NHTSA Complaint #758768 — 1999 MERCURY COUGAR

SHORTLY AFTER OWNING THE CAR, I NOTICED THAT BRAKES SEEMED INSUFFICIENT FOR THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES TO GET CHECKED, BUT THEY DENIED ANY THING BEING WRONG. WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AT A SUFFICIENT TIME. I ALSO HAD TO BUY SEVERAL TIRES SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE, BECAUSE THE TIRES WOULD GET LEAKS BY SIMPLE ROAD DEBRIS SUCH AS GLASS AND METAL PIECES. I REPORTED MY PROBLEMS IN PERSON AND BY PHONE TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT FROM, BUT THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE CAR'S HISTORY. THEY ONLY STATED THAT ALL NECESSARY CHANGES WERE MADE IN DECEMBER THE MONTH BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I ALSO TOLD THEM ABOUT THE SHIFTING IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING, BUT THEY DISREGARDED THE COMPLAINT ABOUT THE STEERING AND THE INAPPROPRIATE STOPPING OF THE VEHICLE.*AK (DOT NUMBER: W2B0IRB TIRESIZE: P215/50R16)