Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Jun 21, 1996TN
DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 200 YDS, SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, STOPPED & CHECKED UNDER HOOD, FEW MINUTES LATER FLAMES WERE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. *AK
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1991 Mercury Cougar complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1991 record →
Wheels
Filed May 20, 1996NY
RIGHT REAR WHEEL IS RUBBING FUEL LINE, CAUSING A LEAK. *AK
Suspension › Rear
Filed May 15, 1996MI
SWAY BAR LINKAGE CREATES ROUGH RIDE. *DSH
Electrical System › Alternator/Generator/RegulatorFire
Filed May 13, 1996VA
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO THE ALTENATOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed May 10, 1996MI
THE DRIVERS AND FRONT PASSENGERS SEATBELTS NO LONGER OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE TRACK. THE SEATBELT MAY NOT ALWAYS RETRACT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchFire
Filed Apr 26, 1996OH
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRES IN THE STEERING COLUMN TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Apr 24, 1996NY
WHILE PARKED IN FRONT OF HOME, OWNER HEARD EXPLOSION SOUND; CAME OUT TO CHECK; VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED WITH FLAMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, UNDERDASH/UNDERHOOD. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jan 24, 1996MS
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 55MPH, EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FRONT HEAD LAMP FAILURE, WHEN LIGHTS WENT OUT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE REACHING DESTINATION. TT
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed Jan 16, 1996IA
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND THE FRONT HOOD LATCH CAME OPEN . TT
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jan 2, 1996NJ
IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE, CAUSES LOSS OF POWER WINDOWS AND BRAKING. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation ComponentsCrash
Filed Dec 28, 1995CA
INABILITY TO PUSH BRAKE PEDAL DOWN, RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.
Seat Belts
Filed Oct 31, 1995WI
BOTH DRIVER/PASS. SHOULDER HARNESS, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE, WHEN WON'T MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS DRIVER/PASS. TT
Fuel System, GasolineCrash
Filed Aug 14, 1995KY
AUTO WAS PARKED WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES. TT
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls1 injured
Filed Aug 3, 1995OH
DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT GO UP. REPLACED WINDOW MOTOR. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 13, 1995NJ
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED 55 MPH, THROTTLE WENT INTO OPEN POSITION, HAVE PUT NEUTRAL AND TURN IGNITION OFF PULLED OFF HWY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jul 12, 1995CA
THE FRONT ROTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT THREE TIMES. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 15, 1995CA
PASSING AN 18 WHEELER AT 75 MPH COMING TO A CURVE AND TRIED TO STOP BUT DISC BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 12, 1995TX
WHEN EVER THROTTLE IS PUSHED, SYSTEM MAY STICK RESULTING IN FULL THROTTLE. PLEASE DESCCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed May 24, 1995PA
VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, CAUSING EXTREME PRESSURE TO BE USED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP VEHICLE.
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Hood › Latch
Filed May 1, 1995OK
HOOD LATCH FAILED TWICE. *SKD
Seat Belts
Filed Mar 10, 1995MD
DRIVER'S AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT LOCKS UP TIGHTLY AROUND PASSENGER AND IS DIFFICULT TO RELEASE. *SKD
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Mar 1, 199500
DRIVER SIDE WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN ROLLED DOWN. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jan 24, 1995IN
FRONT SHAKES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. TT
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