1994 Mercury Cougar Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 5%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 7 complaints about the visibility of the 1994 Mercury Cougar, 5% of the 137 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.
“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“I have searched the list of complaints and find that there are many complaints related to both the brake and transmission problems which I have experienced. Please remit this complaint to the manufacturer and advise whether or not you have any information on whether or not the manufacturer is doing anything to resolve these cutomer complaints. Power windows replace four times. Brakes had to be replaced within 6 months of ownership. Transmission slipping from day one but the dealer told me repeatedly ther was nothing wrong with it. Transmission completely rebuilt.”
NHTSA complaint #537180, filed 1998-06Visibility (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 1994 Mercury Cougar
36 complaintsEngine cooling
32 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsVehicle speed control
11 complaintsAir bags
10 complaintsSuspension
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 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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