NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Mercury Cougar Recalls
The 2002 Mercury Cougar has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 30, 2004.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Mercury Cougar. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 95
- Crashes reported
- 9
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
side crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2002 Mercury Cougar, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Mercury Cougar
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 04V421000
- Reported
- August 30, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 88,600
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Cougar
Service brakes, hydraulic
- Campaign
- 06E022000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Cougar, 10 other models
Suspension
- Campaign
- 08E033000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2001 Cougar, 4 other models
2002 Mercury Cougar complaints by year
NHTSA has received 95 owner complaints about the 2002 Mercury Cougar, the newest on February 18, 2020. Of these, 9 describe a crash (9%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Mercury Cougar, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (43%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (12%) and the power train (11%).
1 of the 2002 Mercury Cougar's 3 recalls also concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2002 Mercury Cougar owners gave the mileage (79 complaints), the median was 66,600 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline41
- Engine And Engine Cooling11
- Power Train10
- Engine9
- Air Bags7
- Visibility6
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 15 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 8 | |
| 2006 | 3 | |
| 2007 | 12 | |
| 2008 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 2 | |
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | |
| 2015 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Mercury Cougar peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 15. 37% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Side: 3/5
The 95 complaints about the 2002 Mercury Cougar are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercury Cougar by model year
Other 2002 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: February 18, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted