1994 Mercury Cougar service brakes, hydraulic problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 1994 Mercury Cougar — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed May 20, 2002
“Brake system faulty causing the steering wheel to vibrate and shake once applying the brake at speeds over 30 mph, if an emergency stop had to be made the brakes would fail resulting in consumer having to steer clear of the hazard, virtually every part of the brake system has been replaced. *et”
filed Oct 24, 2000
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Cougar years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 Cougar | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 Cougar | 3 | 4% |
| 2000 Cougar | 10 | 5% |
| 1999 Cougar | 72 | 16% |
| 1997 Cougar | 9 | 12% |
| 1996 Cougar | 6 | 10% |
| 1995 Cougar | 38 | 35% |
| 1993 Cougar | 20 | 10% |
| 1992 Cougar | 7 | 8% |
| 1991 Cougar | 11 | 15% |
| 1990 Cougar | 9 | 10% |
| 1989 Cougar | 10 | 12% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1994 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.