Help diagnose my Cougar please!!

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12/20/07 10:23 PM

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foxfirejesse

Edited: 20-Dec-07
Member Since: 10/23/2003
Posts: 3159

Ok, so I have a 99 Mercury Cougar and the other day I was on my way to work when something bad happened. I was in 5th gear when I was getting off the interstate. I shifted in to neutral to come to a stop when the car died. So I restarted it and shifted into first. The shift knob was super lose and wobly, it didnt even feel like i put it into gear, but I knew I had. SO i let off the cluth and onto the gas and the car wouldnt go. I had no momentum. I had to damn near floor the gas to get upto about 10 MPH to get through the stoplight and to moy work which was about a block away. After I got over the hill, I just let it cruise into my work parking lot cause I didnt want to hurt the car more by pressing on the gas. I get to work and get out of the car and it smelled terrible; like burning plastic. I got back in the car restarted it again and put it into reverse to see if anything was different. After flooring the gas again the car went forward even though i put the shifter in reverse!! Whats wrong with my car??

12/20/07 11:18 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
johnnypayne 37 Edited: 20-Dec-07 Member Since: 05/22/2002 Posts: 12417	Whatever it is, it's going to be expensive. You have ignored this user.

12/20/07 11:40 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
foxfirejesse Edited: 20-Dec-07 Member Since: 10/23/2003 Posts: 3162	Damn it. Thats what I was afraid of... You have ignored this user.

12/21/07 6:45 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
foxfirejesse Edited: 21-Dec-07 Member Since: 10/23/2003 Posts: 3163	TTT You have ignored this user.

12/23/07 2:46 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
autotech 7 Edited: 23-Dec-07 Member Since: 03/27/2003 Posts: 2175	sounds like clutch or transmission. You have ignored this user.

12/23/07 3:27 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
ArmbarKing 14 Edited: 23-Dec-07 Member Since: 05/02/2002 Posts: 8054	Yep clutch or tranny is fucked! You have ignored this user.

12/23/07 10:02 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
foxfirejesse Edited: 23-Dec-07 Member Since: 10/23/2003 Posts: 3170	I'm gonna go cry now... You have ignored this user.

12/24/07 12:32 AM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
stevekt 169 Edited: 24-Dec-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 13313	Ok, so I have a 99 Mercury Cougar... Found the problem! j/k ;) You have ignored this user.

12/24/07 10:19 AM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
foxfirejesse Edited: 24-Dec-07 Member Since: 10/23/2003 Posts: 3171	lol. not too far from the truth! Damn Fords. I shouldve stuck with the Chevys... You have ignored this user.

12/24/07 1:02 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
autotech 7 Edited: 24-Dec-07 Member Since: 03/27/2003 Posts: 2176	99 mercury cougar is 99% mazda. You have ignored this user.

12/25/07 12:15 PM	Ignore \| Quote \| Edit \| Warn Admin \| Vote Down \| Vote Up \| Delete Post
Ponyboy 8 Edited: 25-Dec-07 Member Since: 01/01/2001 Posts: 11943	Actually it's more ford than the ford probe that preceded it was. The entire engine management system on a ford probe is mazda while on the cougar it's all ford. You have ignored this user.

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