2002 Mercury Cougar Engine cooling Problems

“Loss of power, surging, so I took to dealer they changed fuel pump supposedly and filter and transmission fluid. One week later I took it back because it continued to do the same, they said they checked a wire to fuel pump and changed a spark plug, and here it is another week with the same symptoms.”

“While traveling on highway at approximately 70 MPH, vehicle stalls without warning. This has happened 12 times at high speeds and results in loss of power steering and twice has resulted in loss of all electrical power including headlights.”

“On approx. The 15th of march, my daughter lost all power in car while driving through lunch traffic in town and was nearly rearended by a petroluem tanker. We brought car in to dealership. They ran a battery test and b/c that came back fine they refused to do any further testing. She was having problems getting the key to turn over to start car. They fixed that problem at the same time. On the 15th of may, the car came out of the shop for the 2nd time after it had lost power twice on her while driving again.her. The dealership contacted ford headquarters for recalls. …”

“The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly decreased to 10 MPH. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they advised her that all three catalytic converters were clogged and the fdm needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired for the fdm but not the catalytic converters. The manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 72,000. The VIN was unavailable.”

“The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle would often fail to accelerate and increase in RPM's. In addition, the vehicle would frequently stall. Once the vehicle was turned off, it would restart immediately. The contact took the vehicle to a local mechanic because the warranty was no longer valid. The mechanic diagnosed the cause of the failure as a faulty fuel injector. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure still persists. …”