2002 Mercury Cougar Fuel system Problems

I AM CURRENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO FORD IN OCT 2018. FORD STATED THAT THE 10 YEAR RECALL ENDED AND PER THEIR RECORDS THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AS FUEL MODULE WAS REPLACED BY DEALER DON KNOTT FORD, CARSON, CA. DON KNOTT FORD IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE AFOREMENTIONED DEALER I BELIEVE WAS INVOLVED IN UNETHICAL BUSINESS PRACTICES. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF SUCH A RECALL AND DEALER NEVER CHANGED MODULE, I DO NOT HAVE DOCUMENTATION & WOULD LIKE SUCH FOR MY RECORDS. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE AND THE PERIODIC INADVERTENT SURGING OF VEHICLE WHEN STOPPED/STATIONARY AT A STREET LIGHT BEGAN 6 MONTHS AGO. I CANNOT 100% SAFELY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. FORD HAS NOT PROVIDED ME DOCUMENTATION OF THE ALLEGED REPAIR AND/OR DOCUMENTATION INFORMING ME OF RECALL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENTATION AND/OR HAVE FORD CHANGE THE MODULE SO THE SURGING CAN STOP. YOUR CONSIDERATION AND REVIEW WOULD GREATLY BE APPRECIATED. LASTLY, FORTUNATELY I HAVE A 2ND VEHICLE THAT I HAVE BEEN USING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED REVIEW OF THIS MATTER. YOURS TRULY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11152377

Incident

May 4, 2018

Mileage

14,308 mi

I HAVE FOUND 3 RECALLS FOR MY CAR, THEY ARE ALL THE EXACT PROBLEMS I AM HAVING, BUT WHEN I SEARCHED FOR OPEN RECALLS IT SAID NONE ARE OPEN FOR MY CAR. I NEED MY CAR REPAIRED AND THE RECALLS COMPLETED.

NHTSA ID

11074669

Incident

Feb 7, 2006

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:04V421000 MANUFACTURER FORD MOTOR COMPANY WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN CITY ST. MY AUTO STOPPED WITH NO POWER IN THE LEFT LANE OF BUSY 4 LANE ST. WOULD NOT START IN NEUTRAL OR PARK, MAN PUSHED IT INTO THE CTR. LANE OUT OF TRAFFIC AREA. POLICEMAN CAME AFTER I CALLED 911, AFTER A FEW MINUTES HE SUGGESTED TAKING KEY OUT STEPPING ON BRAKE THEN INSERTING KEY BACK IN IGNITION, DID THAT AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP, AND HE FOLLOWED ME TO MY ST. AND I GOT SAFELY HOME. PRIOR TO THIS SHUT DOWN INCIDENT IT HAD STALLED GOING DOWN A HILL HOWEVER PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT IT HAD BEEN CUTTING OUT FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHICH I THOUGHT WAS CHEAP GAS, SO CHANGED TO TECTRON. I HAVE CALLED FORD ON 3/15 TWICE AND THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, I THEN RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THIS SITE AND WANT TO POST EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ME AS SHOWN BY THE NHTSA ON RECALL ETC. IT DOES SHOW IT IS FOR THE ORIG OWNER, I AM THE 2ND. OWNER HOWEVER THIS HAS OCCURRED WITHIN THE 15YR. LIMITATION YOU HAVE POSTED FOR COMPLAINTS EXPLAINED TO FORD THAT IT MAY HAVE TAKEN THIS LONG FOR THE FILTER TO REACT IN THIS MANNER.

NHTSA ID

10966151

Incident

Mar 13, 2017

Mileage

92,000 mi

SINCE PURCHASING 2002 MERCURY COUGAR IN JANUARY 2010 THE VEHICLE HESITATES, SURGES, AND STALLS AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM WAS RARE, THEN GRADUALLY OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY. THIS NOW HAPPENS AT LEAST WEEKLY, SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY. THIS ISSUE HAS ENDANGERED ME MORE TIMES THAN I CAN CURRENTLY RECALL. REPLACED ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, EGR VALVE AND SENSOR, IAC VALVE, AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE ISSUE PERSISTS.

NHTSA ID

10724633

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

NHTSA ID

10643691

Incident

Sep 29, 2014

Mileage

29,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, SHE WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CONTACT BEGAN TO COAST ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND REMOVED A CHILD PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A JUNK FACILITY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

NHTSA ID

10615966

Incident

Jul 23, 2014

Mileage

142,000 mi

MY DAUGHTER HAS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR AND IS RISKING HER LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS LIVES EVERY TIME SHE GETS INSIDE THAT CAR. HER COUGAR HER BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR MONTHS NOW, AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO MAKE THE CAR SAFER FOR HER, NOTHING IS WORKING. OUR LAST STRAW WAS THREE DAYS AGO, WHEN THE CAR STALLED ON HER ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND SHUT OFF LEAVING HER STRANDED WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK. HER CAR, FOR MONTHS, HAS BEEN SURGING WHILE AT COMPLETE STOPS, AND HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF WHILE AT A STAND STILL. WE'VE TRIED FIXING MANY THINGS, BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE ISSUE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I HAVE COME TO REALIZE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. CAN SOMEONE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PLEASE?? ITS CLEARLY AN ON-GOING ISSUE AND IS COSTING PEOPLE LOTS OF MONEY. HER CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR, AND IS UNDERGOING DIAGNOSTICS. WE WERE ALREADY TOLD THAT HER CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND WE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR EVEN MORE WORK, OUT OF POCKET. PLEASE HELP.. WHY WAS IT NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, SEEING THAT IT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS?! *TR

NHTSA ID

10560713

Incident

Oct 16, 2013

Mileage

126,000 mi

THE CAR GETS A STALLING SENSATION WHEN AT A RED LIGHT, OR A COMPLETE STANDSTILL. IT FEELS LIKE ITS STUTTERING AND UNABLE TO KEEP POWER. CHANGED EGR VALVE, 2 IDLE CONTROL CHANGES, ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION FLUSH WAS DONE. NOTHING SEEMS TO BE FIXING THE ISSUE. THE CAR ACTS UP AND STALLS IN COLD TEMPERATURES. STALLED AT A RED LIGHT TWICE. HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DIFFERENT CAR SHOPS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. NO ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10560461

Incident

Dec 3, 2013

Mileage

126,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 10/11/12*LJ UPDATED 10/16/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID

10472361

Incident

Jul 23, 2009

Mileage

78,656 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,028.

NHTSA ID

10419872

Incident

Aug 17, 2011

Mileage

30,025 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, LOSE POWER AND THEN SURGE ABNORMALLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) BUT THE CONTACTS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO CONFIRMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL LIST. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

NHTSA ID

10414678

Incident

Jan 22, 2011

Mileage

116,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OR SURGE FORWARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID

10413419

Incident

Jun 28, 2011

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS AND INTERMITTENTLY JERK WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF DIAGNOSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

NHTSA ID

10408820

Incident

May 24, 2011

Mileage

56,000 mi

2002 V6 MERCURY COUGAR CHUGS AND STALLS OUT AT OR BELOW HALF TANK OF GAS. ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC READ OUT INDICATES REPLACING FUEL PUMP, REGULATOR, PRESSURE SENSOR, OR O2 SENSOR. HAVE REPLACED FUEL PUMP HOWEVER ISSUE REMAINS. CALLED FORD REGARDING RECALL IN AUG 2004, BUT AM TOLD THAT MY VIN# WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. READING THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL SOUNDS ALL TOO FAMILIAR THOUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10406259

Incident

Jun 7, 2011

Mileage

120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BECAME HESITANT AND WOULD DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THE CONSEQUENCE STATED IN THE RECALL WAS THE SAME EXACT FAILURE HE HAD EXPERIENCED SINCE 2003. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

NHTSA ID

10395504

Incident

May 5, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

MY 2002 MERCURY COUGAR HAS LOST POWER, SHUTTERED, MISFIRED, AND ESSENTIALLY BROKE DOWN THE SAME WEEK I PAID IT OFF! MY 2002 MERCURY COUGAR WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL? HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX CERTAIN VIN NUMBER THAT THEY CLAIM ARE NOT AFFECTED, HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? THERE ARE AWAY TO MANY 2002 COUGARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT RUN. THIS CAR HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH STALLING AND SHUTTERING SINCE DAY 8 OF PURCHASE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10381727

Incident

Feb 12, 2011

Mileage

62,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME FAILURE FOR HER YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT HER EXPENSE (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ID

10321526

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V421000; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THIS HIS VIN DID NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000. UPDATED 12/30/09 *CN THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 12/30/09*JB

NHTSA ID

10294182

Incident

Dec 1, 2009

Mileage

127,000 mi

2002 COUGAR EXHIBITS "ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS". YOUR WEBSITE SHOWS A EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS AS OUR MECHANIC SAYS WE NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. FORD DENIES THE CAR IS COVERED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10284433

Incident

Jul 1, 2009

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE (FDM) REDUCED AND EVENTUALLY BLOCKED THE FLOW OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,184.

NHTSA ID

10276843

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

112,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND EXPERIENCED A LOW POWER RESPONSE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS ALSO ENGINE HESITATION AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL DELIVERY MODULE FAILED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

NHTSA ID

10260868

Incident

Feb 14, 2009

Mileage

88,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THEN STALL. OCCASIONALLY, ONCE THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, THE ENGINE REVS RANDOMLY AND LOUDLY, AND DOES NOT RUN SMOOTHLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. HE BELIEVES THAT IF THE FAILURES ARE IDENTICAL, HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,500 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF UPDATED 07/15/08. *JB

NHTSA ID

10232268

Incident

Jan 1, 2008

Mileage

61,500 mi

I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR THAT HAS SEVERE STALLING, ROUGH IDLE AND EXTREME SURGING WHILE DRIVING OF AT IDLE. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MANY TIMES. I DID A SEARCH AND FOUND CAMPAIGN #04V421000 ON YOUR WEBSITE AND THIS CAR EXHIBITS ALL THE SIGNS DETAILED OUT IN THE CAMPAIGN. I CALLED MY DEALER (DAVE KNAPP FORD) AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DID A VIN SEARCH AND SAID THIS VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT MY VEHICLE FITS THESE SYMPTOMS TO A "T" AND THAT, I BELIEVE THAT IS SHOULD BE COVERED, ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM! BY THE WAY, THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW AND I AM FEARING FOR MY DAUGHTERS SAFETY. THANK YOU. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231989

Incident

Feb 8, 2008

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. HE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTLY PULLING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME AND LATER CALLED THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY MADE REPAIRS AT THE COST OF $697. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V421000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE COULD CAUSE ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING, AND OTHER SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. OVER TIME, THE FILTER MAY BECOME SUFFICIENTLY BLOCKED AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000. UPDATED 07/16/08*LJ THE BUSHINGS AND CLUTCH WERE WORN. THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDER WERE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER REPLACED A LEAKING INTAKE. UPDATED 07/16/08

NHTSA ID

10231582

Incident

Feb 1, 2008

Mileage

84,000 mi

ENGINE HESITATION, LOSS OF POWER, SURGING AND STALLING LEADING TO NEAR MISSES IN TRAFFIC ,AT STOP LIGHTS & WHILE TURNING A CORNER. FORD AND THEIR DEALERS CLAIM THAT THEIR RECALL # 04V421000 HAS EXPIRED AND DOES NOT APPLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10221581

Incident

Mar 18, 2008

Mileage

90,000 mi