1998 Mercury Cougar problems

The worst 1998 Mercury Cougar problems

Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.

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Recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Defect investigations

Technical service bulletins for the 1998 Mercury Cougar 21

Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.

• Dec 13, 2004 Service bulletinGeneral (PCM) power train control module programming procedures
• Nov 1, 2004 Service bulletinGeneral power train control module (PCM) programming procedures
• Sep 2, 2002 Service bulletinLamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock
• Jan 10, 2000 Service bulletinInformation regarding several internal changes that have been implemented on the MRX-75 transaxle to...
• Nov 1, 1999 Service bulletinSome vehicles equipped with 2.0L engine may exhibit a timing belt shredding or timing belt striking the...
• Oct 1, 1999 Service bulletinInformation on activating octane adjust function with ngs/sbds
• Oct 1, 1999 Service bulletinInformation on investigating hard start / no start conditions accompanied by overfueling in ambients below...
• Aug 1, 1999 Service bulletinConcerns with activating the octane adjust function with ngs or sbds
• Jul 1, 1999 Service bulletinSome vehicles may exhibit a concern in activating the octane adjust feature when using the module...
• Jul 1, 1999 Service bulletinSome vehicles may exhibit a concern in activating the octaine adjust feature when using the module...

See all 21 bulletins for the 1998 Mercury Cougar

What 1998 Mercury Cougar owners say

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