Mercury Cougar Complaints (1985)

10 consumer complaints on file.

• #558917January 12, 2001
  TIRES

  GOODYEAR TIRES (P215/70R15) FAILED. *SLC

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #876891December 21, 2000
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

  WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #836914April 20, 1999
  ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN CONSUMER REACHES TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #814303September 8, 1997
  VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD SURGE & ACCELERATE; WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE WOULD PULL OFF ROAD & TURN VEHICLE OFF & THEN RESTART; NO SIGN OF SURGING/ACCELERATING; PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #803324October 8, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  BASICALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHEN SWITCH WAS REMOVED BY OWNER THE SWITCH WAS CHARGED AND BURNED. ALSO SOME WIRING WAS BURNED. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983972May 2, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983688April 29, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE CAR STRETED TO GET FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #983619April 26, 1996
  ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

  ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, ENGINE COMPARTMNET FIRE. *AK

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  Yes

  Injuries:

  1

  Deaths:

  0

• #503837April 20, 1996
  LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, STRUCTURE:BODY

  HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO KINK IN THE RELEASE CABLE.

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #976658December 15, 1995
  SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

  DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON A FEW OCCASIONS WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0