NHTSA Complaint #8002363 — 1999 MERCURY COUGAR

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

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	8002363
Vehicle	1999 MERCURY COUGAR
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
Date of Incident	January 1, 2001
Date Filed	January 17, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. DEALER HAS YET TO BE CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLS IT WILL NOT CUT BACK ON, DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND THE ALTERNATOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL, A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR HAD BURNED AND NEEDED REPLACING AGAIN, ALTERNATOR CONTINUES TO BURN AND NO ONE CAN FIGURE OUT WHY. *SLC

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