1987 Mercury Cougar Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 33%of 33 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the seat belts of the 1987 Mercury Cougar, 33% of the 33 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Automatic transmission failure, transmission fails to fully engage into indicated gears. Tt when in park, transmission sometimes is in reverse unless shoved into back full force, when in drive the indicator shows neutral, consumer states this failure occurred after the catalytic converter was replaced. Shoulder strap refuses to engage and pulls tight against the body.”
NHTSA complaint #973252, filed 1995-10“A penny, nickle, and a quarter fell into the female buckle assembly, probably over time from pockets and/or the console. The tongue and buckle jammed and would not release. The driver cut herself out with a sissors after being trapped. The tongue could be released from the buckle by slipping a thin screwdriver along the side of the tongue into the buckle and pushing down. Reinserting the tongue into the buckle with the coins in it caused the same jam with the same procedure to re-release. No experiment was performed to find out how many or which coin was causing the jam, all, one or some. …”
NHTSA complaint #734996, filed 2000-10“While making turns, straight driving or any body movement, driver's seat belt buckle will intermittently come unlatched; driver becomes unrestrained. Tt”
NHTSA complaint #972493, filed 1995-09Seat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 3% |
| 2000 | 2 | 1% |
| 1999 | 5 | 1% |
| 1997 | 3 | 4% |
| 1996 | 3 | 5% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 4 | 3% |
| 1993 | 8 | 4% |
| 1992 | 5 | 5% |
| 1991 | 9 | 12% |
| 1990 | 15 | 17% |
| 1989 | 17 | 21% |
| 1988 | 16 | 29% |
| 1987 | 11 | 33% |
| 1986 | 3 | 23% |
| 1985 | 1 | 10% |
| 1984 | 2 | 12% |
Other parts of the 1987 Mercury Cougar
13 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsInterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1987 Mercury Cougar
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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