2002 Mercury Cougar problems, complaints & recalls

2020-02-18 · Air Bags · 144,000 mi

“airbag warning light comes on. no accident, stationary and in motion. i do not see a recall reference airbag? with the complaints i read on your site about the airbags, there should be a recall???????????…”

2018-11-19 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump · 14,308 mi

“i am currently having problems with the fuel pump driver module. i reported the problem to ford in oct 2018. ford stated that the 10 year recall ended and per their records the issue was resolved as fuel module was replaced by dealer don knott ford, carson, ca. don knott ford is no longer in business. the aforementioned dealer i believe was i…”

2018-07-09 · Air Bags · 125,000 mi

“the car was parked in my driveway. upon starting the car, at the moment i turned the key the driver seat airbag deployed.…”

2018-02-24 · Suspension

“i have found 3 recalls for my car, they are all the exact problems i am having, but when i searched for open recalls it said none are open for my car. i need my car repaired and the recalls completed.…”

2017-06-12 · Exterior Lighting · 165,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. while driving unknown speeds, the headlights dimmed. the local dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the protected wiring cover was deteriorating. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 1…”

2017-03-15 · Unknown Or Other · 92,000 mi

“nhtsa campaign number:04v421000 manufacturer ford motor company was driving on a main city st. my auto stopped with no power in the left lane of busy 4 lane st. would not start in neutral or park, man pushed it into the ctr. lane out of traffic area. policeman came after i called 911, after a few minutes he suggested taking key out stepping on …”

2015-06-10 · Vehicle Speed Control · 92,000 mi

“since purchasing 2002 mercury cougar in january 2010 the vehicle hesitates, surges, and stalls at any rate of speed. initially the problem was rare, then gradually occurred more frequently. this now happens at least weekly, sometimes several times per day. this issue has endangered me more times than i can currently recall. replaced alternator, bat…”

2015-01-16 · Structure:body · 110,000 mi · 💥 crash

“driving on freeway, car next to me came into my lane towards my car, i hit my brakes resulting in my vehicle swerving and hitting the median head on at high speed, air bags did not deploy upon impact. *tr…”

2014-12-23 · Exterior Lighting · 179,225 mi

“i'm having the same issue with my 2002 mercury cougar as everyone else, but when i put my vin number into the search, there are no recalls listed for it. i don't think that its right that my life be put in serious danger because of an apparent design issue. this car is losing all power and shutting down. it doesn't matter how fast you are going, …”

2014-10-09 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump · 29,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2002 mercury cougar. the contact stated that while she driving at 30 mph, the vehicle hesitated and jerked. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the fuel pump. however, the failure was not corrected. the manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in recall nhtsa campaign number 04v421000 …”