2000 Mercury Cougar fuel system problems

Filed May 10, 2016 · Fuel system · 74,000 miles · CA

Takata inflatorsi have a 2000. Mercury. Coguar. When. I bought the. Car it ran tgood, then. In 2014. I had to. Pay 1000. To get a. Fuel pump put in. And. That only lasted. 2yrs. Now the fuel pump went out . I don't. Have. That kind of money .I live on as. When I pay my bills I'm. Broke. I looked up recalls. And its the fuel system on the car. It just stops. Even in traffic. I don't see what my credit. Has anything. To do with getting help. Fixing my car if it has a recall. On the fuel system.

Filed May 7, 2016 · Fuel system · 71,000 miles · CA

Having so many problems with the fuel systems. I have put fuelput a new fuel pump in gas tank 2 yes. Ago. Put fuel pressure sensor this year. Put new fuel regulator this year now when driving it will just stop. And wouldn't startup

Filed Mar 24, 2016 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. While refueling the vehicle, the fuel pump would only allow 1-2 gallons to enter the fuel tank before shutting off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Nov 30, 2012 · Fuel system · 83,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was the contact was told that the fuel delivery modules needed to be replaced. The contact asked about the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v421000 (fuel system: gasoline), but was told that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 83,000.

Filed Nov 26, 2012 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact was able to start the vehicle after several minutes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic advised the contact that the fuel pump would have to be replaced. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v421000 (fuel system, gasoline) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Dec 12, 2011 · Fuel system · 164,729 miles · WI

During periodic maintenance the dealer discovered the passenger side fuel tank strap had corroded and broke. Likely cause was the salt and chemicals applied to the roads during the winter. The driver side strap was intact but would likely fail in the future. I was informed the fuel tank straps were special order since they do not normally fail. Returned the next day to have both straps replaced. Fortunately the issue was discovered before the tank separated from the vehicle. This is the same issue with ford trucks of the same vintage.

Filed Aug 12, 2011 · Fuel system · 140,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. The contact stated that when accelerating at any speed, the vehicle would hesitate and stall without warning. The dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure and made the contact aware of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v421000 (fuel system, gasoline), but advised that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000 and the current mileage was 141,000.

Filed Aug 4, 2011 · Fuel system · 92,500 miles · CO

My 2000 mercury cougar suddenly started sputtering, bucking, and in less than two minutes stopped in traffic. It would crank but not start. I had to have it pushed off the road out of traffic. It was taken to a repair shop where the mechanic told me it was a faulty fuel pump system. When looking online for recalls or safety improvement campaigns, on the ford website, they acknowledged that cougars have had problems with the fuel pump system. The website did not specify any model year. When looking on another website and searching recalls, the 2000 cougar had no recalls or safety improvement campaigns. What is interesting to me is that the other three model years, 1999, 2001, and 2002, all had recalls on the fuel pump system. Ford motor company issued an extended manufacturer's warranty on the fuel pump system for those three model years until december 2010. My husband and I both called ford motor company regarding our problem and were told that we were sent a notice regarding the extended warranty and we should have had it fixed before the warranty ended. Our car was not covered under the warranty therefore we did not receive a notice. They basically said sorry, you are on your own for the $600+ repair bill and have a great day. When a car is only made for four years and three of those four have a safety problem that causes the car to stop suddenly it stands to reason that the fourth model year made with the same parts would have the same problem.

Filed Jan 28, 2011 · Electrical, Fuel system · 98,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The battery was replaced and the contact received a jump start before he was able to start the vehicle. The vehicle remained on for a few minutes before stalling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was advised that the alternator would need to be replaced. The alternator was replaced. The contact was able to drive the vehicle but found that the headlights were intermittently dimming. The contact was advised by the dealer and manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 01v031000 (electrical system: battery: cables). The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle would hesitate and that fuel was not traveling to the engine correctly even with a full tank of fuel. The dealer and manufacturer both advised that contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v421000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

Filed Jun 15, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · 92,788 miles · MD · fire

My car stalled while in the middle of a busy intersection while in motion. Later find out that I need a new fuel pump. Was not aware it was under recall. Paid to have it fixed in july of 2009. Repair shop failed to put my VIN, mileage, and correct year of vehicle on invoice resulting in not being able to get my money back from ford. Recall was good through january 31, 2010. My car once again stalled while at a stop light sparks and small flames when attempting to start after stalling. Electrical problem, and ford is doing nothing about it. I replaced the battery and still no crank or clicking. Also listed as a recall. Spend $651.02 to have fuel pump fixed and now can't get my money back because repair shop did not fill out invoice correctly. Now will have to possibly pay over a $1,000.00 to fix the electrical issue... When the fuel pump was fixed, the shop failed to secure the gas tank correctly causing fuel to pour out while driving at a rate of a gallon per minute. Ford is now doing everything they can to avoid paying me back for the recall services after I was informed by a ford customer service rep that I would be paid back. I have been back and forth for weeks now to the dealership and I have been told over and over again with a new excuse everytime as to why they can not repay me...