NHTSA — Fuel/Propulsion System Problems

1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,600 miles

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2000 Mercury Cougar fuel system problems

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2000 Mercury Cougar Owner Comments

problem #5

May 062016

Cougar

  • 74,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata inflatorsi have a 2000. Mercury. Coguar. When. I bought the. Car it ran tgood, then. In 2014. I had to. Pay 1000. To get a. fuel pump put in. And. That only lasted. 2yrs. Now the fuel pump went out. I don't. have. That kind of money.I live on as. When I pay my bills I'm. broke. I looked up recalls. And its the fuel system on the car. It just stops. Even in traffic. I don't see what my credit. Has anything. To do with getting help. Fixing my car if it has a recall. On the fuel system.

- Antioch, CA, USA

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problem #4

Dec 152014

Cougar

  • 71,000 miles
Having so many problems with the fuel systems. I have put fuelput a new fuel pump in gas tank 2 yes. Ago. Put fuel pressure sensor this year. Put new fuel regulator this year now when driving it will just stop. And wouldn't startup

- Antioch, CA, USA

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problem #3

Feb 012016

Cougar

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Cougar. While refueling the vehicle, the fuel pump would only allow 1-2 gallons to enter the fuel tank before shutting off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the fuel pump was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.

- Americas, GA, USA

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problem #2

Nov 282012

Cougar

  • 83,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was the contact was told that the fuel delivery modules needed to be replaced. The contact asked about NHTSA campaign id number: 04V421000 (fuel system: Gasoline), but was told that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The VIN was not available. The failure and the current mileage was 83,000.

- Descplaines, IL, USA

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problem #1

Nov 202012

Cougar

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact was able to start the vehicle after several minutes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The mechanic advised the contact that the fuel pump would have to be replaced. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number: 04V421000 (fuel system, gasoline) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

- New Iberia, LA, USA

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