1993 MERCURY COUGAR Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline Problems

1993 COUGAR HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN . *AK

FORD MOTOR CO. FINALLY AGREED TO PAY ALL BUT $535 TO REBUILD THE MOTOR, HOWEVER THEY REBUILT IT WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. SO, AT 80,000 MILES THE MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS HAVE THE EXACT PROBLEMS AGAIN. I PERSONALLY KNOW AT LEAST 20 PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 3.8 MOTOR. I ALSO KNOW THAT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE WAS DISSMISSED REGARDING THE 3.8 MOTOR WHICH WAS REPESENTING THOUSANDS OF OF OWNERS. *AK

THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND THE REPLACEMENT ENGINE IN MY 1993 MERCURY COUGAR HAS FAILED ME. IS FORD MOTOR COMPANY OFFERING COMPENSATION FOR THIS ENGINE ISSUE?*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND SHUT DOWN- BROUGHT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT BOTH HEAD GASKETS HAD FAILED. ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3.8 LTR ENGINES. *AK

ENGINE IS STALLING, AND AT SOME INTERSECTIONS IT WILL CUT OFF.*AK

HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS GO UNANSWERED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT PLACE TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS, BUT WE HAVE SUNK ALOT OF MONEY INTO SOMETHING WE FEEL FORD NEW ABOUT AND DID NOTHING ABOUT. THE 3.8 ENGINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED.

WE BOUGHT A 1993 MERCURY COUGAR 3.8L V6 NEW, TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. IN DEC. 1999, AT 68,432 MILES, 2 HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THE BILL WAS $1200. WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE CAR SINCE WE HAD ALREADY PUT IN $1200 IN BRAND NEW FORD ROCKER PANELS IN 6/99 THAT HAD RUSTED OUT. WELL, SEPT. 15, 2000 AT 72,943 MILES, NOT EVEN 5,000 MILES LATER, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! THE BILL CAME TO $600. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! HOW COULD FORD, KNOWING ALL THE TIME THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, REFUSE TO ENTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE TO ALL THE MODELS THIS ENGINE WAS IN? (THUNDERBIRDS, TAURUSES, WINDSAR MINIVANS, MERCURY SABLES, & LINCOLN CONTINENTALS). THERE'S AN ACTUAL "3.8L FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET COMPLAINT AND INFO SITE". ISN'T THAT TELLING YOU THAT THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES? WHY ARE...

WE BOUGHT A 1993 MERCURY COUGAR 3.8L V6 NEW, TOOK EXCELLENT CARE OF IT. IN DEC. 1999, AT 68,432 MILES, 2 HEAD GASKETS HAD BLOWN. THE BILL WAS $1200. WE DECIDED TO KEEP THE CAR SINCE WE HAD ALREADY PUT IN $1200 IN BRAND NEW FORD ROCKER PANELS IN 6/99 THAT HAD RUSTED OUT. WELL, SEPT. 15, 2000 AT 72,943 MILES, NOT EVEN 5,000 MILES LATER, THE HEAD GASKETS WERE LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN! THE BILL CAME TO $600. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!! HOW COULD FORD, KNOWING ALL THE TIME THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE, REFUSE TO ENTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE TO ALL THE MODELS THIS ENGINE WAS IN? (THUNDERBIRDS, TAURUSES, WINDSAR MINIVANS, MERCURY SABLES, & LINCOLN CONTINENTALS). THERE'S AN ACTUAL "3.8L FORD MOTOR COMPANY DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET COMPLAINT AND INFO SITE". ISN'T THAT TELLING YOU THAT THERE'S A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE ENGINES? WHY ARE...

CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE LIKE IT WAS MISSING. WHITE/GREY SMOKE CAME OUT TAIL PIPE IN LARGE QUANITY. WITH IN A MILE, THE TEMP GUAGE BEGAN MOVING UP TOWARD HOT. I REALIZED SOMETHING WAS VERY WRONG AND STOPPED VEHICLE AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY. AT THIS POINT IN TIME, THE REPAIR ESTIMATE IS IN THE RANGE OF $1400.00 TO $1700.00.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND TEMP. GOT HOT IMMEDIATELY. WATER AND ANTIFREEZE STARTED COMING OUT TAIL PIPE. CAR WAS NOT DRIVEABLE EXCEPT TO GET IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE SIZE AND MAKE. I WANT IN ON THE SUIT. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED. I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR AND THIS MUST BE POOR WORKMANSHIP FROM THE FACTORY. *AK

CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TWICE, TELEPHONE AND IN WRITING, WITH NO RESOLVE. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK