Mercury Cougar
Registered from 1996 to 2002.
About this model
The Mercury Cougar is a series of automobiles that was sold by Mercury from 1967 to 2002. The model line is a diverse series of vehicles; though the Cougar nameplate is most commonly associated with two-door coupes, at various stages in its production, the model also was offered as a convertible and a hatchback. During its production as the mid-size Mercury line, the Cougar was also offered as a four-door sedan and five-door station wagon.
From the Wikipedia article Mercury Cougar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | No |
| Forward collision warning | No |
| Lane departure warning | No |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 2001 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway |
| 2000 | 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway |
| 1999 | 1334 kg · 2700 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 9.0 motorway · Hatch, 2-door |
| 1997 | 1665 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 1996 | 1665 kg · 2870 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.2 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Blower switch/resistor or wiring harness
Engineering analysis, opened January 2001, closed July 2001.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Mercury filed 42 bulletins about the 2002 Cougar.
- Electrical system: 10
- Engine and engine cooling: 10
- Power train: 5
- Visibility: 4
- Exterior lighting: 3
- Fuel system, other: 2
- Steering: 2
- Equipment: 1
- Structure: 1
- Vehicle speed control: 1
- Other: 3
- General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt · April 2005
- General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt · April 2005
- Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated - system lean diagnostic trouble codes (dtc's) - service tips. various models including 2004 f-series. *tt · April 2005
- Steering column shipped without crush pad - reuse original crush pad if not damaged. *tt · April 2005
- Coolant lamp illuminated after cluster replacement. *tt · April 2005
- Climate control a/c service tech tips. *eh · April 2005
- Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair. *tt · January 2005
- Inoperative electric rear window defroster (heated backlite) grid lines, integral antenna concerns. *tt · September 2004
34 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.