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1989 Ford Grand Marquis Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 19, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Dec 27, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 Ford Grand Marquis. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–2 of 2

Driver assistanceFuel systemTransmission
Filed May 19, 2005

CONSUMER STATED THE GAS STORAGE TANK WAS LEAKING, 3 OF THE LATCHES DID NOT WORK. THE CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SPEED CONTROL. THE EMERGCEY BRAKE WOULD RELEASE ALL THE WAY. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSUMER WAS DOING. THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON BUT HAD IT FIXED.THE SHOKS WERE ALSO REPLACED.

NHTSA ID
10121603
Incident
Jun 12, 1998
Mileage
63,179 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Dec 27, 2000

ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON FORD, GRAND MARQUIS 1989 WITH 40,000 MILES LEFT ON IT, TIRE SIZE P215/70R15, DOT VDM3FRC5351. 2 FEET STRIP OF TREAD SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL, FORMING A BUBBLE. *AK THESE PREMATURELY WEARING SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNSAFE,STATES THE CUSTOMER. *YH

NHTSA ID
877049
Incident
Dec 15, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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