Model year record
1994 MERCURY Cougar
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 178 owner complaints on file.
Recalls
No recall campaigns on file for this model year.
Owner complaints
A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.
| Component | Complaints | Median mileage |
|---|---|---|
| Power train: automatic transmission | 30 | 69,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 18 | 71,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 10 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 8 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 6 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 6 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 6 | — |
| Air bags | 5 | 45,000 mi |
| Air bags: frontal | 5 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline | 5 | — |
| Unknown or other | 5 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: torque converter | 4 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 3 | — |
| Suspension: front: springs: coil springs | 3 | 115,000 mi |
| Visibility: power window devices and controls | 3 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition: switch | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 2 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump | 2 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 2 | — |
| Seats | 2 | 45,000 mi |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder | 2 | — |
| Structure: body | 2 | — |
| Structure: body: door | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal | 2 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 75,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | 170,000 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: wiring: interior/under dash | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: belts and associated pulleys | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: emission control | 1 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 1 | — |
| Equipment | 1 | 30,000 mi |
| Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer: LPG systems: water heater | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: brake lights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: tail lights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 1 | — |
| Interior lighting | 1 | — |
| Parking brake: conventional | 1 | — |
| Power train: automatic transmission: cooling unit and lines | 1 | — |
| Power train: manual transmission | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: retractor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: antilock | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, air: disc: rotor | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: drum | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: shoes/linings | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: drum: wheel cylinders | 1 | — |
| Steering: steering wheel/handle bar | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft | 1 | — |
| Structure: body: door: hinge and attachments | 1 | — |
| Suspension | 1 | 45,000 mi |
| Suspension: rear | 1 | — |
| Tires: tread/belt | 1 | — |
| Vehicle speed control: cruise control | 1 | — |
| Visibility: rearview mirrors/devices: exterior | 1 | — |
| Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1993 model has about half as many complaints as this one. The 1995 model has roughly the same number of complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
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