2001 Mercury Cougar power train problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2001 Mercury Cougar — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“After all the problems with my 2001 cougar I wish I would have made a better choice in what vehicle I bought. The one recall that they had on the fuel pump I had to have that replaced, but I am not sure they really fixed it because it still hesitated when I accelerating . The low coolant light on…”
filed May 14, 2007
“My automatic transmission, while driving down the expressway, shut down the o/d now will not shift into 2nd gear until close to 5,000 rpm. The car has only 60,000 miles. *nm”
filed May 10, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt
042107 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 13, 2004General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt
04217 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2004
Power Train problems in other Cougar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Cougar | 10 | 11% |
| 2000 Cougar | 9 | 4% |
| 1999 Cougar | 50 | 11% |
| 1997 Cougar | 10 | 13% |
| 1996 Cougar | 4 | 6% |
| 1995 Cougar | 23 | 21% |
| 1994 Cougar | 36 | 26% |
| 1993 Cougar | 3 | 2% |
| 1992 Cougar | 4 | 4% |
| 1991 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 1990 Cougar | 2 | 2% |
| 1989 Cougar | 6 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2001 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.