2000 Mercury Cougar air bags problems
17 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2000 Mercury Cougar, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 17 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 14 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 11 crashes, 14 injuries.
What owners wrote
Air bags deploy out of no where. Caused car to loose control... The car has been fixed but airbag lights flash 6 times with a 2 second delay, and the the dealer cant fix it.
Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle's airbags did not deploy after hitting an embankment and flipping over on its top. The vehicle was traveling 55 MPH when the vehicle was swerved to avoid hitting a deer, which caused the contact to lose control of the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. One person was injured and a police report was filed. The vehicle was totaled, according to the tow truck driver. The dealer has not been alerted.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Cougar
- Electrical system 74 complaints
- Fuel system 48 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
Air bags problems in other years
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