1993 Mercury Cougar problems
Owners have filed 236 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Cougar with NHTSA. Engine and engine cooling accounts for 52.5% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of exterior lighting at 10.2%.
Complaints236
Crashes7
Fires5
Injuries4
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine and engine cooling 52.5% · 124
Exterior lighting 10.2% · 24
Service brakes, hydraulic 9.7% · 23
Fuel system, gasoline 4.2% · 10
Seat belts 3.4% · 8
Electrical system 3.4% · 8
Structure 3.4% · 8
Unknown or other 2.1% · 5
Severity
Of those complaints, 7 describe a crash, 5 describe a fire and 4 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 10 model years of the Mercury Cougar in this data, 1993 ranks 3rd by complaint volume — 1999 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 3 in the last three years against 5 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 114,664 miles.
In owners' own words
My 1993 Mercury Cougar xr7 has blown a head gasket twice (one at 80,000 miles and another at 120,000 miles.) And after searching the internet endlessly I have found many people like myself that had the same problem on the same make and model of vehicle. This is an outrage to myself and many other owners of this type of vehicle and I hope that you can do something to try and correct this problem. Engine and engine cooling · reported at 120,000 miles
Engine head gasket failure at 68,900 miles on a 93 Mercury Cougar, the repair cost was 1,229.04 By a lincoln Mercury dealer, I understand that this is a common problem on this engine and that there is a lawsuit against ford related to this problem and I also know that ford has been refunding people, I would like to know if I can be refunded the cost of repairs. Thank you vincent catarella. Engine and engine cooling
Head gasket blew @ 114,000 miles on 93 Mercury Cougar 3.8 V-6 engine. Two repair shops have stated "everybody" in vehicle repair business knows the 3.8 Engine has gasket problem to the point the gaskets blow in one of two places. I am original owner of car and it has never been abused. Understand there was a recall on some 3.8 Ford engines, but not the '93 engine. *Nlm Engine and engine cooling · reported at 114,806 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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