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1998 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 Aug 9, 2001
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 Mar 17, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 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 1–3 of 3

Exterior lighting
Filed Aug 9, 2001

HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE FADING/DISCOLORATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE USED DURING NIGHT DRIVING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.*AK

NHTSA ID
893913
Incident
Aug 2, 2001
Steering
Filed Oct 31, 2000

WHEN MAKING HARD TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS, CONSUMER HEARS A LOUD METAL ON METAL POPPING SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE FRONT WHEEL WELL AREA, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE STEERING GEAR HAS NO STOP AND THAT IS WHAT'S CAUSING THE NOISE AND THAT IT'S NORMAL. *SLC

NHTSA ID
556997
Airbags
Filed Mar 17, 1999

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG NEEDS TO BE DISARMED. WE HAVE GOVT PERM. NO ONE WILL HANDLE THE PROBLEM. HELP PLEASE. I MUST CARRY SMALL CHILDREN IN THE FRONT SEAT.

NHTSA ID
704568

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.

Data sources

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