Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall or surge forward. The manufacturer was notified, and the contact was informed that vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v421000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 110,000, and the current mileage was 115,000.
Mercury Cougar sudden acceleration problems
24 of the 1,673 owner complaints about the Mercury Cougar describe sudden unintended acceleration, most of them for the 1990 model year.
- owner complaints
- 24
- worst model year
- 1990
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 3Adaptive cruise 2Hesitation 1Headlights 1Fuel pump 1
What owners say
While driving any speed, the vehicle would hesitate/surge forward before stalling. The consumer managed to pull over and restart the vehicle. The dealership will be notified. Please provide more information.
While driving 40 MPH and without warning, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drive it to the dealer. The mechanic could not duplicate or resolve the problem. *ak the accelerator stuck as the consumer was taking a right turn. The vehicle spun around and the emergency brake was applied and the vehicle continued until the vehicle was shut off. *sc
Consumer states that throttle sticks intermittently when driving, causing unintended acceleration. Problem has been occurring for 2 years.
The vehicle experienced sudden acceleration.
On december 23 my wife was driving my 1994 mercury cougar and she experienced sudden acceleration. *ak,
While driving at highway speeds, vehicle suddenly accelerates. Dealer has yet to be contacted. *ak consumer states that when the vehicle suddenly accelerates, the lights on the dashboard and the headlights go out, then the vehicle stalls it will not cut back on, dealer replaced the fuel pump and the alternator, however vehicle continued to stall, a mechanic stated that the alternator had burned and needed replacing again, alternator continues to burn and no one can figure out why.
While driving or proceeding from a stop sign or traffic light, vehicle suddenly accelerates without warning, cause unknown. *ak consumer stated the brakes will not stop 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.
Intrmittently vehicle suddenly surged forward. Dealer notified, and was unable to locate cause. Please feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
Related recalls
Vehicle speed control
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The accelerator cable may have been manufactured with a burr on or near the end of the cable sleeve interior. This burr could fray the core wire resulting in the accelerator not returning to idle when the accelerator is released.
- Risk
- This condition can result in the throttle sticking, binding, or causing high engine RPM.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a revised accelerator cable that has a flared conduit sleeve end and molded on end fitting.
Recall number 99V194000 · Recall details
Questions about the Mercury Cougar sudden acceleration
Which Mercury Cougar years have sudden unintended acceleration problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1990 (8 complaints), 1999 (7 complaints) and 1994 (3 complaints).
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