Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-05-19 | 89V081000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER | 113,200 | — | Details |
| 1988-10-18 | 88V165000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 124 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR IS NOW TOAST. IT WAS ABOUT 100 MILES PAST ITS SCHEDULED OIL-CHANGE/TUNE UP BUT OTHERWISE HAS BEEN WELL-CARED-F… |
| 2003-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CUSTOMER SMELT A BURNING ODOR. THEN DIGITAL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WENT OUT. MAYBE CAUSE BY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM… |
| 2003-05-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE PLASTIC BLOCK THAT CONNECTS THE THROTTLE VALVE (TV) CABLE TO THE THROTTLE LEVER BROKE WHE… |
| 2003-01-27 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | I HAVE TRIED TWICE TO ASK FORD TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE OF SEATBELT FAILURE IN THE COUGAR. THEY HAVE STATED THAT "ALTHOUGH… |
| 2002-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLOWN HEAD GASKET. DEALER SAID FORD NEW OF THIS PROBLEN BUT DID NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. *AK |
| 2002-01-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED GAS PEDAL WHILE IDLING AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CRASHING INTO A RETAINER WALL. CON… |
| 2002-01-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM FAILED ON MY 1989 COUGAR WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH. THE CAR CAME TO A STOP IN A SMALL DIT… |
| 2001-08-29 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. THEN UPON CHANGING TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED RIM WAS SPLIT ON INSIDE ABOU… |
| 2001-01-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER'S SHOULDER SEAT BELT IS BROKEN. THREAD TO THE SEATBELT IS COMING APART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2001-01-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VINYL PART OF ROOF MADE A CRACKING NOISE, AND VINYL PART LIFTED OFF, LEAVING METAL PART OF HOOD. VINY… |
| 2000-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 2 | BOTH AUTOMATIC MOTOR BELTS MALFUNCTIONING CAUSING LOCK UP AND 2 INJURIES. *SLC |
| 1999-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHEN PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING LOUD NOISES AND THE VEHICLE ACCELORATED AT FU… |
| 1999-06-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | MOTOR CONTROL ON SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY( CALLED THE MOUSE) WILL NOT OPERATE THE SEAT BELT MAKING THE SHOULDER BELT INOPERAT… |
| 1999-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE AND HAD VEHICLE IN PARK WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT 35 MPH AND HIT A BRICK WALL. CONSUMRE… |
| 1998-10-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | VEHICLE WA SPARKED, FACING UPHILL ON A 75 FOOT LONG DOWNWARD SLOPING DRIVEWAY OF ASPHALT. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT SUDDEN… |
| 1998-07-20 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | RUBBER VACUUM HOSE RUBS AGAINST AIR CONDITONER, CAUSING SPILLAGE OF FREON. *AK *SLC |
| 1997-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE WIRING FROM THE DASH CAUGHT ON FIRE. |
| 1997-08-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN THE FUEL TANK IS FULL, ABOUT (3) GALLONS OF FUEL LEAKS FROM THE TANK. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK |
| 1997-08-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. |
| 1997-06-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE, IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED. THE ACCELERATOR WAS… |
| 1997-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20-25 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED TO PICK UP SPEED, HITTING 45 MPH, LOST CONT… |
| 1997-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN STARTED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. |
| 1997-01-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO 75 MPH; ALSO, TAPPED ON THE BRAKES… |
| 1996-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING DUE TO ENGINE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR FAILURE. |
| 1996-10-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK |
| 1996-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED. |
| 1996-09-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. |
| 1996-09-15 | STEERING:COLUMN | No | 0 | DURING VEHICLE OPERATION THE STEERING WHEEL WILL RELEASE BY ITSELF AND TILT DOWNWARD. *AK |
| 1996-08-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | WIRE RUBBING AGAINST A/C EVAPORATOR CREATED A PIN HOLE WHICH ALLOWED FLUID TO LEAK. *AK |
| 1996-07-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TURNED ON IGNITION, SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, PICKED UP MORE SPEED WITH FOOT ON BRA… |
| 1996-07-09 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. |
| 1996-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR FIRE. |
| 1996-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. |
| 1996-04-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CRUISE CONTROL FAILURE, DRIVER EXPERIENCED ACCELERATION OF SPEEDS FROM 45-55 MPH TO APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. *AK |
| 1996-04-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE POSITION IN PARK, PUT IN GEAR INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE WENT INTO OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, PEDAL WENT THE … |
| 1996-04-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, AFTER BEING DRIVEN 60 MILES AND PARKED, MELTING DASH/BURNING STEERING COLUMN. *DSH |
| 1996-03-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *DH |
| 1995-09-07 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, BELT BUCKLE WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF. TT |
| 1995-08-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR(ACCELERATE) TO AVOID HITTING CAR CONSUMER WENT OFF THE ROAD A… |
| 1995-07-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 4 | CONSUMER GOT IN CAR STARTED IT UP AND IT WENT DEAD, STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND PUT INTO REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, CAR AC… |
| 1995-07-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING BELT TO STICK HALFWAY UP TRACK. *SKD |
| 1995-07-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR FAILED, BECAUSE THE FACTORY DID NOT INSTALL A LARGE ENOUGH CLUTCH FOR THE COMPRESSOR. |
| 1995-06-15 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS WHEN DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLS. TT |
| 1995-06-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE TWO BACK PASSENGER SEATBELTS CAN BE PULLED APART WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT WHEN SEEMED LOCKED.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1995-06-10 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END KNOCK DRIVERS SIDE. COMPLETE FRONT END REPLACEMENT. STRUTS, SPRINGS, BALL JOINTS, TRANNY MOUNT. NOISE CONTINU… |
| 1995-06-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | HAD VEHICLE ACCIDENT BECAUSE THROTTLE STICKING WIDE OPEN. *AK |
| 1995-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED 5 TIMES AFTER RECALL WORK PERFORMED. *SKD |
| 1995-05-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | PLASTIC CLIP TO THROTTLE VALVE BROKE CAUSING TUBING TO GET CAUGHT IN ACCELERATOR SPRING MECHANISM;JAMMED ACCELERATOR, E… |
| 1995-05-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | ENGAGED IN REVERSE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INTO A WALL, THEN ENGAGED IN DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT O… |
| 1995-05-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE, IT FAILED TO OPERATE. TT |