Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Oct 27, 1997CA
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED.
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1996 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 1996 record →
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jul 11, 1997CA
POWER STEERING FAILS INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 1, 1997TX
DESIGN OF CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS CAUSE THEM TO BE DEPRESSED ACCIDENTLY.
Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed Jun 10, 1997MA
THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BLEW OUT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT (55) MPH. THE WINDOW HAS BEEN REPLACED. *AK
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Apr 17, 1997CA
POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Fan
Filed Apr 10, 1997CA
FAN CUT THE COMPUTER WIRES.
Visibility › Windshield
Filed Jan 27, 1997FL
VISUAL PROBLEM, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYS INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND DRIVER CANNOT SEE THE HIGHWAY PROPERLY. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 10, 1996MA
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES ON DRY BUMPY PAVEMENT THE BRAKES WILL FAIL, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Nov 19, 1996TX
DIFFICULTY USING CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS.
Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed Nov 6, 1996TX
SHOULDER CAUSES DISCOMFORT.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 30, 1996KS
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE RUSTED, RESULTING IN CAR MAKING NOISES AND AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAIL INFORMATON. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)
Filed Aug 27, 1996IL
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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