Body & structure
Filed May 27, 2003
THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HINGES HAS A FAILURE, THAT RESULTS IN THE DOOR BEING INOPERATIVE(MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE).*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10021545
- Mileage
- 100,000 mi
1993 Mercury Cougar Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure 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 May 27, 2003
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.
4%
of 195 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 the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 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 body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structure
Filed Feb 26, 2003
THE DRIVER'S DOOR BECAME STUCK.*JB....*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10009455
- Incident
- Nov 15, 2002
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Feb 26, 2003
THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO UNLOCK. *JB THE AUTO SHOULDER BELT DID NOT MOVE AND INTERRUPTS THE ABILITY TO MANEUVER THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER DOOR MOLDING DID WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE. THE DRIVER DOOR HAS TO BE PULLED UP IN ORDER TO SHUT. SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 10009453
- Incident
- May 12, 2002
Body & structureElectricalEngine+2 more
Filed Jan 6, 2002
LEFT HUB IS STARTING TO GO OUT..THE LOCK IS STUCK ON MY IGNITION SWITCH SO I CANN'T CRANK MY CAR..MOTOR MOUNT BROKE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 756460
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Sep 16, 2000
THE POWER DOOR LOCK SWITCH HAS BECOME VERY TEMPERAMENTAL (ESPECIALLY AT HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURES (ABOVE 90 DEGREES)), IT ACTS LIKE THERE IS A CIRCUIT BREAKER OPENING AND CLOSING, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT WORKS, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. WHEN IT DOESN'T, BECAUSE THE ACTUAL LOCKS ARE CYLINDRICAL, THEY CAN NOT BE OPENED BY FINGERS, SO ONE HAS TO OPEN THE WINDOW, AND USE THE CAR KEYS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR, TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 731648
- Incident
- Sep 1, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Jul 10, 2000
THE PASSENGER DOOR HINGE FAILED, NOT ALLOWING THE DOOR TO OPEN OR CLOSE PROPERLY. DEALER SENT US TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP (AT OUR OWN EXPENSE) AND THEY TOOK 5 DAYS TO PERFORM THIS SIMPLE REPAIR! THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM A COUPLE YEARS AGO. THE DOORS ARE VERY HEAVY AND LONG AND JUST SEEMS TO BE BADLY DESIGNED. THE PASSIVE SEAT BELT JAMMED IN THE FRAME OF THE DOOR THAT WAS FIXED. DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS RELATED SOMEHOW TO THE DOOR HINGE, BUT HAPPENED ABOUT THE SAME TIME. SHOP WAS TOLD TO FIX DOOR, AND THEY DID, BUT THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RECOVER. HAVE NOT DECIDED WHETHER OR NOT TO FIX IT YET. IT IS JAMMED AT THE BACK, SO WE CAN STILL SLIP THE HARNESS OVER OUR SHOULDERS, SO WE ARE RESTRAINED PROPERLY, BUT IT NO LONGER MOVES BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE DOOR FRAME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 725197
- Incident
- Jul 1, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Sep 29, 1999
PASSENGER'S SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR HINGES AND ATTACHMENTS CAME APART, AND THE RUBBER CAME OFF THE DOOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 849128
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1999
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed May 22, 1999
I HAVE BEEN TRAPPED SO TO SPEAK IN MY CAR AND HAD TO MANUALLY REMOVE THE SEAT BELT- I CAN SEE THIS BEING A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT TAKEN CARE OF BUT HAVE TO RETURN TO THE DEALER THAT DID THE REPAIRS - IN SAYRE , PA. -- THEY ALSO REPLACED THE HINGES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 706760
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
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
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 .