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1990 Mercury Cougar: sudden unintended acceleration

8 of the 86 complaints about the 1990 Mercury Cougar describe sudden unintended acceleration.

owner complaints
8
of this car's complaints
9%
recalls
0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.

Sudden unintended acceleration by model year

  • 2002
    1
  • 2001
    1
  • 2000
    1
  • 1999
    7
  • 1994
    3
  • 1993
    1
  • 1991
    2
  • 1990
    8

What owners say

Filed Apr 19, 2000 · Acceleration · NJ

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

Filed Jun 20, 1999 · Acceleration · CA

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.

Filed Apr 13, 1999 · Acceleration · IN · crash

While driving vehicle suddenly accelerated,causing an accident.

Filed Mar 12, 1999 · Acceleration, Brakes · NJ · crash

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.

Filed Sep 25, 1997 · Acceleration · FL

Sudden acceleration causing damage to brakes and transmission.

Filed Jul 24, 1996 · Acceleration · NJ · crash

Gas pedal stuck, causing vehicle to suddenly accelerate/accident.

Filed Oct 30, 1995 · Acceleration · FL

The engine suddenly accelerated and stayed in active position. Tt

Filed Aug 2, 1995 · Acceleration · TX

While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated.

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Questions about the 1990 Mercury Cougar sudden acceleration

Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1990 Mercury Cougar?

8 of 86 owner complaints about the 1990 Mercury Cougar (9%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1990.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1990 Mercury Cougar?

There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.

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