Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003217161 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2002
Consumer's City: BAYPORT Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61LXY5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 10 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 12 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The first time the car stalled it was in january 2003. it did it again on june 8, 2003. it appeared to be fine, but the following day, on the way to work it was having trouble. did not use car until transport to dealership in port jeferson, ny on june 11, 2003. i was told it was the fuel pump. looking through past complaints it appears this is an ongoing problem with this make, model and year. i would like to know what the manufacturer intends to do about this. i hope that this will not be another ford pinto situation. *jb