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1992 Mercury Grand Marquis complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →

Structure › Body
Filed Oct 26, 1998NJ

ROOF MATERIAL IS FALLING DOWN ALONG THE BACK AND SIDES.

Steering1 injured
Filed Aug 19, 1998MA

STEERING FAILURE CAUSED DRIVER TO CRASH VEHICLE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 10, 1998NY

BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT RETURN OR RELEASE BY ITSELF AFTER BRAKES ARE USED. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL NOT REPAIR UNLESS COST IS PAID BY THE CONSUMER. *AK

Power Train
Filed Jul 22, 1998FL

DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER; WHEN DRIVING IN SUNNY WEATHER OR WHEN THE SUN IS BEAMING ON THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER OR DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, RESULTING IN UNATTENDED AND UNWANTED SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Jul 9, 1998NY

BRAKES WILL LOCK UP ON ITS OWN WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40-50 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING ,CAUSING SMELL OF BURNING SHOE PADS. VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY/ LOSS OF CONTROL. HAS REPLACED ALL PARTS WITHIN BRAKE SYSTEM. DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK *JB

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jul 6, 1998FL

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR 4 HOURS, A FIRE STARTED IN THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY, NO PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE EXPECT FOR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. FIRE DEPT CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. *AK REFERENCED IN EA02-025

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Jun 29, 1998FL

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Visibility › Power Window Devices and Controls
Filed May 9, 1998FL

POWER WINDOW CABLE FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed May 1, 1998GA

GLASS IN THE HEADLIGHTS FOGS UP, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO DIMINISH. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Apr 13, 1998TX

CLEAR COAT PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY OF VEHICLE.

Seats
Filed Apr 3, 1998SC

SEAT TRACK ASSEMBLY CRACKED, CAUSING SEAT TO BE LOOSE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Concealment Devices
Filed Mar 13, 1998NY

HEADLIGHT LENSES HAVE CLOUDED OVER, DIMINISHING LIGHT PENETRATION.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Feb 25, 1998SC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MPH, DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND THE BOLT THAT HOLDS THE STEERING COLUMN FELL AND ALL STEERING WAS INOPERATIVE. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A CRASH BY GRABBING THE STEERING WHEEL AND HITTING THE BRAKES. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist
Filed Feb 10, 1998MO

BRAKE VACUUM BOOSTERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND APPLIED BRAKES INVOLUNTARILY AND SOMETIMES IMPERCEPTIBLY CAUSING WEAR ON PARTS AND OVERHEATING THE ROTORS.

Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Jan 20, 1998MI

TRAMSMISSION FAILED.

Seats
Filed Jan 18, 1998SC

THE SEAT TRACKS HAVE CRACKED FROM METAL FATIGUE FROM NORMAL USE. THIS ALLOWS THE SEATS TO MOVE SLIGHTLY AND MAKE BUMPS AND CLICKING SOUNDS WHENEVER VEHICLE TURNS OR STOPS.

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Jan 13, 1998GA

CAR FAILED GA. EMISSIONS INSPECTION BECAUSE OF FAULTY PCM MODULE.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › Switch
Filed Jan 2, 1998CT

HEADLIGHT SWITCH FAILURE.

Seats
Filed Jan 1, 1998SC

THE SEAT TRACKS, ON WHICH THE FRONT SEAT RESTS, CRACKED FROM METAL FATIQUE. THIS ALLOWS THE SEAT TO MOVE SLIGHTLY, AND MAKES SOUNDS WHENEVER VEHICLE MAKES A SOUND OR TURNS.

Seats
Filed Jan 1, 1998SC

FRONT SEATS ARE NOT STABLE DUE TO CRACKED SEAT TRACKS.

Seats
Filed Jan 1, 1998SC

FRONT SEATS ARE NOT STABLE DUE TO CRACKED SEAT TRACKS.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Dec 23, 1997MI

FUEL LINES RUSTED, LEAKED HEAVILY, SMELLED GAS. DEALER REPLACED ALL THE GAS LINES AND PUMP. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Nov 18, 1997PA

ABS: WHEN APPLIED, HEARD GRINDING NOISE, BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; VEHICLE STOPS ABRUPTLY, ANY SURFACE; VARIOUS SPEEDS, CONTINUOUS PROBLEM. CHECKED BY DEALER THREE TIMES, REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS, INCLUDING BRAKE SENSOR. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Nov 4, 1997MI

OIL PAN FAILED FROM RUST.

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Nov 4, 1997IL

ELECTRICAL FUSE AND MODULE FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys
Filed Oct 29, 1997CT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE PULLEY ON THE ATERNATOR FOR THE SERPINTINE DRIVE BELT THAT OPERATES ALL POWER ACCESSORIES WORE CAUSING, COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND ALLOWED THE BELT TO COME OFF. *AK THE NUT ON THE ALTERNATOR SHAFT WAS MISSING. BELT DID NOT BREAK BUT PULLEY AND ALTERNATOR SHAFT WORN REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *YD

Unknown or Other
Filed Aug 19, 1997NJ

NO FAILURE IDENTIFIED.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 8, 1997OH

RUSTED ENGINE OIL PAN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 1, 1997NJ

BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT FULLY RETURN, LEAVING ABS PARTIALLY ENGAGED, CAUSED SKIDDING ON SNOW COVERED ROAD. ALSO, BRAKE PADS WEAR PREMATURELY, VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD, MOSTLY STOP/GO TRAFFIC, CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NEVER CORRECTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Master CylinderFire
Filed Jul 28, 1997NY

WHILE DRIVING THE RIGHT REAR OF VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring
Filed Jul 10, 1997NY

VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL WIRING BURNED UP. THIS WIRE IS CONEECTED TO THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DESIGN IS DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE ABILITY OF THE WIRING TO BURN. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Switch
Filed Jul 3, 1997KY

IGNITION SWITCH: DRIVING ALONG EXPRESSWAY ABOUT 4-5 MILES WHEN SUDDENLY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FRROM STEERING WHEEL. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO DEALER WHERE HE REPLACED AND INSTALLED IGNITION SWITCH AND WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 26, 1997WA

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE COULD NOT BECAUSE BRAKES WERE HOLDING VEHICLE. ONCE BRAKES WERE RELEASED, VEHICLE TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, AND OWNER HAD BRAKE BOOSTER PUT IN, PART NO.F4AZ-2005-B. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Jun 16, 1997RI

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC WHEN CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE REAR AT EXTREME SPEED. WAS FORCED TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HEAD-ON AT APPROX 40 MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Jun 12, 1997FL

HORN BEEPS ON ITS OWN, MOSTLY IN HIGH HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; ALSO, WHEN NOT OCCUPIED, ACCORDING TO DEALER, CAUSED BY SHORT IN WIRING HARNESS. RECOMMENDED REPLACING WHOLE WIRING HARNESS SYSTEM.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipCrash
Filed Jun 3, 1997CA

DROVE INTO PARKING LOT AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK, APPLIED FOOT TO BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED 1N 1991, BUT THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Apr 28, 1997NC

WHEN ON CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEED INCREASES, MAKES A ROARING NOISE. THE DEALER SAY IT IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

Structure › Body › Door
Filed Apr 1, 1997AZ

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON BOTH REAR DOORS MALFUNCTIONED, THE DOOR LOCKS CANNOT BE MANUALLY OPERATED WHICH CAUSES THE OCCUPANTS TO BE LOCKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE RIGHT REAR DOOR ACTUATOR AND THE LEFT REAR LOCK ASSEMBLY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Mar 21, 1997CA

UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF THE ENGINE FAN CONTINUED TO RUN, ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING A FIRE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Feb 25, 1997TX

AS OF A RESULT OF FUEL PUMP BLOWING, VEHICLE WOULDN'T START. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jan 10, 1997FL

ENGINE FIRE.

Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Jan 7, 1997FL

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR DIGNOSTIC MONITOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO DISPLAY, AIRBAG FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH IMPACT INVOLVED. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Dec 27, 1996FL

WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE TOOK OFF WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT ANY NOTICE; ALSO REPLACED LEAKING MASTER CYLINDER AND TRANSMISSION. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Fuel Pump
Filed Dec 3, 1996MS

FUEL PUMP SHORTED OUT, CAUSING WIRING TO BURN. *AK

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Dec 2, 1996TX

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT FUNCTION, GETS STUCK IN MIDDLE OF GLASS , CAUSING VISION PROBLEMS. *AK WIPER MOTOR PARK CIRCUITRY NOW WILL PARK THE TWO WIPER BLADES IN A VERTICAL POSITION, BOTH IN THE LINE OF VISION TO THE OPERATOR, VISION IS IMPAIRED THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM.*JB

Visibility › Windshield
Filed Nov 18, 1996FL

PROBLEM WITH RIGHT FRONT WINDOW.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Oct 30, 1996FL

WHEN COMING TO A GRADUAL STOP THERE IS PULSATION UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ONE CAN FEEL A VIBRATION OR A SHAKING AS THE CAR COMES TO STOP, REPLACED ROTORS AT 13,000. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Oct 29, 1996NY

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DrumCrash
Filed Oct 23, 1996NY

REAR BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Oct 23, 1996NY

HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO LOCATE.

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