1999 Mercury Cougar steering problems
20 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1999 Mercury Cougar — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I have only owned this vehicle for about 4 months and have had many problems including brake lights not working and back wheel locking up. It was raining, I was driving down the freeway about 55 mph and suddenly the power steering went out completely, the heat/defrost stopped working and my battery…”
filed Jan 15, 2014
“Purchased car new, in 57000 miles we have had to replace, 2 alternators, 1 starter, 2 batteries, entire rack and pinion, power steering pump, transmission torque converter, 4 set of brakes, 4 sets of tires plus two individual tires all with sidewall blow outs except one puncture and 2 headlight…”
filed Sep 28, 2004
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Steering column shipped without crush pad - reuse original crush pad if not damaged. *tt
041814 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 1, 2004
Steering problems in other Cougar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Cougar | 3 | 3% |
| 2001 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 Cougar | 8 | 4% |
| 1997 Cougar | 2 | 3% |
| 1996 Cougar | 2 | 3% |
| 1995 Cougar | 3 | 3% |
| 1994 Cougar | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 Cougar | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 Cougar | 5 | 5% |
| 1990 Cougar | 4 | 5% |
| 1989 Cougar | 4 | 5% |
| 1988 Cougar | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.