THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD WITH THE DRIVERS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. DLR HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
1999 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 1999 record →
WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND LUNGED FORWARD, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK
1) VEHICLE TOO LOW. SPEED BUMPS @ 3 MPH CAUSES DAMAGE. ALSO, FRONT BUMPER DAMAGE EST.$853. 2) SUSPENSION DESIGN DEFECTIVE: LOSE CONTROL ON BUMPY CURVES. MUCH WORSE THAN 88 SAME CAR OR 89 HYUNDAI, ETC.
CONSUMER WAS PARKING, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN DECIDED TO PARK ELSEWHERE. CONSUMER TRIED TO START VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START. THEN CONSUMER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD, THEN FLAMES. CALLED 911 FOR HELP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. *AK
REAR RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT HAS SEPARATED FROM ITS ANCHOR. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS USED BY THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT. *AK
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT, BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAILED DUE TO FAULTY BOOSTER. MJS
FRONT BUSHING FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE WHEN MAKNIG A LEFT TURN.
REAR AXLE EXPERIENCING A GRINDING NOISE. *YC
REAR OF CAR JUMPS SIDEWAYS WHEN TIRE HITS MANHOLE COVERS OR POT HOLES. PROBLEM IS SAME AS PREVIOUS 98 G.MARQ.@ 65-70 MPH THIS IS QUITE DANGEROUS, OTHER OWNERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
LAMP COVER FOGGING, WHEN WIPED CLEAN THE FOGGING IMMEDIATELY RETURNS. NLM
MICHELIN ALL SEASON SYMMETRY RADIAL TIRE SIDEWALL ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. RIM HIT THE PAVEMENT AND SHATTERED AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE. VEHICLE FISHTAILED, AND THERE WAS NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT MEDIAN AND IT ROLLED OVER THREE TIMES BEFORE LANDING ON DRIVER'S SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. *AK
HEADLIGHTS FAILED.
THE POSITION OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR MAY OBSTRUCT THE VIEW WHILE COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION. DEALER IS NOTIFIED. *AK *ML
WHILE TURNING OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER THE BLADE DOES NOT RETURN TO ITS POSITION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK *ML
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