Wheel Problems of Mercury Cougar

Mercury Cougar owners have reported 16 wheel related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common wheel problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel (13 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's wheel bolts (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Wheel related problems of Mercury Cougar

Problem Category Number of Problems
Wheel problems
13
Wheel Bolts problems
2
Wheel Rim problems
1

Recently reported Wheel problems of Mercury Cougar

The Wheel problem

I have only owned this vehicle for about 4 months and have had many problems including brake lights not working and back wheel locking up. It was raining, I was driving down the freeway about 55 mph and suddenly the power steering went out completely, the heat/defrost stopped working and my battery   Read details...

The Wheel Bolts problem

The contact stated the front passenger tire came off while driving. The vehicle was towed to the local dealership. All four lugs: bolts snapped off. The dealership was unable to diagnose the problem, but repaired the vehicle.   Read details...

The Wheel Rim problem

We were driving down the road and all of a sudden we had a flat tire. We thought the tire had blown out, but when we changed the tire, we found that the rim had burst open and the tire was perfectly fine. Thank god the car did not flip. If it had, no one would have known what happened.   Read details...




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