1994 Mercury Cougar Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 8%of 137 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 vehicle speed control of the 1994 Mercury Cougar, 8% of the 137 complaints for this model year. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“Vehicle began spontaneous acceleration while idle and stopped on 10 occasions since 5/1/2002. It took all of my strength to depress the brake to keep the car from jolting forward at a high speed. While pulling into my garage today, travelling at less that 1 MPH, the car accelearated on its own and I had to slam on the brake to prevent from crashing into a heating oil tank. Vehicle has begun to randomly shudder when applying brakes at various speeds from 10 to 65 MPH. This is not a consistent problem but very dangerous when it occurred on highway yesterday. …”
NHTSA complaint #761952, filed 2002-05“The cars engine has been replaced(so they said) on july 1997 and now the engine is gone again. The speed control does not work. We have had to replace the brakes 4 times already. The door on the drivers side the window sometimes does not work the windows are power and will not go up or down.also the transmission has been replaced also the car has tire vibration thank you this car is now broke down again and we still are making payments I called the dealer on 4-5-2000 and they said there was nothing they could do thank you again for looking at our car problems.”
NHTSA complaint #721108, filed 2000-04“97v22500 ford contour, 97v225000, Mercury mistique, consumer states that when he moves his foot from the gas pedal the car keeps going. Recall on other cars that he owns states that in cars with traction control engine may not slow to idle when driver removes foot from the accelerator. He is now having the same problem with the third vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #823391, filed 1998-05“After proceeding from a stop light and taking foot off the brake pedal, vehicle suddenly accelerated to very high rpms. Applied brakes, but did not stop the vehicle. Consumer put vehicle in park in order to get vehicle to stop. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.”
NHTSA complaint #835375, filed 1999-03“On the beltway went to accelerate and the steering wheel started to vibrate and then lost power. This consumer had to let up and take foot off of the gas pedal and tried it again and the vehicle picked up again. Please give more details.”
NHTSA complaint #808020, filed 1997-01Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 | 4% |
| 2001 | 3 | 4% |
| 2000 | 16 | 8% |
| 1999 | 31 | 7% |
| 1997 | 2 | 3% |
| 1996 | 5 | 8% |
| 1995 | 7 | 6% |
| 1994 | 11 | 8% |
| 1993 | 4 | 2% |
| 1992 | 8 | 9% |
| 1991 | 9 | 12% |
| 1990 | 18 | 21% |
| 1989 | 21 | 26% |
| 1988 | 10 | 18% |
| 1987 | 3 | 9% |
| 1986 | 2 | 15% |
| 1985 | 2 | 20% |
| 1984 | 1 | 6% |
Other parts of the 1994 Mercury Cougar
36 complaintsEngine cooling
32 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSuspension
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsSeat belts
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1994 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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