Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1989 Mercury Cougar

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

4
Open recalls
81
NHTSA complaints
6
Defect investigations
26
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

81 filed
14
Crashes
9
Fires
12
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Vehicle Speed Control
    15
  • Seat Belts
    8
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    6
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    5
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    4
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    4
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    3

Recalls

4 campaigns
96V071000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION1996-04-25

THE IGNITION SWITCH COULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERNAL SHORT CIRCUIT.

RiskTHIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKE, AND POSSIBLY FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AREA OF THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

89V080000·SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS1989-05-19

IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED REAR SUSPENSION KNUCKLES COULD EXPERIENCE HIGH MILEAGE FATIGUE CRACKS AND EVENTUAL FRACTURE.

RiskTHIS COULD RESULT IN REAR SUSPENSION FAILURE AT THEAFFECTED WHEEL WITH AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON CONTROL OF THE CAR, WHICH COULDCAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE KNUCKLES THAT HAVE THE AFFECTED LOT CODES.

89V081000·SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER1989-05-19

DUE TO CONTACT BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER OF THE INBOARD FRONT WHEEL AND THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR, THERE MAY BE INCREASED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL FOLLOWING LOW SPEED TURNING MANEUVERS.

RiskTHIS COULD CAUSE A REDUCTION IN BRAKE PERFORMANCETHAT COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

FixINSTALL ACORN TYPE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUT NUTS TO ELIMINATE STABILIZER BAR TO BRAKE CALIPER CONTACT.

88V165000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1988-10-18

PLASTIC ROLLOVER VALVE MOUNTING PLATE MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEALED TO THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK.

RiskFUEL OR VAPOR COULD LEAK, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLEFIRE.

FixREPLACE FUEL TANK.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
PE95019·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY1995-03-27 → 1995-07-31

FAULTY SEATBELT BUCKLES

EA93033·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-12-30 → 1994-12-30

THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING

PE93075·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1993-08-30 → 1993-12-30

THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING

EA90034·STRUCTURE1990-06-26 → 1992-02-25

HOOD LATCHES FAIL

EA90009·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1990-02-08 → 1991-02-28

THROTTLE STICKING

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