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1995 Mercury Cougar

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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109Owner 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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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
38Power Train
23Engine And Engine Cooling
19Fuel System, Gasoline
9Suspension
8
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
7Electrical System
5Visibility
5Unknown Or Other
4Air Bags
3Equipment
3Seats
3Steering
3Service Brakes, Air
2Structure
2Engine
1Exterior Lighting
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 109 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.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports

Vehicle Speed Control complaints

7 reports
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200,000 miles · Sep 3, 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 T…

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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.

NHTSA ODI #10761424

40,296 miles · Nov 5, 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

NHTSA ODI #10045497

Mileage unknown · May 26, 2001
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK TO THE FLOOR, AND THE CAR JUST OFF BY IT SELF FOR A 1/4 MILE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #745953

Mileage unknown · Apr 18, 2000
Vehicle Speed Control

THE VEHICLE RPMS MALFUNCTIONED, (WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING THE RPMS WOULD JUMP TO 4000 AND CAME BACK DOWN TO 1000 RPMS) YH

NHTSA ODI #551926

Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 1997
Power TrainVehicle Speed Control

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE; ALSO REPLACED SPEED SENSOR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #518908

Mileage unknown · Jun 4, 1996
Service Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlCrash

WHILE SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO PARK, VEHICLE WAS BEING PUT INTO PARK, ACCELERATED AND HIT A BUILDING, SHIFTED TO REVERSE, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS,BRAKES APPLIED, VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP, NO WARNING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985202

Mileage unknown · Jul 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

NHTSA ODI #968548

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

EA01001 · Blower Switch/resistor Or Wiring Harness

Opened Jan 5, 2001 · Closed Jul 31, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

There is no summary currently available

Additional source detail variants (2)

Electrical System

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Electrical System

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