1992 Mercury Cougar complaints

THERMOSTAT FAILED. MJS

CYLINDER HEAD GASKET ARE A COMMON FAILURE ON THE 3.8L ENGINES. FORD TAURUS (SABLE) AND MERCURY COUGAR ARE EQUIPPED WITH THIS ENGINE. I THINK FORD HAS RECALLED TAURUS BUT HAS NOT RECALLED THE COUGAR.

GAS TANK IS LOOSE ON THE SIDE DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING OUT OF SHAPE AND GAS IS FLOWING AROUND WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. IN SHORT, FUEL TANK IS DISTORTED. *AK

I WAS DRIVING ON I-40 TO I-44 IN OKLAHOMA CITY OK AT 60 MPH AND RESUMED THE SPEED CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN ONE TIME. THE ENGINE WENT INTO FULL TRODDLE. I COULD FEEL THE ACCELERATOR PETAL BEING PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR UNDER MY FOOT. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE SPEED CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN I TRIED PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS DRIVING 90 PLUS MPH BY THEN I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE OR SO AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS STILL GOING. BY NOW I CALLED 911 ON MY CELLULAR PHONE. I TOLD 911 WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND I COULD NOT STOPPED MY CAR. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 7 MILES BEFORE I COULD STOP MY CAR BY PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVING IT THERE. FIVE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I AM HERE TODAY ALIVE. THANK GOD THAT I DID NOT KILL SOMEONE OR BE KILLED MYSELF. I REPORTED THIS TO THE FRED JONES LINCOLN/MERCURY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD TO THIS HAPPENING. I DO NOT DRIVE MY MERCURY COUGAR ANY MORE.

HEADLIGHTS WILL COME ON/ OFF. ALSO TURN SIGNALS AND HEATER INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. ALSO, SHOCK ABSORBERS THAT HOLD THE HOOD UP FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FALL UNEXPECTEDELY. *AK

ACCELORATOR LOCKED WHILE ACCELORATING A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE TO STOP. DEALER FOUND NO CAUSE.

WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF AND WOULD SOMETIMES BE OFF FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME. OCCASSIONALLY WOULD HAVE TO STOP AT SIDE OF ROAD AND WAIT FOR THEM TO COME BACK ON. UPON MY OWN INSPECTION I NOTICED THE SWITCH WAS QUITE HOT. I ORDERED NEW AND REPLACED THE SWITCH. THE LIGHTS HAVE WORKED NORMALLY NOW FOR THREE YEARS. IN CHECKING NHTSA FILES, HAVE NOTICED OTHER PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THIS.

INSPECTION STATION RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER CALL DEALER. DURING INSPECTION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE AIR, THE INSPECTOR NOTICED THE 2 BACK WHEELS WOBBLING OUT OF CONTROL. *AK

THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS GO FORWARD, BUT THEY DO NOT RETRACT WHEN SUPPOSE TO, ONLY THE MANUAL LAP BELT WORKS. DEALER STATES SELF SERVICE REPAIR OF $150.OO PER BELT. *AK

RECALL 97S84, DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PART IN STOCK.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. CONTACTED THE DEALER TO HAVE PROBLEM CORRECTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL FELL INTO THE DRIVER'S LAP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME SAFELY. THE STEERING WHEEL IS A TILTED WHEEL. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DEALER STATED THAT THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING WHEEL BUSTED OFF. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER/RECALL DONE ON OTHER MODEL YEARS, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE DOES NOT MEET GUIDELINES FOR RECALL.

THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DISINTEGRATED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK WIDE OPEN IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. *AK

RECALL #797V159000, FUEL LINE LEAKAGE: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER. TOOK CAR IN DECEMBER 1, SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A WEEK LATER. HAVE BEEN CALLING AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS YET.*AK

PIVOT PIN FOR THE TILT WHEEL BROKE.

THE PIVOT PIN FOR THE TILT WHEEL BROKE.

RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.

RECALL 97V159000; DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

SEAT BELT FAILED.

CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE CHASSIS, CAUSING WORN HOLES IN THE FUEL LINE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

SOMETHING WORE THROUGH THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, CAUSING A LEAKAGE AND GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE, POWER WINDOW STUCK.

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE SEAT BELT RETACTED AND PULLED HER BACK WHICH CAUSED THE BELT TO TWIST HER NECK. THE SEAT BELT NEVER FIT CORRECTLY IT, ALWAYS CAME ACROSS THE NECK. *AK

THE GASKET RING SPLIT AND ALLOWED WATER TO LEAK IN.

APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THEY FAILED, HAPPENED IN DRY WEATHER . *AK

AN ELECTRICALSHORT IN THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, CAUSED WIRES IN THE DASH AREA TO BURN AND LIGHT TO GO OUT WHILE DRIVING. *AK

OWNER STATES THAT ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE WENT OUT, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER; ALSO THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE.

DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, CAUSING LIGHTS TO FLICKER ON AND OFF/POOR VISIBILITY.

FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HINGE, THE DOOR HINGE IS BROKEN, CAUSING THE DOOR TO OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. *AK

LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED TWICE. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE, RESULTING IN FIRE. *AK

TWICE THE GAS PETAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GAS INTO VEHICLE. *SD

FUEL LEAK EXTENDED FROM FUEL LINE W/FUMES ENTERING COMPARTMENT HEAVILY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE VIBRATES OUT OF CONTROL, REPLACE ROTORS/PADS, TO NO AVAIL. TT

THE CAR ABS. THE SYSTEM FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AND WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND ALMOST HIT ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

ENGINE STALLS WHILE VEHICLE MOVING AND SOMETIMES AT INTERSECTION. TT

THE CAR VIBRATES AND THE STEERING SHAKES AT HIGH SPEEDS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE AA/C EVAPORATOR HOSE IA A METAL CONDENSER UNIT, A PLASTIC HOSE PUT A HOLE INTO THE EVAPORATOR, CAUSING FREON TO LEAK INSIDE INTO THE CAR. *AK

PARKING BRAKE FAILURE, HAS REPLACED PARKING BRAKE CABLE TWICE. TT