Ford Grand Marquis
Owners filed 72 complaints across 13 model years of the Ford Grand Marquis. The 1997 drew the most (19); the 2007 the fewest (0).
Model years13
Complaints72
Recalls1
Fires6
Deaths0
Every Ford Grand Marquis model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 | — | 1 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | — | — | Structure › Body › Door | Routine | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Air Bags › On-off Switch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1997 | 19 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe | Routine | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 | 3 | — | Tires › Tread/Belt | Routine | |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Ford Grand Marquis years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1997 is the weakest year on record, with 19 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › exhaust system › manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.