One problem related to transmission gear slipping 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.
2001 Mercury Cougar. Since I have owned this car I have replace the engine at 65,000 miles, left front wheel bearing at 70,000 miles, right front wheel bearing is on its way out at 100,000 miles along with a plugged catalytic converter, and transmission slippage. A/c also failed at 115,000 miles.