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1992 Mercury Cougar Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Driver assistance 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.
8
Latest Mar 19, 2001
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.
9%
of 92 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.
3
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 forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1992 Mercury Cougar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 driver-assistance

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

Driver assistance
Filed Mar 19, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING GAS PEDAL BECAME STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID
883384
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 19, 2001

GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. *AK

NHTSA ID
883382
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 19, 2001
Crash reported

WHILE TRAVELING GAS PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID
883381
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)+2 more
Filed Aug 4, 1999

THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING IS GOING BAD CAUSING THE WHEEL TO ALMOST FALL OFF. NLM

NHTSA ID
782590
Incident
Jul 1, 1997
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Feb 11, 1999

I WAS DRIVING ON I-40 TO I-44 IN OKLAHOMA CITY OK AT 60 MPH AND RESUMED THE SPEED CONTROL AFTER SLOWING DOWN ONE TIME. THE ENGINE WENT INTO FULL TRODDLE. I COULD FEEL THE ACCELERATOR PETAL BEING PUSH ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR UNDER MY FOOT. I TRIED TO TURN OFF THE SPEED CONTROL ON THE STEERING COLUMN NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN I TRIED PRESSING ON THE BRAKE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP. I WAS DRIVING 90 PLUS MPH BY THEN I PUSHED ON MY BRAKE FOR ABOUT A HALF MILE OR SO AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS STILL GOING. BY NOW I CALLED 911 ON MY CELLULAR PHONE. I TOLD 911 WHAT MY PROBLEM WAS THAT MY ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND I COULD NOT STOPPED MY CAR. I DROVE FOR ABOUT 7 MILES BEFORE I COULD STOP MY CAR BY PUTTING THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND LEAVING IT THERE. FIVE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE OFFICERS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. IT IS BY THE GRACE OF GOD THAT I AM HERE TODAY ALIVE. THANK GOD THAT I DID NOT KILL SOMEONE OR BE KILLED MYSELF. I REPORTED THIS TO THE FRED JONES LINCOLN/MERCURY AND THEY INFORMED ME THEY HAD NEVER HEARD TO THIS HAPPENING. I DO NOT DRIVE MY MERCURY COUGAR ANY MORE.

NHTSA ID
703192
Incident
Jul 12, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 27, 1998

ACCELORATOR LOCKED WHILE ACCELORATING A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE TO STOP. DEALER FOUND NO CAUSE.

NHTSA ID
701622
Incident
Dec 27, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 23, 1998

THE THROTTLE LINKAGE DISINTEGRATED AND BECAME LODGED IN THE WIDE OPEN POSITION. WHEN THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK WIDE OPEN IN THE OPEN POSITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
820169
Incident
Dec 19, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 24, 1996
Crash reported

TWICE THE GAS PETAL HAS GOTTEN STUCK AND THE CAR ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
978111
Incident
Dec 30, 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

Exterior lighting27Engine18Fuel system9Brakes8

Elsewhere on this vehicle

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