Mercury Cougar Complaints

1,886 consumer complaints on file.

#506595July 24, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY ACCELERATE/ACCIDENT. *AW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#987041July 18, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE FRONT ROTOR WORE OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#987067July 18, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR MAKES NOISE AND SHAKES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506319July 17, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#506149July 10, 1996
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
LEFT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986668July 8, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
AFTER PARKING, MOMENTS LATER FOUND FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER HOOD, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986389July 2, 1996
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATESVEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE NEAR STEERING WHEEL AREA.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986370July 1, 1996
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#986009June 21, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 200 YDS, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, STOPPED & CHECKED UNDER HOOD, FEW MINUTES LATER FLAMES WERE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985861June 19, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHEN DRIVING CAR STALLS. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985789June 18, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
SON DRIVING VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE AND BURN UNDER DASHBOARD, HAD TO OPEN DOOR TO SEE BECAUSE OF SMOKE, VEHICLE SOON AFTER CAUGHT FIRE, JUNKED VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#505267June 12, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON BROKE. *SD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985260June 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985298June 5, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, IGNITION SWITCH BURNT, NO FLAMES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985202June 4, 1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK, VEHICLE WAS BEING PUT INTO PARK, ACCELERATED AND HIT A BUILDING, SHIFTED TO REVERSE, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS,BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, NO WARNING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985217June 4, 1996
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS GONE HAYWIRE DUE TO THE IGNITON SWITCH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OUT AND THE CAR JUST SHUTS OFF. *AK VEHICLE WOULD GO ON FINE, WOULD PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE RADIO WOULD TURN OFF TURN THE CORNER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT, VEHICLE WOULD START BACK UP AND MAYBE THE RADIO WOULD COME BACK ON.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985140June 3, 1996
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
UPON HEAD-ON COLLISION, ESTIMATED SPEED 30 MPH, AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#985030May 30, 1996
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
WHEN BUCKLE RELEASE IS PRESSED, THE RELEASE BUTTON FAILS TO POP BACK OUT, PREVENTING SEAT BELT USE UNTIL THE BUTTON CAN BE FREED. THE RELEASE BUTTON APPEARS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#985111May 30, 1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
EXPERIENCING WARPING OF ROTORS DUE TO HANGUP OR DRAGGING OF CALIPERS, NO PAD WEAR, DEALERS' TURNED ROTORS' TWICE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#984938May 29, 1996
AIR BAGS
REPORTED BY POLICE OFFICER. THE VEHICEL HAD A FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN DUE TO THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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