2001 Mercury Cougar V6 from North America - Comments

Everything went wrong with this car. To start off, it would shut off while driving on the express way at speeds of about 70 miles per hour. When this would happen the steering wheel would lock and the brakes had no power. The vehicle was in the shop for over 4 months in total. They had to replace the fuel pump, the computer, the starter motor, the driver's window motor, the transmission (twice). They also had to replace a cylinder because it kept backfiring.

Overall, this vehicle was the worst experience I've ever had. I have almost seen myself killed more than once in this vehicle. I do have to state that the dealers were extremely nice and always gave me a Lincoln Town car as a loaner. They also backed their warranty 150%.

We must have different cars! I have had my 2001 Cougar V6 for almost 2 years and overall I am very pleased with the car. Other than some minor problems like my fuel gage and rear window defroster I have had no problems. I have pushed the car to 190 kph and it has not cut out at that speed. I really don't have the guts to push it any further.

Overall I really like my Cougar and am very pleased. Great looks, lots of power and it rides very nice. My only real complaint is that it is not a Mustang!

I am thinking about buying a cougar this week, and the guy with the rebuttal sounds a lot like a car salesman. I just thought I'd point that out to anyone else who might be researching this car.

It does sound like your dealer is much better at providing loaners than mending cars.

It is impossible to replace a "cylinder".

You will not lose all the steering and brakes if the engine stops at speed. YOu will, however, lose power assistance.

I can relate to this person. I've had my 2001 Mercury Cougar V6 for about a year now. I bought it used and didn't have any problems with it for about 4 months. But now my car hesitates when I try and accelerate, it shuts off on me when I'm driving off the line at a stop light, or just cruising between 40mph-60mph. I've taken my car in for the fuel pump recall, had it replaced, and it shut down on me on my drive home, and I had even taken it to a Mercury dealership! I have not had any brake problems yet; my main problems have been with the car's lack of acceleration/shifting performance, and it shutting down on me. I don't know what to do with the car. Has anyone else had this problem? And if so, what did you do to fix it?

It's probably your sparkplugs.

I have had the same problems that you've had as far as acceleration and shifting... my car won't reverse now. I bought it used this past August and it stopped working in October. Since your problem happened so long ago, what did you do to fix it? if you did fix it?

This car is a nightmare. Its the worst car I ever had. I would take 1989 Toyota corolla. It just shuts off itself.

My cougar heistants at stop lights and have shut off on me. I took a year to figure out what it is but we figured it out. It is the idle control module that is going out. I hope this helps the other person who is having the same problem.

My car is not fast at all. It bits

I find some of this difficult to believe. You lost steering, engine power, *and* brakes on the highway? How are you still alive?