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1990 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.
15
Latest Oct 20, 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.
17%
of 86 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1990 Mercury Cougar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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 20, 2000

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT WILL NOT RETRAC/ IT COMPLETELY FAILED/ WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION, CAUSING LOSS OF SHOULDER RESTRAINT AND PROTECTION. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FAILURE OF MOTOR OR BELTS.*AK

NHTSA ID
873486
Seat belts
Filed Sep 8, 2000

ALSO THE FIRST YEAR I OWNED THE CAR, THE PAINT ON THE FRONT BUMPER STARTED COMING OFF, AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT MOTOR WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
730731
Incident
Sep 1, 1992
Seat belts
Filed Mar 16, 2000

I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO I CAN TAKE IT TO REPAIR THE FRONT SEAT BELT. ITS THE MANUAL LAP PART THAT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION. *AK

NHTSA ID
720218
Seat belts
Filed Jan 22, 1999

DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT DOES NOT RETRACT, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK *JB

NHTSA ID
833930
Seat belts
Filed Jan 13, 1999

MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT GO DOWN INTO THE LOCKED POSTION FOR SAFTEY. MOTER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. STUCK IN THE DOWN POSTION MAKING THE SHOULDER BELT UNUSEABLE AND UNSAFE.

NHTSA ID
702173
Incident
Jan 11, 1999
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Oct 27, 1997

GETTING INTO VEHICLE, NO LEVER TO CLOSE FROM INSIDE. DROPPED OFF HINGES THAT WERE WORN & OUT OF ALIGNMENT. AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS DO NOT ACTIVATE DUE TO DOOR NOT BEING ABLE TO CLOSE. HAVE TO HOLD IT CLOSE. AT DEALERSHIP NOW. *AK

NHTSA ID
818878
Incident
Oct 24, 1997
Seat belts
Filed Feb 28, 1997

FRONT PASSENGER'S MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT DOES NOT SECURE/HOLD OCCUPANTS, DEALER REMOVED PAPER STUCK INSIDE WHERE SEAT BELT COMES UP, BELT STILL HANGS LOOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID
808037
Incident
Jul 15, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Feb 18, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT HIS DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT AND THAT IT STICKS FROM TIME TO TIME, OWNER QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THIS BELT. *AK

NHTSA ID
809052
Seat belts
Filed Oct 30, 1996

DRIVER'S SIDE SHOULDER BELT JAMS IN THE MOTOR, CAUSING THE BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
804275
Seat belts
Filed Jan 19, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported

THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER PROPERLY IN A REAR END ACCIDENT.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
977822
Incident
Jan 18, 1996
Seat belts
Filed Oct 25, 1995

FRONT MOTORBELTS FAILED. *DSH

NHTSA ID
487370
Incident
Mar 1, 1990
Seat belts
Filed Oct 12, 1995

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT BELT RETRACTORS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. TT

NHTSA ID
973310
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Sep 7, 1995

THE FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES BROKE . TT

NHTSA ID
971827
Seat belts
Filed Mar 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

WITH FOOT ON BRAKE AND REAR ENDED, DRIVERS LAP BELT BUTTON IS STUCK WITH LATCH SEPARATING AND SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN FROM HITTING STEERING WHEEL. TT

NHTSA ID
962716
Incident
Feb 5, 1995
Seat belts
Filed Feb 1, 1995

DRIVER SEAT BELT IS NOT FUNCTIONING. TT

NHTSA ID
959452
Incident
Feb 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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Electrical19Driver assistance18Engine10Brakes9

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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