INNER TIE-ROD DRIED UP (ERODED).
1994 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 1994 record →
OIL PAN RUSTED.
AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, UPON DEPLOYMENT, DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF CAR AND HIT TWO PARKED CARS. *AK
HORN BUTTON DESIGN FLAW, BUTTONS TOO SMALL TO FIND WHEN NECESSARY, CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FIND DURING EMERGENCIES.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SKIDDED LEFT SIDEWAYS AND WENT INTO A HUGE TRUCK. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
CRUISE CONTROL MALFUNCTION.
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
THE HEAD LINER OF VEHICLE HAS A SCORCHED PLACE DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS.*AK
DRIVER'S EXTERNAL REAR MIRROR DESIGN DOES NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VISION TO THE LANE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. WITH THE MIRROR ADJUSTED LEFT TO ITS LIMIT, VEHICLE ITSELF IS STILL VISIBLE FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. A VEHICLE PASSING BECOMES INVISIBLE, AND THE VIEW DOES NOT PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM MOVING INTO THE LEFT LANE AND INTO A PASSING VEHICLE.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
OIL AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON JUST AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND TUNE UP. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. OIL PUMP IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH TO PUMP THE OIL TO THE ENGINE.
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH AND NOISY.
AIR CONDITIONER TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 10 TO 15 MPH, THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK ONE PERSON WAS INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
AFTER SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, HEARD LOUD HIGH PITCH SQUEALING NOISE, ENGINE ACCELERATED TO HIGH SPEED, SHOT FORWARD, HIT VEHICLE, LANDED ON TOP OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, BRAKES APPLIED. WITH DEALER FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. *AK
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S POWER WINDOW PLASTIC BRACKET WITHIN DOOR BROKE, RENDERING POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE. *AK
BRAKES FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT HAND PART OF STEERING COLUMN BEGAN TO SMOKE DUE TO POSSIBLE ELCTRICAL SHORT. *AK THERE WAS CLICKING NOISE BEFORE THE VEHICLE BEGAN SMOKING. *YH
WHEN TURNING LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS UP. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE JERKED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO GO STRAIGHT. ALSO THE VEHICLE VIRBRATES WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WILL BE CHECKED BY MECHANIC. *AK
WHILE DRIVING HON IGHWAY, BOLTS THAT HOLD STEERING GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME BROKE, NO WARNING, TURNED WHEEL, NO RESPONSE, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH, ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP, BOLTS WERE BROKEN, WILL REPLACE BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS. *AK
FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR DISTORTS VISION, MAKES OTHER VEHICLES APPEAR FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE.
PERSON STOPPED TO REFUEL HER CAR, AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION AND ARRIVING AT ANOTHER PARKING LOT SHE THEN NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING GAS. *AK
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH, WHEN VEHICLE IS SHIFTING GEARS OR AT 55MPH, THE VEHICLE'S REAR END SHAKES. *AK
BAD CONNECTION ON TRANSMISSION SWITCH DURING COLD/WET WEATHER.
DIFFICULTY ACCESSING HORN BUTTONS.
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
ANTILOCK BRAKES SQUEAK.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601615)
APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE SKIDDED, DRIVERS SIDE IMPACT ON COMING VEHICLE AND DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS SOMETIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE IN REVERSE THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD FELL OFF AT ONE END OTHER HALF DRAGGING ON THE GROUND. *AK
BROADSIDED BY ONCOMING VEHICLE, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHEN ENGAGING THE DRIVE OR REVERSE GEAR, DEALER NEEDS TO REPLACED AIR BYPASS VALVE. *AK
WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AT STOP SIGN & TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN COLD WEATHER, ALSO WINDOW WILL FOG ON THE INTERIOR. *AK
DUAL AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER HITTING A VEHICLE HEAD-ON WHILE DRIVING 20MPH, DRIVER SEATBELT DID NOT LOCKUP. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT CAME OFF THE BRACKET. *AK
ABS SYSTEM, BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY STOPPING, DRY ROAD CONDITION, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ON WET OR ICY SURFACES TIRES LOOSE TRACTION. TT
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, WHILE TRAVELLING AT 35MPH. TT
THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL IN A LOT OF CASES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT END ACCIDENT AT 35MPH. TT
SMELL OF GAS IN THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TT
THE CAR EXPLODED IN THE OWNERS DRIVEWAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE PULL TO LEFT VERY HARD, LOST CONTROL OVER VEHICLE APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE FLIP OVER. TT
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
SLOWLY ENTERING SCHOOL PARKING LOT, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATED, DRIVER JUMPED CURB HITTING SET OF STEPS HEAD ON. TT
DESIGN OF FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS DO NOT ADJUST HIGH ENOUGH TO OFFER ADAQUATE PROTECTION IN EVENT OF COLLISION. TT
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