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1987 Mercury Cougar Seat belts Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Seat belts reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Oct 24, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
33%
of 33 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1987 Mercury Cougar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming seat belt

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Seat belts
Filed Oct 24, 2000

A PENNY, NICKLE, AND A QUARTER FELL INTO THE FEMALE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, PROBABLY OVER TIME FROM POCKETS AND/OR THE CONSOLE. THE TONGUE AND BUCKLE JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DRIVER CUT HERSELF OUT WITH A SISSORS AFTER BEING TRAPPED. THE TONGUE COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE BY SLIPPING A THIN SCREWDRIVER ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE AND PUSHING DOWN. REINSERTING THE TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITH THE COINS IN IT CAUSED THE SAME JAM WITH THE SAME PROCEDURE TO RE-RELEASE. NO EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY OR WHICH COIN WAS CAUSING THE JAM, ALL, ONE OR SOME. THE BUCKLE STICKS UP IN THE AIR LIKE A COIN SLOT. NO CHILDREN WOULD HAVE PUT COINS IN THE SLOT SO THEY MUST HAVE GOT IN INADVERTENTLY FROM POCKETS OR THE CONSOLE.*AK

NHTSA ID
734996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 14, 1997

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STUCK.

NHTSA ID
514838
Seat belts
Filed Dec 14, 1995

BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA ID
976602
Incident
Sep 14, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 26, 1995

EA95-021 ACTIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS WILL NOT STAY LATCHED, WHILE DRIVING, IT COMES UNLATCHED. TT *SLC

NHTSA ID
973973
Incident
Jun 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 18, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUTTON BROKE OFF, NOW THE SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA ID
973523
Incident
Oct 10, 1994
EngineSeat beltsTransmission
Filed Oct 11, 1995

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FULLY ENGAGE INTO INDICATED GEARS. TT WHEN IN PARK, TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES IS IN REVERSE UNLESS SHOVED INTO BACK FULL FORCE, WHEN IN DRIVE THE INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, CONSUMER STATES THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. SHOULDER STRAP REFUSES TO ENGAGE AND PULLS TIGHT AGAINST THE BODY. *SLC

NHTSA ID
973252
Incident
Oct 11, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Oct 10, 1995

SEAT BELT TWISTS/RETRACTS, BECOMING JAMMED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
488999
Incident
Apr 1, 1987
Seat belts
Filed Sep 26, 1995

WHILE MAKING TURNS, STRAIGHT DRIVING OR ANY BODY MOVEMENT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME UNLATCHED; DRIVER BECOMES UNRESTRAINED. TT *JB

NHTSA ID
972493
Incident
Sep 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 13, 1995

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH AND REMAIN LATCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
972045
Seat belts
Filed Aug 25, 1995

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK. TT

NHTSA ID
971032
Incident
Jun 15, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Jun 15, 1995

REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
485175
Incident
Apr 1, 1995

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.

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