Mercury Cougar Complaints (1991)

73 consumer complaints on file.

#549571October 29, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS HOWEVER COUGAR WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH SAME ENGINE AS RECALL MODELS, DENIED RECALL REPAIR (98M01). MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712792October 4, 1999
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
THE DOORS ON THIS CAR WANT CLOSE. THEY ARE TOO HEAVY AND HAVE BENT THE HINGES. THIS A DESIGN FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846942September 7, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH IT EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CONSUMER REMOVED FOOT FROM THE PEDAL AND IT STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND ACCELERATED TO 75 WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS BRAKING HARD. IT JUST KEPT LUNCHING FORWARD. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#546242June 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK VERY SLOW, MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND STOP WORKING. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#840787June 22, 1999
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKEN. IN APRIL OF 92, SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE CURRENT PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#836350March 31, 1999
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTAIN SEAT BELT BROKE. WHICH, WHEN CONSUMER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT TRACK ISN'T WORKING. CONSUMER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704514March 16, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BOTH HEAD GASKETS BLOWN; HOWEVER, COMPLAINTS RE; FAULTY TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUBMITTED TO DEALER SINCE 10/15/1993. REPAIR COST: $1390.92 (INCL. TAX).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#704516March 16, 1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT
COMPLAINTS RE; FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SUBMITTED TO DEALER SINCE 1994; CLUNKING, CREAKING, ROUGHNESS STEERING; NOW DEALER SUBMITS REPAIR ESTIMATE AT $907.95 +TAX. LET ME KNOW WHERE/HOW TO SUBMIT COMPLAINTS RE: AUTO SERVICE/DEALERS. THX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#703764February 26, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MOUNTS HAVE FAILED, SIMILAR TO 87 & 92 FORD TAURUS MODELS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE 91 COUGAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM?...STRANGE COINCIDENCE. THANKS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#544159February 20, 1999
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
SEAT BELT FAILED DURING ACCIDENT RESULTING IN HEAD INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#831660December 3, 1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTBURST OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER TRIED AND STOPPED VEHICLE, IT WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND ALSO PARK, BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ON GOING. TO STOP VEHICLE CONSUMER HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND COASTED THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#831208November 23, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ROTORS ON FOUR OCCASIONS, SINCE NOVEMBER 96 UP TO THE PRESENT TIME. DEALER/MFR. NOTIFIED.*AK RECALL 92B11 - FRONT DISC ROUGNESS, BRAKE SHUDDER INFORMATION ATTACHED, ALSO THE CALIPERS WERE REPLACED. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#700484November 10, 1998
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
AFTER DRIVING FOR 25 MINUTES THE HEADLIGNTS START FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE BULBS AND FUSES ARE GOOD. I HAVE DESCOVERED THAT THE MERCURY SABLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD A RECALL FOR A FAILED HEADLIGHT SWITCH WHICH INCORPORATES A CIRCUIT BREAKER. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS HEAT UP THE CIRCUIT OPENS. RECALL WAS MADE APRIL 15, 1998 FOR SABLES MADE DEC. 1992 TO SEPT. 1993. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V009000. ALL VEHICLES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND RISK OF A CRASH SHOULD BE REPAIRED IN THE SAME MANNER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#822094April 10, 1998
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT TURNING ON THE WIPER SWITCH, AND WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#530192February 10, 1998
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
FUEL TANK SENDER/PUMP LEAKS AT SOLDERED TUBE, CAUSING FUMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#523017January 14, 1998
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
LOOOSE SUB-FRAME BOLT, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#820061December 19, 1997
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DRIVING AT ANY VARIOUS SPEED HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF AND ON, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO DRIVE SOMETIMES WITHOUT HEADLIGHT UNEXPECTEDLY,WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.DEALER HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHTS 4 TIMES, BUT DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#604450October 14, 1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EGR VALVE AND SENSOR FAILED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#813791July 3, 1997
TIRES, SEAT BELTS
MADE A SUDDEN STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE SKIDDED 100 FEET, HIT A CURVE, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. OCCUPANT HAD AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT ON, DRIVER WAS EJECTED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, LANDING ON THE OCCUPANT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#811418April 21, 1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND OVERRIDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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