1999 Mercury Cougar suspension problems
24 complaints about suspension have been filed for the 1999 Mercury Cougar, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 3% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
While driving 20-25 MPH and making a merge to right lane and due to strut breaking, causing steering to become inoperative, and resulting in a crash. Ford was not willing to investigate the problem. During the crash, the wheel and everything attached to the wheel came off.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the rear sway bar became fractured while driving over a road bump. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic where it was determined that the entire sub frame was corroded. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 68,434.
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
Suspension problems in other years
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