Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1987 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 2 | Brake pads constantly keeps running out on front driver, passenger front brakes are still good but rotor keeps running … |
| 2000-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE WOULD STALL.*AK THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT GOES SMOTH… |
| 1999-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ELECTRICAL WIRING SHORT. |
| 1998-07-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE WIRE PIPE MADE A LOUD NOISE. WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE MADE A POPPING NOISE. DEALER CONTACTED AND ATTEMP… |
| 1998-07-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. FIRE OCCURRED IN RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNO… |
| 1996-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR RUSTED. |
| 1996-05-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED DUE TO DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH, THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK |
| 1996-05-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE CAR HAS GONE HAYWIRE DUE TO THE IGNITON SWITCH. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES OUT AND THE CAR … |
| 1995-10-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | GAS PEDAL STUCK, BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE ENDED UP HITTING A TREE. TT |
| 1995-10-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FULLY ENGAGE INTO INDICATED GEARS. TT WHEN IN PARK, TRANSMISSIO… |
| 1995-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AND BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT CONSUMER TRADED VEHICLE IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE, DID NOT… |
| 1995-09-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT |
| 1995-09-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE MAKING TURNS, STRAIGHT DRIVING OR ANY BODY MOVEMENT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME UNLATCHED… |
| 1995-08-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND THE ALTERNATOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-08-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND IT FLEW OUT OF CONTROL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK. TT |
| 1995-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | EA95-021 ACTIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS WILL NOT STAY LATCHED, WHILE DRIVING, IT COMES UNLATCHED. TT *SLC |
| 1995-04-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED TWICE. |
| 1995-04-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *AK |
| 1994-10-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUTTON BROKE OFF, NOW THE SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT |
| 1993-04-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | DRIVER'S SEATBACK BROKE AFTER BEING HITTING IN THE REAR AT 35MPH, WHILE SITTING STILL IN STOPPED TRAFFIC. *AK |
| 1987-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELT TWISTS/RETRACTS, BECOMING JAMMED. *DSH |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING, MOMENTS LATER FOUND FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER HOOD, ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH SNAPPED AND A FIRE STARTED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A PENNY, NICKLE, AND A QUARTER FELL INTO THE FEMALE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, PROBABLY OVER TIME FROM POCKETS AND/OR THE CONSOLE… |
| — | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | UNSPECIFIED. |
| — | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD INOPERABLE. *YH |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STUCK. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSING THE WIRING IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO BURN OUT. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING MOMENT LATER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH AND REMAIN LATCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | VEHICLE KEEPS STALLING DUE TO A TFI MODULE THAT WAS PLACED TOO CLOSE TO ENGINE WHICH WILL OVERHEAT. CONSUMER IS AWARE O… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, IGNITION SWITCH BURNT, NO FLAMES. *AK |