1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE WHILE DRIVING 1994 GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER APPROX. 30 SECONDS OF SMELLING SMOKE, FLAMES AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF REAR LEFT OF HOOD. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. CAR COASTED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR, CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS BURNED EXTENSIVELY, MOSTLY ON LEFT SIDE. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BURNED AND DEFLATED. FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED UNDER MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE BACKING UP AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BELOW THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. HE REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE, BUT FORD STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V152000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.

Mileage: 94,000

LOW SPEED SITUATION! APPLIED SERVICE (NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL) BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO USE FOOT BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENT.".FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES (MULTIPLE LINES APPROX 4 (ANTI- LOCK BRAKES,)ON FRAME RAIL UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR) HAD ROTTED THROUGH, RUPTURING AND LOOSING ALL BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. *JB

Mileage: 99,000

94 V 152 000/BRAKES HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY HOUSING HAS SEPARATED BECAUSE NUTS: BOLTS HAVE LOOSENED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.*AK REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED ALSO. *SLC

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK

POWER TRAIN SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS 35-40 MPH. WIPER WILL NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION. BRAKE SWITCH AT BRAKE PEDAL WIRE BREAKS AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GEAR SELECTOR IS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. AIR IDLE SOLENOID HUMS LOUDLY. ENGINE LOSES OIL AND NO APPARENT OIL LEAKS. BRAKES MAKES GRINDING NOISES AFTER REPLACING ROTORS AND DEALER BRAKE PADS FRONT AND REAR. POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

POWER TRAIN SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS 35-40 MPH. WIPER WILL NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION. BRAKE SWITCH AT BRAKE PEDAL WIRE BREAKS AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GEAR SELECTOR IS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. AIR IDLE SOLENOID HUMS LOUDLY. ENGINE LOSES OIL AND NO APPARENT OIL LEAKS. BRAKES MAKES GRINDING NOISES AFTER REPLACING ROTORS AND DEALER BRAKE PADS FRONT AND REAR. POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

WHILE PARKING BRAKE PAD FELL OFF THE SHOE INTO THE WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION ASSIST TO BE MESSED UP. CAN HEAR NOISES WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED.. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIOP TO CHECK & REPAIR. *AK

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE CONSUMER IS BURNING RUBBER. *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SKIDDED LEFT SIDEWAYS AND WENT INTO A HUGE TRUCK. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

FRONT BRAKES FAILED.

FRONT BRAKE SENSOR FAILED.

BRAKES FAILED.

MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED.

BRAKE LIGHT WARNING FAILED TO WARN DRIVER THAT BRAKES WERE MALFUNCTIONING.

FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

ANTILOCK BRAKES SQUEAK.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601615)

ABS SYSTEM, BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY STOPPING, DRY ROAD CONDITION, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

ABS SYSTEM, BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY STOPPING, DRY ROAD CONDITION, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT

THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL IN A LOT OF CASES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD

DRIVERPUMPED THE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK