1995 Mercury Cougar

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES VIBRATED AND MADE NOISE WHEN PRESSURE APPLIED. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED.

• 12/26/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HE CHANGED THE PADS BUT VEHICLE STILL MAKES THE NOISE. ALSO EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 12/16/1996· WHEELS

  WHILE DRIVING THE BOLTS IN THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO COME OFF. *AK

• 12/15/1995· SUSPENSION

  SHOCK ABSORBER FAILURE. *AK

• 12/11/1997· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED.

• 12/10/2003· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  INFORMATION REQUEST CONCERNING RECALLS OR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS FOR THE 1995 MERCURY COUGAR.*MR *CB *JB

• 12/08/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  APPLIED ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOWN TO THE FLOOR, NO RESPONSE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. TT

• 12/07/2005· SUSPENSION

  DT: THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO HE HAD THE FRONT END REDONE. THIRTEEN MONTHS LATER THE LEFT BALL JOINT FAILED AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEN, HE NOTICED Y THAT THE RIGHT BALL JOINT MALFUNCTIONED. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE. *AK

• 11/22/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE BRAKES FADE WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT OR INTERSECTION. THEY ARE POWER BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/13/2002· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  CONSUMER STATED THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND RPM'S JUMP FROM 2000 TO 3000 CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE DEALER CHANGED MAIN SENSOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEM STOPPED, BUT RPM'S PROBLEM CONTINUED. DEALER CHANGED SPEED SENSOR AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. FINALLY THE HEAD GASKETS WERE REPLACED. *YH

• 11/13/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, NEEDED REPLACEMENT PADS ON ALL FOUR WHEELS 4 TIMES. TT

• 11/12/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE ALL POSTED INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET. NOW I HAVE TAKE MY CAR INTO MULTIPLE PLACES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RESOLVED, AND NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I THINK SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IT IS NOT OUR PROBLEM, BUT A PROBLEM THAT MERCURY AS A COMPANY NEEDS TO FIX. I AM HAVING AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY VAN NOT STARTING. IT IS A 1993 MERCURY VILLAGER. ON SATURDAY AFTER DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR WITH MULTIPLE STOPS WHERE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT INTO A STORE, IT WOULD NOT START. WHEN I TURNED THE KEY EVERY SINGLE LIGHT CAME ON, SEAT BELT, CHECK ENGINE, IT SEEMED LIKE 7 OR 8 IN ALL. THERE WAS NOTHING. WE TRIED JUMPING IT, BUT THAT DID NOT DO ANYTHING. LATER THAT DAY SOMEONE TOLD ME IT SOUNDED TO HIM LIKE IT WASN'T IN PARK OR AT LEAST THE CAR DIDN'T THINK IT WAS IN PARK. I TRIED STARTING IT AGAIN AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, TURNING TO ON AND MOVING FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO PARK. IT STARTED UP JUST LIKE ALWAYS. I DROVE AROUND AND MADE 2 STOPS. THE FIRST TIME IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP, THE SECOND TIME IT WOULDN'T START, BUT AFTER MOVING IT TO NEUTRAL AND BACK TO PARK IT STARTED RIGHT UP. AFTER A TOTAL DRIVING TIME OF ABOUT 35 - 40 MINUTES I ARRIVED HOME. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND GOT NOTHING. THIS TIME THE NEUTRAL TO PARK TRICK DID NOT WORK. I TRIED NUMEROUS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF AN HOUR WITH NO LUCK. HAVE A 1997 VILLAGER WITH 130K ON IT. THE VAN HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE UNTIL TWO DAYS AGO. I WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT SPITS, SPUTTERS, BACKFIRES AND DIES. *TR

• 11/05/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ODOMETER STOPPED AT 40,296. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER OWNERS OF MY SAME CAR AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *LA

• 10/28/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CAR VIBRATED DURING STOPPING ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND TOLD THEM THE BRAKES WERE VIBRATING, BUT THEY SAID THEY TURNED THE DISKS,BUT IT DID NOT HELP. LATER I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND THEY ORDERED A STEERING COMPUTER, STILL DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. THEY THEN REPLACE THE STEERING CYLINDER. NO HELP. I FINIALLY TOOK THE BRAKES DISKS OFF MYSELF AND HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THEM TURNED AND WHICH HAS FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW. AFTER REVIEWING THE COMPLAINTS OF OTHER DRIVERS OF THIS MODEL, IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS EVERY COME TO FIX A VERY BAD HANDLING PROBLEM WITH THE 1995 MERCURY COUGAR. I FEEL THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM.

• 10/23/2000· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  AIR CONDITIONER SWITCH OVERHEATS AND WILL MELT THE PLASTIC FOR DASHBOARD. THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.*AK THE TRANSMISSION SHUDDERS AND NEW PARTS WERE INSTALLED. *YH

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING HEARD A GRINDING AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP . *AK

• 10/20/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION STARTS SLIPPING WHENEVER TURNING A CORNER . BUT DRIVING STRAIGHT IT'S OKAY. *AK

• 10/20/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  MASTER CYLINDER WENT COMPLETLY OUT, AND CONSUMER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/11/1999· POWER TRAIN

  NO TRANSMISSION SHOULD FAIL AT 35000 MILES

• 10/11/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE FRONT ROTOR WAS CUT TWO TIMES . TT

• 10/10/1997· AIR BAGSCrash

  DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONT END COLLISION. VEHICLE REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, 11:00 POSITION, VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED. *AK

• 10/07/2020· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I WAS DRIVING ALONG HWY ABOUT 40 MILES AN HOUR WHEN CAR ENGINE STOPS. THIS STOPS POWER STEERING, BRAKES ETC. TO STOP WORKING AND YOU HAVE A HARD TIME PULLING OFF THE ROAD. WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND CAR COOLS DOWN A LITTLE. IT WILL THEN START UP AGAIN AND YOU CAN GO AGAIN FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE OR SO AND ENGINE DIES AGAIN.

• 10/07/2020· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY COUGAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DROVE DIFFERENTLY AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE PURVIS FORD INC LOCATED AT 3660 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY #1, FREDERICKSBURG, VA 22408, WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT COULD BE THE IGNITION MODULE, DISTRIBUTOR, OR THE POWER CONTROL MODULE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A MESSAGE WAS LEFT ON THE VOICEMAIL RECORDER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CALLED BACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

• 10/02/2000· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

• 10/01/1995· VISIBILITY

  DASHBOARD REFLECTS IN WINDSHIELD, INTERFERING WITH DRIVERS VISION. *DSH

• 09/29/1995· STRUCTURE

  CONSOLE REACHES TEMPERATURE OF 140 DEGREES.

• 09/27/2000· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY @ 35,000 MILES; GEARS NOT SHIFTING @ 45,174 MILES; MISSING REALLY BAD, ACTING LIKE GOING DEAD @ 51,066; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT - STALLS @ 58,000; ENGINE SLIPPING GEARS @ 59,149; FEELS LIKE ENGINE GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING @ 59758; 70,000+ STILL HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS - ENGINE SLIPPING GEARS, NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND GOING INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING.

• 09/23/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE SQUEAKS WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/17/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER HAS HAD A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES AT 10,000 MILES, ALL BRAKES WERE REPLACED .*AK

• 09/03/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, I TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUSE CONTROL, AFTER MAKING MY EXIT IN TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE CRUSE CONTROL TRIED TO RESUME MY LAST RECORDED SPEED WITHOUT ME PRESSING ANY OF THE CRUSE CONTROLS. THE CAR REACHED ABOUT 50MPH IN A 35MPH ZONE AND THE RPM'S SPIKED TO ABOUT 5000 BEFORE I HAD TO MANUALLY TURN OFF THE CRUSE CONTROL.

• 08/29/1997· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. *AK

• 08/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE NOISE AND MALFUNCTION.

• 08/28/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ROTORS HAVE FAILED IN LESS THAN 18000 MILES HAVE CALLED FORD CUSSTOMER SERVICE THE LADY CALLED THE DEALER THAT MADE THE REPAIR WHO TOLD HER IT WAS NORMAL .SHE THEN CALLED ME BACK WITH THAT INFORMATION . I TOLD THE LADY THIS IS NOT NORMAL SHE THEN TOLD ME IT WAS AND SHE CHANGED HER BRAKES EVERY SIX MONTHS AT THAT I GAVE UP THIS MAY BE THE REASON FORDMOTOR PUT WOMEN ON THAT JOB

• 08/26/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THIS VEHICLE HAS A RUBBER FUEL LINE THAT IS MOUNTED AT THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK THAT RUN DOWN NEAR THE SIDE OF THE TANK. GAS LINE IS RUBBING, CAUSING WEAR IN THE LINE WHICH IS RESULTS IN A LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 08/21/1998· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING THE THIRD GEAR EXPLODED. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

• 08/21/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  NON-ABS BRAKES; FRONT BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN CHANGED THREE TIMES DUE TO UNKNOWN VIBRATION W/STEERING WHEEL SHAKING. ON TWO OCCASIONS, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/13/1998· POWER TRAIN

  THE DEFECTIVE MANUAL LOCK SWITCH IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEM LOCKS UP WHEN THERE IS MOISTURE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE IN NUETRAL, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS A NEWLY DESIGNED MANUAL LOCK SWITCH. *AK

• 08/05/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILED. (QCAW)

• 08/05/1997· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SHUTTERS WHEN PULLING AND CHANGING TRANSMISSION FLUID. *AK

• 07/31/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR

  ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND PULLS TO THE LEFT. ESPECIALLY WHEN BRAKING AND MAKING A TURN.*AK

• 07/30/1998· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN FRONT BRAKES ARE IN USE, BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES & VIBRATES. STEERING WHEEL SHAKES/VIBRATES IN HAND. IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED QUICKLY, VEHICLE COULD GO OFF ROAD. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED WAS NORMAL. HAD ROTORS CHANGED 4 DIFFERENT TIMES. PROBLEM ALSO OCCURRED ON 28 JUN 98. *AK

• 07/26/1999· SUSPENSION

  WHENEVER FOOT IS RELEASED FROM THE ACCELERATOR AFTER DRIVING 50MPH, VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHIMMY & VIBRATE. THIS CAN ALSO HAPPEN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE RELEASED. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES & PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. *AK

• 07/25/2000· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO DEALER AND NOTHING DONE. THE PAINT REGARDING THE CLEAR COAT IS TOO THICK AND TURNING WHITE EVEN THOUGH WAX AND POLISHING HAVE BEEN DONE CONSISTANT FROM THE BEGINNING OR SINCE PURCHASE. *AK

• 07/18/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAR MAKES NOISE AND SHAKES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

• 07/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN SPEED AND COMING TO A STOP THE VEHICLE STARTED SHIMMERING WHILE PUTTING ON THE BRAKES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND HAS HAD THE BRAKE ROTORS REPAIRED 4 TIMES. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *AK

• 07/12/1995· VISIBILITY

  HEAT COMES FROM DASH DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVER'S FACE, CAUSING HEADACHES/INCREASED FATIGUE. *AK

• 07/11/1995· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THE ACCELERATOR STICKS AND KEEPS ON ACCELERATING. *AK ACCELERATION CONTINUES FOR A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET AFTER TAKING FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR.*JB

• 06/25/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY 8 -12 MONTHS WHICH CAUSE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

• 06/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF GEARS FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. *AK

• 06/20/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED THREE TIMES. *SKD