One problem related to manual transmission has been reported for the 2002 Mercury Cougar. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Mercury Cougar based on all problems reported for the 2002 Cougar.
Total failure of the 5 speed manual transmission at 4046 miles. Dealer refused repair under warranty, as did Ford. Said car was abused with no apparent visable damge to car.