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1994 Mercury Cougar engine complaints
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Coolant light comes on most of the time, took vehicle to dealer, and dealer didn't correct the problem.
Dealer said engine could cut off when the vibration occurs in driving. This will be an $1300 car repair bill!
After talking to the mechanic and finding out this is a common problem for this motor 92-96, I looked online and founs a recall on this engine for similar makes (winstar,etc..) I believe ford recognizes this common defect but will not address it. It is my opinion this should be a recall item.
Consumer was traveling about 65mph on highway and engine overheated. She pulled into a gasoline station, and vehicle wouldn't start up. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership, and mechanic told him that head gasket was blown.
Coolant light started staying on. Vehicle would hesitate before cutting off. Service was kept up. A recall letter was received for head gasket problem. Dealer didn't give okay for recall repairs because mileage had exceeded 100,000 miles. *ak
I received service bulletin #00m10 from ford motor company in july 2000. I was already over the allotted mileage allowed to have the head gasket repaired free of charge. I don't believe that I was notified in time to have this known failure repaired in the allotted time frame. I contacted the dealer regarding this problem 2/13/01 and they basically told me "too bad". I also contacted the dealer regarding the suspension problem when it first occurred and was never notified about service bulletin #bc0962941001. They told me to bring it in for inspection that would cost $150.00.
Vehicle was repaired under extended warranty for engine head gaskets, and remedy has failed.*ak the vehicle was fixed recently for recall on possible head gasket/low coolant problem.
Recall # not available. Consumer had over 100,000 miles on vehicle and vehicle was almost 7 years old. Dealer could not fix problem for recall.
Radiator failed between plastic sides and aluminum core. This is the fifth ford radiator of the same construction in the 1994-1995 model years I have had fail.
Ford sent letter stating that head gaskets may have defect and cause engine failure costing $3,000 to $4,ooo to repair. Ford has given me five months for the car to fail or buy a new ford, ford will not compensate for the devaluation of the car due to this letter at time of trade in.
Engine head gasket failed while traveling. Repairs were done at an independent repair shop. A ford extended warranty for 3.8l engine head gasket was received. Contacted manufacturer. Manufacturer informed consumer that vehicle was not covered because it was over the 100,000 mile limit by 11 miles. Seeking help from the federal safety agency in this matter.
While driving about 60 MPH engine head gasket blew without prior warning. After much time had passed and the vehicle had already been repaired, owner received a letter from ford about an extended warranty covering head gasket failures. *ak
The cars engine has been replaced(so they said) on july 1997 and now the engine is gone again. The speed control does not work. We have had to replace the brakes 4 times already. The door on the drivers side the window sometimes does not work the windows are power and will not go up or down.also the transmission has been replaced also the car has tire vibration thank you this car is now broke down again and we still are making payments I called the dealer on 4-5-2000 and they said there was nothing they could do thank you again for looking at our car problems.
The infamous 3.8l v6 head gasket failure. The automobile is a well maintained 94 cougar with 65,915 miles on it. It should not experience this type of failure at this early stage of its life. Then, to go hide from the problem and not stand behind their product is a disgrace. They call themselves a world class corporation, they are, third world.
Engine cooling system malfuntioned similarly as mentioned in manufacturer's recall 8100 cincerning 1994 mercury sable.
This car has the same head gasket problem but was not on the recall list.
Water is draining into intake manifold and then into engine, causing damage to engine.tsb has been issued .
Intermittently when vehicle is in overdrive, it will jump out of overdrive to neutral. The dealer has inspected the vehicle several times and could not duplicate the problem. *yc dealer has replaced the mlp sensor, turbine speed sensor, 1-2 accumulator piston and spring, solenoid valve, main control valve body, sollenoid assembly, switch assembly, and vonverter assembly. Serpentine belt was replaced.
Both engine head gaskets fell apart on the engine and had to be replaced. Dealer and manufacturer contacted, and cannot duplicate the problem. Recall issued for this problem, but this vehicle not included. *ak
Raw gas is coming out of the exhaust pipe. Vehicle was diagnosed as failed PCM leaving injectors open and pouring raw fuel to spew from tail pipes creating a fire hazard no warning indicators present.
Automatic transmission tends to slip and then engage into the gear roughly when shifting. This is most noticeable during acceleration, such as in passing situations. Also air bypass valve malfunctioned. Abs brakes failed to operate properly during moderate braking. In addition, machined warped rotors and replaced pads.
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