1990 Mercury Cougar Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 5%of 86 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the visibility of the 1990 Mercury Cougar, 5% of the 86 complaints for this model year. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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.
“Passenger and driver side windows cannot remain on track. Dealer has been contacted. Consumer contacted dealer to see if there were any recalls on windows coming off track, dealer informed consumer that they have fixed other Cougar with this problem, consumer stated she will be driving and the windows will just fall down at times, windows will just completely go down in the door, consumer has to pay someone to take the door apart to get the windows out.”
NHTSA complaint #896788, filed 2001-09Related recalls
- 91V076000May 6, 1991The nuts which hold windshield wiper motor to the wiper module may not have been sufficiently tightened and may loosen or come off. This causes changed wiper…Covers: Mercury Cougar 1990–1991, Ford Thunderbird 1990–1991
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors): other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6 | 6% |
| 2001 | 7 | 9% |
| 2000 | 18 | 9% |
| 1999 | 52 | 11% |
| 1997 | 3 | 4% |
| 1996 | 5 | 8% |
| 1995 | 5 | 5% |
| 1994 | 7 | 5% |
| 1993 | 2 | 1% |
| 1992 | 3 | 3% |
| 1991 | 6 | 8% |
| 1990 | 4 | 5% |
| 1989 | 2 | 2% |
| 1988 | 4 | 7% |
| 1987 | 2 | 6% |
| 1986 | 1 | 8% |
| 1984 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1990 Mercury Cougar
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsSeat belts
15 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsEngine cooling
9 complaintsExterior lighting
5 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
5 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1990 Mercury Cougar
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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