Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / COUGAR / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006081853 Incident Date: Oct, 11 2006
Consumer's City: BROOKSVILLE Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: COUGAR Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61L2X5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 11 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 25 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated the exterior brake lights did not illuminate at all, causing the vehicle to nearly get rear-ended while braking from traveling 70 mph. the vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, who determined that the wiring harness needed replacement due to a short circuit. there was a nhtsa recall #01v032000 pertaining to the brake light switch. the vehicle was not included in the recall due to the vin. secondly, the engine hesitated while warming up, accompanied by a rough idle. the vehicle was not seen by a mechanic.