Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1993 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHT SWITCH HARD TO APPLY HEAD LIGHT FLICKER ON AND OFF.SOMETIME WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL.CAR WAS IN MOTION,AND ST… |
| 2013-05-08 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN TO FLICKER WI… |
| 2011-08-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MERCURY COUGAR. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2008-07-19 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 MERCURY COUGAR. A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN JUNE OF 2008, THE ELECTRONIC SEAT B… |
| 2007-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON MARCH 14, 2007 SHE BEGAN TO SMELL FUMES IN THE 1993 MERCURY COUGAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TA… |
| 2006-09-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | LIGHTS PERIODICALLY STOPPED WORKING ELIMINATING VISIBILITY. *JB |
| 2006-07-05 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD AND MY HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING. I ALMOST WRECKED,AND I ALMOST LOST CONTRO… |
| 2005-11-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 97V159000 CONCERNING THE FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES… |
| 2004-12-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AT NIGHT HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED OFF AND ON. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTUR… |
| 2004-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1993 3.8 L BLEW A HEAD GASKET AT 97K. $1200 OUT OF MY POCKET. I DON'T EVEN MAKE THAT MUCH A MONTH. I WILL NEVER BY A… |
| 2004-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | 1993 COUGAR HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN . *AK |
| 2003-11-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1993 MERCURY COUGAR XR7 HAS BLOWN A HEAD GASKET TWICE (ONE AT 80,000 MILES AND ANOTHER AT 120,000 MILES.) AND AFTER … |
| 2003-10-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED, AND WHITE SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT THE EXHAUST PIPE. … |
| 2003-05-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ODOMETER BECAME INOPERATIVE AFTER 84,799 MILES, SPEEDOMETER STILL OPERATES. *AK |
| 2003-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW @ 114,000 MILES ON 93 MERCURY COUGAR 3.8 V-6 ENGINE. TWO REPAIR SHOPS HAVE STATED "EVERYBODY" IN VEHI… |
| 2003-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF OR BECAME DIM. *NLM *TT |
| 2003-03-13 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER OFF AND ON. I HAD TO PLAY WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO FINALLY GET THEM BACK ON. AT FIRST THE INSTR… |
| 2003-01-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES IT IS HARD TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT TAKES NUMEROUS TRIES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL START. DEALER NOTIF… |
| 2002-11-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME STUCK.*JB....*AK |
| 2002-10-17 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE FRONT SEAT BELT BROKE OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. … |
| 2002-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING, SMOKE /STEAM CAME FROM THE TAIL PIPE.HAD VEHICLE TOWED. HEAD GASKET HAD B… |
| 2002-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL ACCELERATE. TS *JG |
| 2002-05-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-05-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB THE AUTO SHOULDER BELT DID NOT MOVE AND INTERRUPTS THE ABILITY TO MANEU… |
| 2002-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS IS A WRITTEN COMPLAIN REGARDING A COMPANY RECALL ON REPLACING HEAD GASKET FOR ALL MERCURY COUGAR (3.8V ENGINE) 199… |
| 2002-02-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FILLER NECK COVER PLATE DOOR STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, AND UNABLE TO REFUEL THE VEHICLE AT TIMES, DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED… |
| 2002-02-14 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE MOTOR BELT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK UP/STICK IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND WOULD NOT ALLO… |
| 2002-02-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | SEAT BELT WARNING SYSTEM ALARM WOULD REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *YD |
| 2002-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30-50MPH, VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. ANTIFREEZE STARTED COMING OUT OF TAILPIPE AND MIXED WITH OIL IN THE E… |
| 2002-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-01-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | INTERNAL LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK RECALL 99V275 DEAL… |
| 2001-06-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT NOT THE FIRST TIME I OWEND FORDS & THIS HAPPEND!!NO MORE FORDS FOR MEEEE!!! ALL JUNK BOXES.*AK |
| 2001-06-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH TEMPERATURE GAUGES WENT UP, AND SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST PIPE THAT SMELLED LIKE F… |
| 2001-05-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TEMPERATURE GOES UP AND DOWN, THERE'S WATER IN OIL, AND CAR SPUTTERS. IT IS HEAD GASKET. CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALE… |
| 2001-05-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING. THEN, HAD TO PARK VEHICLE AND REFILL WATER. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE … |
| 2001-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEWOUT WHILE DRIVING. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE.*AK *JB |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FORD EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR 1994 & 1995 3.8L ENGINE BECAUSE ADMITTEDLY, FAULTY HEAD GASKETS. THIS WAS OFFERED TO OWNER… |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 3.8 ENGINE.. RECALL ON 94'S AND 95'S BUT NONE ON 93'S. I'VE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE RECALL FORD SENT … |
| 2001-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | THE FUEL LINE ASSEMBLY CHAFFED THROUGH. THIS PROBLEM WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN FIXED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 97V159000.… |
| 2001-03-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FORD MOTOR CO. FINALLY AGREED TO PAY ALL BUT $535 TO REBUILD THE MOTOR, HOWEVER THEY REBUILT IT WITH DEFECTIVE PARTS. S… |
| 2001-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IS STALLING, AND AT SOME INTERSECTIONS IT WILL CUT OFF.*AK |
| 2001-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET BLOWN DUE TO MANUFACTOR DEFECT. *AK |
| 2001-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS GO UNANSWERED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK |
| 2001-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON FEBRUARY 5, 2001 AFTER PREVIOUSLY PAYING CROSSROADS LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER IN INDIANAPOLIS IN JANUARY OF 2000 $1140.… |
| 2001-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SIEZE UP AND BE DESTROYED, AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS PROVIDED FOR THE 1994 … |
| 2001-02-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEAD GASKET BLEW DAMAGING THE ENTIRE ENGINE, THE MANUFACTURER EXTENED THE WARRANTY FOR 1994-1995 MODEL VEHICLES BUT… |
| 2001-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TRAVELING 35MPH WHEN TEMPERATURE LIGHT WOULD GO TO HOT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL OUT. HAVE TAKEN TO MECHANIC, AND W… |
| 2001-02-01 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH THAT CONTROLED HEATING AIR MALFUNCTIONED, AND IT MELTED, EXPOSING A POSITIVE TERMINAL. THIS … |
| 2001-01-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME.*AK |