1999 MERCURY COUGAR Electrical Systemignition Problems

12 NHTSA complaints on file

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Electrical Systemignition Issues in the 1999 MERCURY COUGAR

12 electrical systemignition complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 MERCURY COUGAR. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Electrical Systemignition Complaints

#10002564 | January 10, 2003

WHEN TURNING KEY IN IGNITION THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE, SOMETIMES VEHICLE WON'T START. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED BB VALVES, AND CLEANED ENGINE. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ALSO, LOOSE OUTER TIE RODS. *JB. *AK

#762586 | June 4, 2002

LINKAGE SYSTEM BETWEEN IGNITION SWITCH AND IGNITION CYLINDER BROKE. DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT KNOW WHY AND HAS STRESSED THAT THIS IS A VERY RARE OCCURRENCE AND THAT PARTS ARE NOT EVEN STOCKED BECAUSE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIPS NEVER SEE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM.*AK

#756594 | January 16, 2002

ENGINE> VEHICLE HAS BEEN HESITATING SINCE 10/01. VEHICLE BROUGHT IN FOR REGULAR CHECK AND DESCRIPTION OF HESITATION/BUCKING ESP. ON HIGHWAY PROVIDED TO SERVICE REP. VEHICLE SERVICED HESITATION PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS IGNITION WIRES IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. IGNITION WIRES REPLACED, LUBE, OIL, FILTER, AND FLUIDS TOPPED. ALSO TOLD ALL FOUR TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. DECLINED TIRE REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. TOTAL COST FOR SERVICE WITH TAX &LABOR=$346.70 VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN THE SAME WAY. ALSO COOLANT AND AIRBAG ICONS CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF. SCHEDULED FOR SERVICING AGAIN ON 12/5/01. DIAGNOSIS AIRBAG CENSOR IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT (STILL UNDER WARRANTY ) AND IN NEED OF A NEW COLLANT EXPANSION CONTAINER (APPROX. COST $200.) CAR IN ON 12/31/01 ,AIRBAG SENSOR REPLACED AND CAR CHECKED AGAIN FOR CAUSE OF HESITATION. RESPONSE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMER'S CONCERN. HESITATION CONTINUED AND ON 1/05/02 WHILE RETURNING HOME ON SECONDARY ROAD, CHECK OIL...

#751702 | September 10, 2001

MY CAR WILL NOT START. AFTER I HAVE DRIVEN IT AND START IT B ACK UP IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE JANUARY 2000. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY KEEP SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. I'VE FILED A SUIT WITH THE LEMON LAW BUT ITS TAKING TO LONG. PLEASE HELP ME. I CAN'T CUT THE CAR OFF WHEN I DROP MY KIDS OFF AT THE DAY CARE. I'M BEYOND FRUSTRATED. *AK

#895744 | September 5, 2001

SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START. AFTER VEHICLE IS STARTED, CONSUMER WILL TURN IT OFF TO SEE IF IT WILL START, AND IT WON'T. CONSUMER HAS CONTACED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

#891001 | June 22, 2001

WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN WHEN DOOR CLOSED AND AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. CONSUMER NOTED THIS WAS NOT A FEATURE OF VEHICLE. KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, CONSUMER REACHED INSIDE VEHICLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR. DEALER STATED IF A NEW ALARM SYSTEM WAS PUT IN TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE, PROBLEM MIGHT BE CORRECTED. *AK AIR CONDITIONER TURNS ON AND OFF. RADIO WILL NOT COME ON AT TIMES. MOTOR WILL DIE OUT. ALARM WENT OFF, DOOR LOCK BY THEMSELVES. KEY WILL NOT CRANK VEHICLE AT TIMES. VEHICLE JUMPED AND JERKED ALMOST HITTING CONSUMERS SISTER WHO WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC

#880155 | February 8, 2001

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO VEHICLE NOT STARTING. *AK

#879928 | February 6, 2001

WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION. *AK

#556378 | November 20, 2000

THE IGNITION HAS BEEN REPLACED, HOWEVER IT IS FAILING AGAIN, WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START, SOMETIMES THE ALARM WILL GO OFF. *SLC

#554701 | November 14, 2000

IGNITION LOCKS AND VEHICLE WON'T START, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT CANNOT. *SLC

#734804 | October 26, 2000

I FIRST THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE ANTI-THEFT DISABLING SYSTEM. I SOON FOUND OUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE CAR DOES NOT START AT LEAST ONCE A DAY. IT MAKES A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO START IT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT FINALLY STARTS. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED. AFTER STATING THAT OTHER CARS HAD BEEN IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDING TO GO OUT TO THE CAR TO GET MORE INFORMATION. ONCE THEY SEEN THAT IT HAD 38000 MILES THEY REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. THAT IS SO RIDICULOUS. OTHER CARS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, IT IS NOT A CONSUMER CAUSED PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THE CAR HAS A DEFECT AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED FREE OF CHARGE.

#710170 | August 18, 1999

CALIPER PIN WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP, NO CHARGE.

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