Vehicle report
1997 MERCURY COUGAR
Reported problems
76 complaints · median 71550 miles| Component | Reports |
|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 8 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 5 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 5 |
| TIRES | 5 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 5 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 5 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | 4 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | 4 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | 3 |
| POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | 3 |
| SEATS | 3 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 3 |
| WHEELS | 3 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR | 2 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 2 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT | 2 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 2 |
| AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT | 1 |
| EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | 1 |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 1 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 1 |
| PARKING BRAKE | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 1 |
| POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 1 |
| STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | 1 |
| STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 1 |
| SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | 1 |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | 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.