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2001 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 Oct 18, 2004
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.
1
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 31, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 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 1–6 of 6

Driver assistance
Filed Oct 18, 2004

WHILE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

NHTSA ID
10097007
Incident
Oct 11, 2004
Mileage
2,800 mi
Body & structure
Filed Sep 12, 2003

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE AS IF THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONSUMER'S CONCERN. *JB COULD HEAR A VERY CLEAR WIND ROAD NOISE COULD BE HEARD AROUND 40 MPH. *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10032481
Incident
Aug 8, 2003
AirbagsDriver assistanceSeat belts
Filed Aug 7, 2003
Crash reported

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AFTER SLIGHTLY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT HAD GONE INTO FULL THROTTLE AND RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BACKING INTO A BUILDING. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK THE SEAT BELT FAILED. *SCC

NHTSA ID
10029917
Mileage
11,000 mi
Engine
Filed Mar 7, 2003

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ON, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. *JB

NHTSA ID
10011114
Incident
Dec 30, 2002
Mileage
17,800 mi
Seat beltsVisibility
Filed Jan 3, 2001

THE REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS WAS INSTALLED CROOKED TO THE POINT THAT THE RIGHT TOP SIDE OF THE GLASS WAS DOWN ABOUT 3/4" FROM THE BODY OF THE CAR, THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE BOTTOM TRUNK LINE TO SINK INTO THE TRUNK BY THE SAME DISTANCE. NLM

NHTSA ID
558663
Seat belts
Filed Dec 31, 2000

WHEN MY SON CAME TO UNFASTEN HIS SEATBELT, IT CAME OUT OF THE SEAT, NUT AND BRACKET AND ALL; NEEDLESS TO SAY, IN AN ACCIDENT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS. *AK

NHTSA ID
738564
Incident
Dec 31, 2000

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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