2001 Mercury Cougar: sudden loss of power

5 of the 82 complaints about the 2001 Mercury Cougar describe sudden loss of power.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 6%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 11 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sudden loss of power by model year

2002
16
2001
5
2000
11
1999
15
1998
1
1994
1
1993
1
1992
1
1991
1

What owners say

Filed Apr 16, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 159,000 miles · WV

Car started hesitating and lost power then stalled out causing traffic to get backed up.

Filed Feb 28, 2011 · Electrical · GA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mercury cougar. While driving, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. After inspecting the vehicle, she noticed that a piece of the metal battery connector had melted. The metal connector was replaced. Approximately one week later, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly stalled again without warning causing her to lose all power similar to the federal safety agency campaign id number 01v031000 (electrical system:battery:cables). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the battery cable was burning and smoking. The dealer informed the contact that her vehicle was not included in the previous recall. The vehicle was not repaired the second time. The current and failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 30, 2009 · Brakes, Fuel system · 79,888 miles · NE

Vehicle quitting in intersection and car losing all power entering garage. Vibration and pulling to right at highway speeds. Egr valve replaced twice.

Filed Jun 15, 2005 · Transmission · 43,000 miles · PA

Bought car brand new in september 2001. Automatic transmission needs replacement at 43,000 miles (june 2005). No recourse as warranty only covered me for 3 years/36,000 miles. This is too soon for a transmission to fail. Although the car is automatic, I could feel the car lose power as it shifted automatically from 1st gear into 2nd gear. Took the card to ford dealer who told me it would cost $3,000 to fix. I am appalled!

Filed May 25, 2004 · Fuel system · 33,000 miles · OH

I have experienced loss of power as if my car was not getting gas several times in the past 1 1/2 years. Dealer replaced the dpfe unit. Good for 4 months. Stalled out. We replaced the fuel filter. Did not work, still experienced the problem. Stalled out on the road again, had to be towed. Took to dealer again. They replaced the dpfe unit again. Still experiencing the problem. Also, experienced a problem with the fuel registering after filling the car up, it still read empty. Still having the problem with hesitation and stalling out. The dealer is going to replace the fuel pump. Since I received the letter of recall.