Safety Score
78
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-10-12 | 99V275000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | 164,731 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SOMETIMES WILL BLINK BACK ON AND SOMETIMES NOT. VERY DANGEROUS W… |
| 2015-04-01 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD REMAIN ST… |
| 2013-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING SHORTS AND SPARKS. EFFECTING TURN SIGNALS, BLOWER MOTOR AND OTHER ELC. FORD ADVISED … |
| 2009-11-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, FLA… |
| 2008-06-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WILL SPORADICALLY F… |
| 2007-01-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS OF THE CONSUMER'S 1992 MERCURY COUGAR WOULD BLINK ON AND OFF. *CC EVENTUALLY THE LIGHTS REMAINED OFF … |
| 2006-06-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* - THE CONTACT STATES THAT HER 1992 MERCURY COUGAR'S HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO GO OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT STATES THAT… |
| 2005-11-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | FRONT END SUSPENSION INCLUDING BALL JOINTS CAUSING FRONT END COLLAPSING. *NM |
| 2004-08-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | RECALL 99V275000 CONCERNING HEADLIGHTS. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON /OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AT NIGHT, AND/… |
| 2004-06-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON TRIP TO OHIO ONE FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE SECOND BECAME DEFORMED WHICH WOULD HAVE SHORTLY BLOWN EXCEPT IT WAS ON … |
| 2004-05-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH FRONT/REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND CHANGED THE TIRES. … |
| 2003-11-23 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL 99 V275 000/HEADLIGHTS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY.… |
| 2003-04-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 1 | THE 1992 MERCURY COUGAR INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT BELONGED TO MY FATHER, BUT HAD BEEN LOANED TO ME. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVI… |
| 2003-03-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THE HEAD LIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES. *JB |
| 2002-09-06 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH ON A ROAD, CABLE GOT STUCK BETWEEN THROTTLE, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T STOP. CONSUMER HAD THE PE… |
| 2002-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND THERE WAS ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER ENGINE ALSO, VEHICLE BECAME INOPE… |
| 2001-11-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED ON AND OFF, CONSUMER HAD TO WIGGLE SWITCH TO MAKE LIGHTS COME BACK ON, AND SOMETIM… |
| 2001-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING. CONSUMER DOESN'T KNOW CORRECT MILEAGE.*AK *SLC |
| 2001-03-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, THEY COULD GO OUT FOR A COUPLE SECONDS JUST LIKE MENTIONED IN RECALL 99 V 275 000/H… |
| 2001-03-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. I AM FORCED TO PULL BACK ON THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER AND DRIVE WITH HIGH … |
| 2000-12-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE, LOST HEADLIGHTS, RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T COVER MY CAR. WHY?*AK |
| 2000-11-26 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA 99V275/FORD NO. 99S30) BUT WHEN CONTACTED THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS VEHICLE SPE… |
| 2000-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED DURING NORMAL USE-VEHICLE IS WELL MAINTAINED. REPORTED DUE TO UNDERSTANDING OF EPIDEMIC OF COMMON O… |
| 2000-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 3RD TIME THE GASKET'S YES THATS RIGH BOTH OF THEM HAVE BLOWN AND HOW ODD AT 40K/80K/121K/ GEE THATS 40K FOR EACH HE… |
| 2000-10-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET HAS BLOWN, AND POSSIBLY CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE.*AK *SLC |
| 2000-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS BLEW A LEAK DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION AT RAHWAY, NJ INSPECTION STATION. *AK *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ … |
| 2000-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKETS BLEW A LEAK DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION AT RAHWAY , NJ VEHICLE INSPECTION STATION |
| 2000-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW ON MY COUGAR. UPSET THAT THIS IS A WIDESPOREAD ISSUE AND THAT FORD FAILS TO WARRANTY THIS CLEAR DEFEC… |
| 2000-05-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS ENGINE TYPE HAS HAD A HISTORY OF THIS REPORTED PROBLEM (HEAD GASKET FAILURE). I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL MECHANICS,… |
| 2000-04-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS VERY HOT, AND HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH… |
| 2000-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-03-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | RECALL 99 V275 000/HEADLIGHTS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT AND COMING BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY.… |
| 1999-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-07-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER PASSENGER DOOR UNDER THE REAR.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK |
| 1999-04-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | EA99005, WHILE IN USE, THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF WHICH MAY AFFECT VISIBILITY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. ALSO SAME … |
| 1999-04-05 | STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM | No | 0 | LOTS OF PROMBLEMS |
| 1999-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 99V-275, CONSUMER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT. NLM |
| 1999-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT IS SWITCHING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, RECALL ON COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN #. YH |
| 1999-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERMOSTAT FAILED. MJS |
| 1998-12-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELORATOR LOCKED WHILE ACCELORATING A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE TO STOP. DEALER FOUN… |
| 1998-09-17 | WHEELS | No | 0 | INSPECTION STATION RECOMMENDED THAT CONSUMER CALL DEALER. DURING INSPECTION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE AIR, THE INS… |
| 1998-07-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON I-40 TO I-44 IN OKLAHOMA CITY OK AT 60 MPH AND RESUMED THE SPEED CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN ONE TIME. … |
| 1998-03-05 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL FELL INTO THE DRIVER'S LAP. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME SAFELY.… |
| 1998-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING POOR VISIBI… |
| 1998-01-05 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER'S AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELTS GO FORWARD, BUT THEY DO NOT RETRACT WHEN SUPPOSE TO, ONLY THE MANUAL LAP BELT W… |
| 1997-12-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DISINTEGRATED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK WIDE… |
| 1997-12-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS. |
| 1997-11-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | RECALL #797V159000, FUEL LINE LEAKAGE: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER. TOOK CAR IN DECEMBER 1, SCHEDULED AN APPOIN… |
| 1997-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | SOMETHING WORE THROUGH THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, CAUSING A LEAKAGE AND GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-10-03 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT FAILED. |