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1999 MERCURY COUGAR — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

crash · 339266 · 2002-03-14

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I THAUGH IT WOULD BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, IT WAS NOT.THE CAR WOULD JUMP AND ACCELERATE WHEN STOPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND STOPPED TRAFFIC WHEN I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS LIGHTLY. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD BE $2000. TO FIX. I DID NOT EXTEND MY FORD WARRANTY. THEY SAID THERE WAS A HIDDEN WARRANTY WITH THE ENGIN AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $500. HE ASLO SAID I COULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANYTHING I DID, THE ENGINE WAS COMING APART, THAT WOULD BE THE MANUFATURER'S FAULT. I WISH I WOULD HAVE NOT BAUGHT THIS COUGAR, ITS BEEN NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS AND RECALLS. I HAVE WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP SO MANY TIME I'VE LOST COUNT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
759349
Machine
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