1993 Mercury Grand Marquis complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH, CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, AND THEN TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. CONSUMER CHECKED UNDER HOOD DIDN'T SEE A PLOBLEM. WAITED FOR VEHICLE TO COOL OFF, AND STARTED IT BACK UP. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A VIBRATION PRESENT, AND VEHICLE STUTTERS TO A STOP. DEALER SAYS VEHICLE NEEDS NEW DISC BRAKES. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED ONCE DUE TO HARD SPOTS.

WATER GETS CAUGHT IN THE HEADLIGHT LENSES AND FOGS THEM UP, WHICH REDUCES THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS VEHICLE AND IS REPLACING THE HEADLIGHTS. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 99V124000 & CONTACTED 2 DEALERSHIPS. EACH INFORMED OWNER PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. WOULD NOTIFY WHEN PARTS COME IN FOR REPAIR OF SPEED CONTROL. *AK *ML

RECALL # 99V124000 FORD/SPEED CONTROL SWITCH; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR 2 MONTHS. PARTS ARE NEVER AVAILABLE.*AK

RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 99S15 RECALL FOR THE SPEED CONTROL. RECALL REPAIRS DONE ON 21-JUN-99, BUT DIDN'T USE THE SPEED CONTROL UNTIL 26-JUL-99 WHILE DRIVING 60MPH AND ENGAGED CRUISE CONTROL, TIRES PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THE ACCELERATOR WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD.APPLIED BRAKES AND IT TURNED THE SPEED CONTROL OFF.THE ACCELERATOR DIDN'T STICK.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BRAKE POWER BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING BRAKE PEDAL TO STAY TO THE FLOOR,RESULTING IN MORE WEAR AND TEAR ON THE BRAKING SYSTEM. HAD THE BOOSTER REPLACED 3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

GASOLINE LEAKS JUST IN FRONT OF GAS TANK BY THE REAR AXLE.CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

FRONT SEAT HAS LOOSENED FROM THE FLOOR MOUNT. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V124000 CONCERNING SPEED CONTROL CABLE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SATATED THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT WHICH CAUSES THEM TO BE CONSTANTLY RESURFACED OR REPLACED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SUDDENLY IGNITED BY ITSELF DUE TO A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH (OR POSSIBLY THE CRUISE CONTROL). VEHICLE WAS A TOTALLED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION OR IT WILL NOT TURN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65-70 MPH IGNITION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MOMENTARY HESITATIONS. PROBLEM HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY, AND IGNITION FAILED 30 TO 40 TIMES. ALTHOUGH DEALER SAYS THEY KNOW NOTHING ABOUT A DEFECT WITH THE THICK FILM IGNITION MODULE, NEWS REPORTS SAY THAT THE TFI IS MOUNTED WHERE ENGINE HEAT ON A HOT DAY CAN CAUSE IT TO FAIL. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ABS SYSTEM TO ACTIVATE WHEN IT WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE TIE RODS BROKE OFF, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION WHILE IN USE WHICH MAY CAUSE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, AND MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *AK

WHEN WE 1ST BOUGHT THE CAR THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD A LOT OF MOVEMENT. BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AND THE REPLACED THE FRAME. THAT WAS IN 1994. IN 1997 I WAS DRIVING AND THE ENTIRE SEAT CAME OFF THE FRAME. I WAS TOLD THE IT NEEDED TO BE WELDED BACK ON AND I PAID OVER $300. TWO YEARS LATER THE SEAT HAS BROKEN FROM THE TRACK AGAIN. I DON'T TRUST THAT THE SEAT IS SAFE. I CALLED FORD AND THE SAID THEY WOULDN'T PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK NO LESS 3 TIMES AND I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CAR DEALER THAT FIXED IT THE LAST TIME ALSO SAID THEY WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE IT IS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. PLEASE HELP!!! THE CAR IS NOT A STATION WAGON AND I DIDN'T HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

POWER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES ON THREE DIFFERENT WINDOWS. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH THIS MECHANISM. REPLACED THREE WINDOW REGULATORS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.

THE METAL CASING, WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 10 POUNDS AND ENCLOSES THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DASH, BROKE FREE AND DEPLOYED WITH THE AIRBAG DURING A CRASH. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG AND ITS ENCLOSURE WERE BOTH RESTING ON THE FRONT FLOOR OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE INVESTIGATING POLICE OFFICER STATED THAT A PASSENGER WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS ENCLOSURE

LOCATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE STARTER IS ALL THE WAY ON THE BOTTOM, WHICH IS UNPROTECTED FROM WATER/DAMPNESS, ETC, WHICH RESULTS IN CORROSION CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION BECAUSE A IMPROVED STARTER AND HARNESS WERE DESIGNED, BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WILL START UP, BUT THE CORRODED HARNESS HAS TO BE CLEANED FROM TIME TO TIME. *AK

VEHICLE FIRE CAUSED BY ASHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH.

TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHEN CHANGING GEARS AT 40MPH. DEALER SUGGESTED AND INSTALLED A TRANSMISSION CONDITIONER WHICH TEMPORARILY FIXED THE PROBLEM.

AT 30-60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION VIBRATES, CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED. DEALER HAS WORKED ON VEHICLE TWICE, PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK *ML

WHILE CHECKING OIL, HOOD LATCH LOOSENED, HOOD COULDN'T BE CLOSED. (QCAW)

TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED LAST YEAR AND PROBLEMS ARE OCCURING AGAIN.

BROKEN SHIFT TUBE ASSEMBLY.

TIE ROD FELL OFF CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

SHIFT TUBE ASSEMBLY BROKE, LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

LEFT FRONT TIE ROD BROKE OFF--CAUSED LOSS OF STEERING.

THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN PARK, VEHICLE HAD TO BE ROCKED BACK AND FORTH TO GET OUT OF PARK GEAR. *AK

HAND LEVER BROKE OFF INSIDE STEERING COLUMN CAUSING CAR TO ROLL BACKWARDS OUT OF GARAGE.

VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN THE SAME SPEED AS CONSUMER WAS CRUISING AT AFTER AFTER REMOVING FOOT FROM GAS PEDAL, IN SHORT, WHILE VEHICLE BEGINS TO LURCH. PUTTING GEAR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL CAN HEAR ENGINE RACING.

LEFT TIE ROD FAILED.

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED.

HEADLIGHT LAMP IS DIRTY, AFFECTS VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

HAD TURNED WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF. DID NOT DISAPPEAR. DIVIDED THE WINDSHIELD. TURNED SIGNAL WAS ON, WIPERS JUMPED AS THEY IF WERE ON. WHEN VEHICLE STARTED, IT WOULD GET WORSE. TOOK TO DEALER & TOLD ENTIRE WINDSHIELD WIPER ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATION.

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH SMELLED SMOKE/BURNING, LIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. STEERING COUPLING BOLTS WERE LOOSE, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. *AK

FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER CAUSED VEHICLE TO VIBRATE. AFTER TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPAIRED ALL VEHICLE LIGHTING CEASED, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR, AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. SPEEDOMETER READ 75-80 MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS ACTUALLY GOING 20-25 MPH.

HEAD LIGHT LENSES GET CLOUDY OVER TIME, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 5 MPH THE OUTER TIE ROD BROKE OFF OF VEHICLE. DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. *AK VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEALER FOUND THE LEFT OUTER TIE ROD HAD BROKEN OFF AND THE RIGHT OUTSIDE TIE ROD END WAS ABOUT TO BREAK APART. FLASHERS INOPERABLE, DEALER REPLACED FLASHER ASSEMBLY. *SLC

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY . WHEN VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE OTHER VEHICLE, IT WAS TRAVELING 35MPH UPON THE IMPACT. *AK

REPLACED DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW REGULATORS. *AK

THE POWER WINDOWS HAVE GONE OUT THREE TIMES ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVING VEHICLE 30 MPH; WEATHER RAINY; ROAD SLICK; REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING UNDETERMINED SPEED; BOTH FRONT SEATS COLLAPSED BACWARDS UPON IMPACT, RESTRICTING DRIVER'S VIEW.

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH TIRES ARE GOING OVER A RIPPLED ROADWAY. DEALER STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, COMMON PROBLEM REPLACED (1) EVERY WEEK. *AK