Mercury Cougar problems reported in North Carolina
41 of the 2,646 complaints filed about the Mercury Cougar came from North Carolina, most often about the engine & cooling.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
41
Complaints from North Carolina
6
Crashes
0
Fires
1999
Worst model year
What failed
Engine & Cooling
8
19.5%
Seat Belts
5
12.2%
Fuel & Propulsion
4
9.8%
Brakes
4
9.8%
Electrical System
4
9.8%
Equipment & Accessories
3
7.3%
Airbags
3
7.3%
Doors, Latches & Locks
2
4.9%
Suspension
2
4.9%
Other & Unspecified
1
2.4%
Lights
1
2.4%
By model year
1984 Cougar
3
7.3%
1989 Cougar
1
2.4%
1990 Cougar
1
2.4%
1992 Cougar
3
7.3%
1993 Cougar
3
7.3%
1994 Cougar
3
7.3%
1995 Cougar
3
7.3%
1996 Cougar
1
2.4%
1999 Cougar
15
36.6%
2000 Cougar
5
12.2%
2002 Cougar
3
7.3%
Cities reporting most
Eden
8
28.6%
Fayetteville
4
14.3%
Sims
3
10.7%
Stanfield
2
7.1%
Canler
2
7.1%
Thomasville
2
7.1%
Durham
2
7.1%
Elizabeth Cithy
1
3.6%
Elon
1
3.6%
Simpsonville
1
3.6%
Broadway
1
3.6%
Whitsett
1
3.6%