Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed May 19, 1998NY
LOW BEAM LIGHTS DO NOT ALUMINATE SUFFICIENTLY.
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1997 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 1997 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Apr 27, 1998NY
ENGINE FIRE AFTER SITTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR FOUR HOURS. REFERENCED IN EA02-025
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Apr 17, 1998RI
WHEN OPERATING VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH OR OVER, , PREPARING TO STOP , BRAKES WILL BEGIN TO VIBRATE, HEAVIER VIBRATION WHEN DRIVING AT A FASTER SPEED. *AK
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Apr 15, 1998PA
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, ESPECIALLY IN FOG OR RAIN.
Exterior Lighting › Headlights › High/Low Beam Dimmer Switch
Filed Mar 10, 1998NY
LOW BEAM LIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO DESIGN.
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Feb 26, 1998MA
CONTROLS FOR HEAD LIGHTS AND DOME LIGHTS ARE LOCATED ON THE SAME KNOB, DESIGN CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH ACCIDENTAL TURN OFF/ON OF HEAD LIGHTS.
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jan 15, 1998GA
WIND NOISE ON FRONT DOORS.
Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior
Filed Oct 6, 1997WI
ELECTRONC INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR IS TOO LOW ON THE WINDSHIELD, MAKING VISION INTO A BLIND SPOT EVEN AFTER ADJUSTING SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. **AK
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar2 injured
Filed Jul 29, 1997TN
STEERING WHEEL/COLUMN FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated PulleysCrash
Filed Jul 9, 1997TN
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOSIE,LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED . DRIVE BELT WAS ON SIDE OF HIGHWAY WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE IT WAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVE BELT. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Pedals and LinkagesCrash
Filed Jun 24, 1997FL
DUE TO DESIGN AND THE SPACE FROM THE GAS PEDAL TOTHE BRAKE PEDAL, THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN MINOR ACCIDENT . MANFACTURER CONTACTED; HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed May 27, 1997TX
FRONT END NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED, CAUSING CONSTANT STEERING ADJUSTMENTS.
Steering
Filed May 9, 1997FL
STEERING DURING CROSS WINDS CAUSES VEHICLE TO WANDER, DOES NOT STAY IN LANE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Unknown or Other1 injured
Filed Apr 29, 1997CO
INSTRUMENT TRIM PANEL WAS KNOCKED LOOSE BY AIRBAG, CAUSING INJURY.
Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 20, 1997MD
WHEN DRIVING AND TURNING TO THE RIGHT THERE IS A NOISE (LIKE RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING ) AND VIBRATION IN THE CAR , TOOK TO DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS. *AK
Tires › Temporary/Emergency Spare Tire
Filed Nov 12, 1996DC
SPARE TIRE IN INADEQUATE IN SIZE AND COMPATIBILITY FOR VEHICLE.
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