Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Airbags 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.
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Latest Aug 14, 2007
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.
8%
of 211 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.
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Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
14
What this page shows
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Mercury Cougar submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 17 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 airbag
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Airbags
Filed Aug 14, 2007
Crash reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY COUGAR. IN 2006, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND WAS STRUCK BY SIX VEHICLES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CRASHES DUE TO DODGING ROAD DEBRIS, WHICH CAUSED HIS VEHICLE TO BE REAR ENDED AND CRASH INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED IN ANY OF HIS CRASHES. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE AND STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE DUE TO THE LACK OF SAFETY RISK. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ID
10199512
Incident
Jul 1, 2006
Airbags
Filed Sep 29, 2006
Crash reported2 injuries reported
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING MY 2000 MERCURY COUGAR ON SEPTEMBER 25 ,2006. WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN &THEY COLLIDED. SHE HIT HIM WITH HER FRONT END & THEN PROCEEDED TO SWERVE HEAD ON INTO A TELEPHONE POLE . SO THIS MAKES TWO FRONT END COLLISIONS & THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. IN FACT SHE HAD ANOTHER ACCIDENT IN SEPT 2003 WHERE A CAR WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT AND HIT HER,BUT THAT WAS A SIDE IMPACT & AGAIN THIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SO THIS HAS BEEN THREE INCIDENTS THAT THIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY & THIS PAST ONE ON MONDAY WAS FRONT END COLLISION & MY DAUGHTER HAS DAMAGE TO HER CHEST & RIB CAGE , WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF THE AIR BAGS WORKED PROPERLY! *NM
NHTSA ID
10169626
Incident
Sep 25, 2006
Airbags
Filed Jul 31, 2006
Crash reported1 injury reported
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING AN EMBANKMENT AND FLIPPING OVER ON ITS TOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, ACCORDING TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED.
NHTSA ID
10163948
Incident
Jul 29, 2006
Mileage
105,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Oct 18, 2004
Crash reported3 injuries reported
AIR BAGS DEPLOY OUT OF NO WHERE. CAUSED CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL... THE CAR HAS BEEN FIXED BUT AIRBAG LIGHTS FLASH 6 TIMES WITH A 2 SECOND DELAY, AND THE THE DEALER CANT FIX IT. *AK
NHTSA ID
10095937
Incident
Oct 14, 2004
Mileage
25,214 mi
Airbags
Filed Sep 3, 2004
Crash reported
AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
NHTSA ID
10090366
Incident
Sep 2, 2004
Mileage
90,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 18, 2004
CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *AK
NHTSA ID
10079499
Incident
Jun 17, 2004
Airbags
Filed Apr 15, 2004
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY, BLINKS 7 TIMES PAUSES AND REPEATS UNTIL VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP MULITPLE TIMES STARTING WITH 2 YEARS AGO, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT CHECK IT UNLESS IT WAS BLINKING AT THE TIME. WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT BACK WHILE IT'S BLINKING. BLINKING USUALLY OCCURS ON MY WAY TO WORK OR AFTER THE DEALERSHIP HOURS. I HAVE LOOKED THIS PROBLEM UP IN MY REPAIR MANUAL CD AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THAT ONE OF THE AIRBAG SENSORS WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY OR NOT WITH THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW MULTIPLE OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM AND WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY FOR A 100 MPH IMPACT. MY AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES WITH THIS PROBLEM.*AK
NHTSA ID
10066223
Incident
Apr 14, 2004
Airbags
Filed Jan 28, 2003
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS IN A MINOR MVA IN WHICH THE AIRBAGS BOTH DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS COSMETIC BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN THE SAME SINCE. I SUFFER FROM ATTACKS OF VERTIGO, DIZZINESS, BLURRED VISION, LIGHT HYPERSENSITIVITY, LOUDNESS SENSITIVITY AND HAVE CONSTANT TINNITUS TO NAME A FEW. AIRBAGS SHOULD BE OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AND ALL EXSISTING AUTO'S WITH THEM SHOULD HAVE ON/OFF SWITCHES INSTALLED.
NHTSA ID
10003572
Incident
Mar 25, 2001
Airbags
Filed May 8, 2002
Crash reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED, AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK *YH
NHTSA ID
8009446
Incident
Feb 28, 2002
Airbags
Filed Mar 27, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ROLLED THREE TIMES AND IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 45 MPH. ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPHS.*AK
NHTSA ID
884295
Incident
Nov 1, 2000
AirbagsInterior & seatsExterior lighting
Filed Mar 5, 2001
I FEEL THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAD RESULTED IN THE CONTINUING DEGRADATION OF THIS VEHICLE. NO SAFETY DEFECT. *AK
NHTSA ID
741944
Incident
Jul 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 12, 2001
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD STAY ON INTERMITTENTLY IN COLD WEATHER UNTIL IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED OFF. *AK THE AIR BAG PROBLEM WAS BEING INVESTIGATED. THE CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *YH
NHTSA ID
880396
Incident
Dec 15, 2000
Airbags
Filed Feb 8, 2001
FAULTY AIRBAG MODULE, CAUSING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE, AND AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK THE DEALER REPLACED THE AIR BAG MODULE BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS TRYING TO CHANGE THE DEFECTIVE MODULE BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE YET. *YH
NHTSA ID
880076
Incident
Dec 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed Oct 23, 2000
Crash reported
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
734987
Incident
Oct 22, 2000
Airbags
Filed Sep 13, 2000
Crash reported3 injuries reported
AIRBAGS CAME OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING. HAD PREVIOUSLY VISITED DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES ABOUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. *AK
NHTSA ID
731301
Incident
Aug 17, 2000
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed May 3, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, ALSO, DRIVER SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK UP, UPON IMPACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
861348
Incident
Apr 21, 2000
AirbagsElectrical
Filed Apr 12, 2000
AT 2600 MILES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND KEY IN IGNITION SWITCH WASN'T WORKING. *AK
NHTSA ID
860191
Incident
Mar 2, 2000
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.
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