Just over 36,000 miles, the alternator completely failed leaving myself and a passenger stranded more than 50 miles away from home. Due to the fact that the warranty expired at 36,000 miles the local dealerships all refused to assist me with this matter forcing me to pay to replace the alternator. Furthermore, I was informed by several mechanics that a reasonable time estimate on an alternator is 100,000 miles.
2001 Mercury Cougar electrical complaints
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The instrumentation panel loses it's luminosity when the brake is pressed. This causes vital instrumentation such as the odometer, tachometer, engine temperature and fuel guages to become almost impossible to read. I contacted the ford corporation and they stated that this defect was normal, and that the problem is inherent within all cougars.
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