2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V385000 (Steering). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the lower intermediate shaft was replaced. The contact stated that it was determined that the upper intermediate sha...

Mileage: 140,000

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The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the steering felt loose. The contact stated that the power steering was still operable however, the vehicle would drift to the left or right with no input on the steering wheel. The contact stated t...

Mileage: 68,000

The contact owns a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the wiring harness for the brake pedal sensor was faulty, causing the exterior brake lights to fail to illuminate. The failure almost caused a collision. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to bring ...

Mileage: 80,000

Left home the other day I noticed that the steering had become was stiff when the wheels were straight..it wasn't bad turning till it was going straight..the next day the steering became stiff and erratic. It would work sometimes and it would be stiff...found out the lower steering shaft had frozen...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK WHILE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BLANK WHILE EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT T...

Mileage: 72,000

I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN OR CORNER, AFTER BRAKING MY CAR ACCELERATED BY ITSELF. THE ENGINE REVVED UP AND MADE THE CAR JUMP FORWARD. I HAD TO SLIGHTLY RELEASE THE BRAKE SND BRAKE HARDER TO STOP AND AVOID GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION.

Mileage: 78,013

PASSENGERS SIDE SEATBELT LOCKS

ODOMETER FADES OUT MOST OF THE TIME...SOMETIMES IT WILL BRIGHTEN UP SO YOU CAN SEE IT..BUT SOON FADES OUT AGAIN..FORD WANTS $600 TO FIX IT...2008 IS THE ONLY YEAR THAT FITS AND THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT ONES THAT FIT..CAN'T FIND A USED ONE

Mileage: 110,000

TOOK CAR THROUGH CAR WASH AFTER WINTER AND A LARGE SECTION OF PAINT CAME OFF THE HOOD..THIS IS A FLORIDA CAR..IT WAS THE SECOND WINTER IN BUFFALO..ALSO FOUND OTHER SPOTS ON CAR WHERE PAINT IS COMING OFF...WAS LOOKING FOR A NEWER GRAND MARQUIS AND A LOT OF THEM ALSO HAD PAINT COMING...ALL WERE THE SI...

Mileage: 110,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK DETACHED AND WAS HANGING DOWN UNDERNEATH...

Mileage: 63,824

FIRST TRIED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEY DID NOT WORK. WHEN I DROVE OFF I PUT THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE A...

Mileage: 57,600

FIRST TRIED THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WHILE PARKED ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY AND THEY DID NOT WORK. WHEN I DROVE OFF I PUT THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND TURNED ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN I GOT HOME I TURNED OFF THE WIPERS AND THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THE HEADLIGHTS STAYED ON. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY CABLE A...

Mileage: 57,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AW...

Mileage: 90,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND TURNING LEFT AT A SLOW SPEED WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. IT LOOKS LIKE A CHUNK OF ONE OF THE STEERING COLUMN BEARINGS FELL OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATE TO 5000 RPM'S. HAD THROTTLE BODY AND MAS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. HOWEVER, IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE (ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS AVERAGE). USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 5-10 MPH)...

Mileage: 88,500

THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATE TO 5000 RPM'S. HAD THROTTLE BODY AND MAS REPLACED WHICH SEEMED TO HELP. HOWEVER, IT STILL HAPPENS ONCE IN A WHILE (ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS AVERAGE). USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE AND DRIVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (AROUND 5-10 MPH)...

Mileage: 88,500

TAKATA RECALL THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SETTING IN THE CAR SEAT AND THE CAR IS MOVING, I HAVE TAKEN NOTE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH PANEL WILL GO OFF AND OWN. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIGHT GO OFF AND OWN.

Mileage: 63,000

TAKATA RECALL THE PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, WHEN A PASSENGER IS SETTING IN THE CAR SEAT AND THE CAR IS MOVING, I HAVE TAKEN NOTE THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH PANEL WILL GO OFF AND OWN. I HAVE NOT SEEN THE LIGHT GO OFF AND OWN.

Mileage: 63,000

THE GEAR SHIFT ID ON THE DASH BOARD HAS QUIT WORKING, AND WE CAN ONLY IDENTIFY THE GEAR THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED BY FEEL. ALSO, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL FLASH GOING BAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHES AT A SUPER FAST RATE. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFET...

Mileage: 90,000

THE GEAR SHIFT ID ON THE DASH BOARD HAS QUIT WORKING, AND WE CAN ONLY IDENTIFY THE GEAR THAT WE HAVE ENGAGED BY FEEL. ALSO, WE HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT REAR TURN SIGNAL FLASH GOING BAD. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE TURN SIGNAL FLASHES AT A SUPER FAST RATE. BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE SAFET...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND ENTERING A DRIVE-THRU LANE AT A BANK, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK; HOWEVER, THE GEAR FAILED TO SHIFT. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHI...

Mileage: 128,000

I HAVE A 2008 MECURY GRAND MARQUIS ,I WAS IN A WRECK IN DECEMBER 10,2017 FRONTAL IMPACT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF OR WORK DURING MY WRECK ALSO MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK AS WELL. I GOT HURT IN THE WRECK BECAUSE NON OF MY SAFETY EQUIPMENT WORK. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP AIRBAGS WE'R...

Mileage: 230,000

I HAVE A 2008 MECURY GRAND MARQUIS ,I WAS IN A WRECK IN DECEMBER 10,2017 FRONTAL IMPACT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF OR WORK DURING MY WRECK ALSO MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK AS WELL. I GOT HURT IN THE WRECK BECAUSE NON OF MY SAFETY EQUIPMENT WORK. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP AIRBAGS WE'R...

Mileage: 230,000

I HAVE A 2008 MECURY GRAND MARQUIS ,I WAS IN A WRECK IN DECEMBER 10,2017 FRONTAL IMPACT MY AIR BAGS DID NOT GO OFF OR WORK DURING MY WRECK ALSO MY SEAT BELTS DID NOT WORK AS WELL. I GOT HURT IN THE WRECK BECAUSE NON OF MY SAFETY EQUIPMENT WORK. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP AIRBAGS WE'R...

Mileage: 230,000

HEATING UNIT DOES NOT RESPOND WHEN HEAT OPTION . FLOOR , MIX ,DEFROST OPTIONS ARE SELECTED AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL IS AT MAXIMUM HOT

Mileage: 37,000

THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL READINGS KEEP FLASHING ON AND OFF SOMETIMES STAYING OFF FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING. IS THIS SOMETHING UNDER WARRANTY.

VEHICLE SERVICED AT FRAMINGHAM FORD 12/19/13 INV 331045 3/17/14 INV 333649 REGARDING FORD SAFETY RECALL 13S08/NHTSA RECALL 13V385 STEERING COLUMN SHAFT. IN MAY 2016 I EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL BUT UNUSUAL STEERING STIFFNESS WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN. CONTACTED FRAMINGHAM FORD AND FMC TO EXPRESS M...

Mileage: 91,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD A ROUTINE INSPECTION BY THE DEALER AND CORROSION WAS FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND A MECHANIC WAS TO FU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE HAD A ROUTINE INSPECTION BY THE DEALER AND CORROSION WAS FOUND. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND A MECHANIC WAS TO FU...

THE VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TWO SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENTS IN TWO DAYS 15 MILES APART WHILE DECELERATING AND USING THE BRAKE IN WHAT COULD ONLY BE RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHILE ON VACATION DURING A 75 DEG EVENING WITH THE CAR AT OPERATING TEMPERAT...

Mileage: 75,000

THE VEHICLE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TWO SUDDEN ACCELERATION EVENTS IN TWO DAYS 15 MILES APART WHILE DECELERATING AND USING THE BRAKE IN WHAT COULD ONLY BE RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. WHILE ON VACATION DURING A 75 DEG EVENING WITH THE CAR AT OPERATING TEMPERAT...

Mileage: 75,000

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HEADLIGHT ELECTRONIC MODULE RECALL REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MODULE WAS REPLACED ON NOVEMBER 13, 2014 PRIOR TO RECEIVING NOTIFICATION. THE CONSUMER CALLED FORD TO REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. HOWEVER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE TIME FRAME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

AFTER EXPERIENCING A STRANGE SIREN-LIKE SOUND INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW DAYS, ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN, I NOTICED ON SUNDAY THAT THIS NOISE WAS BECOMING LOUDER AND MORE FREQUENT. AFTER DRIVING ONLY ABOUT TWO MILES I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING FELT ODD IN THE STEERING, SO I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED HOME...

Mileage: 44,725

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS ...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS ...

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE ACCELERATES SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING ACCELERATOR STICKS

Mileage: 38,451

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED BECAUSE THE MANUFAC...

I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH MY POWER STEERING ON MY 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN ITS COLD OUTSIDE OR WHEN I NEED TO MAKE A REALLY QUICK TURN OF THE WHEEL IT TURNS VERY HARD AND HAS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST HAVE AND ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS SPEED SENSITIVE POWER STEERING ON IT . I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL FORD CAR...

Mileage: 62,008

THANK GOODNESS, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. RATHER, I HEARD THAT YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE EVERY 50,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS SO LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE THAT I DECIDED I SHOULD HAVE THE CABLE CHECKED ANYHOW. THEN, I HEARD THAT MANY OF THE AFTERMARKET EMERGENCY CABLES ARE DEFECTIV...

Mileage: 32,499

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 50,000

2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POOR STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND SHIFT THE GEAR . *TGW

2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POOR STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND SHIFT THE GEAR . *TGW

2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR POOR STEERING. THE CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WHEREBY HE WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND SHIFT THE GEAR . *TGW

WHILE DRIVING UP A SHORT MODERATE GRADE, THE CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE BATTERY (NEARLY NEW) WAS FINE AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE DISPLAYED WITH ICONS LIT. THE STEERING WAS AFFECTED AND THE CAR DRIFTED TO A STOP ON A LEVEL SURFACE. I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RESTARTING THE CAR ON THE FIRST TRY AND THIS INC...

Mileage: 9,587

NHTSA RECALL 13V385 STEERING DEALERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT REPAIR PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. INITIAL NOTICE 10/2013 SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 13S08. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND P...

Mileage: 300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A LEFT TURN, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE CONTACT LOST STEERING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH, CA...

Mileage: 47,000

CAR SPEEDING UP WHILE BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

CAR SPEEDING UP WHILE BRAKING. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. PRESSED BRAKES BUT CAR STILL MOVED BACKWARDS. HAVE SKID MARKS IN DRIVEWAY TO SHOW FOR IT. THREW CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. DROVE CAR ON TRIP AND WHEN REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN BY PUSHIN...

Mileage: 87,500

WHEN REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. PRESSED BRAKES BUT CAR STILL MOVED BACKWARDS. HAVE SKID MARKS IN DRIVEWAY TO SHOW FOR IT. THREW CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. DROVE CAR ON TRIP AND WHEN REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN BY PUSHIN...

Mileage: 87,500

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN JUNE, 2011. WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUMP BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AS SOON AS I GOT IT STOPPED. HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE...

Mileage: 56,150

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN JUNE, 2011. WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUMP BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AS SOON AS I GOT IT STOPPED. HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE...

Mileage: 56,150

VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN JUNE, 2011. WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUMP BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AS SOON AS I GOT IT STOPPED. HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE...

Mileage: 56,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE RPM READING INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD. THE CONTACT STATED ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED VA...

Mileage: 17,869

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO PASS A SEMI WHEN I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE SEMI I LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO PASS A SEMI WHEN I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE SEMI I LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS...

Mileage: 86,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65 MPH. I ACCELERATED RAPIDLY TO PASS A SEMI WHEN I WAS GETTING CLOSE TO MY EXIT. AFTER PASSING THE SEMI I LET MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE KEPT ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS...

Mileage: 86,000

VEHICLE WAS COMING OFF OF A HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP DOING AROUND 40-45 MPH AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS TURN THE DRIVER LOST HIS CONTROL OF HIS STEERING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE FOUND THAT A STERRING COLUMN SHAFT WICH IS...

Mileage: 45,659

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND HAD TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD , THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE I-P BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD GET ONLY 35 MPH. FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES, THEN PICKED UP SPEED SO I COULD RUN 50 MPH. UNTIL I HAD THE...

Mileage: 56,122

HAD A FLAT TIRE AND HAD TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD , THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE I-P BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD GET ONLY 35 MPH. FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES, THEN PICKED UP SPEED SO I COULD RUN 50 MPH. UNTIL I HAD THE...

Mileage: 56,122

THIS IS THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS I'VE OWNED THAT HAS DEVELOPED A PEELING PAINT PROBLEM (ALL PURCHASED NEW). ONE INSTANCE OF THIS I COULD CHALK UP TO LUCK OF THE DRAW, A RANDOM DEFECT. BUT THREE AUTOMOBILES, SAME MAKE, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM? THIS DEFIES THE LAWS OF RANDOM CHANCE A...

Mileage: 55,000

THE LOWER RETAINER SLIPPED OUT (RETAINER TABS ARE CRACKED)OF THE COLUMN DISCONNECTING THE STEERING WHEEL FROM THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT CONTROL DIRECTION OF AUTOMOBILE - WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT AN EVENT. THE NEW ASSEMBLY 'FORD PART NUMBER 7W1Z-3C529-A' LOOKS TO BE MADE AS THE ON...

Mileage: 79,000

I HAVE 5 LOCATIONS WHERE THE PAINT IS PEELING OFF. HOOD, ROOF AND BACK WINDOW AREA. I HAVE SEEN OTHER GMS AND LINCOLNS WITH THE SAME PEELING. THE PEELING AREAS A GROWING IN SIZE. PIECES OF PAINT 1 INCH SQ COMES OFF AT A TIME. I SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON A 4 YEAR OLD CAR. I THINK FORD SHOUL...

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN HE NOTICED CORROSION ON THE ROOF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN TOOK PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE AND SENT THEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED T...

Mileage: 40,000

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK. HIGH BEAM WORKS AS WELL AS DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. THE DEALER SAID THE LCM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT DID NOT HAVE ONE IN STOCK AND WILL CALL ME WHEN IT COMES IN. MY CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE AT LEAST THE YEAR 2000. NOW I HAVE A 100 DE...

Mileage: 53,850

WHEN THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS BELOW 1/2 TANK, AND THE TANK IS REFUELED TO CAPACITY, IT TAKES SEVERAL MILES DRIVING( APPROX. 30-50 MILES) FOR THE GAUGE TO REGISTER FULL. ALSO, IF THE TANK IS TOWARDS THE EMPTY MARK, AND THE CAR IS FILLED TO CAPACITY, AND THE CAR IS DRIVEN, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY A...

Mileage: 63,000

THE AA CONTROL WENT OUT IN APRIL 2010. I HAD BOUGHT A FORD CERTIFIED 2008 GRAND MARQUIS THAT WAS OVER ON THE MILAGE WARRENTY BUT STILL UNDER THE TIME WARENTY. THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY BLOW AIR THROUGHT THE DEFROSTERS UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT IT TI THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT AND AFTER INSP...

Mileage: 64,316

THE AA CONTROL WENT OUT IN APRIL 2010. I HAD BOUGHT A FORD CERTIFIED 2008 GRAND MARQUIS THAT WAS OVER ON THE MILAGE WARRENTY BUT STILL UNDER THE TIME WARENTY. THE BLOWER WOULD ONLY BLOW AIR THROUGHT THE DEFROSTERS UNDER THE WINDSHIELD. I BROUGHT IT TI THE DEALER WERE I PURCHASED IT AND AFTER INSP...

Mileage: 64,316

2008 MERCURY MARQUIS PAINT IS BUBBLING AND PEELING. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LATCH, THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT GO INTO THE RECEIVER. WE TOOK IT TO LAWRENCE HALL LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW. THE TECH. SHOWED US HOW TO USE A SCREWDRIVER TO LATCH AND UNLATCH THE BELT. HE ORDER THE PART, WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 36,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, APPLYING THE BRAKES AND RESUMING TO NORMAL THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO WAS...

Mileage: 4,500

ON OCTOBER 27, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND SHE STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. AS SOON AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND SHE HAD TO USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. AS SOON AS THE CAR STOPPED, ...

Mileage: 52,500

ON OCTOBER 27, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND SHE STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. AS SOON AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND SHE HAD TO USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. AS SOON AS THE CAR STOPPED, ...

Mileage: 52,500

2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ACTIVATED INDICATING AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED . OCCURS ABOUT 10 -15 % OF THE TIME STARTING ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR NEW .. CONDITIONS THAT HAVE BEEN OBSERVED INCLUDE RECLINING SEAT, PUSHING SE...

Mileage: 2,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED HE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A SIGN. THE CONTACT AND PASS...

Mileage: 500

MY GRAND MARQUIS LS 2008 PAINT HAVE CRACKED AND FALLING OFF THE HOOD, TOP, AND BACK. IT IS RUSTED ON TOP WERE THE PAINT HAVE PEEL OFF AND NOW ITS STARTING ON THE HOOD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PAINT ON CAR WAS NOT COVER. IT START PEELING TWO MONTH AFTER WE GOT THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE TH...

MY GRAND MARQUIS LS 2008 PAINT HAVE CRACKED AND FALLING OFF THE HOOD, TOP, AND BACK. IT IS RUSTED ON TOP WERE THE PAINT HAVE PEEL OFF AND NOW ITS STARTING ON THE HOOD. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PAINT ON CAR WAS NOT COVER. IT START PEELING TWO MONTH AFTER WE GOT THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE TH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER DRIVING IN REVERSE AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE FROM A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. ONE PERSON WAS REPORTED INJURED. SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE....

Mileage: 42,000

LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR SUSPENSION AREA WHEN GOING OVER SPEED BUMPS AND MAKING RIGHT HAND TURNS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 13 TIMES AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME NOT TO BRING IT BACK, THAT I NEED TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH IT. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

CRUISE CONTROL, SUDDEN ACCELERATION. CAR WENT TO 80 BEFORE I COULD STOP IT VEHICLE IS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS WITH 27,500 MILES ON IT . THE DEALER REPLACED THE ECM. THIS HAPPENED TO MY WIFE ALSO AT 35 MPH WENT TO 65 BEFORE SHE STOPPED IT. *TR

Mileage: 27,000

IN JULY 2009 I PURCHASED A SLIGHTLY USED 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. ON MANY OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING I HAVE APPLIED THE BRAKES ONLY TO FEEL THE CAR ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME .... THE PROBLEM RESIDES IN THE CLOSE PROXIMITY...

Mileage: 9,500

I WAS PREPARING TEST DRIVE 2008 MERCURY MARQUIS AT HONOLULU FORD. I WAS STOPPED AT THE EXIT TO HOUGHTAILING ST WHEN THE ENGINE ACCELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AND MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS IT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR STARTED TO MOVE OUT INTO THE STREET CROSSING THE ROAD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A LI...

Mileage: 200

BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL TO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ALSO HIT GAS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES ALMOST REQUIRES A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 5

I WAS DRIVING ON THE NY THRUWAY WHEN I NOTICED THE FRONT OF MY HOOD WAS VIBRATING I HAD ALREADY TRAVELED FOR OVER 200 MILES I NEVER OPENED OR RELEASED THE HOOD IT CAME LOOSE BY ITSELF,THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, I HAD TO PULL OVER IN THE BREAK DOWN LANE TO CLOSE IT THE HOOD HAD NOT BEEN OPENED ...

Mileage: 23,000

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATEDS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL HEIGHT IS NEARLY THE SAME HEIGHT AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU CAN ALSO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE A...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 17,000

UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION OF 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, WHILE MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, SLOWING THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 DAYS. SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED OCT. 31, 2008. EACH INCIDENT NEARLY CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 19,800

2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS HAD AN ELECTRICAL OUTAGE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRUNK LID WOULD NOT OPEN USING THE REMOTE CONTROL OR BY PUSHING THE BUTTON. ALL OF THE LIGHTS WENT OUT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AS WELL. *JB

Mileage: 6,992

AVIS RENTAL CAR (CAR # 5102064) FROM DENVER INT'L AIRPORT. (CAR REGISTERED # AYH296 OK) INCIDENT LOCATION: LAKEWOOD, CO 80401. PARKING LOT OF PRIVATE OFFICE. I COINCIDENTLY BACKED OUT OF PARKING SLOT AS OFFICE WORKER BACKED OUT OF HERS. REAR BUMPERS TAPPED--NON-EVENT. ON SHIFT (AUTO. TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 4,000

WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE CRASH ON JUNE 22, 2008. WE BELIEVE IT WAS DUE TO A DEFECT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. WE WERE ENTERING A PARKING LOT WHEN WE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR FROM SPEEDING UP. WE EVENTUALLY HIT THE SIDE OF A BUILDING BEFORE WE GOT STOPPED. WE OWN A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 2008...

Mileage: 3,700

THE FIRST TIME I CHANGED THE OIL IN MY 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE THERE WAS A LOUD MECHANICAL NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD HIM TO CHANGE THE OIL AND LISTEN FOR THE NOISE WHICH THEY HEARD AND WAS TOLD ALL 2008 GRAND MARQUIS DO THIS .ALSO I NOTICE...

UPDATE ON ODI NUMBER 10208094. ON THE DAY THE MERCURY THAT I OWN WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER TO SOLVE THE SAFETY PROBLEM, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED WITHIN 10 MILES OF MY HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS A LATE MODEL LINCOLN TOWN CAR. ONE PERSON WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE HOSPITAL AND THE DRIVER DIED A FEW DAYS LATE...

Mileage: 2,300

JUST BOUGHT THE 2008 GRAND MARQUIS, FIRST DAY, RADIO DID NOT WORK, (STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY). TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE 2500 MILES, ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT A NOISE THE CAR WAS MAKING. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY THE DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH T...

Mileage: 2,500

JUST BOUGHT THE 2008 GRAND MARQUIS, FIRST DAY, RADIO DID NOT WORK, (STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY). TOOK THE CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE 2500 MILES, ALSO ASKED THEM TO CHECK OUT A NOISE THE CAR WAS MAKING. I WAS JUST INFORMED YESTERDAY I NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY THE DEALER SAID IT WAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH T...

Mileage: 2,500

FALSE ACCELERATION OF 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. ON OCT. 9TH, MY WIFE AND I AND TWO FRIENDS (FROM PA AND DE) WERE IN VEHICLE HEADED FOR DINNER. CRANKED VEHICLE AFTER SETTING FOR APPROXIMATELY 22 HOURS. ENGINE REVVED UP TO AN ESTIMATED 4000 RPM CREATED LOUD RUMBLING SOUND AND VIBRATED VEHICLE. I...

Mileage: 2,300

WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, MOTOR RACED UP TO 5000 RPM. ( LIKE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGING. HAD TO GO TO NEUTRAL PUMP THE ACCELERATOR TO BRING RPM DOWN. IN A PARKING LOT WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE IT PUSHED ME 5 FEET BEFORE I COULD GET IT UNDER CONTROL. *JB

Mileage: 4