1999 Mercury Cougar brakes problems
91 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1999 Mercury Cougar, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 91 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 11 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 27% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving on a 4-lane highway, lights on the dashboard lit up and engine died. Then, consumer lost control of the vehicle. With no brakes or steering vehicle started to spin out of control and hit a guardrail at about 55MPH. Consumer said it was a engine problem. Airbags did not deploy.
Brakes continue to grind even after replacement. Transmission surges and hesitates upon acceleration causing unexpected increases in speed. Transmission also slips in and out of gears randomly. All of these problems could lead to a serious accident.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Mercury Cougar
- Electrical system 110 complaints
- Engine 71 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 56 complaints
- Fuel system 46 complaints
- Lighting 42 complaints
- Transmission 41 complaints
- Body & structure 38 complaints
- Air bags 33 complaints