FaultScore

1987 Mercury Cougar seat belt problems

11 of the 49 complaints about the 1987 Mercury Cougar are about the seat belts — 22% of everything reported for this model year.

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11

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Buckle Assembly 9 81.8%
Seat Belts 1 9.1%
Anchorage 1 9.1%

Seat Belts across every Mercury Cougar year

1987 11 17.2%
1988 20 31.3%
1989 17 26.6%
1990 16 25.0%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Fall River, MA

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

A PENNY, NICKLE, AND A QUARTER FELL INTO THE FEMALE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, PROBABLY OVER TIME FROM POCKETS AND/OR THE CONSOLE. THE TONGUE AND BUCKLE JAMMED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE DRIVER CUT HERSELF OUT WITH A SISSORS AFTER BEING TRAPPED. THE TONGUE COULD BE RELEASED FROM THE BUCKLE BY SLIPPING A THIN SCREWDRIVER ALONG THE SIDE OF THE TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE AND PUSHING DOWN. REINSERTING THE TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITH THE COINS IN IT CAUSED THE SAME JAM WITH THE SAME PROCEDURE TO RE-RELEASE. NO EXPERIMENT WAS PERFORMED TO FIND OUT HOW MANY OR WHICH COIN WAS CAUSING THE JAM, ALL, ONE OR SOME. THE BUCKLE STICKS UP IN THE AIR LIKE A COIN SLOT. NO CHILDREN WOULD HAVE PUT COINS IN THE SLOT SO THEY MUST HAVE GOT IN INADVERTENTLY FROM POCKETS OR THE CONSOLE.

NHTSA complaint #734996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

NEW Britain, CT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE STUCK.

NHTSA complaint #514838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Niskayuna, NY

SEAT BELTS

SEAT BELT TWISTS/RETRACTS, BECOMING JAMMED. *DSH

NHTSA complaint #488999 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Hollywood, FL

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

BUCKLE DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL. TT

NHTSA complaint #976602 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Hadda, CT

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

REPLACED DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE.

NHTSA complaint #485175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

East Point, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

EA95-021 ACTIVE, SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON DRIVERS WILL NOT STAY LATCHED, WHILE DRIVING, IT COMES UNLATCHED. TT *SLC

NHTSA complaint #973973 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Baltimore, MD

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER SEAT BELT BUCKLE BUTTON BROKE OFF, NOW THE SEATBELT IS INOPERATIVE. TT

NHTSA complaint #973523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Roselle, NJ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TRANSMISSION FAILS TO FULLY ENGAGE INTO INDICATED GEARS. TT WHEN IN PARK, TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES IS IN REVERSE UNLESS SHOVED INTO BACK FULL FORCE, WHEN IN DRIVE THE INDICATOR SHOWS NEUTRAL, CONSUMER STATES THIS FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. SHOULDER STRAP REFUSES TO ENGAGE AND PULLS TIGHT AGAINST THE BODY. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #973252 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Trenton, MI

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

WHILE MAKING TURNS, STRAIGHT DRIVING OR ANY BODY MOVEMENT, DRIVER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME UNLATCHED; DRIVER BECOMES UNRESTRAINED. TT

NHTSA complaint #972493 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Somerville, NJ

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILS TO LATCH AND REMAIN LATCHED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA complaint #972045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Louisville, KY

SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILS TO LOCK. TT

NHTSA complaint #971032 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1987 Mercury Cougar problems

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