Fuel system
Filed Jul 22, 1999
LEAKING GASOLINE UNDER PASSENGER DOOR UNDER THE REAR.CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 843070
- Incident
- Jul 21, 1999
1992 Mercury Cougar Fuel system Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Fuel system 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.
9
Latest Jul 22, 1999
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.
10%
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.
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 fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. 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. 9 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 fuel system
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Fuel system
Filed Feb 17, 1999
GAS TANK IS LOOSE ON THE SIDE DUE TO THE MATERIAL BEING OUT OF SHAPE AND GAS IS FLOWING AROUND WHILE CONSUMER IS DRIVING VEHICLE. IN SHORT, FUEL TANK IS DISTORTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 834934
- Incident
- Aug 12, 1993
Fuel system
Filed Jan 13, 1998
RECALL #797V159000, FUEL LINE LEAKAGE: RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER. TOOK CAR IN DECEMBER 1, SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR A WEEK LATER. HAVE BEEN CALLING AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS YET.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 820594
- Incident
- Nov 12, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Dec 10, 1997
RECALL REPAIR WORK NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 526046
- Incident
- Dec 1, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Dec 3, 1997
RECALL 97V159000; DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE FOR RECALL AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 819648
Fuel system
Filed Nov 7, 1997
CONSUMER SMELLED GAS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE CHASSIS, CAUSING WORN HOLES IN THE FUEL LINE. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 818550
Fuel system
Filed Oct 21, 1997
SOMETHING WORE THROUGH THE PLASTIC FUEL LINE, CAUSING A LEAKAGE AND GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 817283
- Incident
- Oct 16, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Nov 16, 1995
FUEL LINE WAS LEAKING GAS INTO VEHICLE. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 488003
- Incident
- Jan 15, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Nov 7, 1995
FUEL LEAK EXTENDED FROM FUEL LINE W/FUMES ENTERING COMPARTMENT HEAVILY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 974702
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
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .