My vehicles became totally disabled on a very busy highway with heavy after hours rush hour traffic. The manifold which is made of plastic broke were the coolant temperature sensor was built in, I also noticed that a few sparkplugs were flooded with coolant. I found out that there was a lawsuit on these vehicles but no one knew about it and only fleet vehicles were covered and not civilian vehicles. I wonder if there is any chance for me to seek a dealership and get reimbursed for these damages.
1997 Mercury Cougar transmission problems
10 complaints (13% of all complaints for this car).
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 13%
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission5
- Manual transmission2
- Driveline: driveshaft1
- Clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle)1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
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Mercury Cougar transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1997 Mercury Cougar owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
On 7/29/2003 while fueling t gas was leaking under the vehicle. Owner looked under the vehicle and found three holes in the fuel line. Owner stated that driveshaft was rubbing on the fuel line which caused the holes.
Transmission vibrates and was erratic, torque converter was cleaned, transmission shifter was inoperative.
Horn failed.
When traveling the transmission does not shift into gear. Also, there is vibration in the front end. Consumer has contacted the dealer, dealer has yet to replace parts. Please provide any further details.
There is a leakage within the fuel injection system. Gas is leakage from the vehicle. Also, consumer replaced transmission four times.
There is a leakage within the fuel injection system. Whenever consumer put gas into the vehicle, the gas leaks out, and the consumer can smell gas in vehicle. Vehicle has been in repair shop three times for the fuel injection. Also consumer had transmission in repair shop four times. Vehicle is still in repair shop for fuel injection problems, and dealer can't determine the problem.
Clutch assembly failure due to poorly designed clutch packs/cylinders.
While driving, transmission intermittently failed to shift. When vehicle is put into gear, the vehicle will not accelerate. The vehicle will not move anywhere. *ak service manger told consumer that ford used bad clutch packs and clutch pack cylinders in the 1997 transmissions.
Stopped vehicle in street, put the vehicle in park, tilted the steering whee, . Got out and vehicle jumped into reverse and rolled back. Dealer can't find anything wrong with vehicle.
Questions about the 1997 Mercury Cougar transmission
Does the 1997 Mercury Cougar have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 10 complaints about the transmission of the 1997 Mercury Cougar, 13% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1997 Mercury Cougar transmission problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1997 Mercury Cougar transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mercury Cougar have bad transmission?
The Mercury Cougar model years with the most transmission complaints are 1999 (50 complaints), 1994 (36 complaints) and 1995 (23 complaints).
Other 1997 Mercury Cougar problems
Engine 31Brakes 12Fuel system 8Suspension 6Electrical 4Tires 4Seat belts 3Visibility 3Acceleration 2Body 2Steering 2Airbags 1Lights 1Locks 1Seats 1Wheels 1
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