Mercury Cougar 1998
Model Cougar made in 1998 by Mercury got 1 consumer complain there are 2 investigations as well as 22 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference to electrical system. . Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system, engine and engine cooling and equipment. The car had one investigation (electrical system).
Model 1998
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 9949 | 03/08/1999 | 604765 | Conditions with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0460 stored in continuous memory without any driveability concerns. *tt | 05/12/1999 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| 13468 | 11/01/1999 | 6092221 | Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l engine may exhibit a timing belt shredding or timing belt striking the front cover. *tt | 11/28/2000 | |
| 7451 | 11/01/1999 | 610829 | Some vehicles equipped with 2.0l engine may exhibit a timing belt shredding or timing belt striking the front cover. *tt | 05/15/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 13386 | 10/01/1999 | 609662 | Information on investigating hard start / no start conditions accompanied by overfueling in ambients below 32f/0c, on vehicles with vct equipped 2.0l zetec engines. *tt | 04/05/2000 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||||
| 982010 | 10/12/1998 | 603695 | Experiencing a buzzing or rattling noise from the exhaust system. *yc | 03/02/1999 | |
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 6707 | 08/01/1999 | 608441 | Concerns with activating the octane adjust function with ngs or sbds. *tt | 11/03/2000 | |
| 12917 | 07/01/1999 | 610746 | Some vehicles may exhibit a concern in activating the octaine adjust feature when using the module reconfiguration method. *tt | 05/12/2000 | |
| 6546 | 07/01/1999 | 610679 | Some vehicles may exhibit a concern in activating the octane adjust feature when using the module reconfiguration method. *tt | 05/10/2000 | |
| 13336 | 10/01/1999 | 609617 | Information on activating octane adjust function with ngs/sbds. *tt | 04/04/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 12119 | 11/01/1998 | 613138 | Some vehicles transmissions may exhibit a transmission fluid leak. *mjs | 06/19/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 04217 | 11/01/2004 | 10013369 | General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt | 04/15/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 12519 | 03/01/1999 | 6091763 | Cd4e transaxle may exhibit a no forward drive concern. *tt | 11/14/2000 | |
| 0019 | 01/10/2000 | 612301 | Information regarding several internal changes that have been implemented on the mrx-75 transaxle to improve shift efforts. *mjs | 06/07/2000 | |
| 12598 | 03/01/1999 | 605321 | Information regarding two cd4e transaxles added to ford quality renewal (fqr) program. *tt | 06/08/1999 | |
| 5823 | 03/01/1999 | 605229 | Some vehicles equipped with a cd4e transaxle may exhibit a transmission no forward engagement. *tt | 06/04/1999 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 11791 | 08/01/1998 | 615292 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *tt | 01/12/2001 | |
| 4674 | 08/01/1998 | 615213 | Some vehicles with cd4e transmission may exhibit a condition of no crank / no start in park. vehicle will crank and start in neutral. *tt | 01/05/2001 | |
| 996041 | 05/01/1999 | 606956 | Vehicles may exhibit a hard to shift condition in cold weather. *tt | 09/08/1999 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - SWITCHES - BRAKE LIGHT | |||||
| 02176 | 09/02/2002 | 10008580 | Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj | 08/05/2004 | |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||||
| 982511 | 04/01/1998 | 603539 | Information on performing diagnosis or programming keys on some 1998 vehicles. *yc | 02/24/1999 | |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||||
| 12917 | 07/01/1999 | 610746 | Some vehicles may exhibit a concern in activating the octaine adjust feature when using the module reconfiguration method. *tt | 05/12/2000 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| EA01001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 01/05/2001 | 07/31/2001 | BLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS | 01V230000 | |
| A | ||||||
| EA01001 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 01/05/2001 | 07/31/2001 | BLOWER SWITCH/RESISTOR OR WIRING HARNESS | 01I009000 | |
| A | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/17/1998 | |||
| While driving the vehicle stalled and lost all power, which almost caused an accident. dealer cannot determine problem. please provide details. *ak | |||