1999 Mercury Cougar electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 110 complaints for the 1999 Mercury Cougar, 15% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 110 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 41% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires, 3 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
The victims parents believe that recall 01v-031 of the misrouted battery cable may have been the result of there daughters death, the recall was recieved 1-mar-01, 4 months after the accident occured. Nlm
Car died all of the dummy lights came on found out it was the alternator, dealer repalced it, 8 months later same exact problem.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Mercury Cougar
- Brakes 91 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