Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042134 Incident Date: Oct, 01 2005
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: 00
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1MELM62W7TH Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was driving and saw my low coolant light was on. pulled into car parts company parking lot. opened hood saw coolant on top of motor and underside of hood. coolant was leaking from front of the intake manifold. upon inspection realized the manifold is made of plastic. i attempted to stop the leak with plastic repair and a coolant system repair, no use. had to limp the car to zender ford in spruce grove, alberta. they are fixing the car at an estimated cost of $900.00 no warranty or recall. left me stranded 400 km's from my home. *nm