1993 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

VEHICLE STALLED AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON H, DEALER STATED ANTI-FREEZE WAS LOW AND REPLACED IGNITION, HOWEVER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME BOTH HEAD GASKETS WERE FOUND LEAKING INTERNALLY, DEALER REPLACED BOTH HEAD GASKETS, THERE IS A RECALL, HOWEVER CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT INCLUDED, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY HEAD GASKETS. AFTER SPEAKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE STATIONS AND LOOKING THIS UP ON THE WEB, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH COUGARS AS WELL AS WINDSTARS, MUSTANGS, TAURUS', SABLES, ETC. FORD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 94/95 COUGARS TO COVER THIS PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR MINE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFFECTIVE PART AND A MAJOR PROBLEM. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE. THANK YOU. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 38,500 MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE 3.8 ENGINE HAD ALUMINUN HEADS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WITH MANY 1993 COUGARS. NO RECALL AND NO LIABILITY FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON SIDE STREET, AND WHITE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS HESITATING, AND THEN VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WILL BE NOTIFIED.*AK

HEAD GASKET BLEW ON ENGINE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I UNDERSTAND THIS HAS BEEN A BIG PROBLEM IN THE 3.8L V-6 BUT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. IT IS ADMITTEDLY A FACTORY DEFECT. I THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF REPAIR.

3 INDEPENDENT MECHANICS ALL CONFIRM THAT THE 3.8L ALUMINUM ENGINE IS PRONE TO BLOW A HEADGASKET DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILURE AT 69,000 MILE ON 3.8L ENGINE. TAKEN VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. ALSO, MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ANTI-FREEZE WAS LEAKING, AND VEHICLE WAS SMOKING VERY BADLY. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND PARK CAR. *AK

3.8L ENGINE; THE HEAD GASKETS BLEW . THE HEAT INDICATOR LIGHT WOULD GO OVER TO HOT. THE THERMOSTAT WAS CHANGED. THE FORD DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.THE MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE 1994-1995 VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME ENGINE.*AK *SLC

MY ENGINE DEVELOPED A HEAD GASKET LEAK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. I ASKED THE AUTO MECHANIC, WHY THIS HAPPENED, AND HE TOLD ME THAT BECAUSE OF THE ALUMINUM HEADS, IT IS A COMMON OCCURENCE, AROUND 75,000 MILES. *AK