2000 Mercury Cougar Body and structure Problems

“Vehicle lost power while driving down highway. Replaced the battery and took to shop to have alternator and whatever else looked at. Mechanic could not find anything wrong. Battery light still flashing. I'm scared this will happen again and leave me stranded. Also have had same electrical problems (power windows) as everyone else, as well as spending $600 on brakes, and trunk latch won't work. Radio works off and on. Also had to replace bumper as it was ripped off while pulling out of parking space. (not negligenc).”

“The front bumper is so low it drags out of driveways, shopping center parking blocks and so on. Because of this, the whole fender has torn off on both sides of car. The full fender and lower section where fog lights would go is torn off too. Incident date was last time, this problem happens everytime the car is driven.”

“There is a health issue associated with my 2000 Mercury Cougar. I recently noticed that there were particles coming from the front and windshield vents. Some were very small, some probably too small to see, while other were large, 1/2 x 1/4 . The particles consisted of black, rough surface, sharp material, probably coming from the air mixing box. Also coming out were pieces of foam rubber. When I went to the dealer for warranty service I was told that this issue is a problem with many of the ford cars, and has been for many years. …”

“The door locks installed allow the driver to hit a switch on driver's door to lock passengers, or to push in the lock, which will lock both driver and passenger's door. Upon entering the vehicle I have pushed both the switch and lock, neither of which would lock the passenger's side. I repeat this up to 10 times before the passenger side will lock. Not too safe!! 2nd complaint---stereo will be on and the driver's side speakers will shut off for a few seconds and you will only hear passenger's side. Then they will come back on. …”

“The front bumper fell off while driving without physical contact. The driver was able to pull over. The driver picked up the bumper and attachments and placed them inside of the vehicle and drove home. The driver has contacted the dealer for appointment. Please provide further details.”