I own a 99 mercury cougar, original owner. My husband changed the front brakes and found the sensor was missing on the front passenger side. My husband called the dealership and spoke to one of the tech's, he said all 4 wheels should have a sensor. When I brought the car there today the service writer told me the tech compared it to another cougar and found no sensor on the right front. If a cougar has ABS there will not be any sensors, so who knows what he was comparing it to. No brakes wear even. The only way I will be happy if someone sends me a picture of the braking system. My husband has been a truck and car tech. For 30 years and he said all four wheels should have a sensor. Who are they kidding.
1999 Mercury Cougar: ABS light or ABS activating
5 of the 454 complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar describe ABS light or ABS activating.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 18 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
ABS light or ABS activating by model year
What owners say
Vehicle only has ABS on driver's side and standard brakes on passenger's side. Please provide any further information, and vehicle identification number.
Complete loss of all brakes due to "never before seen" explosion of ABS master cylinder
Consumer was traveling 40mph & had brake failure. Consumer had to use the emergency brake & move off of expressway. Dealer determined the ABS pump module sprung a leak & lost of all hyfraulic brake fluid. The warranty expired because of mileage. Abs booster pump, master cylinder and other components also replaced. Vehicle had to return for repairs within 24 hours of picking up vehicle after initial repairs. *ak
Abs brakes light is on and vehicle jerks at a slow stop and at fast stop. Also, there is a grinding noise coming from the brakes, and the back brakes aren't stopping the vehicle.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Subject on brake fluid leak
- Some vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes may exhibit a moaning / groaning noise on initial brake...
- Some vehicles equipped with anti-lock brakes (ABS) may exhibit an ABS light on condition diagnosed as...
- Safety recall pertaining to brake pressure control reducing valve replacement
- Vehicles equipped with 4-WHEEL disc brakes may exhibit a rear disc brake moan / groan noise
- Information regarding brake pad wear sensor
- Information on the brake pad wear sensor
- Some vehicles equiped with 4-WHEEL disc brakes may exhibit a groan / grind noise from the rear brakes on...
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles not equipped with the anti-lock braking system (ABS). A pressure conscious reducing valve (pcrv) in the rear brakes may be subject to corrosion and result in malfunction, when operated in areas that use salt compounds on the roadway for de-icing or dust control.
- Risk
- If both pcrv's malfunction, vehicle handling could be adversely affected during braking as a result of the rear wheels locking, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install improved pcrv's in the rear brake system. This recall was expanded in september 2000 to include 1999 and 2000 ford contour, mercury mystique and cougar vehicles.
Recall number 00V075000 · Recall details
Questions about the 1999 Mercury Cougar abs
Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
5 of 454 owner complaints about the 1999 Mercury Cougar (1%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1994.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1999 Mercury Cougar?
There is 1 recall and 18 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Mercury Cougar
Stalling 45Grinding brakes 30Check engine light 21Hesitation 18Fuel pump 16Loss of power 15Brake failure 13Tire blowout 12No deployment 11Headlights 11Sunroof shattered 10Won't start 10Door locks 9Wipers 8Jerking 7Sudden acceleration 7Transmission failure 7Adaptive cruise 6Engine failure 6Slipping 6Fire or smoke 5Misfire 5Power steering loss 5Pulling 5
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