2002 Mercury Cougar Engine problems

Since purchasing 2002 mercury cougar in january 2010 the vehicle hesitates, surges, and stalls at any rate of speed. Initially the problem was rare, then gradually occurred more frequently. This now happens at least weekly, sometimes several times per day. This issue has endangered me more times than I can currently recall. Replaced alternator, battery, egr valve and sensor, iac valve, and catalytic converter. The issue persists.

Driving on freeway, car next to me came into my lane towards my car, I hit my brakes resulting in my vehicle swerving and hitting the median head on at high speed, air bags did not deploy upon impact. *Tr

I'm having the same issue with my 2002 mercury cougar as everyone else, but when I put my vin number into the search, there are no recalls listed for it. I don't think that its right that my life be put in serious danger because of an apparent design issue. This car is losing all power and shutting down. It doesn't matter how fast you are going, it happens at all speeds. We thought the alternator was bad, had it replaced and the battery at the same time. The same day, the car lost all power again and died out...

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle made a knocking noise and stalled. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The mechanic was unable to diagnose the problem. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

I was on my way to work and about one mile from my destination the engine just stopped. I let it sit about twenty minutes and it finally started again. This happened several days of shutting off while I was on the road driving. Luckily I was at a place when I could pull over on the side of the road and get out of the line of traffic except for one time when I was at a stop light and it shut off and I sat and wait and it finally started again and I was able drive it to a safe spot. I took it to a mechanic and...

My daughter has a 2002 mercury cougar and is risking her life as well as others lives every time she gets inside that car. Her cougar her been having issues for months now, and even though we have spent hundreds of dollars trying to make the car safer for her, nothing is working. Our last straw was three days ago, when the car stalled on her on the highway. She was traveling about 45 miles per hour, when the car stalled and shut off leaving her stranded waiting for the tow truck. Her car, for months, has been...

The car gets a stalling sensation when at a red light, or a complete standstill. It feels like its stuttering and unable to keep power. Changed egr valve, 2 idle control changes, along with a transmission flush was done. Nothing seems to be fixing the issue. The car acts up and stalls in cold temperatures. Stalled at a red light twice. Has been taken to different car shops on numerous occasions. No engine light comes on. *Tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled as the battery, engine, and oil warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for inspection. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,600.

I was driving my 2002 cougar and the vehicle began to lose power, the check engine light and the fuel light came on. The vehicle came to a complete stop in the middle of the road. I have also experienced the vehicle surging while at a complete stop. I contacted the service manager at my local dealer and the only resolution he could provide me was to have a technician drive it and see if it would happen again. Even though I explained there have been numerous complaints about the issue by other drivers on line, he...

Tl* 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.

Tl*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. The manufacturer stated that the vin was not...

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle began to lose power while driving, which made it difficult to steer the vehicle. He experienced difficultly pulling the vehicle to the side of the road. After approximately 15 minutes, the vehicle was able to be restarted and operated normally. He drove the vehicle home and later called the dealer. The dealer advised him to bring in the vehicle and they made repairs at the cost of $697. The failure was identified as being included...

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the engine hesitates as if there is no gas flow. The dealer stated that a diagnosis was needed; however, the contact stated that a previous diagnosis did not find any failures. The repair shop changed the engine oil, replaced the filter, and cleaned the fuel injection, but the failure was not corrected. The manufacturer is aware of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in recall number 04n02. The failure mileage and dealer information were unavailable. The current mileage was 106,881.

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. *Tr

No problems or indicators of any problems or issues. Was driving vehicle on highway and car loss power. Was able to pull off to side of road. Had vehicle examined and was told the engine seized. Had second opinion, and mechanic drained the oil and said there was metal shavings in oil, could not give reason as to what caused engine to lock up. Have to replace the engine. Warranty expired. Was told ford would not cover. Had less than 45,000 miles on vehicle - this is a defective or misbuilt motor. *Nm

Noticed a stronge smell of gas in our garage. When we backed out there was a large spot on the garage floor. We then got out of the car and smelled the liquid. It was gas we then looked under the vehicle and there was a liquid driping. As we continued to investagate it was clear that gas was leaking out of the tank. The seal along with the bottom of the tank were saturated with a dark gasoline smelling liquid. We then called roadside assistance to have the vehicle towed to a mercury dealer. We also were instructed...

Once the consumer is inside the vehicle she can strongly smell gas fumes. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *Ak

Consumer stated vehicle hesitated between gears at any speed. Service technician couldn't duplicate the problem. Please provide any further information. *Ph

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. *Jb

While traveling on the highway the vehicle shut down without prior warning. And the vehicle will not restart at all please provide additional information dealer is aware of the problem

While driving at 65mph and with no warning engine coolant hose clamp came off, causing fluid to leak out. Then, engine will start to lose power,making it to be hard to control vehicle. Dealer notified.*Ak

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....