NHTSA Complaint #10080742 — 2000 MERCURY COUGAR

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10080742
Vehicle	2000 MERCURY COUGAR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	July 10, 2004
Date Filed	July 10, 2004
Mileage	80,100 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING, MY CAR'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WILL START FAILING. LIGHTS WILL DIM, RPM AND SPEED GAGES RESET AND THE CAR STALLS. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AGAIN AND HAS TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP. VEHICLE HAS LEFT ME STRANDED 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE FAILURE IS IN THE ALTERNATOR TO THE CAR AND POSSIBLY THE BATTERY AS WELL WHICH HAS ONLY EVER BEEN THE ORIGINAL FORD BATTERIES. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY BATTERY REPLACED 3 TIMES AND MY ALTERNATOR 3 TIMES. THIS HAS ALL OCCURRED WITHIN THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS. AFTER READING INFORMATION FROM OTHER MERCURY COUGAR OWNERS ON THE WEBSITE WWW.FASTCOUGAR.ORG, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR'S ALTERNATOR AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.*AK

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