10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
9 / 0
Average Mileage:
12,857 miles

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problem #7

Sep 252006

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
My daughter was driving my 2000 Mercury Cougar on September 25,2006. When another vehicle went through a stop sign &they collided. She hit him with her front end & then proceeded to swerve head on into a telephone pole. So this makes two front end collisions & the air bags never deployed. In fact she had another accident in Sept 2003 where a car went through a red light and hit her, but that was a side impact & again this air bag did not deploy. So this has been three incidents that this air bag did not deploy & this past one on Monday was front end collision & my daughter has damage to her chest & rib cage, which could have been avoided if the air bags worked properly!

- Whitestone, NY, USA

problem #6

Sep 022004

Cougar

  • Manual transmission
  • 90,000 miles
After being involved in a head on collision while traveling 65 mph the air bags did not deploy.

- Grantsville, MD, USA

problem #5

Apr 142004

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Air bag light comes on intermittently, blinks 7 times pauses and repeats until vehicle is shut off and restarted. Taken to dealership mulitple times starting with 2 years ago, but was informed that they could not check it unless it was blinking at the time. Was advised to bring it back while it's blinking. Blinking usually occurs on my way to work or after the dealership hours. I have looked this problem up in my repair manual cd and found the problem was that one of the airbag sensors was not working properly. I'm concerned about my safety if there is an accident if the air bag will deploy or not with this problem. I know multiple owners of this vehicle with this problem and one who has this problem and was in an accident where air bag did not deploy for a 100 mph impact. My air bag light continues with this problem.

- Oak Harbor, WA, USA

problem #4

Mar 252001

Cougar

  • miles
I was in a minor mva in which the airbags both deployed. Damage to my vehicle was cosmetic but I haven't been the same since. I suffer from attacks of vertigo, dizziness, blurred vision, light hypersensitivity, loudness sensitivity and have constant tinnitus to name a few. Airbags should be optional equipment and all exsisting auto's with them should have on/off switches installed.

- Hampton, VA, USA

problem #3

Nov 012000

Cougar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
No airbag deployed when vehicle was involved in an accident. Consumer was traveling at approximately 60 to 65 mph when vehicle rolled three times and impacted a telephone pole at approximately 40 to 45 mph. Attached photographs.

- Lithia, FL, USA

problem #2

Aug 172000

Cougar

  • miles
Airbags came out while I was driving. Had previously visited dealership 4 times about engine check light.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #1

Apr 212000

Cougar

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Involved in a collision in which the driver's and passenger's air bags did not deploy, also, driver seat belt did not lock up, upon impact.

- Stanfield, NC, USA