1999 Mercury Cougar steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 21 complaints for the 1999 Mercury Cougar, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
While driving the power steering rack broke, causing loss of control. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.
Purchased car new, in 57000 miles we have had to replace, 2 alternators, 1 starter, 2 batteries, entire rack and pinion, power steering pump, transmission torque converter, 4 set of brakes, 4 sets of tires plus two individual tires all with sidewall blow outs except one puncture and 2 headlight switches, 2 cig lighters. The entire upper engine gasket set had to be replaced to get to an intake leak. The head lights and foglights work itermittantly, engine warning lights are constantly going on and off.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Mercury Cougar
- Electrical system 110 complaints
- 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
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