Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043165 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2005
Consumer's City: SALT LAKE CITY Consumer's State: UT
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:tail lights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61L0X5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 17 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: contact owns a 1999 mercury cougar. he has been looking on the internet and found recalls 04v4210000, 04v4210000,1v0320000, and 01v0310000 . he called the manufacturer, and they told him that this vehicle was not included in these recalls due to vin although the contact's vehicle experienced the same failure as described in aforementioned recalls. while driving and accelerating the vehicle surged. he had not noticed this when the cruise control was on. but, noticed this immediately after purchasing the vehicle from an auction on 9-18-05. also, the left rear tail lamp blew out three times in a short time frame. he bought the extended life bulbs, but they still blew out. however, some of the lights worked on the dashboard. . the engine light did not come on when he first started the vehicle. the contact noticed this 10-04-05. *ak