The consumer pressed on the accelerator and accelerated way too fast and he bolted forward striking a concrete barrier. *dt consumer sent additional letter regarding results from incident. *tgw 04/06/10 the vehicle was inspected and it was found that the throttle linkage was defective.
1990 Mercury Cougar acceleration problems
18 complaints (21% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 18
- of this car's complaints
- 21%
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Accelerator pedal2
- Linkages1
- Cables1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
0k-25k
25k-50k
50k-75k
75k-100k
100k-125k
125k-150k
150k-175k
175k-200k
200k+
Mercury Cougar acceleration problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 1990 Mercury Cougar acceleration
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Thrttl vlv linkage bushing
There is no summary currently available
EA93033
Thrttl vlv linkage bushing
There is no summary currently available
PE93075
What 1990 Mercury Cougar owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
While traveling at highway speed of 60 MPH with cruise control not being engaged, engine suddenly accelerated and took off. This problem also occurred on two other occasions at 30-35 MPH. Dealer replaced throttle control valve and cleaned out throttle body. *ak
No summary listed for abov evehicle.
The incident occurred twice. First time at 65mph. Cruise control was suspected as problem so it was disconnected. The second occurrence was on 5/7/99. Speed 30mph. In both cases, the acclerator suddenly went to the floor & the vehicle shot forward at a very high rate of speed. The only way to stop it was shutting down the engine.
While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated,causing an accident.
While driving vehicle sudden accelerated. Consumer put foot on the brake in order to stop vehicle, but brakes were inoperative, resulting in an accident. Dealr inspected vehicle and could not find any problems. The problem never happened again.
While driving the vehicle at 65mph the accelerator went to the floor by itself and would not come up, no accidents occurred. Continuing a couple of miles further, the vehicle totally stopped. The key would not turn the car off. The vehicle was towed, dealer cannot duplicate the problem.
The vehicle started to accelerate while the brake pedal was being depressed and the vehicle was in reverse.
Sudden acceleration causing damage to brakes and transmission.
Questions about the 1990 Mercury Cougar acceleration
Does the 1990 Mercury Cougar have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the acceleration of the 1990 Mercury Cougar, 21% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1990 Mercury Cougar acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1990 Mercury Cougar acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mercury Cougar have the most acceleration problems?
The Mercury Cougar model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1999 (31 complaints), 1990 (18 complaints) and 2000 (16 complaints).
Other 1990 Mercury Cougar problems
Electrical 19Seat belts 15Engine 10Brakes 9Fuel system 5Lights 5Locks 5Steering 4Visibility 4Body 2Transmission 2Seats 1
VIN decoder
See the problems and recalls for an exact car
Buying a used 1990 Mercury Cougar?
Check the exact car before you pay: accidents, salvage or flood titles, odometer readings and previous owners.
Check its history