Vehicle report
1989 MERCURY COUGAR
Reported problems
81 complaints · median 116828 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 15 |
| SEAT BELTS | 8 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 6 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | 3 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 3 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 3 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 2 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING | 1 |
| SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | 1 |
| STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN | 1 |
| STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 1 |
| TIRES:TREAD/BELT | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 1 |
| WHEELS:RIM | 1 |
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.