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 2003 record →
STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST WAS RUSTED. *MR THE VEHICLE HAD A STAINLESS STEEL EXHAUST. AFTER THE RETURN FROM FLORIDA WHERE THEY STAYED FOR WINTER, THE EXHAUST SYSTEM WAS FOUND RUSTED. *SCC *JB
THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB WHICH BENT THE RIGHT WHEEL HUB. *NLM CUSTOMER ADVISES THAT WHEEL BENT AS A RESULT OF DRIVING OVER POTHOLES AND NORMAL ROAD OBSTRUCTIONS COMMON TO THE PHILADELPHIA PA AND TRENTON NJ AREAS. TWO WHEELS WERE DAMAGED IN THE FIRST 5000 MILES OF USE.
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR WITH LESS THAN 250 MILES THE CONSUMER BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL THE VEHICLE AND FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *CB
THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE, WHEN THE VEHICLE IDLED. *JB THERE WAS A GENERAL CHASSIS VIBRATION AT SPEEDS OF 38 WHICH WAS ATTRIBUTED TO OUT OF ROUNDS TIRES.*TS
THE DRIVER DOOR STICKS WHEN OPENED, AND HAVE TO DO SO TWO TIMES, WITH BOTH HANDS TO GET OUT. (PASSENGER DOOR ALSO) THE PLASTIC HANDLE MAKES IT HARD AND WILL CUT YOUR HAND. THE TRIPLE TRACT SEAL ACTS AS IF IT WERE CRAZY GLUE. *JB SCC
THE VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIBRATION IS CAUSED BY THE SUSPENSION AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT UNTIL A NEW MODEL COMES OUT. CONSUMER INDICATED OF HAVING PROBLEM WITH A FOUR SET OF TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH ARE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRES MODEL #P225/60R16 MODEL. *NLM
RECALL REQUEST FOR A STEEL SHIELD BUILT BEHIND THE GAS TANK ON 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. *DT *JB. *AK
NAR 02/28/2003 MR CONSUMER EXPERINCED PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SINCE DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE. *CB
THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK IN THE IDLE POSITION.*JB
VEHICLE AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SERVICED VEHICLE 5 TIMES, BUT IS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PH
WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IDLING THERE IS A ROUGHNESS AND KNOCKING NOISE. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR
DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL IS TOTAL DARKNESS RADIO, CD, CLOCK, POOR ILLUMINATION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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