Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004269948 Incident Date: Mar, 29 2004
Consumer's City: LONG BEACH Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61L9Y5 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 08 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 20 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car would stall without warning one time leaving me in the middle of a busy intersection. this time on a slight hill i sat stalled with hazard lights & headlights on but got rear ended by a motorist traveling 50 mph. had problem looked at & thought it was repaired but happened again. car is now totaled. air bag did not deploy and gas shut off valve didn't work because much later at tow yard car was started. it could of been my death! 6 days in hospital & no car.*ak