1999 Mercury Cougar review from North America

First, this is probably the worst car that I have ever owned in my life. The amount of repairs that I put in this car could have been used to buy a second car, but I stuck with this car and took care of it well (stupid choice). If I had read the stuff on this site, I wouldn't have gotten a cougar.

I have similar problems like everybody here. I had to replaced the flywheel (part s- $100 labor - $2,100), 6 oxygen sensor ($150 a piece), catalytic converter ($800), 3 starters ($300 a piece), 5 batteries (120 a piece) and countless other repairs that I have a book to show for in 8 years of owning this car.

The latch on the back doesn't open with the remote keys, and the blower only has the maximum setting because of a failed resistor.

This car drinks gas, and this summer it won't start when it's really hot. I thought it was a main relay problem, vapor lock (unlikely) or the electronics being affected by heat and humidity, but it was a bad gsr solenoid. The car won't start when it's very hot only when it's cool outside. The insulation outside warps (expands on heat) and the fog vents on the windshield moves around.

I would never buy an American car ever again! No wonder they are losing to Honda, Toyota, Mazda etc.

It's a nice looking car; I owned it for 8 years, but it has no reliability at all. I missed work and school because of this car! Buyers beware!!

It's very stylish, but this car is a bad case of engineering, no reliability and piece of junk metal.