Safety Score
98
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
10
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1985 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *AK |
| 1999-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN CONSUMER REACHES TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN, AND THE CONSUMER H… |
| 1996-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | BASICALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHEN SWITCH WAS REMOVED BY OWNER THE SWITCH WAS CHARGED AND BURNED. ALSO SOME WI… |
| 1996-04-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO KINK IN THE RELEASE CABLE. |
| 1996-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK |
| 1994-10-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 1 | ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, ENGINE COMPARTMNET FIRE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON A FEW OCCASIONS WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE CAR STRETED TO GET FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD SURGE & ACCELERATE; WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER DRIV… |
| — | TIRES | No | 0 | GOODYEAR TIRES (P215/70R15) FAILED. *SLC |