1995 Mercury Cougar complaints

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE GEAR LEVER CAME OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. ALSO, OVERDRIVE FAILED TO WORK. THE GASKETS BLEW UP.

SEAT BACK BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER.

HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT THE GEAR SHIFT BEING APPLIED. DEALER SAYS NEEDS NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

CAR VIBRATED DURING STOPPING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND TOLD THEM THE BRAKES WERE VIBRATING, BUT THEY SAID THEY TURNED THE DISKS,BUT IT DID NOT HELP. LATER I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED A STEERING COMPUTER, STILL DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. THEY THEN REPLACE THE STEERING CYLINDER. NO HELP. I FINIALLY TOOK THE BRAKES DISKS OFF MYSELF AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND WHICH HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS MODEL, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS EVERY COME TO FIX A VERY BAD HANDLING PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 MERCURY COUGAR. I FEEL THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.

THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SQUEAKS WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE THIRD GEAR EXPLODED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

THE DEFECTIVE MANUAL LOCK SWITCH IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IN NUETRAL, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS A NEWLY DESIGNED MANUAL LOCK SWITCH. *AK

HEAD GASKET FAILED. (QCAW)

WHEN FRONT BRAKES ARE IN USE, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES & VIBRATES. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES IN HAND. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY, VEHICLE COULD GO OFF ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED WAS NORMAL. HAD ROTORS CHANGED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED ON 28 JUN 98. *AK

BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 55-65MPH ON HIGHWAY EVERY 20,000 MILES. VEHICLE NEEDS NEW ROTORS AND PADS DUE TO FRONT DISC BRAKES BEING POORLY DESIGNED. *AK

WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE ENGINE THE KEY WAS HALF WAY OUT AND STARTED, MOTOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. ALSO ON ANOTHER ATTEMPT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM . AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE. THE VEHCILE STARTED WITHOUT AN KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY FOUND A LOOSE CABLE WIRE ON THE BATTERY. *AK

ELECTRIC SEAT BROKE.

AIR FILTER CLEANER AND SNOKEL ASSEMBLY HAS WATER INSIDE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER IS USING A DRAIN HOLE.

FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED.

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, 11:00 POSITION, VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. *AK

FRONT BRAKE NOISE AND MALFUNCTION.

TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN PULLING AND CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIMMERING WHILE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAS HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK

RIGHT REAR HUB BOLTS BROKE, CAUSING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL TO WOBBLE.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, STEERING VIBRATES. DEALERSHIP REPLACED FRONT ROTORS BUT CONDITION HAS PERSISTED. *AK

TWO HOURS AFTER PARKING, AT APPROX. 2 AM, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT DETERMINED FIRE STARTED IN FUEL PUMP AREA, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK

POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED.

DEFECTIVE WIRING UNDER PASSENGER'S SEAT CAUGHT FIRE.

BRAKES VIBRATE.

BRAKES VIBRATED AND MADE NOISE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE CHANGED THE PADS BUT VEHICLE STILL MAKES THE NOISE. ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AT 10,000 MILES, ALL BRAKES WERE REPLACED .*AK

NON-ABS BRAKES; FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES DUE TO UNKNOWN VIBRATION W/STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING AND MAKING A TURN.*AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR MAKES NOISE AND SHAKES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK, VEHICLE WAS BEING PUT INTO PARK, ACCELERATED AND HIT A BUILDING, SHIFTED TO REVERSE, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS,BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, NO WARNING. *AK

UPON HEAD-ON COLLISION, ESTIMATED SPEED 30 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

EXPERIENCING WARPING OF ROTORS DUE TO HANGUP OR DRAGGING OF CALIPERS, NO PAD WEAR, DEALERS' TURNED ROTORS' TWICE. *AK

STRUTS RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *DSH

BRAKES OVERHEAT, CAUSING ROTORS TO WARP. *SD

ABS SYSTEM OVER 4 THOUSAND ROTORS ARE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED, RELATED TO VIBRATION. *AK

ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP; PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO RESISTANCE, AT ALL; VEHICLE SKIDDED, HIT TRUNK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE MAKING TURN INTO DRIVEWAY

SECURITY SYSTEM CONSTANTLY GOES INTO A BLINKING RED LIGHT MODE WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF/BLINKING STOPS BY DISARMING SWITCH. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TO CHANGE THE ROTOR TO OFTEN CAN NOT MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. TT

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. TT

SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE. *AK

APPLIED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOWN TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

THE BRAKES FADE WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. THEY ARE POWER BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, NEEDED REPLACEMENT PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS 4 TIMES. TT

THE FRONT ROTOR WAS CUT TWO TIMES . TT

DASHBOARD REFLECTS IN WINDSHIELD, INTERFERING WITH DRIVERS VISION. *DSH