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1985 Mercury Cougar Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jan 12, 2001
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
1
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Dec 15, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 10 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Mercury Cougar. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–10 of 10

Driver assistanceElectricalTires & wheels
Filed Jan 12, 2001

GOODYEAR TIRES (P215/70R15) FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
558917
Electrical
Filed Dec 21, 2000

WHILE TRYING TO START VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. *AK

NHTSA ID
876891
Incident
Jun 20, 2000
Engine
Filed Apr 20, 1999

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS. WHEN CONSUMER REACHES TO 60 MPH VEHICLE WILL SHUTDOWN, AND THE CONSUMER HAS TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE REPAIR SHOP, AND DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
836914
Incident
Apr 5, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Sep 8, 1997

DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD SURGE & ACCELERATE; WOULD HAVE FOOT ON BRAKES AT TIME TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER DRIVING A WHILE WOULD PULL OFF ROAD & TURN VEHICLE OFF & THEN RESTART; NO SIGN OF SURGING/ACCELERATING; PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
814303
Electrical
Filed Oct 8, 1996

BASICALLY THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED, WHEN SWITCH WAS REMOVED BY OWNER THE SWITCH WAS CHARGED AND BURNED. ALSO SOME WIRING WAS BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID
803324
Incident
Oct 8, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 2, 1996

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. *AK

NHTSA ID
983972
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 29, 1996

WHEN SHE PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION, THE CAR STRETED TO GET FILLED WITH SMOKE FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983688
Electrical
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Fire reported1 injury reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE, ENGINE COMPARTMNET FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983619
Incident
Oct 12, 1994
Body & structureInterior & seats
Filed Apr 20, 1996

HOOD LATCH FAILED DUE TO KINK IN THE RELEASE CABLE.

NHTSA ID
503837
Incident
Apr 20, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Dec 15, 1995

DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON A FEW OCCASIONS WILL NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
976658

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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