2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Problems & Recalls
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Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain model Dorman Steering Shafts, part number 425-359, Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 7-0359, and OE Solutions Steering Shafts, part number 425-...
WARNING THAT JACK LIFTING REAR WHEEL COULD COLLAPSE AND KILL SOMEONE. 00V200 recall notice I need the papers and changes to the instruction manual. I tried calling Ford to no avail. I tried 4 dealers listed to no avail. Wonderful car company.......................
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The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that after turning off the windshield wipers, the wiper arms stopped in the middle of the windshield and became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the vehicle ha...
Mileage: 150,000
#AIRBAGS... ON MAY14TH 2022...I [XXX] had a wreck, and the Airbags didn't deploy, at a speed of 50mph...Which caused very serious personal injuries. As, a concussion, whiplash, Sprained thorax spine and bottom of my back, strained ligament in my knee, rib contusion, fractured tooth!! INFORMATION R...
#AIRBAGS... ON MAY14TH 2022...I [XXX] had a wreck, and the Airbags didn't deploy, at a speed of 50mph...Which caused very serious personal injuries. As, a concussion, whiplash, Sprained thorax spine and bottom of my back, strained ligament in my knee, rib contusion, fractured tooth!! INFORMATION R...
AIR LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD OR EGR OR PCM SYSTEM CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE DIRTY FUEL INJECTION
AIR LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD OR EGR OR PCM SYSTEM CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE DIRTY FUEL INJECTION
AIR LEAK IN INTAKE MANIFOLD OR EGR OR PCM SYSTEM CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE DIRTY FUEL INJECTION
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACK
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACK
HEY I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS AND EVERYTHING FOR THESE CARS I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE BUT DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIND RECALLS
Mileage: 156
THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING
Mileage: 140
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED T...
Mileage: 240,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN TRAVELING UP HILL. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MOST FREQUENTLY WHEN TRAVELING UP HILL. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 118,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT HEARD A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN, THE STEERING WOULD NOT ALIGN WITH THE TURN AN...
"GRAND MARQUIS LS RECALL " STEERING IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE.
Mileage: 179,000
THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN. ALSO, THE STEERING ROD WAS BROKEN AND FIXED AT THE LAST INSPECTION WHICH WAS 5/2018. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD COST $1500 OR MORE TO REPAIR. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT BELTS NOT RESTRAINING.
Mileage: 75,000
THE SEAT BELTS DO NOT RESTRAIN. ALSO, THE STEERING ROD WAS BROKEN AND FIXED AT THE LAST INSPECTION WHICH WAS 5/2018. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE SEAT BELTS WOULD COST $1500 OR MORE TO REPAIR. I SAW ON THIS WEBSITE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON SEAT BELTS NOT RESTRAINING.
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILUR...
Mileage: 73,000
I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE EFFECTS MILLIONS OF FORD AND MERCURY VEHICLES, MANY OF WHICH ARE TAXI, GOVERNMENT, AND POLICE CARS. APPARENTLY, THE COMPUTER (PCM) THAT CONTROLS THE ENGINE CAN SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVING WHEN CERTAIN SENSORS FAIL (AT LEAST 2 KNOWN SENSORS PER MY RESEARCH)....
Mileage: 43,000
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR THE FUEL LEAKS OUT BEFORE THE GAS GETS INTO THE TANK BY FUEL FILTER. AND THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING AND WINDING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN USE DRIVING THE CAR.
Mileage: 258,000
"TAKATA RECALL" WHEN PUTTING GAS IN MY CAR THE FUEL LEAKS OUT BEFORE THE GAS GETS INTO THE TANK BY FUEL FILTER. AND THE STEERING COLUMN MAKES A POPPING AND WINDING SOUND WHEN STEERING WHEEL IS IN USE DRIVING THE CAR.
Mileage: 258,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENTIRE SUBFRAME WAS RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE WAS F...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, A CLICKING NOISE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE WAS F...
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE SINCE APRIL OF 2017. IN ADDITION, THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ...
Mileage: 120,000
VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN LESS THAN ONE MILE TO WORK, SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 HOURS AND WAS DRIVEN BACK HOME (LESS THAN ONE MILE). THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, TURNED OFF, FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED.
Mileage: 136,000
"TAKATA RECALL" FANS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO, THEY HAVEN'T WORKED IN CLOSE THE THREE WEEKS WENT TO SLOW DOWN TO YEILD ONTO A HIGHWAY AND THE FANS CUT ON FULL FORCE AND WOULDN'T SHUT OFF DRIED CONTACTS OUT AND CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GO INTO A DITCH . THEY FINALLY SHUT OFF LATER THAT AFTERNOON.
Mileage: 60,589
TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING AND A CLICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL YEA...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE INTERIOR LIGHTING AND HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF AND ON WITHOUT WARNING AND A CLICKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL YEA...
Mileage: 100,000
A BOLT IN THE SHIFTING LINKAGE LOOSENS OVER TIME ON MANY FORD MODELS. OUR BOLT APPARENTLY LOOSENED & CAUSES SHIFTER TO BE IN A GREAT OTHER THAN WHAT IS INDICATED ON THE DASH. OUR VEHICLE INDICATED IT WAS IN THE ' PARK' POSITION, BUT WAS NOT. THE VEHICLE LATER ROLLED DOWN THE HILL & CAUSED NEARLY $12...
Mileage: 90,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER MERGING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, A TRAILER SIDESWIPPED THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE TRAILER ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A TURN PRIOR TO CRASHING INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEP...
Mileage: 125,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED AND PREVENTED THE RAIN FROM BEING CLEARED FROM THE WINDSHIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300,000.
Mileage: 300,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN GA HIGHWAY 16 FROM DUBLIN, GA TO WARNER ROBINS, GA THE CAR STARTED SWAYING AND BECOME VERY HARD TO CONTROLL. NEARLY MISSED GOING UNDER A SEMI.EXTREMELY SCAREY. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD FORCIBLY. TURN VEHICLE OFF WAITED FOR A WHILE THEN PROCEEDED HOME VERY CATIOUSLY.
Mileage: 156,000
WHILE DRIVING DOWN GA HIGHWAY 16 FROM DUBLIN, GA TO WARNER ROBINS, GA THE CAR STARTED SWAYING AND BECOME VERY HARD TO CONTROLL. NEARLY MISSED GOING UNDER A SEMI.EXTREMELY SCAREY. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD FORCIBLY. TURN VEHICLE OFF WAITED FOR A WHILE THEN PROCEEDED HOME VERY CATIOUSLY.
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT AND BLACK SMOKE BEGAN TO POUR INTO THE CABIN FROM UNDER THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE....
Mileage: 75,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED AND SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WA...
Mileage: 237,000
REPLACEMENT AIRTEX FUEL PUMP (MODEL E2272S) DETERMINED TO BE LEAKING GASOLINE FROM WHERE THE ELECTRICAL WIRES PASS THROUGH THE NYLON/PLASTIC CONNECTOR BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND/OR FROM THE JUNCTION OF THE NYLON/PLASTIC WIRE BLOCK ASSEMBLY AND THE FUEL PUMPS METAL HOUSING. FUEL PUMP INSTALLED IN THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 92,958
A SPARK WAS BLOWN OUT OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED 3 TIMES (2010, 2014, 2014), EACH TIME A DIFFERENT CYLINDER. ONE OF THESE TIMES, IT OCCURRED TO MY WIFE 140 KM AWAY FROM HOME. I HAD TO GUESS THAT IT WAS A BLOWN SPARK PLUG AND INSTRUCTED HER TO DRIVE THE CAR TO TORONTO IN THIS CONDI...
Mileage: 105,000
HEADLIGHTS KEEP CUTTING IN AND OUT. TURNING ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING. GOING 65 DOWN AN EXPRESSWAY AND HAVING YOUR HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF IS NOT THE SAFEST OF CONDITIONS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE HEADLIGHT MODULE HAS A NOTED ISSUE ON OTHER FORD VEHICLES AND ITS VERY DANGEROUS. I HAD MY 5 YEAR OLD NIECE...
Mileage: 133,240
T* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS, HEADLIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILU...
T* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS, HEADLIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS FLASHED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILU...
I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD AFTER DARK WHEN SUDDENLY THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND A VERY LOUD BUZZING NOISE OCCURRED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN SAFELY BECAUSE TWO CARS WERE MEETING US AND THEIR LIGHTS AFFORDED ENOUGH VISION TO KEEP MY CAR IN MY LANE. I PULLED OFF THE R...
Mileage: 128,325
WHILE REPLACING THE THERMOSTAT, A CRACK DEVELOPED IN THE PLASTIC CROSSOVER CHANNEL IN THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING THE ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK WHEN THE THERMOSTAT OPENED. FORD KNOWS THIS TO BE DEFECTIVE AND HAS REPLACED THE ALL PLASTIC MANIFOLD WITH AN ALUMINUM CROSSOVER FOR THE COOLANT. THE ...
Mileage: 71,290
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS LEAKING. THE THERMOSTAT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND FELL INTO THE THERMOSTAT AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE SENSOR COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR AREA WHIC...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WIRES WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 71,500
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE BACK WHO IS 3 1/2. HAD THE HIGH BEAMS ON. LOST HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS. IF IT WASN'T FOR KNOWING THE ROAD AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS AROUND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD WRECK. THERE ARE A LOT OF LAKES AND HILLS AR...
Mileage: 163,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A DARK COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER IN THE BACK WHO IS 3 1/2. HAD THE HIGH BEAMS ON. LOST HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS. IF IT WASN'T FOR KNOWING THE ROAD AND NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS AROUND WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BAD WRECK. THERE ARE A LOT OF LAKES AND HILLS AR...
Mileage: 163,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK. THE MECHANIC STATE...
Mileage: 132,208
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A MARYLAND SECONDARY ROAD AND THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS OR INTERIOR LIGHTS. BASICALLY IT FORCED US TO FIND A QUICK SAFE PULL OFF USING A FLASHLIGHT FOR VISION. TOMORROW THE CAR IS RECEIVING A ...
Mileage: 165,656
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A MARYLAND SECONDARY ROAD AND THE ENTIRE LIGHTING SYSTEM FAILED. THE CAR CONTINUED TO OPERATE BUT WITH NO HEADLIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS OR INTERIOR LIGHTS. BASICALLY IT FORCED US TO FIND A QUICK SAFE PULL OFF USING A FLASHLIGHT FOR VISION. TOMORROW THE CAR IS RECEIVING A ...
Mileage: 165,656
PAINT IS PEELING, LIKE THERE WAS NEVER A PRIMER PUT ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE VEHICLE SURGES QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD SPARK PLUGS SEVERAL TIMES ALSO COILS. IS THERE A RECALL ON MERCURYS PAINT THAT I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH? *TR
Mileage: 78,000
PAINT IS PEELING, LIKE THERE WAS NEVER A PRIMER PUT ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE VEHICLE SURGES QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD SPARK PLUGS SEVERAL TIMES ALSO COILS. IS THERE A RECALL ON MERCURYS PAINT THAT I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH? *TR
Mileage: 78,000
PAINT IS PEELING, LIKE THERE WAS NEVER A PRIMER PUT ON THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE VEHICLE SURGES QUITE OFTEN. I HAVE REPLACED THE MANIFOLD SPARK PLUGS SEVERAL TIMES ALSO COILS. IS THERE A RECALL ON MERCURYS PAINT THAT I CAN GET SOME HELP WITH? *TR
Mileage: 78,000
SUSPECTED A TIRE RUNOUT PROBLEM ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE. HAD TIRES INSPECTED AND ROTATED BY RESPECTED TIRE COMPANY BEFORE 500 MILE DRIVE TO MONTEREY, CA. WHILE THERE, FELT A SLIGHT WOBBLE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. DURING RETURN TRIP TO SOUTHERN OREGON, A VIBRATION BEGAN AND WORSENED AS TIME WENT ON. AT 11...
Mileage: 98,520
I BOUGHT THIS CAR TO REPLACE MY CHEVROLET CAPRICE(GREAT CAR) ON 719 07 THIS CAR HAS MAJOR ISSUES THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ADDRESS. JULY 2011 FUEL TANK FILLER NECK RUSTED CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD DEC20 11 REAR AXLE CONTROL ARM CRACKED CAUSING CAR TO SWAY FEB 2012 PLASTIC INTAKE CRAC...
Mileage: 150,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN FAILED TO QUALIFY FOR REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 00V138000(VISIBILITY:W...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN HE STARTED HAVING DIFFICULTIES TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ...
Mileage: 146,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT LOOKED AT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS MAD...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE FAILURE STARTED INTERMITTENTLY BUT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIA...
Mileage: 67,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. AS HE APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ACCELERATING TOWARD TRAFFIC AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, HE VE...
Mileage: 98,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN AN INTERSECTION WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND LIGHTLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS THEN DEPLOYED ABNORMALLY, SEVERAL MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CON...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN AN INTERSECTION WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AND LIGHTLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS THEN DEPLOYED ABNORMALLY, SEVERAL MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CON...
Mileage: 200,000
THE BLOWER FAN OF THE HEATER & DEFROSTER FAILED TO OPERATE. WINDSHIELD FROST ON THE OUTSIDE AND FOG ON THE INSIDE COULD NOT BE REMOVED THUS MAKING DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF BUT REOCCURRED EVERY YEAR OR TWO. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM RECENTLY DURING THE L...
Mileage: 46,000
SPARK PLUG BLEW OUT OF #8 CYLINDER WITHOUT WARNING MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. IF THIS HAPPENS ON A DIFFERENT CYLINDER IT COULD PUNCTURE THE FUEL RAIL; ULTIMATELY CAUSING A FIRE FROM THE IGNITION COIL SPARK.
Mileage: 90,700
2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LUNGES FORWARD (RPM INCREASE @1000 AND LOUD GROWL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT) WHEN APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AND/OR ALREADY STOPPED AT A LIGHT. EVERYTHING RETURNS TO NORMAL WHEN I ACCELERATE AGAIN, UNTIL THE NEXT LIGHT. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT VERY ANNOYING. THE...
Mileage: 167,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS ABNORMALLY LOOSE AROUND THE CONTACT WHILE FASTENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAV...
Mileage: 41,000
I OWN A 2000 GRAND MARQUIS THAT I BOUGHT N 05 AS OF THE LAST PAST YEAR I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE BEEN TICKETED 4 THIS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER ONLY TO GET NO HELP. AFTER DRIVING 10-15MINS THEY WILL CLICK AND TURN OFF AFTER 1-5MINS POP BACK ON. ...
Mileage: 140,000
I OWN A 2000 GRAND MARQUIS THAT I BOUGHT N 05 AS OF THE LAST PAST YEAR I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE BEEN TICKETED 4 THIS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER ONLY TO GET NO HELP. AFTER DRIVING 10-15MINS THEY WILL CLICK AND TURN OFF AFTER 1-5MINS POP BACK ON. ...
Mileage: 140,000
I OWN A 2000 GRAND MARQUIS THAT I BOUGHT N 05 AS OF THE LAST PAST YEAR I CANT DRIVE AT NIGHT CAUSE OF THE HEADLIGHTS GOING OFF WHILE DRIVING I HAVE BEEN TICKETED 4 THIS AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO A DEALER ONLY TO GET NO HELP. AFTER DRIVING 10-15MINS THEY WILL CLICK AND TURN OFF AFTER 1-5MINS POP BACK ON. ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. SHE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME SAFELY. A MECHANIC FROM A REPAIR FACILITY ADVISED HER TO CALL THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # 00V138000(VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). AN APPOIN...
Mileage: 84,090
CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE ON 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. INVOLVED POWER BRAKES, BOOSTER, ABS SYSTEM. CAUSED MINOR INJURIES BUT TOTAL LOSS OF TWO VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 59,000
DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HIGH BEAMS ON. AFTER AN EXTENDED TIME ,AT LEAST AN HOUR, HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. SWITCHED TO LO BEAMS AND THEY CAME ON, SWITCHED BACK TO HIGH BEAMS AND THEY WENT OFF AGAIN. I HAVE A 1994 GRAND MARQUIS AND IT DOES THE EXACT SAME THING. REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT BREAKER AND STILL HAV...
Mileage: 75,500
CAR STARTED RUNNING HOT ALL OF A SUDDEN..FOUND OUT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING ON SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTORS. CAUSING THE CAR TO MISFIRE AND SLOW TO PICK UP SPEED. TRIED TO GET FIXED BUT WAS TOLD THE EXP. DATE WAS IN 07.SO I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET..I FEEL A REC...
Mileage: 87,000
ON 08/18/2008 MY MOTHER TOOK HER VEHICLE TO SUNNYVALE LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP [408] 732-7000[SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE] BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO IN GEAR USING THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLOMN. THE DEALERSHIP [INVOICE 24804, GABRIEL MEDINA] S...
Mileage: 17,352
ON 08/18/2008 MY MOTHER TOOK HER VEHICLE TO SUNNYVALE LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP [408] 732-7000[SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE] BECAUSE SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING THE TRANSMISSION TO GO IN GEAR USING THE GEAR SHIFT HANDLE ON THE STEERING COLOMN. THE DEALERSHIP [INVOICE 24804, GABRIEL MEDINA] S...
Mileage: 17,352
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING FILTER FOR THE AIR VENTS IN THE VEHICLE. FORD STATED THAT THERE WAS NO VACUUM IN THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN ORDER TO FILTER THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000 AND CURRENT...
Mileage: 46,000
2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE. CONSUMER SENT A COMPLAINT TO FORD AND NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *KB
I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. SHORTLY I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL WAS RAPIDLY DROPPING. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. FUEL WAS POURING FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL COLLECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD STUCK AT 65 PSI AND...
Mileage: 94,000
I FILLED THE FUEL TANK. SHORTLY I NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL WAS RAPIDLY DROPPING. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. FUEL WAS POURING FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL COLLECTED UNDER THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD STUCK AT 65 PSI AND...
Mileage: 94,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE, A POIGNANT ODOR, AND SMALL FLAMES SEEPING FROM THE DASHBOARD. HE PULLED OVER, EXITED THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED 911. HE TAMED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED...
Mileage: 81,210
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THERE WERE N...
Mileage: 35,000
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PLASTIC ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD. 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BEGAN TO HESITATE; THE DEALER SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE NYLON INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIRS. FORD HAS HAD MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS DEFECT. *NM
Mileage: 95,175
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE A VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE, THE SERVICE DEALER NOTED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE BALL JOINTS.
Mileage: 48,942
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE A VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE, THE SERVICE DEALER NOTED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE WORN. THERE WERE NO IMMEDIATE REPAIRS MADE TO THE BALL JOINTS.
Mileage: 48,942
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED MANUALLY OR DEACTIVATED BY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS BY PRESSURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL LINE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO BRAKE REPAIR WORK PERFORM...
Mileage: 63,196
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS DEACTIVATED MANUALLY OR DEACTIVATED BY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THIS WAS BY PRESSURE IN THE CRUISE CONTROL LINE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO BRAKE REPAIR WORK PERFORM...
Mileage: 63,196
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE REVVED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD ONE ACCIDENT ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AGO WHEN THE VEHICLE HIT A DEER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THEN THAT THERE WERE NO ENGINE PROBLEM...
Mileage: 88,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING THE SEAT BELT, THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM LOCKED MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT. THE DEALER INDICATED THE SPRING IN THE RETRACTOR MECHANISM WAS BROKEN AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Mileage: 42,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL. LAST SATURDAY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS A RECALL, #00V138000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ...
Mileage: 57,552
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 00V138000 CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE IN AUGUST 2000. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE REPAIRS...
Mileage: 73,825
CONSUMER 2000 GRAND MARQUIS BRAKES RE-LINED AND REAR ROTORS WERE REPLACED AT 17000 MILES. *TS *JB
Mileage: 17,766
DT: THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE FUSES APPROXIMATELY EVERY THREE TO FOUR DAYS. THE DEALER SAID IT MAY BE THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT THE CONDENSER WENT OUT AT APP...
Mileage: 40,000
DT: THE CONTACT HAD TO REPLACE FUSES APPROXIMATELY EVERY THREE TO FOUR DAYS. THE DEALER SAID IT MAY BE THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT THE CONDENSER WENT OUT AT APP...
Mileage: 40,000
2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ENGINE SHUT DOWN CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT IN SPARK PLUG. *TS THE SHORT OCCURRED IN THE SPARK PLUG ON THE #4 CYLINDER. THIS CONFUSED THE POWER CONTROL MODULE WITH SIGNALS IT WAS RECEIVING FROM THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO...
Mileage: 57,000
CONSUMER 2000 MERCURY MARQUIS LS SHIFTS GEARS ON ITS OWN AT 45 65 MPH AND THEN THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. *TS WHEN THE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, AS IF THE CONSUMER HAD USED THE KEY TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL VISITS TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, NO ON HAS BEEN...
Mileage: 61,000
THE CARS STARTED MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH EVEN AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND AFTER ABOUT WEEK LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AND WAS TAKEN INTO THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP THAT FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE, WHICH WE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL ...
Mileage: 52,584
THE BLOWER MOTOR ON MY GRAND MARQUIS LS BECAME INOPERATIVE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, MY SERVICE PROVIDER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY PROCEEDED TO ORDER A NEW ONE, AND WERE INFORMED THAT THIS ITEM WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACKOREDER AND THE...
Mileage: 47,530
2000 MERCURY MARQUIS HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BUSHING IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX THAT PUT A BINDING MOTION ON THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE BINDING ACTION WAS OVERRIDDEN BY POWER ASSIST ON TURNS, BUT NECESSITATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST BE USED TO COM...
2000 GRAND MARQUIS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER AB...
VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED SHAKING. THEN, LOST ITS TRACTION CONTROL, AND CAUSED THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD TO TURN OFF. THIS EVENTUALLY LED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, AND THE DRIVER LOST STEERING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECKUP, BUT THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CAU...
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED SHAKING. THEN, LOST ITS TRACTION CONTROL, AND CAUSED THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD TO TURN OFF. THIS EVENTUALLY LED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, AND THE DRIVER LOST STEERING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECKUP, BUT THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CAU...
Mileage: 20,000
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY SYSTEM WILL WEAR DOWN. *AK
Mileage: 29,700
HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY SYSTEM WILL WEAR DOWN. *AK
Mileage: 29,700
WHILE BEING PARKED THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT A KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH.
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED CRACKS. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE COILS THAT CONNECT TO THE SPARK PLUGS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND SKIP CYLINDERS. *AK
Mileage: 88,000
WHILE DRIVING ON WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ON , THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. *BF THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED OFF, WHICH INACTIVATED THE SPEED CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SMELL HOT BURNING WIRES.*JB
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE THE RPM(S) WERE COMPLETELY OPEN. THE IDLE VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED.
Mileage: 108,161
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH VEHICLE STALLED. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. AFTER WAITING FOR A LITTLE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO RUN FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT STALLED AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND.*AK
Mileage: 30,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND GOT NO SATISFACTION. TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT REAR END BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO DETERIORATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 55 MPH AND THE LIGHTS CUT OFF. CONSUMER STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON. THEY CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF AND ON AT LEAST FOUR MORE TIMES BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD DRIVE HOME.*AK *TC
Mileage: 63,000
WHEN TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65-70 MPH) OR GREATER AN UNBEARABLE NOISE/ VIBERATION JUST AT THE BACK OF THE HOOD AND LEADING EDGE OF WINDSHIELD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE MAKES DRIVING A NIGHTMARE. TOOK TO DEALER AND MERCURY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. DEALER NO...
Mileage: 33,350
THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THERE IS NO ONE IN THE VEHICLE AND NO KEY IS IN THE IGNITION. NO OTHER LIGHTS COME ON. *JB
Mileage: 58,000
SEAT BELT WARNING ALARM GOES OFF WHILE PARKED AND WARMING ENGINE. NO ONE IN CAR.PROGRAMABLE NOT TO GO OFF WHEN SET. PROGRAM LOOSES MEMORY WHEN COOL WEATHER SETS IN. HAS HAPPENED THE LAST THREE YEARS . WAS TOLD THIS IS NORMAL. WHY DOES IT NOT HAPPEN IN WARM WEATHER?*AK
WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD TWO SEPARATED BLOWOUTS. THE FIRST OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATED 14000 MILES, THE SECOND AFTER 30000 MILES. COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES 225/60/15, RATED AB. *NM *TC
BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PROPERLY RETRACT AFTER THE DRIVER OR THE PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED.*AK
Mileage: 148,000
PROBLEMS WITH SEATBELTS ON 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. *MR THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. (THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT RELEASE) *SC *JB
WHEN EVER THE CAR IS DROVE WITH ITS LIGHTS ON BRIGHT, AFTER 5-10 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE LIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND EVERY THING IN THE DASH GOES OUT ALONG WITH THE LIGHTS, WHICH LEAVES YOU IN TOTAL DARKNESS, WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY ACCIDENTS OR I...
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH. ALSO, THE JACK BROKE IN HALF WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING JACKED UP TO REMOVE THE BLOWOUT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH DOWN AND ALMOST SEVER THE CONSUMER'S LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED...
Mileage: 20,000
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH. ALSO, THE JACK BROKE IN HALF WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING JACKED UP TO REMOVE THE BLOWOUT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH DOWN AND ALMOST SEVER THE CONSUMER'S LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED...
Mileage: 20,000
THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN A BLIZZARD, AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THAT THIS WIPER CONTROL MODULE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL AND HAD THE MODULE REPLACED. BUT IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT FORD EITHER DID NOT REPLACE THE PART OR JUST...
Mileage: 58,000
I OWN A 2000 GRAND MARQUIS WITH 41,000 MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVE HAFT. I WAS GETTING NOTICABLE VIBRATION ABOVE 65. DRIVE SHAFT WAS BENT. VIBRATION IS GONE BUT THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL NOISE FROM THE REAR END. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE GEARS.*AK I ALSO OWN A 1999 GRAND MARQUIS WITH THE S...
Mileage: 40,000
AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY MY 90,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHY NOT? SHOP SAID AN ITEM THAT CONTROLS BRAKING JAMMED CAUSING THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BRAKES NOT TO RETRACT AFTER RELEASING PEDAL THEREFORE DESTROYING CALIPERS PADS & ROTORS. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY EI...
Mileage: 72,000
AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY MY 90,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHY NOT? SHOP SAID AN ITEM THAT CONTROLS BRAKING JAMMED CAUSING THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BRAKES NOT TO RETRACT AFTER RELEASING PEDAL THEREFORE DESTROYING CALIPERS PADS & ROTORS. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY EI...
Mileage: 72,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOW OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SEMI TRUCK. *CB *JB
DESIGN OF VEHICLE ROTORS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PADS.*MR ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS SHOWED DEEP GROOVING OF THE ROTORS BY THE BRAKE PADS. THE WEAR ON THE PADS WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE BUT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED TO RESTORE SURFACE INTEGRITY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE...
THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE POWER OPERATED WINDOW MODULE/SWITCH THAT CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTION. THERE IS A TSB 637533 FOR THIS ISSUE. *NLM WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OPERATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD ALSO OPENED/CLOSED. THIS WAS AN INTE...
Mileage: 30,000
REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR IS UNDETERMINED. *AK
Mileage: 22,000
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS WIFE LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT THE RAILS ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE HEADED INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE CONSUMER YANKED THE WHEEL TO SEND THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT BUT INSTEAD THE WENT ACROSS TWO LANES AND SLAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 47,764
WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS WIFE LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT THE RAILS ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE HEADED INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE CONSUMER YANKED THE WHEEL TO SEND THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT BUT INSTEAD THE WENT ACROSS TWO LANES AND SLAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 47,764
AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NOISE IN THE GEAR BOX. THE TECHNICIAN PACKED GREASE ON THE RIMS AND UNDER THE WHEEL COVERS. THE BATTERY FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ...
Mileage: 15,311
AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NOISE IN THE GEAR BOX. THE TECHNICIAN PACKED GREASE ON THE RIMS AND UNDER THE WHEEL COVERS. THE BATTERY FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ...
Mileage: 15,311
AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED CAUSED THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING. THE AIR CONDITIONER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED NOISE IN THE GEAR BOX. THE TECHNICIAN PACKED GREASE ON THE RIMS AND UNDER THE WHEEL COVERS. THE BATTERY FAILED AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. ...
Mileage: 15,311
CONSUMER STATES WHILE USING HEADLIGHTS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM HIGH TO LOW, AND THE AC RUN FAST AND SLOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *CB
Mileage: 15,311
WINDSHIELD IS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THE STEERING BELT CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. *NLM PH *JB
Mileage: 21,010
THE FUEL TANK WAS KNOWN TO EXPLODE DURING IMPACT CRASHES.*JB *TT
AFTER PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO REVERSE. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE HER BALANCE AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER HER LEG. *JB PH
THE VEHICLES HEAD GASKET FAILED AND CAUSED AN OIL LEAK . THIS COULD RESULT IN WATER AND OIL MIXING AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *NLM
Mileage: 47,000
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED AN ENGINE FIRE. MANUFACTURE WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS VIN [XXX]. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE CAR STALLED AND COULDN'T BE STARTED UNTIL PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN TOWED AND REPAIRED AT THE MERCURY GARAGE, THE ONLY CAUSE WAS A DEFECTIVE #8 CYLINDER COIL/PLUG ASSEMBLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS...
Mileage: 24,000
CONSUMER STATES HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE GAS PEDAL WHICH IS BELOW THE BRAKE PEDAL ABOUT TWO INCHES. MAKING A FRACTION OF SECOND YOU CAN CONFUSE THE GAS OR THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS
THE BRAKE LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE IS A TWO PIECE LINE AND LEAKS. THERE IS A STEEL BRAIDED FLEX LINE RUNNING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER, WHICH IS CRIMPED ONTO A HARD LINE (STEEL TUBING). THE CRIMPED JOINT LEAKS AND DRAIN THE MASTER CYLINDER OF FLUID, CAUSING LOSS OF BR...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN ON GOING HUMMING/VIBRATION NOISE SINCE 10 MILES TO THE PRESENT MILEAGES, WHILE DRIVING FROM 20 MPH OR MORE. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON SIX OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. MR
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. ...
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. ...
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. ...
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. ...
WHEN MAKING A SLOW LEFT TURN STEERING COLUMN RATTLES. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. DEALER CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK *YH
CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AT 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HAD MET ANOTHER DRIVER GOING SOUTH IN THE MIDDLE AND TRIED TO MISS THE O...
CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AT 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HAD MET ANOTHER DRIVER GOING SOUTH IN THE MIDDLE AND TRIED TO MISS THE O...
WHILE ROUTING TIRE NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM FILLER PIPE.IN A REAR END ACCIDENT IT COULD OF CAUSE A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED SEAL.*AK
ON FIRST LONG TRIP IN NEW CAR, EXPERIENCED A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WHENEVER APPROACHED 70 MPH. RETURNED TO DEALER THAT OCTOBER, 2000. RETURNRD THE VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DEC, 2001 WITH SAME NOISE. DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT REPEAT NOISE. TOOK BACK IN A WK LATER. SAM...
WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 DRIVER IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES, ALSO CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK TOO LONG TO STOP.*AK
UNABLE TO REMOVE LUG NUTS FOR THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION AS STUDS OR LUG NUTS WERE STRIPPED. *AK
VEHICLE VIBTATES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALER; HOWEVER , PPROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
UPON TURNING IGNITION TO START VEHICLE, SWITCHING GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF TIRE FAILED AND BLEW APART, SEPARATING FROM THE EDGE OF THE TIRE WHICH BINDS TO THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNTURE IN THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE. INSIDE OF TIRE HAD DELAMINATED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P22560SR16)
SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE ISSUES. AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH, THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEALED ON APLICATION, DEGENERATING INTO A HARD CONTACT RUMBLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER HAS SERVICE THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE. AFTER EVERY REPAIR, THE IS...
WHILE TURNING, STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO CENTER, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. *TT
WHILE TURNING, STEERING WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO CENTER, DEALER REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP. *TT
ALSO AT 45 MPH THERE IS A FRONT END SHIMMY. ONLY AT THAT SPEED. NOTHING FRIGHTENING BUT WONDER WHY, WILL IT OCCURR AGAIN LATER AT INCREASED MILEAGE. MY BIGGEST COMPLANT IS THE NOISE COMING IN LEFT SIDE FROM EITHER FRONT OR REAR DOOR. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES AND WE LIVE APPROX. 40 MIL...
ALSO AT 45 MPH THERE IS A FRONT END SHIMMY. ONLY AT THAT SPEED. NOTHING FRIGHTENING BUT WONDER WHY, WILL IT OCCURR AGAIN LATER AT INCREASED MILEAGE. MY BIGGEST COMPLANT IS THE NOISE COMING IN LEFT SIDE FROM EITHER FRONT OR REAR DOOR. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER FOUR TIMES AND WE LIVE APPROX. 40 MIL...
AFTER A HUMAN ERROR WHEN CHANGING VEHICLE OIL , OIL STARTED LEAKING FROM ENGINE. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS AT ANY TIME, CAUSING ENGINE TO LOCK UP. PLEASE PROVIDEN FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER AND APPLYING BRAKES, A NOISE COMES FROM VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE, MOSTLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE MORE THAN THE LEFT. DELAERSHIP HAS WORKED ON BRAKE CALIPERS, AND REPLACED REAR BRAKES. THESE REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUM...
WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH OR HIGHER AND APPLYING BRAKES, A NOISE COMES FROM VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE, MOSTLY TO THE RIGHT SIDE MORE THAN THE LEFT. DELAERSHIP HAS WORKED ON BRAKE CALIPERS, AND REPLACED REAR BRAKES. THESE REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUM...
HEADLIGHTS ARE TOO DIM TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT.*AKTHE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE NOT ADEQUATE FOR NIGHT DRIVING, THEY ARE VERY DIM AND DON'T GO THE DISTANCE. NLM
WHENEVER DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD BOUNCE FOR NO REASON. ITS AS IF SPRINGS/ SHOCKS WERE NOT GOOD. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC INDICATED PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. VEHCLE WAS TEST DRIVEN AND NO PROBLEM FOUND.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RESIDENTAL NEIGHBORHOOD, SUDDENLY & WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR FELL OUT OF THE MOUNT & BROKE. I ALSO HAVE KNOWLEDGE NOW OF THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENING TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE. ONE DRIVES A FORD TARUS & THE OTHER DRIVES A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS.*AK
IT'S A LEMON, STRAIGHT OUT OF THE FACTORY!! WOULD LIKE MY MONEY BACK OR A NEW CAR! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
WHILE ENTERING ON TO HIGHWAY AND INCREASING SPEED CAR STALLS AND LOOSES FORCE. WHILE IN PARK CAR JUMPS INTO GEARS, AND WHEN CAR HAS BEEN OFF AND GOES FROM PARKING TO REVERSE CAR JOLTS FORWARD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR THREE TIMES SINCE PURCHASED FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM. DEALERS HAS N...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH STARTED TO CHANGE LANES, AND NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN SAME LANE, AND SWERVED BACK TO THE RIGHT. AS SOON AS SHE TURNED WHEEL TO RIGHT SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT WENT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO LEFT, AND HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER HEAD-ON . AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. CONSUMER A...
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH STARTED TO CHANGE LANES, AND NOTICED ANOTHER VEHICLE IN SAME LANE, AND SWERVED BACK TO THE RIGHT. AS SOON AS SHE TURNED WHEEL TO RIGHT SHE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, IT WENT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO LEFT, AND HIT A TRACTOR TRAILER HEAD-ON . AIRBAGS DID DEPLOY. CONSUMER A...
BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL DUE TO FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK *JB
FUEL LINES WOULD RATTLE AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CLAMPS ON FUEL LINES WOULD LOOSEN UP AFTER BEING TIGHTENED BY MECHANIC.*AK
AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, AND WHEN PEDAL RETURNS, A CLICKING NOISE OCCURS DUE TO METAL IN BRAKE ASSEMBLY. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES THUMP NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. THE DEALER INSTALLED BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER ...
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITH ENOUGH SPACE IN FRONT, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK OR HOLD AND VEHICLE KEPT COASTING, CAUSING A REAREND ACCIDENT.*AK THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITH ENOUGH SPACE IN FRONT, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK OR HOLD AND VEHICLE KEPT COASTING, CAUSING A REAREND ACCIDENT.*AK THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SPRAYED SOME LUBRICATION ON BRAKES, BUT THERE IS STILL NOISE. *AK
POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHES 50+ MPH WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO VIBRATE VERY LOUDLY. VIBRATION LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS. DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AT PROBLEM, BUT AS OF YET FOUND NOTHING OR SEEN DEFECT OCCURRING. *AK THE DEALER RESEALED THE WIND SHIELD AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WIND...
SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH SPEED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: PDXO400 TIRESIZE: 225/60R16)
WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND A BUMP IS HIT STEERING WILL SHIMMY, AND VEHICLE WILL MOVE IN A LATERAL MOTION ACROSS SURFACE. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE MANUFACTURER SAYS ALL 2000 MODELS EXPERIENCE WHEEL SHIMMING AND IS NORMAL. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY 16" TIRES WHICH...
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TURN HIT BRAKES, INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING IT ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A NEARBY BUILDING. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TURN HIT BRAKES, INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING IT ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A NEARBY BUILDING. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. *AK
WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ONE CASE TROTTLE OPENED AND DRIVER HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TEN TIMES. *YH
CONSUMER HEARS HUMMING IN LEFT FRONT DOOR AREA WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM, CONSUMER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PAN GASKET FLUID AND DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC
CONSUMER STATES THAT CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH TIRES AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE COMPLAINT ON ROAD TEST. *SLC
LEFT FRONT SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK ON HARD STOP. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, JUST HALF WAY. *AK
THE VEHICLES JACKING INSTRUCTIONS WERE INCORRECT AND IF FOLLOWED COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE OPERATOR, THE RECALL PACKAGE 00V-200 WAS INCOMPLETE, INSTEAD OF RECEIVING A JACK WARNING LABEL CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO JACK INSTRUCTION LABELS. NLM
SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL STEERING GETS LOCKED INTO PLACE. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM. IN AN EMERGENCY WON'T BE ABLE TO START CAR. *AK
SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL WILL GET LOCKED INTO PLACE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM.*AK *SLC
UNDER WET CONDITIONS HORN WILL ACTIVATE BY ITSELF.WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE ON HORN, HORN WILL SOUND FOR ABOUT 1-30 SECONDS. WHEN IT STOPS, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
EDURING A 500 MILE TRIP ON 7/24 IN THE RAIN WITH LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE AIRCONDITE\EATER CONTROL PANEL GOT VERY HOT. I WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE PANEL WOULD COOL DOWN. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AT YOU 1-800-392-3673 ON 7/29. I'VE HAD THE AUTO TO CRANBERRY DEALER AND DEMOR'S IN PI...
THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR KEPT FALLING DOWN HINDERING DRIVERS VISION. NLM
THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE WOULDN'T RETRACT AND THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR SEALS HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. NLM
THE TRUNK WOULD OPEN WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON, IT HAD TO BE REPROGRAMMED. NLM
MUTILFUNCTION SWITCH FAILED. NLM
THE BUG SCREEN BECAME LOOSE. NLM
WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE CAUSING A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE FRONT END TO DROP TO THE GROUND AND A THE LEFT FRONT TO LIFT AND BE UNRESPONSIVE. NLM
RUMBLING AT 60 MPH. DEALER CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE. MANF. CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN REPAIR. BOTH SAY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. QUESTION: IF CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, HOW CAN I BE SURE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE?
RUMBLING AT 60 MPH. DEALER CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE. MANF. CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN REPAIR. BOTH SAY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. QUESTION: IF CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, HOW CAN I BE SURE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE?
MY IGNITION KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WITH THE ENGINE OFF AND THE LEVER IN THE PARK POSITION. IT TOOK ME THE BETTER PART OF 10 MINUTES OF ROCKING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK ANFD FORTH BEFORE I COULD GET THE KEY OUT. ALSO, ONE I GOT THE KEY OUT AND STARTED THE ENGINE, AND THEN SHUT ...
WHILE DRIVING COULD HIT A POTHOLE OR BUMPS AND CHASSIS WILL MAKE VIBRATION, AND COULD FEEL THE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
WHILE CHECKING THE OIL NOTICED THAT NUT ON THE UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS GONE, AND BOLT WAS HANGING DOWN. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP WOULD HEAR A CLICKING NOISE. DEFECT CORRECTED BY DEALER. *AK *ML
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
THE SUN GLARE THE WINDSHIELD GLASS BLOCKED THE DRIVER'S VISION. YH