Mercury Cougar won't start problems

Filed Sep 18, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 60,000 miles · DE

Heavy traffic on state highway engine overheating alarm activated,incident has occured twice,in traffic,everything had to be turned off and I had to pull off of highway, other complaint dash panel lights out with definitely electrical issue,almost will not start,this occured while driving and now eill not come back on at all

Filed Mar 15, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 92,000 miles · AZ

The federal safety agency campaign number:04v421000 manufacturer ford motor company was driving on a main city st. My auto stopped with no power in the left lane of busy 4 lane st. Would not start in neutral or park, man pushed it into the ctr. Lane out of traffic area. Policeman came after I called 911, after a few minutes he suggested taking key out stepping on brake then inserting key back in ignition, did that and it started right up, and he followed me to my st. And I got safely home. Prior to this shut down incident it had stalled going down a hill however put it in neutral and it started up again. This incident could have caused a serious accident, prior to this incident it had been cutting out for a couple of months which I thought was cheap gas, so changed to tectron. I have called ford on 3/15 twice and they said they can not do anything about it, I then researched this online and found this site and want to post exactly what happened to me as shown by the federal safety agency on recall etc. It does show it is for the orig owner, I am the 2nd. Owner however this has occurred within the 15yr. Limitation you have posted for complaints explained to ford that it may have taken this long for the filter to react in this manner.

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 Aug 21, 2012 · Fuel system · 250,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury cougar. The vehicle was included in the recall under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v421000 (fuel system, gasoline) and was repaired. After sometime the vehicle would not start or would stall intermittently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 250,000.

Filed Nov 1, 2008 · Electrical · 145,600 miles · WA

I have owned my 99 cougar for 7 years now I bought it used and everything worked fine the first year but late within the last 3 years I have changed the alternator 3 times starter 4 times and the battery 3 times just recently my car refused to start so I figured it was the starter cause every fall and winter one of the 3 mentioned goes out well I replaced the starter and it wont start now I checked the battery and that is good I also checked the cables and they are good , and just today I found a few recalls on my car online so I went to the ford website to see if the recalls where listed but they are not . Does that mean the previous owner did the recalls ? And if so why is the same problem occurring and what can the dealership do or will do ? What recourse do I have if the dealership refuses to fix my car under the recall?

Filed Jan 15, 2008 · Fuel system · 98,583 miles · AR

Purchased this used vehicle -- 3 days later, car would not start -- motor turned over, if was not getting gas. Brought gas to the car, it had only 1/4 of a tank, put more gas in, it eventually started. Took it for a diagnostic test -- fuel pump not functioning correctly. Recall 04n02 was issued for this model/yr car, not this vehicle VIN number, therefore ford will not stand behind this car problem and pay to have it fixed.

Filed Nov 16, 2007 · Fuel system · 75,000 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began hesitating, stalling, and the engine shut off. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, it continued to hesitate until fuel was added. Three weeks prior to the failures, the vehicle stalled after shifting the gear into neutral. She engaged the accelerator pedal to prevent the vehicle from stalling. Three days ago, the vehicle would not start. A dealer has not diagnosed the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000 and current mileage was 76,300.

Filed Oct 29, 2007 · Electrical · 118,000 miles · NJ

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. The vehicle would not start and it was jumped by aaa. The vehicle was driven to the repair shop and they stated that the cable that connected the battery to the alternator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign id number 01v031000 (electrical system:battery:cables), even though the vehicle was manufactured within the manufacture dates. The vehicle was manufactured in april of 2000. The current and failure mileages were 118,000.

Filed Sep 21, 2006 · Electrical · 65,000 miles · VA

Went out to go to work one morning and car would not start, all systems completely dead, jumped car off next day and barely made it to garage, replaced battery 11/04, problems ever since with battery light constantly flashing as well as all interior and exterior lights flashing bright to dim day or night, was told 11/04 needed a new alternator, still have not gotten a new alternator and do not plan to at this point, received the recall on battery cable and rerouting and had that done, if this is a consistent problem with v-6 2000 mercury cougars the company should take care of this problem immediately, if driving at night and car completely stalls, all lights and controls are inoperable which will cause accident to self and/or others, this is a scary thought for a single female driving at night and in areas where cell phone doesn't always have a signal, ford should fix this battery/alternator problem asap before someone gets hurt and sues.

Filed Jul 3, 2006 · Electrical · TX

With no warning, my car's electrical system will start failing. Lights will dim, RPM and speed gauges reset and the car stalls with in a matter of minutes. The vehicle will not start again and has to be towed to the dealership. Vehicle has left me stranded 5+ times because of this. The failure is in the alternator to the car and possibly the battery as well which both have only ever been the manufacturers parts. I have had to have my battery replaced 4 times and my alternator 5+ times it is obvious that there is a substantial problem with this car's electrical system. The car is not dependable at all and causes more stress, money,& time than it is worth. These issues should be addressed by the ford motor company.