2000 Mercury Cougar

2000 MERCURY COUGAR V 6 AUTO -55000 MI - STEADY STATE CRUISING AFTER 10 MI 'WARM UP' - A FREQUENT , PROBLEM - LIKE OK FOR 3 OR 4 MILE , THEN 2 OR 3 TIMES WILL JERK OR SHUDDER , THEN OK FOR 3 OR 4 MI - HARD JERK , ENGINE TACH JUMPS FROM 2800 > 4000 RPM , BACK TO 2800. SEEMS MOSTLY AT STEADY 70 MPH OR SO , DOES DO IT SOMETIMES AT 40. SEEMS HARDLY EVER ON SHORT DRIVE , LIKE 8 MI TO WORK IN MORNING. TRANS CAN'T FIND CORRECT GEAR ? COMPUTER ? DEALER , AFTERMARKET SHOP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING. NEW FUEL FILTER , TRANS OIL. *TR

2000 MERCURY COUGAR WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES WHEN PUTTING IT INTO GEAR, JERKS WHEN MOVING FORWARD. HE ALSO STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE GROUND WAS NOTICED. *KB A LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS METAL FILLINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AS WELL AS BAD SEALS. *JB

RECENTLY, I TOOK MY 2000 COUGAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE A LEAK CHECKED OUT. ALSO, I NOTICED WHEN I USED THE HEAT, I SMELLED A BURNED RUBBER SCENT. I LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SEAL BROKE AND I NEEDED NEW GASKETS. IT COST $1,600. WHAT IS REALLY STRANGE IS THERE WAS A 1999 COUGAR AT THE SHOP TOO. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT BOTH OF OUR CARS HAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN COUGARS?*AK

PROBLEMS WITH ODOMETER, GAS GAUGE, TURN SIGNALS,WINDOWS, RADIO, HAZARD LIGHTS, AIR BAG LIGHTS, SPEEDOMETER.*MR. THE MILEAGE AND CLOCK WERE NO LONGER VISIBLE. A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR WERE INSTALLED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUN ROOF LEAKED CONSTANTLY AND WAS ALSO FIXED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE BATTERY AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. CONSUMER HAD TO EXIT AND BARELY MADE IT HOME WHEN SHE ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY DIED. *PH. THE AIR CONDITION WAS NOT COLD ENOUGH, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS BROKE, THE BRAKES MADE A GRINDING NOISE, THE DOOR LOCKS/LATCHES WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE VEHICLE HAD A TRANSMISSION LEAK. *JB

RPMS ON ENGINE DO NOT DROP WHEN CLUTCH PRESSED. RPMS GO UP SOMETIME 1500 RPMS. CAR LURCHES WHEN DOWNSHIFTING INTO 2ND UNLESS WAITING 5-20 SECONDS FOR RPMS TO FINALLY DROP. HAPPENS EVERY DAY IF VEHICLE IS WARM (DRIVEN OVER 25 MILES). FORD SAYS IT IS DESIGNED THIS WAY. PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR AT LEAST 12,000 MILES. PROBLEM DISAPPEARED AFTER 800 MILE DRIVE, BUT REOCCURRED AFTER 1 WEEK. CAR HAS ACCELERATED IN 2ND GEAR WITHOUT MY INTERVENTION ONCE. THAT IS ENOUGH TO CAUSE ME GREAT CONCERN FOR MY SAFETY. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS CAR WITH NORMAL DRIVING HABITS, I COULD ORGINALLY, NOT NOW. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE NO RECORSE AND IT IS NOT A PROBLEM ACCORDING TO FORD. IT IS A PROBLEM. I FEEL UNSAFE, AND IT COULD ENDANGER OTHER PEOPLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING E WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN FRONT OF A SEMI-RACTOR TRAILER. ALSO, STEERING HAD LOCKED UP. HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. FINALLY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & LEFT IT THERE. LIGHTS GO DIM AND CAR WANTS TO DIE/ DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF, AND SAME THING IS HAPPENING WHEN TRYING TO SIFT INTO FIFTH GEAR/PASSENGER'S TAIL LIGHT IS COMING LOOSE/INTERIOR LIGHTS COMING ON. *AK