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1996 MERCURY COUGAR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash2 injured · 454822 · 2004-02-13

Vehicle

Make
MERCURY
Model
COUGAR
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
40,550
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT MANY TIMES. LOCAL DELARSHIP KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BY A LOCAL SHOP THREE TIMES. FOD HAD CHECKED FOR ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND SAID THEY WERE ALL FINE.*AK AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION WENT OUT BECAUSE THE FILTER WASNT GETTING ENOUGH FLUID BECAUSE THE FILTER WASNT CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FAN 96 COUGAR 41,000 ORIGINAL MILES

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10057124
Machine
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