THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. *JB
1992 Mercury Marquis
Owners filed 24 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control › Linkages | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Exterior Lighting › Headlights | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wheels › Hub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsCONSUMER SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HIT A 18 INCH CEMENT WALL. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.*AK
DURING A FRONTAL COLLISION, THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER SUFFERED KNEE INJURIES, AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK CONSUMER STATES THE GAS PEDAL STUCK WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. *YH
WHILE PLACING VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.*AK
VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL AND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES. *AK
UNABLE TO FIND HORN STEERING WHEEL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HE HAS TAKE EYES OFF THE ROAD TO FIND THE HORN. *AK
VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL AND TAIL LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT; VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER REFUSING TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER, UNLESS CONSUMER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR TIME AND LABOR. *AK
WAS TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO PICK UP SPEED. TRANSMISSION LINKAGE FELT HUNG UP IN 1ST GEAR. WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. WAS NOT ENOUGH SPEED TO GET OUT OF GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & WAS INFORMED SOME OF THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. MJS REFERENCED IN EA02-025
NOTICED ODOR OF BURNING WIRES BEFORE PARKING VEHICLE. LATER NOTICED FLAMES IN AREA OF VEHICLE. HAD INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION TO STOP VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULDN'T START. FIRE DEPT CALLED & PUT FLAMES OUT. EVERYTHING INSIDE FUSED TOGETHER. WAS INFORMED FIRE ORIGINATED AROUND IGNITION SWITCH AREA. *AK
CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, AND SUDDENLY SMOKE CAME FROM HOOD, AND THEN FLAMES. SOON THE FLAMES BEGAN TO ENTER VEHICLE THROUGH THE DASH, CONSUMER THEN TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. FLAMES ENGULFED THE ENTIRE CAR. BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED, VEHICLE GAVE BURNING SMELLS, BLUE SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE, SO THE A/C COMPRESSOR AND O RINGS REPLACED. BURNING SMELL STILL CONTINUED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.*AK *ML
THE REAR WIRING HARNESS LOCATED IN THE TRUCK AREA MELTED AND BURNT TOGETHER WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL, WHICH MAY RESUT IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES WILL JUST LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MAKE LOUD NOISE. *AK
OIL LEAKEAGE WAS COMING FROM OIL PAN DUE TO CORROSION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER REPAIR WOULD ONLY BE MADE IF COST GOES TO CONSUMER. *AK
UNABLE TO READ DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS.
OIL PAN CORRODED AND LEAKS OIL ON THE HIGHWAY.
WHEN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO OTHER AT 30MPH THERE IS A SKIP, AT 40MPH THERE IS VIBRATION. DEALER SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES BECAME CLOUDED ON BOTH SIDES DUE TO SUN DETERIORATION. *AK
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SMELL OF GAS AS A RESULT OF A FUEL LINE LEAK. *AK
LENS ON HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TURN YELLOW, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
20 of 24 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 1997Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.