1992 Mercury Cougar exterior lighting problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 1992 Mercury Cougar — 29% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Headlights go out unexpectedly while driving at night, sometimes will blink back on and sometimes not. Very dangerous with oncoming traffic. Must pull over and wait extended periods of time to continue driving.”
filed Sep 22, 2017
“Tl* the contact owns a 1992 mercury cougar. While driving at any speed, the headlights would fail intermittently, flashing on and off. The contact had not yet spoken to the dealer and was not repaired. The current and failure mileages were not available.”
filed May 10, 2010
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock. *mj
02176 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 2, 2002
Exterior Lighting problems in other Cougar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Cougar | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 Cougar | 2 | 2% |
| 2000 Cougar | 8 | 4% |
| 1999 Cougar | 34 | 7% |
| 1997 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 1996 Cougar | 1 | 2% |
| 1995 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 1994 Cougar | 3 | 2% |
| 1993 Cougar | 24 | 12% |
| 1991 Cougar | 8 | 11% |
| 1990 Cougar | 5 | 6% |
| 1989 Cougar | 3 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1992 Mercury Cougar
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.