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.
Year · Make · Model
1990 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.
3
Open recalls
86
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
33
Service bulletins
NCAP safety
Overall
Not ratedFrontal
Not ratedSide
Not ratedRollover
Not ratedConsumer complaints
86 filed8
Crashes
9
Fires
4
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported
What people complain about
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE8
- Seat Belts6
- Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION5
- Electrical System5
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH5
- Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS4
- Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery4
Recalls
3 campaignsTHE NUTS WHICH HOLD WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO THE WIPER MODULE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SUFFICIENTLY TIGHTENED AND MAY LOOSEN OR COME OFF. THIS CAUSES CHANGED WIPER PATTERNS, OR THE WIPERS MAY JAM IF TWO OF THE THREE NUTS COME OFF.
RiskCHANGES IN THE WIPER PATTERN OR JAMMING OF THE WIPERSWOULD RESULT IN REDUCED DRIVER VISIBILTY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS.
FixAPPLY TORQUE RETENTION MATERIAL TO WIPER MOTOR STUDS AND NUTS AND RETORQUE.
BATTERY TO STARTER CABLES ARE LONGER THAN SPECIFIED; EXCESSIVE CABLE LENGTH COULD CONTACT ENGINE DAMPER PULLEY.
RiskCABLE PROTECTIVE COVERING AND INSULATION COULD WEAR THROUGH AND CAUSE A DIRECT SHORT TO GROUND, RESULTING IN OVERHEATING OF THE CABLE INSULATION AND POSSIBLY A UNDERHOOD FIRE.
FixREPLACE BATTERY TO STARTER CABLE WITH CORRECT LENGTH CABLE.
NHTSA investigations
5 actionsFAULTY SEATBELT BUCKLES
THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING
THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING
HOOD LATCHES FAIL
HOOD LATCHES FAIL