Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 7, 2003
THE KNOB THAT ADJUST THE HEAT FOR HIGH OR LOW IS STUCK ON LOW. CONSUMER STATES" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002193
1999 Mercury Cougar Heating & air conditioning Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Heating & air conditioning 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 Jan 7, 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.
2%
of 454 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 heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 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 heating or air-conditioning
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 7, 2003
THE KNOB THAT ADJUST THE HEAT FOR HIGH OR LOW IS STUCK ON LOW. CONSUMER STATES" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002192
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 7, 2003
THE KNOB THAT ADJUST THE HEAT FOR HIGH OR LOW IS STUCK ON LOW. CONSUMER STATES" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002191
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Jan 7, 2003
THE KNOB THAT ADJUST THE HEAT FOR HIGH OR LOW IS STUCK ON LOW. CONSUMER STATES" IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
- NHTSA ID
- 10002189
Body & structureBrakesHeating & air conditioning+4 more
Filed Jun 9, 2002
CONSUMER NOTICED A BLUE WIRE HANGING FROM THE VEHICLES FRONT. *JG
- NHTSA ID
- 566017
- Incident
- Jul 18, 2001
Heating & air conditioningEngine
Filed Jun 22, 2001
AIR CONDITIONER TURNS OFF AND ON WITHOUT MANUALLY OPERATING THE SYSTEM, ONCE AIR CONDITIONER TURNS BACK ON THE AIR IS NOT COOL.AIR BLOWS LIKE VENT IS CLOSED. ALSO, ENGINE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEMS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 891003
- Incident
- Jun 16, 2001
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningElectrical+2 more
Filed Jun 22, 2001
WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE WITH WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN WHEN DOOR CLOSED AND AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. CONSUMER NOTED THIS WAS NOT A FEATURE OF VEHICLE. KEY FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR, CONSUMER REACHED INSIDE VEHICLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR. DEALER STATED IF A NEW ALARM SYSTEM WAS PUT IN TO REPLACE THE OLD ONE, PROBLEM MIGHT BE CORRECTED. *AK AIR CONDITIONER TURNS ON AND OFF. RADIO WILL NOT COME ON AT TIMES. MOTOR WILL DIE OUT. ALARM WENT OFF, DOOR LOCK BY THEMSELVES. KEY WILL NOT CRANK VEHICLE AT TIMES. VEHICLE JUMPED AND JERKED ALMOST HITTING CONSUMERS SISTER WHO WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 891001
- Incident
- Jun 15, 2001
Heating & air conditioningElectricalInterior & seats+1 more
Filed Dec 29, 1999
THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS TURNED ON. IT FAILED TO COOL INSIDE OF VEHICLE, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE TRUNK FAILS TO LOCK WHEN CLOSED. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT HOLDING THE LATCH . WOULD NEED TO JIGGLE THE IGNITION KEY IN THE SWITCH BEFORE IT STARTS. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SLIDES BACK & FORTH WITHOUT LOCKING INTO PLACE. WHILE BACKING UP VEHICLE, IT WOULD MAKE LOUD NOISES FROM THE FRONT END NEAR WHEELS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 852082
- Incident
- Mar 23, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical
Filed Dec 22, 1999
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF AND SMOKE TO COME FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 550065
- Incident
- Oct 18, 1999
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
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