1990 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Problems & Recalls

ENGINE OCCASIONALLY SURGES WHEN PLACED INTO REVERSE. THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY RACES AND THE CAR EVEN CONVULSES. THE ONLY THING THAT STOPS IT IS TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THIS IS MY MOM'S CAR AND SHE RARELY DRIVES IT.

Mileage: 40,000

I EMBARKED ON A ROUTINE TRIP TO DINNER IN MY MOTHER'S 1990 MERCURY MARQUIS. I STARTED THE ENGINE WHICH IDLED NORMALLY, AS USUAL. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I ENGAGED THE SHIFT LEVER INTO THE R POSITION WHICH RESULTED IN IMMEDIATE ACCELLERATION IN A REVERSE DIRECTION. I SWERVED THE CAR TO THE LEFT...

Mileage: 89,000

GOODYEAR INTEGRITY P215/75R15. SIDEWALL BLOWOUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED (45-55 MPH.) TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON 08/27/2001, AND HAD 36,000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE. TIRES WERE WELL MAINTAINED, HAD NO PRIOR DAMAGE, AND TIRE SHOWED NO SIGNS OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FAILURE. FAILURE WAS SPONTANEOUS AND CATASTROP...

THE 'AIR BAG' LIGHT ON MY DASH IS LIGHTING UP. IT DOESN'T STAY ON CONSTANTLY, BUT IT DOES FLASH, WHICH CONCERNS ME. IT DOESN'T GO ON EVERY TIME MY CAR IS ON, BUT IT DOES FLASH ABOUT 95% OF THE TIME. I SAW THE RECALL AND WANT TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED AND IF IT WAS FIXED.*AK

I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT THE AIR BAG IN MY CAR, WHICH IS A 1990 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE "AIR BAG" LIGHT COMES ON. IT DOESN'T STAY ON CONSTANTLY, BUT IT DOES 'FLICKER' OR IT WILL STAY ON FOR A FEW SECONDS. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT DOESN'T COME ON AT ALL, BUT I AM STILL CONCERNED. I WAS WONDERING...

PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING.*MR WHEN THE VEHICLES ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED IT BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE INSULATOR CAP FELL OFF. THE TECHNICIAN SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLE. *NLM

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. ALSO EMERGENCY BRAKE FROZEN AND INOPERABLE. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, LOSS OF REAR BRAKES. ALSO EMERGENCY BRAKE FROZEN AND INOPERABLE. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO GO FORWARD. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION COST OVER $1000.00. *AK *CB

Mileage: 127,998

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY FROM THE FIRST GEAR, WONT SHIFT. DEALER NOTIFIED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SHOP AND OVERHAULED. TRANSMISSION AT COST OVER $1000.00 *AK *CB

Mileage: 127,989

THE VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE TECHNICIAN WHO STATED THE BRAKE LINE RUSTED. *JB

I WAS GIVEN THIS CAR, INSTEAD OF PURCHASING IT. WHEN I RECEIVED THIS CAR WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING. IT CONTINUES TO BLINK 10 TIMES, THEN REPEATS ITSELF. LIKE A CODE. THE R. FRONT BUMBER WAS DENTED IN BUT, THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DT

THE CONSUMER WAS SEEKING RECALL ON THE TFI MODULE WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TFI MODULE FAILURE COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENT AND DEATH. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT DOES NOT FORCE A RECALL BUT ONLY COVERS REPLACEMENT COST AFTER FAILURE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THICK FILM IGNITION MOUDLE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

I WAS PROCEEDING HOME IN EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR ENGINE QUIT INSTANTANEOUSLY. I WAS FORCED TO STOP IN THE RIGHT LANE OF TRAFFIC. ALTHOUGH IN THE RIGHT LANE I COULD NOT PULL OFF OF THE ROAD BECAUSE THERE WAS A BARRIER WITH NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL ONTO. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT HIT BY...

CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW BY FATHER-IN-LAW ROBERT SPEEG IN 1989 OR 1990 WITH THE 5 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY. OWNERSHIP TRANSFERRED TO US IN 1995 AND WE TRANSFERRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEEN A LEMON WITH 3 MAJOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. LAST TRANSMISSION SERVICE COST US $1,...

VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE AND PARKED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE OPERATOR NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER OPENING THE HOOD, THE OPERATOR IDENTIFIED THE SOURCE OF THE SMOKE AS THE ALTERNATOR. OPERATOR CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTED THAT THE VOLUME OF ...

HAD 2 EMERGANCY STOPS AND CAR DID NOT STOP , FRONT BRAKES LOCKED AND CAR SKIDED AND WOULD NOT STOP DEALER SAID HE HAD SAME CAR AND SAID "THATS HOW THE BRAKES ARE IN THIS CAR , THEY JUST DON'T STOP. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD AND CORRECTION SHOULD BE MADE BY THE MANUFACTURER

WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABS INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND REPAIR PROBLEM RETURNED. PROBLEM CAN BE REPAIRED AT OWNER'S COST, BUT OWNER CAN'T AFFORD.*AK *ML

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONTINUALLY, THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CENTER CRASH SENSOR AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. *SLC

OWNER HAD STARTED VEHICLE & PUT FOOT ON BRAKES BEFORE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE SUDDENLY TOOK OFF & HIT A TREE & THEN A BUILDING. A POLICEMAN HAD WITNESSED. THE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. NO SKID MARKS. TOOK TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY ON DASH, TURN ON HEAT , AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING IN COLD WEATHER

AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES CONSTANTLY ON DASH, TURN ON HEAT , AND THE AIR CONDITIONER COMES ON WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING IN COLD WEATHER

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING, INDICTATING ITS IS INOPERATIVE, AND CAUSING SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

SPEED CONTROL CAN ON FULL FORCE WHILE BACKING WHICH CAUSED A CRASH, TOTALLING THE AUTO. TWICE BEFORE SPEED CONTROL CAME ON WHEN BRAKING. IS THIS A KNOWN PROBLEM ? UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A TV SHOW TALKING ABOUT SIMILAR FAILURES. CAN YOU FURNISH ANY INFORMATION AS WIFE HAD NO CONTROL OVER VEHICLE. *...

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ALL LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS TAIL LIGHTS AND PARK LIGHTS TO STAY ON. IN ADDITION, FUSE BURNED AND MELTED. REPAIRS MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

WIRING HARNESS SHORTED OUT, CAUSING ALL LIGHTS INSIDE VEHICLE, AS WELL AS TAIL LIGHTS AND PARK LIGHTS TO STAY ON. IN ADDITION, FUSE BURNED AND MELTED. REPAIRS MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK

IDLER SPEED CONTROL FAILED CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION.

AUTOMATIC OVERDRIVE DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHY INTO AND OUT OF OVERDRIVE. DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT CRUISING SPEED IN 35-45 MPH RANGE.

OWNER STATES WHEN ELECTRIC DOOR SYSTEM LOCKS FAIL ON FRONT DOORS, THERE IS NO WAY OF LOCKING THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK PLASTIC LOCK INDICATOR BREAKS OFF WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE LIMITED THE ABILITY TO ACCELLERATE THE VEHICLE. *...

OWNER STATES WHEN ELECTRIC DOOR SYSTEM LOCKS FAIL ON FRONT DOORS, THERE IS NO WAY OF LOCKING THE CAR DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW. *AK PLASTIC LOCK INDICATOR BREAKS OFF WHEN TRYING TO LOCK THE DOOR FROM INSIDE. FUEL INJECTOR FAILURE LIMITED THE ABILITY TO ACCELLERATE THE VEHICLE. *...

WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

AIR BAG FAILURE, NO RECALL NOTICE.

FRONT DOORL LOCKS INOPERATIVE.

WIRING HARNESS FAILURE CAUSED FIRE.

VEHICLE FIRE.

THE GROMMET THAT CONNECTS ROD FROM TRANSMISSION TO FUEL SUPPLY IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND IS VERY CLOSE TO THE MANIFOLD. OVER TIME IT OVERHEATS AND STARTS TO CORRODE AND CAUSES EXTENSIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. THE CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PLASTIC PART WITH METAL GROMMETS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPE...

UNSPECIFIED.

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR LOCK MECHANISMS FREEZE UP AND STOP WORKING PROPERLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS LOW.

WHEN ADJUSTING THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, THE SEAT DOES NOT LATCH IN PLACE, CAUSING THE SEAT TO SLIDE FORWARD WHEN BRAKING. *AK

WHEN TURNING ON THE CAR THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE .

OWNER UNABLE TO DETECT HORN BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE SEIZED UP AND TOOK OFF. *AK

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

AUTO-TRAN: SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED, TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING, HAPPENS JUST BEFORE COMING TO FULL STOP, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRCAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. COULD START A FIRE. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON/OFF CONSTANTLY. *DH

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATS. *SD

WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AREA UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AREA UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY; MAYBE TWICE A WEEK LIGHTS WILL DIM/GO OUT INCLUDING ABS LIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

FIRE ERUPTED UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING; DETECTED EXTREME AMOUNT OF FUMES; STOPPED VEHICLE, SHUT OFF IGNITION; FLAMES BURST OUT WITH LOUD NOISE; TOTALED. TT

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT *JB

HORN BUTTON DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IF WHEEL IS TURNED AND DIFFICULT ACCESS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

SUDDEN ACCELRATION, CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SKD

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG DURING ABOVE ACCIDENT.

IN SNOWY WEATHER THE STEERING IS HARD TO TURN NO CONTROL SOME TIME CAN'T STOP CAR DUE TO DISC BRAKE FAILURE. TT

BRAKE CALIPERS/ROTORS/PADS REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE PULLING TO THE RIGHT/SKIDDING. *AW

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED CAR LURCHED FORWARD. TT

BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

GEAR SHIFT LEVER SNAPPED TWICE IN THE LAST EIGHT MONTHS. TT