WHEN MOVING THE SUNVISOR TO DOWN POSITION IT IS CAUSING THE FUSE TO BLOW. *AK
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 →
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
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
NO SUMMARY LISTED. *AK
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
WHEN DRIVING POWER STEERING WHISTLES. U-TURNS THE WHEEL SLIGHTLY AND MAKES A SHARPER TURN THAN APPLIED. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK
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
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.
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 EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS.
DIRECTIONAL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE DO NOT FUNCTION WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. *AK
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
CALIPERS STICK RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.
CLOGGED THROTTLE VALVE IN THE ENGINE.
BRAKE CALIPERS STICK CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS(PADS/ROTORS) RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.
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
STRONG GAS FUMES.
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
ELECTRONIC DASH FAILED.
EXCESSIVE WEAR AND WARPING OF THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *AK
VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION CAUSED BURNS AND INJURIES TO CONSUMER.
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
ODOR OF GAS FUMES ENTER VEHICLE.
BATTERY FAILED.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE INADEQUATE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
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
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 TIE ROD FAILURES.
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
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
ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED AND ONCE THE PADS WERE ALSO REPLACED. *AK
THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN TURNED/ CUT DOWN AND REPLACED BY DEALER AND STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM . *AK
SUDDEN REVERSE ACCELERATION.
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
LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHILE DRIVING.
DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL, IT IS HARD TO LOCATE HORN IN AN EMERGENCY.*AK
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT IMPACT 5:00 POSITION , HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. *AK
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
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL FACING DOWN HILL ROLLED FORWARD, PARKING PAWL LOCKING GEAR WAS BROKEN. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT AT 8,000 MILES ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED AND AGAIN AT 12,000 MILES.*AK
THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE THE ACCIDENT. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO PARKING LOT, ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN, HIT CURB, BRAKES APPLIED, NO PRIOR WARNING, BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK
VEHICLE RQUIRES CONSTANT CORRECTIVE STEERING ACTION TO MAINTAIN A PROPER POSITION IN A TRAFFIC LANE. THIS CONDITION IS PARTICULARLY NOTICEABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *AK
LOWER CONTROL ARMS CRACKED WHERE THEY MEET THE FRAME, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO WANDER.
EXCESSIVE PLAY IN STEERING.
VEHICLE DRIFTS RIGHT TO LEFT AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE CONTINUOUSLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STEER. *AK
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
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN COLLISION. *DH
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
CONSUMER HAS A LEASED CAR, AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH, AFFECTS HIGH BEAM. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
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