1993 Mercury Cougar Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 24about this part
- Share
- 12%of 195 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 120,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 24 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1993 Mercury Cougar, 12% of the 195 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 120,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving down the road, at night headlights flickered off and on. Consumer contacted the dealer and the manufacturer. Consumer was told that this defect was not an open recall. Previous replacement of the headlights were undetermined by the manufacturer. The consumer was told that his vehicle being old is to blame for failure. The consumer had the headlight switch replaced.”
NHTSA complaint #10103667, filed 2005-01, 90,000 miles“Head lights flicker off and on. I had to play with the headlight switch to finally get them back on. At first the instrument cluster would not come on, but barely pulled on switch and they came on. Pulled dash apart and noticed the switch bracket was melted a little and a (brown and gray?) wire was scorched, melted, frayed.”
NHTSA complaint #10014413, filed 2003-04, 120,000 miles“I was driving home going down a country road and my headlights quit working. I almost wrecked,and I almost lost control of my vehicle. I ended up driving it home with nothing but parking lights on which was a good half hour journey.”
NHTSA complaint #10167166, filed 2006-08“The headlights start to flicker, flash on and off, when the ambient temperature rises above about 90 degrees. These symptoms are quite similar to those described by recall 99v275000, but my car does not have fog lights, so it does not qualify. This especially happens, when I am using my brights (high beams).”
NHTSA complaint #731646, filed 2000-09“Headlights started flashing, and blinking, after a few miles of driving. While I was driving on a country road, this flashing attracted a deer onto the road, which caused some body damage to my car. The problem was in the headlight switch. My car does not have foglights, so it did not qualify for recall 99v275000, but was acting just the same. The repair shop changed the headlamp switch, and the flashing ended. I was told the headlamp switch had a short in it.”
NHTSA complaint #737100, filed 2000-11Related recalls
- 99V275000Oct 12, 1999Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with fog lights, in which the headlights may go out for various intervals and which may be preceded by…Covers: Mercury Cougar 1992–1993, Ford Thunderbird 1992–1993
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 2 | 2% |
| 2000 | 8 | 4% |
| 1999 | 34 | 7% |
| 1997 | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 | 3 | 2% |
| 1993 | 24 | 12% |
| 1992 | 27 | 29% |
| 1991 | 8 | 11% |
| 1990 | 5 | 6% |
| 1989 | 3 | 4% |
| 1988 | 3 | 5% |
Other parts of the 1993 Mercury Cougar
105 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsSuspension
4 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsEquipment
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 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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