Mercury Cougar owners have reported 99 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 22 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (36 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's transmission failure (11 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
2000 Mercury Cougar v 6 auto -55000 mi - steady state cruising after 10 mi 'warm up' - a frequent , problem - like ok for 3 or 4 mile , then 2 or 3 times will jerk or shudder , then ok for 3 or 4 mi - hard jerk , engine tach jumps from 2800 > 4000 rpm , back to 2800. Read details...
Automatic transmission failure at 85,000 miles under normal operation and maintenance. Read details...
Tl the contact owns a 1995 Mercury Cougar. The contact stated that the vehicle drove differently at different temperatures. The contact stated that while her husband was driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle shut-off without warning. The failure recurred several times. Read details...
Automatic transmission failure at 85,000 miles under normal operation and maintenance. Read details...
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. Read details...