Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-01-16 | 96V007000 |
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 10,600 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-02-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROL ADJUSTER FAILED. AS A RESULT, T… |
| 2010-12-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING ANTI FREEZE ABNORMALLY. TH… |
| 2010-07-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR AND THE PASSENGERS SIDE … |
| 2007-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY 1996 COUGAR THIS PAST SEPTEMBER, WHICH HAS ONLY 40,360 MILES ON IT AND IS STORED MOST OF THE YEAR FOR … |
| 2006-04-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | MOVEMENT OF THE FUEL LINES CAUSES THE NYLON FUEL LINE JUMPER TO CHAFE AGAINST THE FLOOR PAN. THIS WEAR CAN CAUSE A PIN … |
| 2006-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1996 MERCURY COUGAR V6 3.8 LITER ENGINE. HEAD GASKET FAILURE. THIS ENGINE HAS NEVER OVERHEATED. ROUGHLY 80,000 MILE… |
| 2005-10-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND SAW MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT WAS ON. PULLED INTO CAR PARTS COMPANY PARKING LOT. OPENED HOOD SAW COOLANT O… |
| 2005-05-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAMPAIGN 96V007000----ON MY 96 COUGARXR7 PURCHASED IN 2001--HAD TO REPACE MOTOR DUE TO OVERHEATING--NEW MOTOR STARTED T… |
| 2005-03-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH MALFUNCTIONED. THEREFORE, THE DOOR DIDN'T CLOSE FULLY, AND COULD FLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING. THE ENTIRE… |
| 2005-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | DT: WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STEPPING ON BRAKE THE CAR WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE WILL REV UP. CALLER HAS TO STOMP ON… |
| 2004-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY COUGAR IN 1996 BRAND NEW. I HAVE BEEN IT SOUL OWNER SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. ON NOVEMBER 23, 2004 I… |
| 2004-10-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 96 V 070 000/STRUCTURE DOOR ASSEMBLY LATCHES AND LOCKS: ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER DOOR FLEW O… |
| 2004-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM USED CAR LOT. DURING MY 3 MILE TRIP HOME THE CAR OVER HEATED AND WATER VAPOR WAS COMING I… |
| 2004-09-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK. AS A RESULT, WATER LEAKED OUT, AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. *AK |
| 2004-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S INTAKE MANIFOLD. *MR ONE WEEK BEFORE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD PROBLEM THE VEHICLE WAS IN FOR A P… |
| 2004-01-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 2 | HEADLIGHT SWITCH HAS SHORTED OUT MANY TIMES. LOCAL DELARSHIP KNOWS THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED BY A LOCAL SH… |
| 2003-10-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. IS THERE ANY RECALLS OUT THERE FOR THIS? IF NOT, WHY NOT? WHY … |
| 2003-08-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE PLASTIC MATERIAL ON THE WATER CROSS-OVER JACKET (PORTIO… |
| 2003-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT UP, CAR OVERHEATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN STATED THAT INTAKE PLASTIC … |
| 2003-08-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE HOOD FLEW UP WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE WINDSHIELD SHATTERED. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE DESIGN TO T… |
| 2003-06-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING. THE HOOD FLEW OPEN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB |
| 2003-02-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A MECURY COUGAR XR7 FEBURARY 1ST, 2003 AT CARMAX IN DULLES, VA. I HAVE HAD THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS. LA… |
| 2002-10-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE IGNITION HAS FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS. CAR WOULDN'T SHUT OFF BY IGNITION KEY. HAD TO SHUT OFF VIA FUEL SHUTOFF. … |
| 2002-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | TEAR ALONG FRONT FACE OF UPPER INTAKE MANIFOLD. CALLED SEVERAL SALVAGE YARDS TO FIND REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD BY ALL T… |
| 2002-05-18 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS GOING 20MPH RIGHT BALL JOINT LOCKED UP. VEHICLE STEERED STARIGHT, BUT WAS PULLING RIGHT. EVERTUALLY, VEHI… |
| 2002-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE | No | 0 | IF HEAT IS LEFT ON MODULE IT WILL CATCH ON FIRE.*AK |
| 2001-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CHECK FOR COOLANT LEAK AT INTAKE MANIFOLD. REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD. THERE WERE REGULAR OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATION… |
| 2001-08-25 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON I-4 FROM TAMPA, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 INCHES OF T… |
| 2001-04-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ON FIVE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS,… |
| 2000-12-28 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | THE GAS DID NOT SHUT OFF DURING IMPACT,ALONG WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THE DRIVER COULD OF BEEN KILLED TODAY. PLE… |
| 2000-08-25 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | Yes | 1 | WHEN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, SEATBELT BECAME UNLATCHED |
| 2000-08-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | GAS LINE LEAK POSITIONED OVER ELECTRICAL WIRE. *AK |
| 2000-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEM EXISTED BUT I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE "SHUDDER". DEALER RECCOMMENDED ADDITIVE TO TRANSMISSION. FLUID JUST… |
| 2000-03-15 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2000-03-02 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-12-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL THE HEAT OF MOTOR MUST HAVE CRACKED IT, THE CRACK IS RIGHT BEHIND WHERE… |
| 1999-08-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK AND WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STOP. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DE… |
| 1999-08-18 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH TREAD ON FIRESTONE TIRES SEPARATED ON REAR DRIVER'S SIDE,CAUSING DAMAGE TO WHEEL… |
| 1999-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKE ROTORS NEED TO BE CUT DUE TO WARPING. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES BUT, THE FRONT ROTO… |
| 1998-07-12 | TIRES | No | 0 | TIRE BLEW OUT ON CITY STREET GOING APPROX 35MPH. TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED ON 5-28-98 AND ALSO 9-2-98 BY FORD DEALER. H… |
| 1998-03-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLE PULLEY REPLACED. |
| 1997-05-14 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT (55) MPH. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN … |
| 1996-12-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. |
| 1996-12-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | VISUAL PROBLEM, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE HIGHWAY PROPERLY. *AK |
| 1996-10-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DIFFICULTY USING CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS. |
| 1996-08-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED, RESULTING IN CAR MAKING NOISES AND AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIB… |
| 1996-07-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. |
| 1996-06-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | FAN CUT THE COMPUTER WIRES. |
| 1996-06-06 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 0 | SHOULDER CAUSES DISCOMFORT. |
| 1996-02-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN AND TRANSMISSION WOULD QUIT PULLING. THEN WITHO… |