Model year record
1997 Mercury Cougar
No recall campaigns on file for this model year. 112 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system: manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe | 10 | 73,100 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling | 8 | 48,000 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: engine | 5 | 138,434 mi |
| Power train: automatic transmission | 5 | — |
| Tires | 5 | — |
| Unknown or other | 5 | — |
| Visibility: windshield | 5 | — |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system | 4 | 77,400 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: cooling system: radiator assembly | 4 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: rotor | 4 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: carburetor system | 3 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system | 3 | 60,000 mi |
| Power train: manual transmission | 3 | — |
| Seats | 3 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm: lower ball joint | 3 | 58,970 mi |
| Wheels | 3 | — |
| Electrical system | 2 | 75,000 mi |
| Service brakes, air: disc: rotor | 2 | — |
| Structure: body | 2 | — |
| Suspension: front | 2 | — |
| Vehicle speed control | 2 | — |
| Air bags: frontal | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: horn | 1 | — |
| Electrical system: ignition | 1 | 61,700 mi |
| Electrical system: wiring: front underhood | 1 | 97,000 mi |
| Engine | 1 | 88,075 mi |
| Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system | 1 | 70,000 mi |
| Equipment | 1 | 52,000 mi |
| Equipment: appliance: air conditioner | 1 | — |
| Exterior lighting: headlights | 1 | — |
| Fuel system, gasoline | 1 | 51,000 mi |
| Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | — |
| Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 1 | — |
| Parking brake | 1 | — |
| Power train | 1 | 156,000 mi |
| Power train: clutch assembly: pedal/hand lever(motorcycle) | 1 | — |
| Power train: driveline: driveshaft | 1 | — |
| Seat belts | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: anchorage | 1 | — |
| Seat belts: front: buckle assembly | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 1 | 60,000 mi |
| Steering: column locking: anti-theft device | 1 | — |
| Steering: rack and pinion | 1 | — |
| Suspension: front: control arm | 1 | — |
| Visibility: windshield wiper/washer | 1 | — |
The 1996 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. The 1998 model has 112 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.
Other Mercury Cougar model years
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