Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercury cougar. The front and driver's door latch stuck on the vehicle, causing the doors not to close properly. While making a left turn the passenger's door came open. There were no injuries. The local mechanic stated that the door latch stuck the current vehicle and failure mileage were 146000. *ak updated 04/05/07.
1999 Mercury Cougar: doors won't lock, open or latch
9 of the 454 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 9
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
- 20021
- 20002
- 19999
- 19971
- 19962
- 19942
- 19931
What owners say
In august of 2004, the passenger side door on my 1999 mercury cougar became stuck in the closed position and the automatic door locks were disabled. There was a recall for the door latch for this vehicle (recall 99v226000). High humidity had caused damaged to the door latches, which were replaced as a result of the recall. The day my car door became stuck in the closed position had highs close to 100 degrees, which I believe was the cause of this malfunction. I was told by the manufacturer of my vehicle that this problem was corrected by the time my vehicle was built. However the recall took place 7 months after I purchased my vehicle in 1999.
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.
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.
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
Driver's door will not close completely.
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.
Door latches are not catching. Latches on both the driver's / passenger's side are not closing / securing properly. Incident with both doors only happened since vehicle was repaired.
Drivers side door would not close due to a faulty latch. Nlm
Related recalls
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The door latch may have been manufactured with a latch pawl that has a coating which will swell in high humidity conditions. The latch pawl may then stick in the open or unlatched position.
- Risk
- The door would not latch when closed. If the vehicle is driven in this condition, it could potentially result in the door opening while the vehicle is in motion.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a revised side door latch.
Recall number 99V226000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1999 Mercury Cougar door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
9 of 454 owner complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar (2%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
There is 1 recall and 0 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Stalling 45Grinding brakes 30Check engine light 21Hesitation 18Fuel pump 16Loss of power 15Brake failure 13Tire blowout 12No deployment 11Headlights 11Sunroof shattered 10Won't start 10Wipers 8Jerking 7Sudden acceleration 7Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Engine failure 6Slipping 6ABS 5Fire or smoke 5Misfire 5Power steering loss 5Pulling 5
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