1992 Ford Grand Marquis

Routine

Owners filed 9 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System3
010
Exterior Lighting › Headlights2
000
Structure1
000
Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman1
000
Electrical System › Ignition1
000
Air Bags1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Electrical SystemFire
Filed Jun 28, 2005TX

CONTACT STATED CAR GOT BURNT. SHE HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL. SHE NEVER GOT THE RECALL LETTER UNTIL THE CAR BURNT. GOT BURNT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. SHE TALKED TO SOMEONE, NAMED JUANITA HILL,WHO TOLD HER SHE WOULD GIVE $825.00 BECAUSE SHE DID NOT HAVE THE MILEAGE AND BECAUSE SHE HAD BOUGHT THE CAR AT SALVAGE. JUANITA HILL HAS TOLD HER SHE WILL NOT GET THE MONEY UNTIL SHE HAS THE CAR TOWED TO FORD. SHE DID NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED.*AK

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Nov 18, 200450,000 milesAL

THE PLASTIC LENS THAT COVERED THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME DEFECTIVE AND DETERIORATED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

Structure
Filed Oct 29, 2004OH

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST HE WAS GOING. ANY GLARE THAT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, RENDERED THE CONSUMER NOT BEING ABLE TO READ THE DASHBOARD. *JB

Steering › Gear Box › Shaft Pitman
Filed Jan 7, 2003NY

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE GEAR IS STUCK IN PARK. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Feb 28, 2001NY

BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO CONDENSATION BEING PRESENT INSIDE THE LENSE, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE IS A FLAW IN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ESPECIALLY SINCE THE REPLACEMENTS DO NOT CORRECT THE MOISTURE/CONDENSATION PROBLEM. NLM

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Oct 22, 2000UN

THE SPARK PLUG WIRES NEEDED REPLACED. *SLC

Electrical System
Filed Aug 12, 1999IL

RECALL REPAIR NOT COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF PARTS (99V-124). MJS

Electrical System
Filed Jul 29, 1999NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH DEALERSHIP WHEN HAVING RECALL REPAIR (99V-124) NEARLY ONE MONTH FOR REPAIR SERVICE. MJS

Air Bags
Filed Jul 20, 1998MO

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES DUE TO SHORT IN WIRING.

9 of 9 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20070100Routine
20016000Routine
20004000Routine
19995000Routine
19983000Routine
199719000Routine
199610010Routine
19952000Routine
19945030Routine
19936000Routine
1992 — this page9010Routine
19912010Routine
19901000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.