# 1999 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `339267` · 2002-03-14 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** COUGAR
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
## 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
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