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: 007118409 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2007
Consumer's City: DOUGLASVILLE 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: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery:cables
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1ZWFT61L7X5 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury cougar. in 2003, the engine failed when fuel was present in the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired under warranty. currently, fuel is not able to enter into the engine. the vehicle will start and then shut off. a diagnostic test has not been performed on the vehicle. the contact stated that the vehicle has also had electrical failures, which caused the battery to fail four times in four years. the battery cable has been retightened several times and replaced once. the speed was unknown. the current mileage was 99,000 and failure mileage was 20,000.