1997 Marque Type I

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the steering. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Steering	1		0	0	0
Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Structure › Frame and Members98V186000

Filed Aug 10, 1998125 vehiclesMarque, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TYPE I MODULAR AMBULANCES, RESCUE TRUCKS, AND SPECIALITY VEHICLES. THE BOLTS USED TO SECURE LATERAL SUPPORTS TO A TYPE I CHASSIS RAIL HAVE PARTIALLY, OR COMPLETELY, PULLED THROUGH THE MOUNTING SLOT. THIS RESULTS IN THE LATERAL SUPPORT BEING LESS THAN SECURELY FASTENED TO THE CHASSIS.

Risk. THE AMBULANCE BODY IS NOT ADEQUATELY SECURED TO THE CHASSIS.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL RETRIEVE, INSPECT, AND REMEDY AS NEEDED THE VEHICLES INVOLVED AND WILL RETURN THESE VEHICLES TO OWNERS. WHERE NECESSARY, SUPPLEMENTARY STEEL PLATING, NEW RETAINER WASHERS, OR ENTIRELY NEW LATERAL SUPPORTS WILL BE ADDED.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Parking Brake › Driveline › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

Filed Sep 1, 200420,000 milesNY

WHILE DRIVING CAR BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO STOP AND THERBY ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND BRAKE FLUID WAS SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR.*AK

Steering

Filed Feb 6, 200466,000 milesMO

STEERING IS TERRIBLE AND HAS BEEN SINCE NEW.DEALER HAS REFUSED TO REMEDY,VERY HARD TO KEEP IN STRAIGHT LINE.THIS IS A 1997 MERCURY BOUGHT FROM LINCOLN MERCERY IN SPRINGFIELD,MO.*AK

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2020	0	1	Routine
2019	0	1	Routine
2018	0	2	Routine
2017	0	2	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997 — this page	2	1	Routine
1996	0	1	Routine
1995	0	1	Routine
1994	0	1	Routine
1993	0	1	Routine
1992	0	1	Routine
1991	0	1	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 10, 1998. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.