2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Vehicle Speed Control Problems

AS I WAS DRIVING. 35MPH MY FRONT WHEEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE HAD SNAPPED OFF CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. LONG STORY SHORT. I'M GOING THRU A FINANCIAL CRISIS. MY CAR WAS TOWED BY AAA TO MY HOUSE. I NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE COMPANY. WHY DID THE POLICE TOW MY CAR AWAY FROM MY HOUSE? SOMEBODY NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS BECAUSE I CAN'T. TRANSPORTATION IS ESSENTIAL TO ME. PLEASE I NEED HELP. *TR

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE STOPPED WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. ONCE IN A PARKING LOT WAITING FOR A SPOT TO CLEAR.THE SECOND TIME WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. I HELD THE BRAKE DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD WHILE THE CAR DID A BURN OUT AND I NOTICED THE TRACTION LIGHT COME ON. IT THEN JUST WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. SOMEONE IN FRONT OF THE CAR (ANOTHER DRIVER OR PEDESTRIAN) CAN SERIOUSLY GET HURT OR KILLED.

Mileage: 106,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION BY IT SELF AND COULD NOT STOP IT. PROPELLED THRU THE. BRAKES AND WOULD NOT STOP. WE ARE TAKING CAR TO FORD DEALER. THE CAR ENGINE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED RUN OK. NOT SURE IF A RECALL ABOUT THIS YR. WITH THIS PROBLEM?

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

CRUISE CONTROL WILL NOT WORK NOR POWER ON. CIGARETTE LIGHTER OUTLET HAS NO POWER.

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A CONCRETE BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT END DAMAGES WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,800.

Mileage: 45,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,300.

Mileage: 58,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

I HAD AN INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY MERCURY MARQUIS. I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RACING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD BUT THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE (FORTUNATELY) BUT THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 215,000

DRIVING AT 50 MPH. PASSED SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE BY PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR(FULL POWER) DURING INITIAL PASS, THEN RELEASED ACCELERATOR. ENGINE RPM'S DID NOT REDUCE, BUT INSTEAD CLIMBED RAPIDLY WITH THE THROTTLE STUCK AT THE "FULL POWER" POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, REACHING A SPEED OF ABOUT 75 MPH IN 50 MPH ZONE ON TWO LANE ROAD. UPON RECOGNIZING THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN "WIDE OPEN" POSITION, I SLAMMED MY FOOT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPEATEDLY, AND AFTER ABOUT THREE STRIKES THE ENGINE RPM REDUCED TO NORMAL (CONSISTENT WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION) AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT NEITHER THE FLOOR MAT NOR ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE IMPINGING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I FOUND NO OBJECTS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS. I REPORTED THE EVENTS TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE SYSTEM. IT SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES OR CODES. TWO MECHANICS EXAMINED THE SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES. THEY INDICATED THEY "CLEANED" SOMETHING (CONTACTS?). I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE ONTO A LARGER ROAD WITHOUT TRAFFIC PRESENT AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR (FULL THROTTLE), THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO CLIMB RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAPIDLY. TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN ABSOLUTELY NO REDUCTION TO ENGINE POWER. ENGINE RPM AND SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED AS THE ENGINE WAS STUCK IN THE "FULL POWER" POSITION. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED AND VEHICLE SPEED BY REPEATEDLY SLAMMING MY FOOT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER TWO OR THREE HITS, ENGINE POWER REDUCED CONSISTENT WITH ACCELERATOR POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 117,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/03/14*LJ

UPON READYING FOR STOP THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND WAIT UNTIL THE SURGE DISCONTINUED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS BECOME A INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. IT IS VERY SCARY. A HAD JUMP HAPPENS WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 102,000

ON 6/1/14 I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON SR44 IN OHIO NEAR LAKE PUNDERSON AND FOLLOWING A FARMER DRIVING A FARM TRACTOR.WHEN I GOT A CHANCE TO PASS HIM I ACCELERATED TO KICK IN THE PASSING GEAR AND WHEN I CLEARED HIM AND LEFT OFF THE THROTTLE IT DID NOT RESPOND INSTEAD IT CONTINUED AT A HIGH SPEED FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE LETTING OFF.I THOUGHT MAYBE THE THROTTLE GOT CAUGHT ON MY CAR MAT. I VERY RARELY PUSH THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR. THEN YESTERDAY 8/20/14 I WAS WITH MY FAMILY TRAVELING NORTH ON I-77 IN AKRON OHIO AND AGAIN I KICKED THE CAR INTO PASSING GEAR TO PASS AND THIS TIME IT ACCELERATED AND DID NOT RETRACT ON MY LETTING OFF. I SLID THE SHIFTER INTO NEUTRAL AND PLACED MY FOOT UNDER THE PEDAL AND LIFTED UP AND IT CAME UP BUT I THOUGHT I FELT SOME RESISTANCE WITH THE PEDDLE.I CONTINUED ON TO MY DESTINATION ONLY A FEW MILES TO COPLEY OHIO.I PARKED THE CAR TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND SLID THE SEAT BACK AND ON MY KNEES IN THE DRIVEWAY I REACHED IN WITH MY RIGHT HAND AND PUSHED THE PEDDLE ALL THE WAY IN AND LET GO OF IT AND TO MY SURPRISE IT REMAINED IN THE FULL THROTTLE POSITION. I THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND FELT RESISTANCE. I PUSHED IT BACK IN AGAIN AND IT STUCK BUT CAME BACK WITH LESS RESISTANCE SO I PUMPED IT BACK AND FORTH AND GOT RID OF THE STICKING PROBLEM.I THEN THOUGHT IT MAY OF DEVELOPED SOME LIGHT RUST ON THE LINKAGE SO I LOOKED UP UNDER THE DASH AND THERE IS NO PLACE TO LUBRICATE THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED I REALLY HAD A PROBLEM AND POSSIBLY A LOT OF PEOPLE OWNING A SIMILAR CAR.AS OF THIS WRITING I WENT OUT TO THE CAR IN THE GARAGE AND REACHED IN AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE TO THE FLOOR AND IT CAME BACK NICELY.A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL NOT REACT AS I DID AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. *TR

Mileage: 62,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (I AM ORIGINAL OWNER) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I KNOW I'M NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. TODAY IT WAS SO BAD THE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND BURNING RUBBER. I SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE WENT ONTO MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND RESTATED AND FOUND IT WAS STILL AT MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED 30 SECONDS. WHEN I THEN RESTARTED IT RAN NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION IF IN TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING. TRAIN MOVING. 1 CAR AHEAD OF ME AT RAILROAD. STOP. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND SLAMMED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUSHING CAR FORWARD IN THE SIDE OF MOVING TRAIN. MY CAR ALSO SLAMMED INTO TRAIN AND WAS REVERSED AND STOPPED ON RAILROAD POST. DURING THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE ENGINE SEEMED TO REV UP WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR A STOP. ON JULY 29,2013 I TOOK THE CAR TO A RELIABLE SERVICE CENTER AND ASKED FOR AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. ANALYSIS RESULT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS THE PROBLEM. A NEW ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAS A BULLETIN ON THAT PARTICULAR PART ON 2006 GRAND MARQUIS. THE MECHANIC FELT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR

Mileage: 29,802

I WAS DRIVING UP TO A LIGHT AND SLOWING DOWN. WHEN AT 25MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I HAD TO PUT ALL MY WEIGHT ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS THE CAR WENT BACK TO NORMAL AND RAN FINE. SINCE THAT INCIDENT MY CAR HAS DONE THAT TWICE WITH THE SAME RESULT AND I AM WORRIED SOMEONE WILL GET HURT. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND OTHER COMPLAINTS. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 22,538

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AT THE HOOD AND THE GRILL. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND AN INCIDENT REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHICH ALSO RESULTED IN A CRASH. AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND THE RPM'S INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE BUT NO ONE WAS INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS ALSO FILED OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE INCIDENTS THAT LED TO A CRASH OCCURRED IMMEDIATELY AFTER UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS PLANNING TO HAVE THE FEATURE REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,400.

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS. THE CONTATC HAD TO APPLY HEAVY PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO KEEP THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED IT AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. DURING TWO OF THE FAILURES THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,800.

Mileage: 28,000

I AM CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FIELD. TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 5000 RPM WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID ENTERING THE INTERSECTION INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE DECELERATED BACK TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN. CARPET WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 73,250

CAR ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, ESTIMATED START END OF DEC.2009. ESTIMATES THAT IT HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH, NO CLUE AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. GOING TO SLOW DOWN / PARK, CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS' OWN., HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON BRAKE AND USE 2 FEET.. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 4 TIMES BETWEEN JAN THRU JUNE , AT THIS POINT. DEALER SAYS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 16,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CONTINUED TO COAST UP THE HILL UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,351.

Mileage: 30,351

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN UTILIZING THE CRUISE CONTROL AT 60 MPH AND HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARRANT. HE WAS ABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE VIOLENTLY AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE THE CRUISE CONTROL USING THE DEACTIVATION SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. HE STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO EITHER THE FLOOR MATS OR DRIVER ERROR WHERE THE CONTACT WAS MISTAKENLY HITTING THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME BUTTON. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000. UPDATED 6/3/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED TAPPING THE BRAKE DIDN'T ALWAYS RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. UPDATED 06/17/10*JB

Mileage: 26,000

SPORADICALLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY CRUISE CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE. I HAD BEEN USING THE CONTROL BUT HAD DE-ACTIVATED IT BUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE WHICH LEAVES THE UNIT "ON" BUT NOT ACTIVATED. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE GEAR LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. THE CONTACT HAS TO SWITCH THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS, HE STARTED THE VEHICLE; PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE MOTOR RACED AND THE VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD. HE HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMERS CONCERN. UPDATED 07/17/09.*JB

Mileage: 27,000

WAS GETTING ON HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED MORE THAN NORMAL TO PASS A VERY SLOW VEHICLE ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM 5 MPH ON HIGHWAY (ESTIMATE 80 TO 90% OF FULL THROTTLE), WHEN I WAS SAFE OF SLOW VEHICLE AND LET OFF THE PEDAL, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 83 MPH AS I RECALL, I CONTINUED TO PRESS BRAKE, STILL ACCELERATING, PRESSED STEERING CONTROL BUTTONS TO MAKE SURE CRUISE CONTROL WAS OFF (DID NOT HAVE IT ON PREVIOUS TO THIS), PRESSED BRAKES AGAIN AND AGAIN, FINALLY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN JUST BEFORE I WAS GOING TO TURN OF THE IGNITION. DID NOT HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT, DID NOT SMELL OR SEE ANYTHING IRREGULAR, VEHICLE INCREASE IN THE CONTINUED SPEED WAS FELT WITH SOME G-FORCE BEFORE IT WENT BACK TO NORMAL OPERATION. APPEARS THAT IT JUST WENT FULL THROTTLE ON ITS OWN I COULD FEEL IT REALLY MOVING. HAS ONLY OCCURRED ONCE, I ALSO EMAILED FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE. LUCKILY IT WAS 5 A.M. IN THE MORNING NO HARM DONE, JUST FRIGHTENED. BOUGHT CAR USED @ 45 K INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND 47,393 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 47,393

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SEDAN THAT SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN GEAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKING DELIVERY OF THE CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS DEFECT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED ONE INCIDENT IS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE CAR THE CONSUMER HAD TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE PEDESTRIAN. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM ASSESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN SWITCHING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JOLTS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MAXIMUM PRESSURE IN ORDER TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT 2000 RPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER IS NORMALLY AT 550 RPM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

Mileage: 9,000

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE EACH MORNING ON THE 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS IT REVVED TO 2000 RPMS FOR 5 OR 6 SECONDS, THEN DOWN TO 1000 RPMS FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN DOWN TO NORMAL. IT SEEMED TO ME IT WAS GOING TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE REVVING SO HIGH WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE UPPER PORTION. WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT LOWERING THE STARTING TO REV. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENTERING AN OFF RAMP AT 30 MPH AND BRAKING INTO THE TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO SLOW AND FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. A MOMENT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SLOWED AND BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED OR IDENTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 3,200

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE NORMALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY, REQUIRING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - PRIOR TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. THE MORE PRESSURE THE CONSUMER APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE MORE THE ENGINE RACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD THROUGH THE CROSSWALK AND INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE CROSSWALK AND NO CARS WERE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. *NM

Mileage: 721

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER'S FOOT MADE CONTACT WITH BOTH ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DUAL CONTACT RESULTED IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.

Mileage: 1,900

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC PEDAL ADJUSTER WAS BEING USED THE ENGINE REVVED. THE SECOND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION, THE CONTACT PRESSED AND RELEASED THE PEDAL AND IT SUDDENLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELTS WERE IN USE; NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY AND ANOTHER MODEL WAS ISSUED.

Mileage: 713

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC PEDAL ADJUSTER WAS BEING USED THE ENGINE REVVED. THE SECOND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION, THE CONTACT PRESSED AND RELEASED THE PEDAL AND IT SUDDENLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELTS WERE IN USE; NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY AND ANOTHER MODEL WAS ISSUED.

Mileage: 713

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

Mileage: 440