Cougar not starting once warmed up

Asked by Trickie88 Jan 28, 2017 at 12:41 PM about the 1996 Mercury Cougar XR7 Coupe RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 96 Mercury Cougar the other day when I
got home from work I shut the car off came inside
took a shower went to leave to grab some food
and my car wouldn't start I waited a while after I
tried to jump it and the motor cool down and it
started up just fine what could be my problem
please help

2 Answers

I've have the same problem with my 94 Cougar and I can not figure it out. I tried a stronger battery but it does the same thing. .

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