Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004265955 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003
Consumer's City: BLUE RIDGE Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 22 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Repeated issues on various dates. problem 1: the vehicle alarm will randomly activate itself. it will go through it's 5 minute alarm process and then shuts itself down. then anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes latter it will set itself off again. it does not matter the location of the vehicle so that could rule out interference. problem 2: battery lamp illuminates in the higher rpm range and battery and alternator have been checked to be functioning properly. problem 3: there is a loud popping sound from the front driver's side when the car shifts to 2nd gear at full throttle. *jb