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1993 Mercury Cougar: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1993 Mercury Cougar. The newest campaign is 99V275000. NHTSA received the report on 12 Oct 1999. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch. NHTSA has 195 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 99V275000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 8,189,731 units in total.

  1. 99V275000Received . 164,731 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Headlights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by flickering or blinking as a result of the circuit breaker opening.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Driver's could experience a loss of visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker of revised design, and install a wiring harness connector, if needed.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 99S30. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 97V159000Received . 125,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles originally sold or currently registered in the states of connecticut, district of columbia, delaware, iowa, illinois, indiana, kentucky, massachusetts, maryland, maine, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, wisconsin, and west virginia. Movement of the fuel lines causes the nylon fuel line jumper to chafe against the floor pan. This wear can cause a pin hole in the fuel line resulting in fuel leakage.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This fuel leakage results in dampness and fuel odor, and if an ignition source was present, a fire could result.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a plastic convolute covering around the fuel lines. If the lines show a leak, the lines will be replaced first.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 97S84. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 96V071000Received . 7,900,000 units.

    Electrical System / Ignition

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The ignition switch could experience an internal short circuit.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition could cause overheating, smoke, and possibly fire in the steering column area of the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

    Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

195 complaints, 236 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

  • 1993 Mercury Cougar
  • All 1993 vehicles
1993 Mercury Cougar: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1993 CougarAll 1993 vehiclesCougar, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling525.4140.4164124
Exterior Lighting101.732.648.824
Service Brakes, Hydraulic97.5185.6104.723
Fuel System, Gasoline42.452.576.710
Electrical System33.982.2129.38
Seat Belts33.95643.58
Structure33.945.132.58
Unknown or Other21.214.626.55
Vehicle Speed Control16.938.6624
Suspension16.936.428.34

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 19.

Complaints that report a crash
6
Complaints that report a fire
4
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
29 Oct 2017

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 1993 Mercury Cougar, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2000, with 51 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1993 Mercury Cougar
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA99005Engineering analysisHEADLIGHT SWITCHExterior Lighting20 Jan 199914 Dec 199999V275000
RQ97011Recall queryFUEL LINE JUMPERFuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings25 Sep 199716 Nov 199897V159000

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19620
  2. 19672
  3. 19681
  4. 19694
  5. 19701
  6. 19711
  7. 19721
  8. 19730
  9. 19742
  10. 19752
  11. 19761
  12. 19773
  13. 19781
  14. 19792
  15. 19801
  16. 19823
  17. 19832
  18. 19841
  19. 19851
  20. 19862
  21. 19871
  22. 19881
  23. 19894
  24. 19903
  25. 19913
  26. 19923
  27. 19933
  28. 19940
  29. 19950
  30. 19962
  31. 19970
  32. 19980
  33. 19997
  34. 20003
  35. 20011
  36. 20021

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1993 Mercury Cougar: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/cougar/1993/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1993 Mercury Cougar?
8,189,731 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Cougar have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 48 recall campaigns for the Mercury Cougar, model years 1962 to 2002. 3 of them name the 1993 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1993 Mercury Cougar name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 124 of 236 component mentions, or 525.4 per 1,000. For all 1993 vehicles the figure is 140.4 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1993 Mercury Cougar open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.