As everyone knows the trunk latch doesn't work.
It is dangerous on slippery roads.
The fuel pump quit (replaced and then costs refunded after recall)
The heat is very poor, have to wear winter boots and parka in it while driving.
Sometimes will not start on a hot day and you will be left stranded somewhere.
Tires only last 50,000 km (30,000 miles)
Drafty interior and hatch. Dust collects in hatch and interior and drafty in winter.
You can't adjust the radio/cd volume to a suitable level. The range between selections is too great and even level 1 is too loud if you just want it to be in the background as you are sitting waiting for something.
Okay car when it is not a really cold day, or a moderately hot day.
If you think you should slow down to 80 km/r on a somewhat slippery road in winter, slow down to about 60 km/r. I have put on expensive winter tires and that does improve it quite a bit. I have about one million kms under my belt and this car is not for winter!
Lots of power and fun to drive (on dry roads), and the fuel economy is really good.
Comfortable to drive.
Frustrating at times because once in a while it just won't start - and you have to wait 10 or 20 or 30 minutes and suddenly it will start. When this problem shows up and you turn the key, nothing happens. No ignition, no nothing! Wait until the car cools off and somehow it will engage the ignition again.
I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this problem and what it may be. This has happenned to me about a dozen times when it is above 20C or 70F.
Try replacing the coolant thermostat.
Ten-minute job, should cost about ten dollars.
This should restore your heater to normal.
Personal Exprience.
The heat is a little unexpectedly weak, but if you turn the fan on all the way to levels 3 or 4, it will heat up. same thing with the AC. its just a big cabin for such a small air fan, so you have to make the fan blow top speed so you can feel a change in temperature.
March 11, 2006 I went to a dinner party for a few hours, when done, I returned to my 2000 v6 cougar, and to my surprise I turned the ignition key and nothing. The car powered up, but it would not kick in to start after ten minutes, I became frustrated and turn the ignition about 4 times real fast and then it started. I had my friend hook up my car to the computer to see if it found something and again nothing.
I've had the same problems with my 96 Ford Escort (German model name, I don't known what it's called in the US). Sometimes it happened when it was hot or when it was cold - with increasing frequency.
It turned out to be the fuse box - something had melted in there. I had to replace it for 250 euros. - The problems are completely gone now.
Regards,
Oliver.
The engine may not start if the windshield-wiper switch is in the low or intermittent position because the wiper wiring was installed too close to the antitheft control module. Check this out next time your cougar won't start.
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