING/COOLER GAUGE WORKS UP TO 2 THEN YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE CONTROLLER TO TURN IT UP TO 3 OR 4. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - SAN ANTONIO, TX

    WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB *SC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - SILVER SPRING, MD

    2001 COUGAR STALLS AND LOOSES POWER AND WONT RESTART UNTIL THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO STALL AGAIN AT ANY SPEED. HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES AND 2 INDEPENDENT GARAGES. DEALERSHIP & GARAGE CANNOT FIX PROBLEM. WAS ALMOST HIT TWICE FROM BEHIND STALLING ON HIGHWAY.*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - BUCHANAN, MI

    EARLY JULY OF 2004, THE CONSUMER FOUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT TIRE. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE. TWO MONTHS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS FOUND FLAT, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TIRE IS. B-.F . MODEL COMPT/8 DR4. MODEL P215/15R16 DOT: 89VMTS THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - CONNERSVILLE, IN

    WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND RADIATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - SPRING VALLEY, CA

    TEN MINUTES AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES REPLACED AND WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A WOMAN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - MEQUON, WI

    THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED BY POPPING THE CLUTCH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE WIRING AROUND THE STARTER BURNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 MERCURY COUGAR
    - NEW YORK , NY

    PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE STALLING AND FUEL PUMP. *MR THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT FORD REIMBURSE THE COST OF REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART. *SC *JB

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER