One problem related to dash wiring has been reported for the 2001 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Mercury Cougar based on all problems reported for the 2001 Cougar.
The instrumentation panel loses it's luminosity when the brake is pressed. This causes vital instrumentation such as the odometer, tachometer, engine temperature and fuel guages to become almost impossible to read. I contacted the Ford corporation and they stated that this defect was normal, and that the problem is inherent within all Cougars.