2002 Mercury Cougar 35th Aniversary Edition review from North America
"Loved it until it became unfixable and sporadically unreliable"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Ignition is locked up when trying to start the car after the steering wheel was left in a non-straight position when the car was turned off previously. This is remedied by turning the wheel back and forth while trying to start the ignition.
Car begins to jerk when going up an incline after the car has been traveling for atleast 2-4 hours. This continues to worsen until the car is shut off for a long period of time. The most recent occasion of this resulted in the car dying while driving down the street and needing to be towed.
General comments?
The car performs well for a sports car until something goes wrong with it.
My car has been in the shop for two days now passing every test that they can perform on it and they cannot figure out what the vibration/dying problem is resulting from.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Don't Know |
| Model year | 2002 |
| Year of manufacture | 2002 |
| First year of ownership | 2003 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2007 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5L V6 Automatic |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 4 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 3 / 10 |
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| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 12000 miles |
| Most recent distance | 70000 miles |
| Date of Entry | 3rd April, 2007 |