Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (frequent MOT failure)
10% of MOT tests of this car in Great Britain failed on this point (33 of 327 tests in 2025): 4.1 times as often as cars of the same age.
🔔 Crea un account gratuito per ricevere avvisi via e-mail su Ford Cougar
Questo fascicolo raccoglie i difetti noti della Ford Cougar, scritti e documentati dalla comunità. La lettura è libera; un account gratuito permette di contribuire. Un difetto ottiene il sigillo quando abbastanza contributori affidabili lo hanno convalidato.
10% of MOT tests of this car in Great Britain failed on this point (33 of 327 tests in 2025): 4.1 times as often as cars of the same age.
It is possible that the rough surface of the heater blower resistor's stainless steel connector blades can damage the copper surface of the wiring harness connector. This could result in arcing and overheating of the wiring connector.
The design of the parking brake ratchet teeth can allow a partial engagement resulting in damage to the tooth which can then slip to the next tooth. If ignored the wear will continue on the next tooth and the efficiency of the parking brake may become insufficient to hold the vehicle in place.
Affected vehicles have brass terminal (instead of bronze) in the brake lamp switch jumper harness. This could lead to malfunction of the brake lamp switch.
Fonti: NHTSA (Stati Uniti, pubblico dominio), Transport Canada (Open Government Licence – Canada), DVSA (Regno Unito, Open Government Licence v3.0), RappelConso e Safety Gate UE (Francia, Licence Ouverte 2.0).