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1995 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 1995 record →

Structure › Body
Filed Jun 2, 1999FL

WHEN MOVING THE SUNVISOR TO DOWN POSITION IT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. *AK

Visibility › Glass, Side/Rear
Filed May 28, 1999TX

PLASTIC REGULATOR WHICH HOLDS THE WINDOW UP BROKE ON THREE OCCASIONS, CAUSING THE WINDOW TO FALL WITHIN THE DOOR PANEL, REPLACED ALL FOUR WINDOWS AS WELL AS THE REGULATOR. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed May 25, 1999FL

FUSE THAT WORKS THE HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL KEEPS BLOWING OUT. FUSE HAS BEEN REPLACED 15 TIMES WITHIN A 2 MONTH PERIOD. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK POSSIBLE CLOCKSPRING FAILURE. *YH

Unknown or Other
Filed May 9, 1999PA

NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK

Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Feb 18, 1999CA

WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT FIRE WHEN OWNER WAS AWAY. FIRE CAUSED BY FAULTY ELECTRICAL WIRE SHORTING OUT IN THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT. INTERIOR ROOFING FELL ONTO SEATS AND MATS INSIDE OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE AT DEALER'S BEING REPAIRED. CAR HAD EXPERIENCED PREVIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. INSURANCE COMPANY PAID FOR REPAIRS, PROBLEM HAS NOT REOCCURRED SINCE. *AK *ML

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist System
Filed Jan 22, 1999CT

WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING WHISTLES. U-TURNS THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND MAKES A SHARPER TURN THAN APPLIED. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Nov 18, 1998NY

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WOULD ESITATE BEFORE IT TAKES OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND REPROGRAMMED PCM. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 21, 1998NY

ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN ABS SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER PUT THE SENSOR ASSEMBLY ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE VEHICLE--LEFT REAR INSTEAD OF RIGHT REAR. IF DONE CORRECTLY THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. *AK.ET.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 25, 1998AR

ABS BRAKES FAIL AT 10 MPH. THE BRAKE PEDAL LOCKS UP AND LETS GO. ABS LIGHTS COME ON ON DRY PAVEMENT. TURNED CAR OFF AND COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 14, 1998FL

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Jul 28, 1998OH

DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint
Filed Jul 24, 1998MA

GREASE FITTINGS WERE OMITTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE IDLER ARM AND PUT ON GREASE FITTINGS AND LOWER BALL JOINTS . THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 13, 1998NY

CALIPERS STICK RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jul 8, 1998AL

CLOGGED THROTTLE VALVE IN THE ENGINE.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Caliper
Filed Jul 1, 1998NY

BRAKE CALIPERS STICK CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS(PADS/ROTORS) RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jun 25, 1998NY

ABS BRAKES LIGHT COMES ON FOR NO REASON. VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED & ABS LIGHT IS ON. TOOK TO MECHANIC & HAD PADS & ROTORS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM WITH BRAKES IS STILL PRESENT. ALSO, PUTMAN ARM/IDLER ARM WEAR OUT DUE TO DESIGN. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System
Filed May 27, 1998LA

STRONG GAS FUMES.

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 19, 1998MI

THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE SIDE A T 45MPH, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS VEHICLE NOW. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition › Module
Filed Feb 11, 1998NC

ELECTRONIC DASH FAILED.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Jan 27, 1998TX

EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WARPING OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Jan 13, 1998MD

VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSED BURNS AND INJURIES TO CONSUMER.

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Torque Converter
Filed Dec 5, 1997WI

VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS IN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THERE IS LOW LOAD ON ENGINE AND WHEN TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SELECT GERAS. *AK

Fuel System, Other
Filed Nov 4, 1997CA

ODOR OF GAS FUMES ENTER VEHICLE.

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Oct 28, 1997KY

BATTERY FAILED.

Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Filed Oct 16, 1997IA

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 1997WI

DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35 MPH; ABS KICKS IN FOR NO REASON; VEHICLE WOULD VEER TO RIGHT. WHEN IT HAPPENS; BRAKE PEDAL WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS TO SLOW DOWN; TOOK TO DEALER & FOUND NOTHING WRONG. MANUFACTURER SAYS NO PROBLEM EXISTS W/ABS. *AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 5, 1997OH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN CAR IS TURNED OFF, KEY OUT OF IGNITION, CAR STILL RUNS. DEALER HAS THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE IGNITION CABLE CAME LOOSE. *AK

Steering › Linkages
Filed Jul 26, 1997MO

STEERING TIE ROD FAILURES.

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Apr 29, 1997MS

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND FOOT IS APPLIED TO BRAKES, VEHICLE GOES INTO A HIGH IDLE AND OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, PRESSED FOOT ON BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Mar 14, 1997FL

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, TURNED STEERING SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, WENT TO RECOVER AND VEHICLE STEERED TOO MUCH TO THE RIGHT. VEHICLE GOT INTO ROCKING MOTION AND ALMOST LOST CONTROL, .DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 27, 1996WI

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND ONCE THE PADS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Dec 18, 1996NY

THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED/ CUT DOWN AND REPLACED BY DEALER AND STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM . *AK

Vehicle Speed Control1 killed
Filed Dec 11, 1996LA

SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION.

Suspension › Front
Filed Oct 28, 1996TX

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEED VEHICLE WANDERS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, CANNOT BE KEPT ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK DEALER STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THE DARTING, WANDERING, AND LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED WAS CAUSED BY THE NEW VARIABLE SPEED POWER STEERING. *SLC

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Oct 22, 1996TN

LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING.

Electrical System › Horn
Filed Oct 16, 1996TX

DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL, IT IS HARD TO LOCATE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Gear Position Indication (prndl)Crash
Filed Oct 15, 1996IL

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT IMPACT 5:00 POSITION , HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Oct 13, 1996NM

505-622-0875, AT LOW IMPACT SPEED 15MPH, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING DAMAGES TO INTERIOR OF VEHICLE, BROKE WINDOW, CRACKED DASHBOARD. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch
Filed Oct 10, 1996NM

VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL FACING DOWN HILL ROLLED FORWARD, PARKING PAWL LOCKING GEAR WAS BROKEN. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor
Filed Sep 30, 1996LA

CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 8,000 MILES ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AND AGAIN AT 12,000 MILES.*AK

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed Sep 16, 1996VA

THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE ACCIDENT. *AK

Vehicle Speed ControlCrash2 injured
Filed Sep 10, 1996VA

WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN, HIT CURB, BRAKES APPLIED, NO PRIOR WARNING, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

Steering
Filed Aug 29, 1996NJ

VEHICLE RQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING ACTION TO MAINTAIN A PROPER POSITION IN A TRAFFIC LANE. THIS CONDITION IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
Filed Aug 7, 1996CA

LOWER CONTROL ARMS CRACKED WHERE THEY MEET THE FRAME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER.

Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Aug 5, 1996IL

EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING.

Suspension › Front
Filed Jul 1, 1996CO

VEHICLE DRIFTS RIGHT TO LEFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CONTINUOUSLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Filed May 23, 1996TN

THE DEALERSHIP HAS NO INFORMATION ON RECALL AND THEY ARE REFUSING SERVICE (96V045000).*AK CONSUMER STATES DEALRE HAS SINCE CALLED AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD SERVICE HIS VEHICLE IN THE NEAR FEATURE.*JB

Air Bags › FrontalCrash
Filed May 8, 1996TX

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION. *DH

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed Mar 22, 1996TX

PLANO LINCOLN MERCURY 95S24. CONTACTED THE DLR IN JANUARY. CALLER WAS INFORMED PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. CALL AGAIN IN APRIL. *AK CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IN NOV 1995.*JB

Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Mar 18, 1996MI

CONSUMER HAS A LEASED CAR, AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, AFFECTS HIGH BEAM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK

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