2002 MERCURY COUGAR Complaints

THE DRIVER'S SEAT WHEN IN SELECTED POSITION SLIDES BACKWARD AND FORWARD. IT NO LONGER LOCKS IN PLACE, CAUSING EXTREME DIFFICULTIES IN STOPPING AND TURNING. *JB

THE PLASTIC TUBE THAT RUNS FROM "VMV" VALVE THROUGH TH ESTEEL LINE TO THE FUEL TANK (WHICH HOUSES THE GAS EMISSIONS) IS RUPTURED. ACCORDING TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THIS IS A FAULTY DESIGN BY THE MANUFACTURER (LINCOLN-MERCURY) THAT AFTER THE TUBE IS REPLACED, IT WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN BECAUSE IT WILL RUB AGAINST THE OXYGEN SENSOR PLUG WHICH GETS VERY HOT.

6 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I NOTICED THAT AFTER FUELING THAT THE FUEL GAUGE STILL STAYED ON EMPTY AFTER A WHILE IT CORRECTED ITSELF BUT AFTER THAT NOW EVERYTIME THAT I PUT FUEL IN THE CAR IT REGISTERS EITHER EMPTY OR ONLY HALF FULL. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT COUGARS ARE KNOWN FOR THERI FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE CAR THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND TO WATCH AND NOT OVERFILL THE TANK. TO THIS DAY THE FUEL GAUGE IS STILL WRONG. AFTER THAT THE PAINT ON THE HOOD OF THE CAR STARTED PEELING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER SOME HARSH WORDS AND WEEKS OF WAITING THEY TOOK IT IN AND REPAINTED THE HOOD WHICH NOW IS A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT COLOR THAT THE REST OF THE CAR. THEN 6 MONTHS AFTER THAT THE CAR STARTED HESITATING ON ACCELERATION AND WOULD SPIT AND SPLUTTER AND QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PUT IT ON THE MACHINE AND FOUND THAT A COMPONENT IN THE COMPUTER WAS OUT SO THEY REPLACED IT. THEN ONE DAY AS I WAS DRIVING IT MY BREAK PEDAL WENT ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I ALMOST HIT SEVERAL CARS TRYING TO GET IT STOPPED I HAD IT TAKEN TO A NEARBY GARAGE AND I HAD NO BREAK PADS ON THE FRONT OR THE BACK OF THE CAR ALSO I HAD TO HAVE MY ROTORS REPLACED( WHICH IS NOT COVERED BY A WARRANTY) HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO GRINDING NO WARNING, NOTHING TO INDICATE THAT A CAR WITH ONLY 20,000 MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS. AFTER THOSE WERE FIXED I WAS DRIVING TO CLASS ONE EVENING IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND TURNED TO INTO A PARKING LOT MY STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY MADE THIS LOUD POPPING NOISE AND LOCKED TO THE LEFT AND SENT ME INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN INTO A CROWDED PARKING LOT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT NOW SITS UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS ARE LOCKED TO THE LEFT WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHY IT HAPPENED.*AK

WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING FUEL GAUGE FAILED. CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL THE VEHICLE HAD. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART IT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD FUELL PUMP REPLACED FOUR TIMES. *AK

AS LISTED I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR AND I HAVE EXPERIENCED ALL OF THE PROBLEMS (FUEL PUMP, STEERING COLUMN, AIRBAGS.......) I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED THREE TIMES AND HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 20 OCCASIONS.*AK

TOTAL FAILURE OF THE 5 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION AT 4046 MILES. DEALER REFUSED REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY, AS DID FORD. SAID CAR WAS ABUSED WITH NO APPARENT VISABLE DAMGE TO CAR

ONCE THE CONSUMER IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE SHE CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WE WERE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE THEN ACCELERATE FAST IT DID THIS 6 TIMES. WE STOPPED AT A STORE AND PULLED IN FORWARD WHEN WE CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE CAR THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO THE REVERSE POSITION. THE CAR SOME HOW WAS FROZEN INTO DRIVE EVEN IF YOU PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. NOW OUR CAR IS AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WITH NO EXPLANATION WHY OR HOW THIS COULD HAVE HAPPENED. *JB

PURCHASED VEHICLE JANUARY 2003. IN MARCH AND MAY TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW LEAK. SEAL REPLACED BOTH TIMES. IN JULY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR WINDOW LEAKS TO BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THEY REPLACED BOTH SEAL TRIM PIECE, RETAINER ASSY. SIDE RAILS AND SEALED WITH SILICONE. CAR IS STILL LEAKING ON BOTH SIDES. *AK