NHTSA Complaint #10284562 — 1999 MERCURY COUGAR

I'VE GOT A REPEATABLE FAILURE THAT HAPPENS WHEN I MAKE A LEFT TURN OR GO UP AN INCLINE WHILE I HAVE LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A TANK OF GAS IN MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER AND START TO STUTTER, AND HAS COMPLETELY STALLED A COUPLE TIMES. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PARTS REPLACED YET, BUT I FOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND AN EXTENDED COVERAGE PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THEY SAY DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID AS WELL. ACCORDING TO THE EMAILS WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE THE PROGRAM WAS FOR CARS MANUFACTURED MAY 25, 1999 THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2001. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON MAY 24, 1999. I QUESTIONED IF THE ONE DAY DIFFERENCE IN MANUFACTURE COULD ACTUALLY EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE, IF MY VEHICLE COULD ACTUALLY BE AFFECTED, AND WHETHER THERE WAS SOME WAY TO TELL IF THE AFFECTED PART WAS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE (POSSIBLY BY PART NUMBER OR SERIAL NUMBER OF THE INSTALLED PART). THERE ARE APPARENTLY AT LEAST SEVERAL DIFFERENT PARTS (THE PRE EXTENDED PROGRAM PART, THE BAD PART BEING REPLACED DURING THE PROGRAM, AND THE ONE REPLACING THE BAD PART. I HAVE REQUESTED BUT NOT BEEN GIVEN A WAY TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT PARTS. *TR