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1995 Mercury Cougar Broken Key switch
Sent to Car Experts July 25 11:31 AM

I have a 1995 Mercury Cougar. The last time I started it the ignition key broke internally, the engine was running. I was able to drive it home but I had to pull the high tension wire out of the distributor to stop it and removed the groung wire from the battery to kill the ignition because the key did not work. The dealer has the car and said he had to remove parts of the steering column to remove broken parts. Has the Ford Company had a recall on this problem. I think this is a safety related problem.

 

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1995 Mercury Cougar 4 cylinder

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Sent the car to the dealer by tow hook.

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Status:  Closed   Value: $8
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July 25 11:52 AM (20 minutes and 58 seconds later)
         
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There is no TSB concerning the ignition lock or any problems in the steering column.



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July 25 1:03 PM (1 hour and 11 minutes later)
         
Reply to MechanicMan's Post: It seems to me that FORD had a recall on ignition key switches because of a fire hazard. Is anything about this recall available?
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July 25 2:42 PM (1 hour and 38 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
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