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
1991 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
73
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
36
Service bulletins
NCAP safety
Overall
Not ratedFrontal
Not ratedSide
Not ratedRollover
Not ratedConsumer complaints
73 filed4
Crashes
6
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported
What people complain about
- Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE12
- Vehicle Speed Control7
- Seat Belts6
- Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS5
- Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION Components4
- Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH4
- VISIBILITY:POWER Window Devices AND Controls3
- Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip3
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.
THE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A PARK CAM WITH INADEQUATE SURFACE HARDNESS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO PARK DISENGAGEMENT OR NO PARK ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK.
RiskIF PARK IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFF, AVEHICLE ROLL-AWAY COULD RESULT.
FixREPLACE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
NHTSA investigations
2 actionsTHRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING
THRTTL VLV LINKAGE BUSHING