2000 Mercury Cougar

ALTERNATOR IN MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL. FAILURE WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH STEADILY INCREASED, SMALL FIRE EVOLVED SOON AFTERWARD. WAS ABLE TO PUT IT OUT WITH A BOTTLE OF COKE (A BRAND THAT HAS NEVER LET ME DOWN). I WAS ASSURED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS ISSUE WAS TAKEN CARE OF SOME TIME AGO. I HAVE HATED THIS CAR FOR ALL OF ITS PROBLEMS AND HAVE SUCCESSFULLY STEERED PEOPLE AWAY FROM FORD PRODUCTS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER DOMESTIC VEHICLE FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE. *AK

WHEN TRAVELING TO VISIT MY SISTER AT COLLEGE I WAS DRIVING APPOX. 85MPH BUT AFTER STOPPING TO STRETCH MY LEGS AT A REST STOP I CONTINUED TO TRY TO REACH MY PREVIOUS SPEED AND WHEN I TRIED TO GO OVER 80MPH THE CAR STARTED TO BUCK. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE RPMS COULD NOT GO OVER A CERTAIN LEVEL SO THAT BASICALLY THEY SAID THAT A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR IS NOT ABLE TO REACH SPEEDS OVER 80MPH.*AK

MERCURY COUGAR 2000 AFTER AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR OR MORE WITH OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IN THE HIGH 90S OR LOW 100S BEGIN SURGING AND STUTTERING AND STOPS RUNNING. AFTER THE CAR COOLS IT WILL RESTART AND RUN. AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL SERVICE MANAGERS AT SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS THE CONSENSUS IS THAT THE FUEL PUMP OVERHEATS AND STOPS WORKING. FORD/MERCURY WHEN CONTACTED DENIED THAT THERE WAS A PERVASSIVE PROBLEM BUT ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS THAT I HAVE TALKED TO AND BROUGHT MY CAR INTO TO BE FIXED HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM.*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

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT I AM REPLACING AN ALTERNATOR ON MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. THIS TIME, IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE I REPLACED THE OLD ONE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE 2000 COUGAR, AND MERCURY/FORD HAVE NO INTENTIONS ON RECALLING THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT'S EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT THE ALTERNATOR KEEPS GOING ON THIS VEHICLE. OF COURSE IT KEEPS HAPPENING AFTER THE WARRANTY IS UP, CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THIS LAST TIME, NOT ONLY DID I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, BUT I HAD TO PAY $175.00 FOR TOWING BECAUSE I WAS 75 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. THIS IS RIDICULOUS, AND I AM CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF THIS CAR ONCE IT IS PAID OFF NEXT YEAR. AND SINCE THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND MERCURY/FORD DOES NOT WANT TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE, I WILL NEVER PURCHASE A CAR FROM THIS COMPANY AGAIN. CLEARLY THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR ON THE 2000 MERCURY COUGAR TO KEEP GOING, BUT THE MAKER WILL NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE.*AK