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1995 Mercury Cougar

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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109Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
38Power Train
23Engine And Engine Cooling
19Fuel System, Gasoline
9Suspension
8
All reported categories
Vehicle Speed Control
7Electrical System
5Visibility
5Unknown Or Other
4Air Bags
3Equipment
3Seats
3Steering
3Service Brakes, Air
2Structure
2Engine
1Exterior Lighting
1Interior Lighting
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Seat Belts
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 109 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

9 crash reports4 fire reports4 injury reports

Exterior Lighting complaints

1 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 29, 2001
Exterior LightingFire

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED AND BOTH LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNED BLACK. THIS HAD SMOKED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BULBS BEING USED ARE TOO HOT FOR ASSEMBLY, AS THERE IS NO AIR VENITLATION FOR THE HEAT TO BE VENTED. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. WHILE IT DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SOURCE …

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PLASTIC HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MELTED AND BOTH LIGHT SOCKETS WERE BURNED BLACK. THIS HAD SMOKED ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. BULBS BEING USED ARE TOO HOT FOR ASSEMBLY, AS THERE IS NO AIR VENITLATION FOR THE HEAT TO BE VENTED. I WILL NOW HAVE TO REPLACE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY. WHILE IT DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A SOURCE OF IGNITION SINCE THE PLASTIC HAD MELTED AND WAS ACTUALLY TOUCHING THE BULB. LUCKILY, THE BULB BLEW AND A FIRE DID NOT OCCUR. *AK

NHTSA ODI #740072

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

1

EA01001 · Blower Switch/resistor Or Wiring Harness

Opened Jan 5, 2001 · Closed Jul 31, 2001

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System

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Additional source detail variants (2)

Electrical System

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Electrical System

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