One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 1996 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Headlight switch has shorted out many times. Local delarship knows the problem and I have had it replaced by a local shop three times. Fod had checked for electrical shorts and said they were all fine. Automatic transmision went out because the filter wasnt getting enough fluid because the filter wasnt close enough to the bottom of the fan 96 Cougar 41,000 original miles.
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