Consumer stated while traveling 20 MPH vehicle was involved in a frontal collision. Upon impact, air bags did not deploy.
1999 Mercury Cougar: airbags did not deploy in a crash
11 of the 454 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
Consumer was traveling approximately 45-50 MPH and was hit on driver's side which caused vehicle to crash head-on into a pole. Both driver and passenger air bags did not deploy. Ts jg
Consumer states that when hit at 45mph in the front center of the vehicle the air bag did not deploy causing minor injuries to the consumer. Dealer notified ts
Consumer was hit on the drivers side causing the vehicle to enter a ditch and run head on into an utility pole. The air bags failed to deploy. *jg mr
I hit the car in front of me traveling at 40mph, my seatbelt did not restrain me, my lip hit the steering wheel which made my teeth go all the way through. The air bags did not deploy either, so my head broke the windsheild. The lap portion of the seatbelt kept me from going all the way out, I had bruises on my abdoman from it.
Driver swerved to miss deer and impacted a light pole head on at 75 MPH, car rolled - air bags did not deploy - will notify ford in the morning.
While driving 45 MPH consumer's vehicle hit another vehicle on passenger's side, total front crash. Upon impact, driver's airbag did not deploy, no injuries. Damage to vehicle unknown at this time.
The pcrv failed prior to recall notice 00v‑075 resulting in 2 accidents, the air bags failed to deploy during both accidents. Nlm
While driving on a 4-lane highway, lights on the dashboard lit up and engine died. Then, consumer lost control of the vehicle. With no brakes or steering vehicle started to spin out of control and hit a guardrail at about 55mph. Consumer said it was a engine problem. Airbags did not deploy.*ak
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision at 44mph and the airbags did not deploy, resulting in injuries. Dealer has been notified.
The air bags did not deploy and the seat belts failed to restrain consumer during a head on collision causing her to hit her head on the upper windshield, two months later while driving the airbags deployed falsely when there was no impact. Nlm
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1999 Mercury Cougar no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
11 of 454 owner complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar (2%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 1999.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Stalling 45Grinding brakes 30Check engine light 21Hesitation 18Fuel pump 16Loss of power 15Brake failure 13Tire blowout 12Headlights 11Sunroof shattered 10Won't start 10Door locks 9Wipers 8Jerking 7Sudden acceleration 7Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Engine failure 6Slipping 6ABS 5Fire or smoke 5Misfire 5Power steering loss 5Pulling 5
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