10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
0 miles

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problem #3

Sep 242004

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving headlights flashed on and off intermittently. Consumer pulled over. The lights came back on fifteen minutes later. Then, consumer drove vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that battery needed to be replaced.. but the problem recurred the next day. Then, mechanic analyzed the problem, and informed consumer that the voltage sensor circuit needed to be replaced.

- Chicago, IL, USA

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problem #2

Aug 202003

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle shut off after being driven for half hour, and failed to start. The dealer replaced battery/alternator/ ignition switch, and relay, but the problem continued. After all repairs were made, problems continued to exist.. also the ball joint was replaced, the trunk release did not work.

- Brockton, MA, USA

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problem #1

Oct 072000

Cougar

  • miles
Lights flicker, then loses electrical power. Alternator, 2 batteries, wiper motor, sensor, windshield (stress crack from bottom) replaced. Requested on several occasions from bob site Lincoln Mercury service department that the Mercury factory zone manager be contacted, and to have the zone manager contact me. Each request was denied. I contacted Mercury customer assistance and was told that only the dealership could contact the factory zone managers.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

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