Vehicle report

1990 MERCURY COUGAR

Reported problems

86 complaints · median 75400 miles
ComponentReports
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL15
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE8
SEAT BELTS6
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION5
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING2
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS2
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR2
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS2
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL2
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH1
ENGINE1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
SEAT BELTS:FRONT1
SEATS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS1
STEERING1
STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR1

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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.