2000 Mercury Cougar SE from North America - Comments

No offense to the rest of you, but I'm glad to see others dealing with the same problems that I am dealing with my wife's cougar. On the other hand I a little angry that there are no manufacturer recalls or solutions. Not only does the strobe light dash and headlights make me dizzy, but according to the dash she's constantly out of gas, the temp gauge shows the motor freezing, then melting just seconds later. I gonna do a good deed to society and ghost ride the car into a river. Thanks for making it even more clear to me.

-Darren.

I also have a 2000 mercury cougar and for insurance reasons I'm not gonna say any names. I want to burn the car slap the guy who designed such a poor quality yet sharp looking car. just like everyone else has been complaining about I am having electrical issues with mine. I called the dealership about this and the service tech told me one of two things can be the problem 1. spend 700$ having your wiring harness rerouted 2. your oxygen sensors could be bad. yes, I know, sounds crazy, but after twenty minutes arguing with the tech he told me that he has personally seen 2 cases of this situation. I don't see any resolutions for this problem. Don't EVER BUY A MERCURY COUGAR UNLESS YOU LIKE CARS THAT HAVE NUMBERS OF PROBLEMS.

Cougars are poorly designed and are for enthusiasts only, people that love the style and are dedicated to preserving this species from extinction.

Owning one of them is like having a stunningly beautiful girlfriend that also has a bipolar disorder and constantly complains and makes scenes for no reason.

Sometimes you want to dump her, but then you look at her, soften up and just let it slide, but you can't change her unless you are a competent, resourceful car enthusiast fix/modify the crap out of her and then NO PROBLEM!

Yep same old problem with my 2001 Cougar too. Mercury should be very proud that they have built such a lemon and make their customers pay for it. A sad day for American autos..