Consumer noticed a blue wire hanging from the vehicles front.
1999 Mercury Cougar body complaints
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When car was purchased was not told that the uinbody rail was cut away over suspension/mtr.crossmember mount. Found this info out when we had a minor accident with damange to the right front .have been trying to get this resolved sence 1/02 and jack garrett refuses to do anything just kept giving me a run around.this car should of never been sold it is unsafe and illiegal to sell with the frame being cut and a piece welded to make it fit,the rail is rusting. We have had several problems with this car it has been a lie from date of purchase ex. Was told had great breaks got it to fl. Had no brakes 343.00 I have several receipts for one repair after another.have pictures of the unibody,certfied letter to jack garrett,phone bills where I have called him letting him know of all the problems and lies he told us.
While traveling on highway cup holder had a drink inside. Cup holder will dump the drink in driver's lap. Dealership is aware of problem.
Remote control does no longer unlock doors. Remote control was replaced, but problem persists. Recall 96v070000 on locks was done, it did not remedy the problem.
When making a right hand turn, the contents my cup in the cup holder (usually hot tea) spills into my driver's seat when making a right hand turn. 30-35 mi p/hr is the minimum speed that I've noticed. This distraction causes me to take my eyes off the road to straighten the cup to stop the spillage. At times I've found myself swerving a bit in the turn because of the "initial shock" of feeling my hot beverage on my thigh.
While standing outside of vehicle with windows rolled down when door closed and automatically locked. Consumer noted this was not a feature of vehicle. Key failed to unlock the door, consumer reached inside vehicle to manually unlock door. Dealer stated if a new alarm system was put in to replace the old one, problem might be corrected. *ak air conditioner turns on and off. Radio will not come on at times. Motor will die out. Alarm went off, door lock by themselves. Key will not crank vehicle at times. Vehicle jumped and jerked almost hitting consumers sister who was standing in front of the vehicle.
Vehicle experiences sudden acceleration causing temporary control problems, consumer states on some occasions the accelerator will pat her foot just before it suddenly accelerates.
Passenger's seat will not lock in place unless seat is positioned all way to the back closely to rear seat . *ak consumer states the seat if unlocked and moved foward will only relock when pushed all the way to the rear, then seat can be adjusted and locked from any position, the problem is that you can not lock the seat if anything is placed behind the seat, in trying to lock the seat consumer states she has the crush her grandchild's feet in the car seat, consumer states there is a strong to light gasoline odor, also gas pedal will stick in up position and need strong push to release, door locks automaticcalylock and unlock at any time, the locks were finally replaced and consumer was given an extended warranty, consumer states radio goes out and the display disappears when it is hot.
The vehicle developed a starting problem, it would crank excessively before starting, the dealer replaced the fuel pump but that only temporarily solved the problem as it returned shortly after replacing the pump. Nlm
Brakes make intermittent loud grinding noises, dealer can not find problem.
Automatic door locks randomly without application. This happens with the ignition on or off. Dealership has tried to correct problem three times. This has been an ongoing problem for last 18 months.*ak
Remote will not work on trunk release nor will the release from the inside work. It has been checked out 3 times and always the same answer. Don't know why it won't open. Panel has been replaced, still will not open.
Wheel nut wrench is defective.
Rear driver's side weather strip ripped, and consumer was not able to open door. Has had weather strip replaced 5 times, original strip was okay. It was just leaking, but the replacement ones are the ones that keep ripping.
Driver's door will not close completely.
Auto trunk release doesn't work. Must use key and pull hard to open. Had replaced 3 times still doesn't work
Transmission surges and hesitates upon accelleration causing unexpected increases in speed; rear hatch will not open; brakes still grind after replacement; after door latches replaced, car now makes whining noice; starter replacement makes high pitched noise; coolant light comes on--dealer's solution is to overfill coolant level.
Remote trunk lid release does not release trunk lid; must still use key to open. Dealer replaced spring but lid still does not release without key. Suspect design flaw from manufacturer.
Trunk release does not fully release trunk lid. Lid gets stuck when released. Dealer will not look at it, they say it's normall. I should have a working keyless entry system if I have paid for it...correct?
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Within one month of ownership brakes and rotors failed (may 5, 1999) and again in (july 1999). Mjs
Sunvisor keeps falling down due to a defective clip which does not hold the sunvisor up, causing poor visibility, and may result in a crash. Went to 2 dealers, 2nd dealer was able to fix the problem. *ak
Caliper pin was replaced by dealership, no charge.
Persistent high pitched whine comes thru the speakers in the car. Noise intensifies with more gas. Told it was altenator but now is said to be "normal". Gromets on the emergency brake cables were left off during assmebly of the car. Dealership neglects consumer in response to fixing these problems.
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