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1999 MERCURY COUGAR — STRUCTURE:BODY

crash · 347698 · 2002-05-05

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
STRUCTURE:BODY

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN CAR WAS PURCHASED WAS NOT TOLD THAT THE UINBODY RAIL WAS CUT AWAY OVER SUSPENSION/MTR.CROSSMEMBER MOUNT. FOUND THIS INFO OUT WHEN WE HAD A MINOR ACCIDENT WITH DAMANGE TO THE RIGHT FRONT .HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS RESOLVED SENCE 1/02 AND JACK GARRETT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING JUST KEPT GIVING ME A RUN AROUND.THIS CAR SHOULD OF NEVER BEEN SOLD IT IS UNSAFE AND ILLIEGAL TO SELL WITH THE FRAME BEING CUT AND A PIECE WELDED TO MAKE IT FIT,THE RAIL IS RUSTING. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR IT HAS BEEN A LIE FROM DATE OF PURCHASE EX. WAS TOLD HAD GREAT BREAKS GOT IT TO FL. HAD NO BRAKES 343.00 I HAVE SEVERAL RECEIPTS FOR ONE REPAIR AFTER ANOTHER.HAVE PICTURES OF THE UNIBODY,CERTFIED LETTER TO JACK GARRETT,PHONE BILLS WHERE I HAVE CALLED HIM LETTING HIM KNOW OF ALL THE PROBLEMS AND LIES HE TOLD US.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
761542
Machine
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