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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>93 MERCURY COUGAR XR7, 3.8L V6, FAILED HEAD GASKET ON ENGINE WITH 60,000 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES, FORD REFUSED MY CLAIM STATING THEY HAD NO RECALLS ON 93 MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FORD ME OR ANYONE I KNOW WILL EVER BUY, AND I CURRENTLY OWN 3 OF THEM, I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.   *NLM</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2003 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>FAILURE OF DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2001 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHEN  BRAKES ARE APPLIED  FRONT WHEELS SHAKE VERY HARD, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL DUE TO UNKNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ROTORS.  PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 09 Oct 1999 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>LOCAL DEALER ADAMANTLY DENIES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH 302 V8. MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE THE</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AT 58000 MILES PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MILES. THIS CAUSES THE MOTOR TO WARP, DEALER CONTACTED AND WITH NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS DONE AT OWNER EXPENSE.  *AK</description>
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      <title>New NHTSA complaint: WHEELS</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 1998 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>WHILE PULLING OUT BACK WHEELS SPIN.</description>
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