1999 Mercury Cougar tires problems
Owners reported tires problems in 29 complaints for the 1999 Mercury Cougar, 4% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 4% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was traveling at 35MPH and hit a pothole a tire blew out, and driver's side and passenger's side airbags deployed. Dealer says the pothole messed up the airbag sensor.
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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