9999 MERCURY COUGAR
0 recalls — 6 complaints
No recalls found for this vehicle.
Complaint Statistics
6 total complaints
1 fires
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| TIRES | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING | 1 |
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
Jun 24, 2004
Incident date: Jun 17, 2004
VEHICLE IS MAKING A BANGING NOISE WHEN AUTOMATIC SHIFTING OCCURS. PARK TO REVERSE, ETC. HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER LAST MONTH. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A BROKEN BELL HOUSING. TOOK IT FOR A SECOND OPINION AS NO ONE COULD BELIEVE THAT FLUID WAS NOT LEAKING OUT. SECOND OPINION CONFIRME... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Aug 4, 2003
Incident date: Aug 4, 2003
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING SMOKE WAS COMING INSIDE OF THE VENT AREA. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *AK
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Mar 19, 2003
Incident date: Mar 19, 2003
A LIGHT INSIDE THE VEHICLE FLASHED ON AND OFF, AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB
TIRES
Jun 19, 1996
Incident date: Feb 12, 1996
OE TIRES REPLACED. *SD
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
Jun 19, 1996
Incident date: Feb 12, 1996
BRAKES FAILED. *SD
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Jun 19, 1996
Incident date: Feb 12, 1996
TRANSMISSION FAILED. *SD
NHTSA Safety Investigations — MERCURY COUGAR
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
DP94005
Opened: Jul 6, 1994 — Closed: Sep 22, 1994
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE
There is no summary currently available
PE90073
Opened: Apr 11, 1990 — Closed: Jun 26, 1990
HOOD LATCHES FAIL
There is no summary currently available
DP80015
Opened: May 6, 1980 — Closed: Aug 27, 1980
ENGINE FIRES
ENGINE FIRES
DP79004
Opened: Oct 24, 1978 — Closed: Jan 8, 1979
WHEELS
WHEELS
MERCURY COUGAR — All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the MERCURY COUGAR across all model years (1967–2002).
78
Total Recalls
2,652
Total Complaints
4
Investigations
171
Reported Crashes
93
Reported Fires
6
Reported Deaths
MERCURY COUGAR — Year by Year
Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 127 | View |
| 2001 | 3 | 103 | View |
| 2000 | 5 | 283 | View |
| 1999 | 9 | 740 | View |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | View |
| 1997 | 0 | 112 | View |
| 1996 | 2 | 77 | View |
| 1995 | 0 | 160 | View |
| 1994 | 0 | 178 | View |
| 1993 | 3 | 236 | View |
| 1992 | 3 | 122 | View |
| 1991 | 3 | 98 | View |
| 1990 | 3 | 104 | View |
| 1989 | 4 | 104 | View |
| 1988 | 1 | 72 | View |
| 1987 | 1 | 49 | View |
| 1986 | 2 | 20 | View |
| 1985 | 1 | 22 | View |
| 1984 | 1 | 25 | View |
| 1983 | 3 | 2 | View |
| 1982 | 4 | 2 | View |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1980 | 2 | 3 | View |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 | View |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 | View |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 | View |
| 1976 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 | View |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 | View |
| 1973 | 0 | 3 | View |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1969 | 4 | 0 | View |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 | View |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 | View |
| 1962 | 0 | 1 | View |