NHTSA Safety Recalls
Mercury Cougar Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 5 recall campaigns for the Mercury Cougar, across 3 model years from 2000 to 2002. The 2000 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2002 (3).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 5
- Most recalls
- 2000
- Owner complaints
- 388
2000–2002, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 388 complaints with NHTSA about the Mercury Cougar across 3 model years; the most, 211, concern the 2000.
Owners marked a crash on 34 of the Mercury Cougar complaints (9%) and a fire on 17.
Across all Mercury Cougar model years, owners name the fuel system, gasoline most often (at least 97 complaints), then the electrical system (75).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Mercury Cougar in 2004: 68, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Mercury Cougar is fuel system, gasoline, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Mercury Cougar recall, 04V421000, was reported on August 30, 2004 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Mercury Cougar years to avoid
Too few Mercury Cougar model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Mercury Cougar years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Mercury Cougar
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
- SUSPENSION3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS1
Mercury Cougar model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Mercury Cougar recall campaign (5)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04V421000August 30, 2004 | fuel system, gasoline | 2000–2002 | crash | 88,600 |
| 01V031000February 6, 2001 | electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables | 2000 | fire | 120,000 |
| 00V075000March 9, 2000 | service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components | 2000 | crash | 436,200 |
| 06E022000 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2000–2002 | crash | — |
| 08E033000 | suspension | 2000–2002 | crash | — |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Mercury Cougar. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: August 18, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted