1993 Mercury Cougar Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 4%of 195 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 100,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the body and structure of the 1993 Mercury Cougar, 4% of the 195 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 100,000 miles.
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.
“I have been trapped so to speak in my car and had to manually remove the seat belt- I can see this being a very serious problem I have attempted to have it taken care of but have to return to the dealer that did the repairs - in sayre , pa. -- they also replaced the hinges on the driver's side door.”
NHTSA complaint #706760, filed 1999-05“The driver's seat belt failed to unlock. The auto shoulder belt did not move and interrupts the ability to maneuver the steering wheel. The driver door molding did would not stay in place. The driver door has to be pulled up in order to shut. Scc”
NHTSA complaint #10009453, filed 2003-02“The power door lock switch has become very temperamental (especially at high ambient temperatures (above 90 degrees)), it acts like there is a circuit breaker opening and closing, because sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When it doesn't, because the actual locks are cylindrical, they can not be opened by fingers, so one has to open the window, and use the car keys on the outside of the door, to unlock the door.”
NHTSA complaint #731648, filed 2000-09“The passenger door hinge failed, not allowing the door to open or close properly. Dealer sent us to a local repair shop (at our own expense) and they took 5 days to perform this simple repair! The driver's door had this same problem a couple years ago. The doors are very heavy and long and just seems to be badly designed. The passive seat belt jammed in the frame of the door that was fixed. Don't know if it was related somehow to the door hinge, but happened about the same time. Shop was told to fix door, and they did, but the seat belt did not recover. …”
NHTSA complaint #725197, filed 2000-07Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 5 | 6% |
| 2000 | 7 | 3% |
| 1999 | 34 | 7% |
| 1997 | 2 | 3% |
| 1996 | 5 | 8% |
| 1995 | 2 | 2% |
| 1994 | 4 | 3% |
| 1993 | 8 | 4% |
| 1992 | 3 | 3% |
| 1991 | 2 | 3% |
| 1990 | 2 | 2% |
| 1989 | 1 | 1% |
| 1988 | 1 | 2% |
| 1986 | 1 | 8% |
| 1985 | 1 | 10% |
Other parts of the 1993 Mercury Cougar
105 complaintsExterior lighting
24 complaintsBrakes
22 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsSeat belts
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 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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