2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
61,000 miles

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problem #1

May 172003

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 61,000 miles
Imrc (intake manifold runner control) unit seems to have used insufficient cable strength. Faulty design caused the cable to fray inside the unit eventually breaking.

- Baltimore, MD, USA