1997 Mercury Cougar

I HAVE A 1997 MERCURY COUGAR XR7 THAT HAS 42,000 MILES ON IT. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED IN MY GARAGE AND LIQUIDS LEAKED ALL OVER GARAGE. MY CAR WAS ONE OF THE EXCLUDED VEHICLES IN FORDS CLASS ACTION AND RECALL OF CRACKED MANIFOLDS. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10153315

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLANT LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD .THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP. THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED CAUSING THE LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.*AK UPDATED 12/27/2005 - THE CONSUMER DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD RECALL THIS PART BUT NOT FOR CIVILIA…

NHTSA ODI #10144711

CONSUMER'S REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PLASTIC MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT IN HIS 1997 MERCURY COUGAR .***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUEMR WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE AT A FORD/MERCURY DEALER. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10130256

I PARKED OUR 1997 COUGAR IN THE DRIVEWAY AROUND 5:00P.M. ON 07/15/05. I HAVE NOT BEEN HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ABOUT 1:00A.M. ON 07/16/05, WE WERE AWAKEN BY NEIGHBORS WHO HAD SPOTTED THE CAR ON FIRE. THE FIREMEN SAID IT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM STARTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE. SINCE IT WAS TOTALLY BURNED, WE DON'…

NHTSA ODI #10129641

1997 MERCURY COUGAR DEVELOPED A CRACKED MANIFOLD.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR 1996 AND 1997 MERCURY COUGARS BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10124733

WHILE VEHICLE PARKED FOR 15 MIN,UTES A FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *BF

NHTSA ODI #10115734

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, CAUSING THE COOLANT TO LEAK OUT. COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10113113

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL WELL OVER SEVEN YEARS AGO, AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL THE CONSUMER WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEM WITH THE INTAKE MANIFOLD MENTIONED IN THE LETTER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIATOR LEAKED ANTIFREEZE ONTO THE STREET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER THE MANIFOLD …

NHTSA ODI #10107336

THE MANIFOLD CRACKED IN THE SAME LOCATION, OVERHEATING THE CAR FOR THE SECOND TIME. *BF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND WAS RECALLED. THE NEW MANIFOLD WAS ALSO MADE OF PLASTIC AND OVER TIME IT ALSO FAILED. THE CONSUMER FEELS THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE INSTALLED THE NEW RE-DESIGNED TWO PIECE, HALF PLASTIC HALF METAL M…

NHTSA ODI #10094475

INTAKE MANIFOLD 1997 COUGAR, ENGINE FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE HAD TO PAY 900.00 TO REPLACE A PLASTIC PART IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND WANTS THE PART TO BE RECALLED. *TC

NHTSA ODI #10095192