Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1991 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-12-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OUT FOR VARIOUS INTERVALS AND IS PRECEDED BY FLICKERING AND/OR BLINKING WHICH CAUSES LOSS OF VISIBILITY W… |
| 2007-07-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2005-08-31 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED CAR WAS REVVING WHEN STARTING IT UP. WHEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE IN WENT DOWN SOMEWHAT. IT FEL… |
| 2005-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. IT IS NOT FIXED YET BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD IT. *NM |
| 2004-06-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE… |
| 2003-06-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CAR STARTS AND RUNS WELL. BUT EVER SO OFTEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE ENGINE WILL STALL, AND THEN IT WILL CRANK RIGHT… |
| 2002-06-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS ACTING SLUGGISH AND WHITE MOKE CAME FORM TAILPIPE. VEHICLE WAS GOING 35MPH AND OVERHEATED, CAUSING DRIVER… |
| 2002-01-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT, CONSUMER PULLED INTO SERVICE STATION TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED, TH… |
| 2000-11-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES CONTINUE TO MAKE NOISE, KEY SWITCH PROB. RECALL REPAIR, HEATER BLOWS COLD, CAR … |
| 2000-11-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UPON A LEFT TURN 45 DEGREE CONTACT TO LEFT FRONT. *AK |
| 2000-08-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALSO, PEDAL FELT HARD. *AK |
| 2000-07-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP,TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT ENGINE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WICH HAPPENED WI… |
| 2000-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-01-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO DIM , AND WENT TOTALLY OUT. PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD. THEY CAME BAC… |
| 1999-08-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET WENT BAD EVEN AFTER ROUTINE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ONLY 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. ACCORDING TO A L… |
| 1999-06-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DOORS ON THIS CAR WANT CLOSE. THEY ARE TOO HEAVY AND HAVE BENT THE HINGES. THIS A DESIGN FAILURE. |
| 1999-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED HEAD GASKET FAILURE, RECALL ON OTHER MODELS HOWEVER COUGAR WAS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH SAME ENGINE… |
| 1999-05-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER AT ALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKEN. IN APRIL OF 92, SPEEDOMETER WAS … |
| 1999-03-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BOTH HEAD GASKETS BLOWN; HOWEVER, COMPLAINTS RE; FAULTY TEMPERATURE GUAGE SUBMITTED TO DEALER SINCE 10/15/1993. REPAIR … |
| 1999-02-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | COMPLAINTS RE; FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION SUBMITTED TO DEALER SINCE 1994; CLUNKING, CREAKING, ROUGHNESS STEERING; NOW DE… |
| 1999-02-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SHOULDER RESTAIN SEAT BELT BROKE. WHICH, WHEN CONSUMER IS GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE THE SEAT BELT TRACK ISN'… |
| 1998-12-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 30MPH THE VEHICLE HAD AN OUTBURST OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CONSUMER TRIED AND STOPPED VEHICLE, IT WAS P… |
| 1998-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MOUNTS HAVE FAILED, SIMILAR TO 87 & 92 FORD TAURUS MODELS. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE 91 COUGAR FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM?..… |
| 1998-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1998-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | GAS TANK LEAKS WHEN FILLED COMPLETELY, INDICATING A LEAK AT THE TOP OF THE TANK OR GAS LINES GOING INTO THE TANK. I HA… |
| 1997-11-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SENDER/PUMP LEAKS AT SOLDERED TUBE, CAUSING FUMES. |
| 1997-09-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | EGR VALVE AND SENSOR FAILED. NLM |
| 1997-08-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WITHOUT TURNING ON THE WIPER SWITCH, AND WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NEEDED THEY WILL NOT COME ON… |
| 1997-04-27 | TIRES | Yes | 1 | MADE A SUDDEN STOP ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE SKIDDED 100 FEET, HIT A CURVE, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. OCCUPANT HAD … |
| 1997-04-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | THE THROTTLE LINKAGE BROKE IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION AND OVERRIDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK |
| 1997-03-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE IT MADE A PUFFING SOUND AND CUT OFF, AFTER RESTARTING AND DRIVING ABOUT ONE BLOCK, THE ENGIN… |
| 1997-03-01 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | LOOOSE SUB-FRAME BOLT, CAUSING FRONT END VIBRATION. *AK |
| 1996-12-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT. |
| 1996-12-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:SPRINGS | No | 0 | THROTTLE STUCK IN A OPEN POSITION WHILE DRIVING, RETURN SPRING CABLE BROKE. *AK *JB |
| 1996-11-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED ROTORS ON FOUR OCCASIONS,… |
| 1996-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GAKSET NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AT 60,000 MILES. THE FORD DEALER "SHAVED" THE GASKET. THE HEAD GASKET IS NOW… |
| 1996-06-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THEN CAME BACK ON AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED, CAUSING FIRE. |
| 1996-04-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | PARKED CAR AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK CONSUMER STATESVEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER IT WAS ON FIRE NEAR S… |
| 1996-03-13 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGERS SEATBELTS NO LONGER OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE TRACK. THE SEATBELT MAY NOT ALWAYS RETRAC… |
| 1996-02-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE ALTENATOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-01-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAME OPEN . TT |
| 1995-12-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSES LOSS OF POWER WINDOWS AND BRAKING. TT |
| 1995-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME, OWNER HEARD EXPLOSION SOUND; CAME OUT TO CHECK; VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH FLAMES INSIDE … |
| 1995-12-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 200 YDS, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, STOPPED & CHECKED UNDER HOOD, FEW MINUTES LATER FLA… |
| 1995-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | INABILITY TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1995-07-08 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 1 | DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. TT |
| 1995-06-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 55 MPH, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, HAVE PUT NEUTRAL AND TURN IGNITION OFF PULLED OFF HWY.… |
| 1995-06-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | PASSING AN 18 WHEELER AT 75 MPH COMING TO A CURVE AND TRIED TO STOP BUT DISC BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. TT |
| 1995-05-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING EXTREME PRESSURE TO BE USED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO… |