1999 Mercury Cougar structure problems

“I HAVE ALWAYS HAD MY CAR WASHED AND RUST PROOFED DURING THE WINTER EVER 2 WEEKS. LAST DECEMBER THE PAINT UNDER THE BOTTOM OF BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOORS STARTED HAVING THE PAINT BUBBLE UP ON BOTH ROCKER PANELS. IT STARTED BUBBLING UP THEN CURLING AND THE PAIN STARTED COMING OFF. IVE SEEN MANY OTHER COUGARS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND FEEL IT IS DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE PAINT THAT WAS USED OR SOMETHING MISSING FROM THE PAINT JOB THAT WAS DONE”

“SUNROOFS ON THE 1999 TO 2001 MERCURY COUGARS SEEM TO BREAK WITH ALOT OF FREQUENCY. ONE DAY THEY SEEM TO WORK AND THEN FOR NO REASON THEY BREAK. INCLUDED IS A WEBSITE WITH OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD/MERCURY SAYS IT'S NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW OF USING PLASTIC TRACKS FOR THE SUNROOF. HERE'S A LINK TO THE SITE WITH COMPLAINTS HTTP://WWW.COUGARSUNROOF.COM/ *TR”

“THE PLASTIC SUNROOF TRANSPORT MECHANISM HAS BROKEN FOR THE SECOND TIME DURING THE LIFE OF THIS CAR (I AM THE ONLY OWNER). THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY IN MY OWNERSHIP AND WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP THAT FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME HAS REFUSED TO FIX IT AGAIN CITING A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. THIS PROBLEM IS A WELL KNOWN DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 1999 AND 2000 MODEL YEAR MERCURY COUGARS AND WAS ADDRESSED IN THE 2001 MODEL YEAR DESIGN. THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS IS UNCONSCIONABLE CONSIDERING THE FACTS REGARDING THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT CLEAR KNOWLEDGE OF THESE ISSUES OF THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE SHOULD HAVE NECESSITATED A RECALL LONG PRIOR TO THIS AND BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A RECALL I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *TR”

“I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1999 MERCURY COUGAR AUTOMATIC V6. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE, BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. LIKE OTHER 1999 ' 2000 MERCURY COUGAR OWNERS I WORRY ABOUT THE SAFETY OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH MORE PROBLEMS THAN CAN COST EFFECTIVELY BE FIXED. MY LIST OF BROKEN ITEMS INCLUDE THE RADIO, POWER WINDOW REGULATOR, O2 SENSORS, TRANSMISSION AT 59,000 MILES, DASHBOARD LIGHTS (LOW COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE), DOOR/WINDOW LEAKY SEAL ISSUES, ENGINE MISFIRE (DECREASED ACCELERATION) AND NOW MY CRUISE CONTROL AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK. UPON RESEARCHING THE RECALL FOR CRUISE CONTROL FIRES DEALING WITH FORD PRODUCTS I FOUND THAT I AM AMONG OTHER DISGRUNTLED COUGAR OWNERS. FORD/MERCURY OR FORD TECHNICIANS HAVE NOT DONE A SATISFACTORY JOB LETTING OWNERS KNOW OF RECALLS THAT NEED ATTENTION. MY LATEST CONCERN IS THAT MY COUGAR MIGHT START ON FIRE, PER MY COMPLAINT WITH FORD; THEY SEE NO THREAT WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ISSUES AND SUGGESTED I CONTACT THE NHTSA WITH MY COMPLAINT. *TR”

“1999 MERCURY COUGAR LEAKS WATER INTO HATCH AREA DIRECTLY ONTO THE INTERIOR EXPOSED ELECTRICAL WIRING AND CONNECTIONS FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND HATCH RELEASE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE SOURCE OF LEAK AND THEREFORE CANNOT REPAIR. MERCURY WILL NOT RELEASE BLUEPRINTS OF SHEET METAL LAYOUT TO HELP IN DETERMINING WHERE WATER LEAK MIGHT BE ORIGINATING. NEITHER DID MERCURY COVER DIAGNOSIS AND WILL NOT COVER REPAIR EVEN IF PROBLEM SOURCE WAS IDENTIFIED. SIGNIFICANT WATER INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND DIRECTLY ON EXPOSED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS COULD EASILY RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC FIRE HAZARD AND LOSS OF LIFE. *JB”

“DT: CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE CONTACT'S SON DROVE THE VEHICLE THE HOOD LATCH BROKE, CAUSING THE HOOD TO FLY UP AND SHATTER THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED SERVICE DEALER, BUT THEY STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL, AND THAT THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK”