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2000 MERCURY COUGAR — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 340511 · 2002-03-25

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE STALLED GOING UP A DRIVEWAY WITH THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED IN. THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WAS TAVELING AT 20 MPH TURNING A CORNER WHEN VEHICLE STALLED. 3RD TIME VEHICLE STALLED AT 5 MPH WITH FOOT PRESSED ON GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT START UP, CAUSING IT TO HIT A CURB. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 12 TIMES, EACH TIME CUSTOMER STATING THE SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY DO NOT HAVE A SOLUTION. VEHICLE ALSO HAS A FAULTY COOLANT TANK AS THE COOLANT LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON, WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE CARS BRAKES MAKE A STRANGE NOISE WITH NEW BRAKES REPLACED FROM A RECALL. MANY OTHER SMALL DEFECTS SUCH AS THE LEATHER CHIPPING AND SEAT COVERS COMING OFF IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. STILL NOTHING WRONG. THIS IS NO LONGER A MATTER OF WANTING A NEW CAR, IT'S A MATTER OF MY SAFETY, WHICH IS COMPROMISED EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE IGNITION OF THIS CAR. THIS HAS TO BE FIXED BEFORE MY LIFE IS TAKEN. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
759783
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