NHTSA — Air Bags: Frontal Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,667 miles

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2002 Mercury Cougar seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2002 Mercury Cougar Owner Comments

problem #3

Sep 012007

Cougar 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 86,000 miles

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The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Cougar. While driving 30 mph, the front passenger side crashed into a parked vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The road conditions were normal. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. A police report was filed. The driver was transported via ambulance to the emergency room. She was not wearing a seat belt and sustained a head injury and received stitches to her lip. The current and failure mileages were 86,000. *updated 12/12/2007 the consumer wants to know was there a malfunction with the air bags? updated 12/12/07

- Parma , OH, USA

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problem #2

Jun 252003

(reported on)

Cougar

  • miles
While driving at 40 mph a vehicle ahead slammed on the brakes and consumer hit the brakes and the vehicle jumped and accelerated which caused consumer's vehicle to hit the vehicle ahead. During this, the driver seat belt did not restrain, and the air bags did not deploy.

- Thomasville, NC, USA

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problem #1

Sep 222002

Cougar

  • 12,000 miles
During a frontal collision a air bags faile dto deploy, resulting in driver sustaining injuries. Ph...

- Canoga Park, CA, USA

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