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1991 Mercury COUGAR Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	127931
Internal NHTSA #	700484
Manufacurer	FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Brand	MERCURY
Model	COUGAR
Model Year	1991
File date	02/07/24
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After driving for 25 minutes the headlignts start flashing on and off. The bulbs and fuses are good. I have descovered that the mercury sable has the same problem and had a recall for a failed headlight switch which incorporates a circuit breaker. When the headlights heat up the circuit opens. Recall was made april 15, 1998 for sables made dec. 1992 to sept. 1993. Nhtsa campaign id number 98v009000. All vehicles with same problem and risk of a crash should be repaired in the same manner.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure
Number of Occurences	99
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PHILA, PA
VIN pattern	1MEPM6044MHXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	01/03/91
Was original owner?	Y
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	Y
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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1991 Mercury COUGAR Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

1991 Mercury COUGAR Exterior Lighting Headlights Problems, Complaints and Defects

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