Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL.... JUST LOOKING FOR ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR,,,,WHOLE FRONT END FELL OUT.. |
| 2006-06-29 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | 3RD BRAKE LIGHT/HIGH MOUNT STOP LAMP IN THE REAR WINDOW. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM THE BULBS THAT ARE USED CAUSED THE PL… |
| 2004-09-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NUMEROUS TIMES. *JB |
| 2004-08-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. *JB |
| 2004-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | DT: ON 6/21/2005 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN CLEAR CONDITIONS ON DRY PAVEMENT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE… |
| 2004-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. … |
| 2004-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR OVERHEATS DUE TO A BAD HEAD GASKET. PER FORD'S TSB 00M10, THIS IS A KNOWN DESIGN ISSUE THAT THEY FIXED ONLY IF THE… |
| 2003-12-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START DUE TO A FAILURE IN THE IGNITION STARTER SYSTEM. THE STARTER WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED BY A… |
| 2003-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION ON MY VEHICLE WAS REBUILT IN OCTOBER 2001 @ 120000 MILES BECAUSE IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR DURING ACCELERA… |
| 2003-10-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT A MERCURY COUGAR 1994 AND DISCOVERED WE HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPO… |
| 2003-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES IGNITION SWITCH BROKE. *NLM |
| 2003-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE WAS REPLACED AT 87,000 MILES UNDER RECALL FOR HEAD GASKET FAILURE. 30,000 MILES LATER ENGINE HEAD BLEW UP AGAIN … |
| 2003-04-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT RESPOND TO MODERATE TO EXTREME ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSION. IT DOES NO… |
| 2003-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED. WHICH WAS CAUSED BY A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *JB |
| 2003-03-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS 1994 MERCURY COUGAR WITH 33,465 MILES AS OF MAR 4, 2002. AND THERE WAS A GENERAL RECALL… |
| 2002-10-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY. DT |
| 2002-05-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | AT 23922 MI. (10/28/1997) DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO "FIX" RUMBLE STRIP EFFECT WHEN ACCELERATING AT 35-40 MP… |
| 2002-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEGAN SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION WHILE IDLE AND STOPPED ON 10 OCCASIONS SINCE 5/1/2002. IT TOOK ALL OF MY STRENGT… |
| 2002-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BUT FAILED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR SERVICE SINCE THE SYMPTOMS INDICATED DID NOT E… |
| 2002-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-12-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | ON DECEMBER 23 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY 1994 MERCURY COUGAR AND SHE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK, |
| 2001-12-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RELEASE BUCKLE FAILED TO LATCH, GAVE FALSE LATCH, THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. BUCKLE WAR O… |
| 2001-10-01 | INTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | LANDUA LIGHTS RUSTED CAUSING SHORT IN TAIL, AND DASH LIGHTS. ALSO, DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING. … |
| 2001-09-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE CAUSING ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK IN CRANKSHAFT, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR ENGINE R… |
| 2001-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | AFTER TALKING TO THE MECHANIC AND FINDING OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MOTOR 92-96, I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUNS … |
| 2001-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DEALER SAID ENGINE COULD CUT OFF WHEN THE VIBRATION OCCURS IN DRIVING. THIS WILL BE AN $1300 CAR REPAIR BILL!*AK |
| 2001-05-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. SHE PULLED INTO A GASOLINE STATION, AND VEHIC… |
| 2001-03-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON MOST OF THE TIME, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER DIDN'T CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2000-11-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RADIATOR FAILED BETWEEN PLASTIC SIDES AND ALUMINUM CORE. THIS IS THE FIFTH FORD RADIATOR OF THE SAME CONSTRUCTION IN T… |
| 2000-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE,IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED OR TOWED ANYTHING. IT HAS NEVE… |
| 2000-08-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 2000-04-14 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER HAD A FRONT END COLLISION, AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURY. *AK |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL # NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAD OVER 100,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND VEHICLE WAS ALMOST 7 YEARS OLD. DEALER COULD … |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INFAMOUS 3.8L V6 HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THE AUTOMOBILE IS A WELL MAINTAINED 94 COUGAR WITH 65,915 MILES ON IT. IT SH… |
| 2000-03-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM MALFUNTIONED SIMILARLY AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 8100 CINCERNING 1994 MERCURY SABL… |
| 2000-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS CAR HAS THE SAME HEAD GASKET PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. *AK |
| 2000-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT LIGHT STARTED STAYING ON. VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE BEFORE CUTTING OFF. SERVICE WAS KEPT UP. A RECALL LETTER WAS … |
| 1999-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE TRAVELING. REPAIRS WERE DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. A FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY … |
| 1999-10-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A STOP LIGHT. MY VEHICLE WAS STOPPED,BUT SOMEHOW THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE BACK OF A 1986 PICKUP… |
| 1999-09-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN 1996 WITH A LITTLE OVER 20,000 MILES ON THE CAR. AT LESS THAN 60,000 MILES, I BEGAN… |
| 1999-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, AND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-08-27 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH CONSUMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND NEITHER OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK |
| 1999-08-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SUPPORT SYSTEM HAS COME LOOSE CAUSING THE TANK TO RATTLE AGAINST THE CHASIS. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A DESI… |
| 1999-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR, RESULTING IN SLOW SHIFTING AND HESITATION. CONSUMER… |
| 1999-07-29 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | Yes | 2 | WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH REAR ENDED A PARKED VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T… |
| 1999-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE COUGAR AT ALL TIMES REFUSES TO UPSHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO THE NEXT HIGHER GEAR UNLESS YOU RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL AT 3,… |
| 1999-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. AFTER MUCH TIME HAD PASSED AND THE VEHICLE H… |
| 1999-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A 1994 MERCURY COUGAR VIN# [XXX]. I WAS THE SECOND OWNER AND IT HAD ONLY 29K ON IT BACK IN JULY 1997. WELL MY … |
| 1999-05-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION CAN JUMP OUT OF GEAR WHENEVER CONSUMER SLOWS DOWN OR IS GOING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, … |
| 1999-05-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS COMIMG OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SHE PULLED THE E… |