Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
93 MERCURY COUGAR XR7, 3.8L V6, FAILED HEAD GASKET ON ENGINE WITH 60,000 MILES, WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES, FORD REFUSED MY CLAIM STATING THEY HAD NO RECALLS ON 93 MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FORD ME OR ANYONE I KNOW WILL EVER BUY, AND I CURRENTLY OWN 3 OF THEM, I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. *NLM
ENGINE HEAD GASKETS ARE BLOWN AT 58000 MILES PREMATURELY WHILE DRIVING AT 60-65 MILES. THIS CAUSES THE MOTOR TO WARP, DEALER CONTACTED AND WITH NO WARRANTY, REPAIRS DONE AT OWNER EXPENSE. *AK
2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.