Safety Score
79
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Mercury Cougar.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE DIFFERENTLY AT DIFFERENT TEMPERAT… |
| 2015-09-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUSE CONTROL, AFTER … |
| 2015-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG HWY ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR ENGINE STOPS. THIS STOPS POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. TO STOP W… |
| 2005-12-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO HE HAD THE FRONT END REDONE. THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER THE LEFT BALL J… |
| 2004-11-09 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PERFORMING. WELL. CONSUMER STATED THAT GEARS WERE NOT CHANGING, AND THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A LOU… |
| 2003-03-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BLEW A HEAD GASKET IN MY 1995 MERCURY COUGAR DUE TO A RECALL THAT WAS NOT PERFORMED BY BELL FORD ON MAY 23, 2002 WHEN T… |
| 2003-03-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | MULTI- FUNCTIONAL SWITCH FOR (SIGNALS, BRIGHT LIGHTS, FLASHER AND WIPERS DEFECTIVE). *JB |
| 2002-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | A GREEN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, LOCATED CRACKS IN RADIATOR, DEALER INFORME… |
| 2001-10-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTION LINES WERE IMPROPERLY INSTALLED, THIS CAUSED FRICTION AGAINST THE FUEL TANK AND CHAFED A HOLE THROUGH TH… |
| 2001-10-22 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | ONE DAY I WENT OUT TO MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE APPARENT. I PROCEEDED TO START MY CA… |
| 2001-10-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES ODOMETER IS INOPERATIVE, DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER I… |
| 2001-05-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR JUST OFF BY IT SELF FOR A 1/4 MILE. *AK |
| 2001-01-25 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED AND BOTH LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNED BLACK. THIS HAD SMOKED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS… |
| 2000-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-05-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | SENDING UNIT IN GAS TANK, WINDOW MOTOR DRIVER SIDE,TIMING GASKET LEAKING. *AK |
| 2000-04-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE: DESPITE DILIGENT MAINTENANCE ,FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. *AK |
| 2000-03-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKET FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT 35 MPH. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DE… |
| 2000-03-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS BEEN HAVING TROUBLE WITH HEAD GASKET. ANTI-FREEZE IS LEAKING, AND ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED. *AK |
| 2000-03-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A TUNE UP, AND DEALER FOUND THAT ENGINE HEAD GASKET BLEW OUT. DEALER NOTIFIED CONSUME… |
| 2000-02-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IS THERE A RECALL ON MY BLOWN HEAD GASKETS, I'VE HAD THIS CAR ONLY 4 YEARS WITH 39, 500. *AK |
| 2000-02-28 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-02-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | NOTICED GAS SMELL, TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOP FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND ASKED IF MECHANIC NOTICED ANY GAS LEAKAG… |
| 2000-02-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE LEAKING, AND VEHICLE LOSES POWER. LEAKS ANTI-FREEZE INTO OIL. CAR COULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2000-01-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE ROTORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER (ORIGINAL PARTS). THEY HAD BEEN REFACED SEVERAL TIM… |
| 2000-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | FORD/MERCURY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE HEAD GASKETS ON THE 1995 3.8L V-6 ENGINES AND FAILED TO SEND OUT ANY INFORMAT… |
| 1999-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | MASTER CYLINDER WENT COMPLETLY OUT, AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CORRECTED THE PR… |
| 1999-10-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING WHENEVER TURNING A CORNER . BUT DRIVING STRAIGHT IT'S OKAY. *AK |
| 1999-10-03 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL AT 35000 MILES |
| 1999-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE RPMS MALFUNCTIONED, (WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING THE RPMS WOULD JUMP TO 4000 AND CAME BACK DOWN TO 1000 RPMS… |
| 1999-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE ITS PURCHASE. |
| 1999-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | FIRST PROBLEMS OF BREAKING SYSTEM STARTED AT 40,000 MILES BOUGHT CAR AT 23,000 MILES. THE CAR SHIMMIES AND STERING WHE… |
| 1999-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF GEARS FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CR… |
| 1999-03-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE BRAKE DUST ON FRONT WHEELS. REAR BRAKE DRUMS KEEP WARPING. THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED TWICE. BRAKE PADS LOOK GO… |
| 1999-01-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS. |
| 1998-11-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE GEAR LEVER CAME OFF IN DRIVER'S HAND. ALSO, OVERDRIVE FAILED TO WORK. THE GASKETS BLEW UP. |
| 1998-11-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN ENGINE HEAD GASKETS BLEW OUT. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK |
| 1998-10-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE SHIFT LEVER HAS AN OVERDRIVE.CANNOT USE OVERDRIVE BUTTON. TOOK TO MECHANIC. DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO REPAIR OVERDRIVE … |
| 1998-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND NOTHING DONE. THE PAINT REGARDING THE CLEAR COAT IS TOO THICK AND TUR… |
| 1998-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SQUEAKS WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE… |
| 1998-08-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE THIRD GEAR EXPLODED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK |
| 1998-07-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE SUCKED WATER THROUGH INTAKE AND AIR CLEANER DURING STORM AT FT. MEYERS BEACH FLA. NHTSA ITEM NUMBER SB600588 FO… |
| 1998-07-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILED. (QCAW) |
| 1998-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAL AND GRIND BECAUSE THE ROTORS ARE WARPED. STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 55-65MPH ON HIGHWA… |
| 1998-05-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ODOMETER STOPPED AT 40,296. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF MY SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA |
| 1998-03-19 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHENEVER FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR AFTER DRIVING 50MPH, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHIMMY & VIBRATE. THIS CAN… |
| 1998-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE MANUAL LOCK SWITCH IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IN … |
| 1998-02-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | Yes | 1 | SEAT BACK BROKE DURING REAR END COLLISION CAUSING INJURY TO THE DRIVER. |
| 1998-01-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | AIR FILTER CLEANER AND SNOKEL ASSEMBLY HAS WATER INSIDE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER IS USING A DRAIN HOLE. |
| 1998-01-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE DRIVER STARTED THE ENGINE THE KEY WAS HALF WAY OUT AND STARTED, MOTOR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. ALSO ON ANOTHER AT… |
| 1997-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP . *AK |