2001 Mercury Cougar problems
NHTSA has received 103 complaints about the 2001 Mercury Cougar, and 26% of them involve fuel system. After that come engine (13%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 103 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 77,000 miles 68 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 12 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 2 |
What the data shows
Among the 68 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 76,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 102,000 miles (19 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Mercury Cougar with enough data (58 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle was involved in a collision while driving at 55 MPH. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deployed. The driver died as a result. *scc
Consumer was doing 65 MPH when a truck pulled in front and consumer hit truck from the rear. Vehicle was not considered a total loss, and the air bags did not deploy. Contacted dealer, and the dealer said bumper did not hit hard enough. Consumer sustained permanent injuries because of accident. *slc
Vehicle was hit on passenger's side door by a tractor trailor pushing door in approximately 2 1/2 feet. Consumer's vehicle was going 10-15MPH. Side passenger air bags didn't deploy upon impact. Vehicle was totaled. Please provide more information.
Vehicle quitting in intersection and car losing all power entering garage. Vibration and pulling to right at highway speeds. Egr valve replaced twice.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start intermittently. In addition, while driving, the vehicle stalled, the battery warning indicator illuminated, and the instrument panel gauges flickered. The battery was replaced, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.