2000 Mercury Cougar electrical system problems
Owners reported electrical system problems in 74 complaints for the 2000 Mercury Cougar, 26% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 74 26% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 9
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 35 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles, and 34% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 9 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The car would stall without warning one time leaving me in the middle of a busy intersection. This time on a slight hill I sat stalled with hazard lights & headlights on but got rear ended by a motorist traveling 50 MPH. Had problem looked at & thought it was repaired but happened again. Car is now totaled. Air bag did not deploy and gas shut off valve didn't work because much later at tow yard car was started. It could of been my death! 6 days in hospital & no car.
I have a 2000 mercury cougar that I bought brand new and has been service faithfully by a dealership. But recently in the past 2 months there have been 3 alternators put on my car all resulting from the same problem. The console lights flicker and dim, the headlights flicker and dim, the battery light flashes and eventually it stays lighted and the gauges zero out and the car shuts down starting with the radio and eventually the light goes out and the car dies.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Cougar
- Fuel system 48 complaints
- Engine 27 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 18 complaints
- Air bags 17 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints