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Old 05-14-2008, 05:06 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Re: Mercury Cougar + Problems?

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Originally Posted by zaydq View Post
I more so wanted to see if anyone would give me personal stories on how reliable/how crap it was.
I've had mine 8+ years now and the ONLY repairs needed are:
  • new alternator (common cougar repair - and likely expected on any car with 100k miles)
  • new fuel pump (Ford recall replacement)
  • new hvac blower resistor ($7 fix)
  • new brake sensor switch ($90 dealership fix that probably would have been $7 if I wasn't on the road at the time and not able to do it myself)
  • re-program PATS (done when car was under warranty)

then normal maintenance stuff like brakes, tires, filters, etc.

Only time I was 'stranded' was the PATS issue. Nothing else was to the point of taking the car off the road - and don't foresee any issues in the near future either.
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