1995 Mercury Cougar problems
NHTSA has received 160 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Cougar, and 31% of them involve brakes. After that come engine (12%) and transmission (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 160 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 31% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Among the 11 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 67,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 12 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mercury Cougar with enough data (117 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Dual airbags did not deploy during front end collision. Vehicle rearended another vehicle, 11:00 position, vehicle to be inspected.
Two hours after parking, at approx. 2 am, engine caught fire, fire dept determined fire started in fuel pump area, vehicle was totalled.
Plastic headlight assembly was melted and both light sockets were burned black. This had smoked on different occasions. Bulbs being used are too hot for assembly, as there is no air venitlation for the heat to be vented. I will now have to replace entire assembly. While it did not cause a fire, it could have been a source of ignition since the plastic had melted and was actually touching the bulb. Luckily, the bulb blew and a fire did not occur.
I was driving along hwy about 40 miles an hour when car engine stops. This stops power steering, brakes etc. To stop working and you have a hard time pulling off the road. Waited about 10 minutes and car cools down a little. It will then start up again and you can go again for about 1/2 mile or so and engine dies again.
Tl* the contact owns a 1995 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle drove differently at different temperatures. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shut-off without warning. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to the purvis ford inc located at 3660 jefferson davis hwy #1, fredericksburg, va 22408, where the failure could not be diagnosed.