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1986 Mercury Grand Marquis Electrical Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA

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Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
11
Latest Jun 8, 1999
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
52%
of 21 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
8
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 11 reports on file name it.

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

Owner reports naming electrical

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesElectrical
Filed Jun 8, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE VIBRATES ON RIGHT FRONT END WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. WHEN BRAKES ARE LET GO, FEELS LIKE THEY ARE GRABBING. HAD STOPPED VEHICLE TO CHECK & NOTICED SMOKE FROM TIRES & THEN FLAMES SHOT OUT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO MECHANIC & WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS. *AK

NHTSA ID
837524
Incident
Mar 1, 1999
Electrical
Filed Aug 27, 1998

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

NHTSA ID
539403
Electrical
Filed Mar 13, 1997
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSED THE WIRING IN DASH AREA TO SHORT OUT, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
809949
Incident
Mar 5, 1997
Electrical
Filed Oct 4, 1996
Fire reported

THE IGNITION SWTICH HAS CAUGHT ON FIRE TWICE, FIRST TIME IN AUGUST OF 1991, SECOND TIME ON OCT, 4TH. *AK

NHTSA ID
803241
Incident
Oct 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Aug 9, 1996
Fire reported

CAR WAS PARKED FOR FOUR DAYS AND CAUSED A VEHICLE FIRE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

NHTSA ID
987166
Incident
Jul 6, 1996
Electrical
Filed May 8, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504269
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Electrical
Filed May 4, 1996

IGNITION HEATS UP, CAUSING KEY TO BECOME HOT. *DSH

NHTSA ID
504113
Incident
Apr 1, 1986
Electrical
Filed May 3, 1996
Fire reported

WHEN STARTING THE CAR A FIRE STARTED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND BURNED ALL THE WIRING IN THE CAR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
984048
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE PARKED VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING IN THE IGNITION AREA, VEHICLRE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
983288
Incident
Apr 21, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 22, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSED BY THE IGNITION SWITCH. PLEASE DECRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983212
Incident
May 15, 1995
Electrical
Filed Aug 15, 1995

SOMETIME WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN CAR STALLED . TT

NHTSA ID
970470

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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