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1994 Mercury Cougar

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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137Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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1992195
1993137
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199562
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Power Train
36Engine And Engine Cooling
32Service Brakes, Hydraulic
27Vehicle Speed Control
11Air Bags
10
All reported categories
Suspension
7Visibility
7Electrical System
6Fuel System, Gasoline
5Unknown Or Other
5Seat Belts
4Structure
4Exterior Lighting
3Equipment
2Seats
2Service Brakes, Air
2Steering
2Interior Lighting
1Parking Brake
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 15 of 137 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 36 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 32 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 27 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

12 crash reports2 fire reports9 injury reports

Suspension complaints

7 reports
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45,000 miles · Apr 7, 2016
Air BagsSeatsSuspension

TAKATA RECALL.... JUST LOOKING FOR ANY RECALLS ON MY CAR,,,,WHOLE FRONT END FELL OUT..

NHTSA ODI #10854223

115,000 miles · Sep 7, 2004
Suspension

THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. *JB

NHTSA ODI #10091451

Mileage unknown · Aug 22, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspension

DEALER SAID ENGINE COULD CUT OFF WHEN THE VIBRATION OCCURS IN DRIVING. THIS WILL BE AN $1300 CAR REPAIR BILL!*AK

NHTSA ODI #750905

Mileage unknown · Apr 13, 2001
Suspension

ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE,IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED OR TOWED ANYTHING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OVERLOADED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR ABUSED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS WOULD FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, OTHER THAN BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING . THEY MUST HAVE NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED P…

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ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE,IT HAS NEVER BEEN TOWED OR TOWED ANYTHING. IT HAS NEVER BEEN OVERLOADED. IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR ABUSED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS WOULD FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, OTHER THAN BY FAULTY MANUFACTURING . THEY MUST HAVE NOT BEEN HEAT TREATED PROPERLY.*AK

NHTSA ODI #744009

Mileage unknown · Feb 14, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspension

I RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN #00M10 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2000. I WAS ALREADY OVER THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS NOTIFIED IN TIME TO HAVE THIS KNOWN FAILURE REPAIRED IN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM 2/1…

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I RECEIVED SERVICE BULLETIN #00M10 FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN JULY 2000. I WAS ALREADY OVER THE ALLOTTED MILEAGE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE HEAD GASKET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I WAS NOTIFIED IN TIME TO HAVE THIS KNOWN FAILURE REPAIRED IN THE ALLOTTED TIME FRAME. I CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THIS PROBLEM 2/13/01 AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME "TOO BAD". I ALSO CONTACTED THE DEALER REGARDING THE SUSPENSION PROBLEM WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED ABOUT SERVICE BULLETIN #BC0962941001. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION THAT WOULD COST $150.00. *AK

NHTSA ODI #740891

Mileage unknown · Apr 6, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingPower TrainService Brakes, Hydraulic

THE CARS ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED(SO THEY SAID) ON JULY 1997 AND NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE AGAIN. THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 4 TIMES ALREADY. THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK THE WINDOWS ARE POWER AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN.ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE…

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THE CARS ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED(SO THEY SAID) ON JULY 1997 AND NOW THE ENGINE IS GONE AGAIN. THE SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT WORK. WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES 4 TIMES ALREADY. THE DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE THE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK THE WINDOWS ARE POWER AND WILL NOT GO UP OR DOWN.ALSO THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ALSO THE CAR HAS TIRE VIBRATION THANK YOU THIS CAR IS NOW BROKE DOWN AGAIN AND WE STILL ARE MAKING PAYMENTS I CALLED THE DEALER ON 4-5-2000 AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LOOKING AT OUR CAR PROBLEMS. *AK

NHTSA ODI #721108

Mileage unknown · Nov 18, 1999
Suspension

BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS ARE BROKEN, AND THERE IS SOME TYPE OF NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #851777

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

DP94005 · Engine Compartment Fire

Opened Jul 6, 1994 · Closed Sep 22, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling

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