2000 Mercury Cougar air bags problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2000 Mercury Cougar — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Tl*the contact owns a 2000 mercury cougar. In 2006, the contact was involved in a crash and was struck by six vehicles. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no warning indicators on the instrument panel. He stated that he has been involved in numerous crashes due to dodging road debris, which…”
filed Aug 14, 2007
“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…”
filed Sep 29, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Cougar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Cougar | 7 | 7% |
| 2001 Cougar | 6 | 7% |
| 1999 Cougar | 31 | 7% |
| 1997 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 Cougar | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 Cougar | 3 | 3% |
| 1994 Cougar | 10 | 7% |
| 1993 Cougar | 2 | 1% |
| 1991 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2000 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.