1985 MERCURY COUGAR

1 recalls — 22 complaints

85V025000 Mar 11, 1985
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS MAY HAVE IMPROPERLY ANODIZED INTERNAL SURFACES CAUSING ACCELERATED WEAR OF A PISTON SEAL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: ONE PORTION OF THE SPLIT BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INEFFECTIVE RESULTING IN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER WOULD BE WARNED BY INCREASED PEDAL TRAVEL AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT.
Remedy: MASTER CYLINDERS BUILT ON JANUARY 9, 1985 WILL BE REPLACED.
3,508 vehicles affected
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jan 29, 2001
INJECTOR ON THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Jan 29, 2001
ECM FAILED. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID Jan 29, 2001
STARTER AND SOLENOID BURNED OUT. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Jan 29, 2001
STARTER AND SOLENOID BURNED OUT. *SLC
TIRES Jan 29, 2001
GOODYEAR TIRES (P215/70R15) FAILED. *SLC
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Jan 23, 2001
INJECTOR ON THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE Jan 23, 2001
ECM FAILED. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID Jan 23, 2001
STARTER AND SOLENOID BURNED OUT. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY Jan 23, 2001
STARTER AND SOLENOID BURNED OUT. *SLC
TIRES Jan 23, 2001
GOODYEAR TIRES (P215/70R15) FAILED. *SLC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION Dec 21, 2000
WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *AK
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE Apr 20, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN CONSUMER REACHES TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Sep 8, 1997
DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD SURGE & ACCELERATE; WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE WOULD PULL OFF ROAD & TURN VEHICLE OFF & THEN RESTART; NO SIGN OF SURGING/ACCELERATING; PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Oct 8, 1996
BASICALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHEN SWITCH WAS REMOVED BY OWNER THE SWITCH WAS CHARGED AND BURNED. ALSO SOME WIRING WAS BURNED. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY May 9, 1996
ROOF LINING FALLING APART, INTERFERING WITH DRIVERS VISION. *DSH
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH May 9, 1996
HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO KINK IN THE RELEASE CABLE.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH May 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH May 2, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Apr 29, 1996
WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE CAR STRETED TO GET FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Apr 29, 1996
WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE CAR STRETED TO GET FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Apr 26, 1996
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, ENGINE COMPARTMNET FIRE. *AK
Fire 1 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY Dec 15, 1995
DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON A FEW OCCASIONS WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT