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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 997073655 | Incident Date: Aug, 25 1997 |
| Consumer's City: CONCORD | Consumer's State: OH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company |
| Model Name: COUGAR | Model Year: 1993 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1MEPM6242PH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1993 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The head gasket on a 1993 mercury cougar 3.8 liter v6 failed at 66999 miles on 8/20/97 past the warrenty period. as a result of the failure, damage to the engine heads also occurred requiring machining and repair total repair cost was $1,548.65 which included the following: head repair, head gasket replacement, coolant replacement, spark plug replacement, thermostat replacement, various gasket replacement, drive belt replacement, o2 sensor replacement, and other minor repairs. repairs took 7 days to complete. dealer would not cover cost of repair under warrenty. ford was also contacted at that time but said there was not a generic problem and would not reimburse me for the cost of repairs. *ak |
