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1987 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.
19
Latest Oct 6, 2000
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.
44%
of 43 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.
14
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 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 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

Electrical
Filed Oct 6, 2000

FUSE LINKS FAILED TO OPEN CAUSING WIRES TO BURN I AM A E.T..

NHTSA ID
733569
Incident
Sep 25, 2000
Electrical
Filed Oct 6, 2000
Fire reported

WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS. *AK

NHTSA ID
733568
Incident
Sep 20, 2000
Electrical
Filed Jun 2, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE PARKED FOR SOMETIME. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS DRIVING WHEN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED & LIFTED HOOD. FLAMES SHUT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INDCATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. *AK

NHTSA ID
836326
Incident
Jan 4, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningDriver assistance+2 more
Filed Mar 2, 1999

WIRING LINK AT STARTER SOLONOID BURNT UP.

NHTSA ID
544178
Incident
Apr 18, 1995
Electrical
Filed Jan 16, 1997
Fire reported

WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ALTERNATOR . *AK

NHTSA ID
807775
Electrical
Filed Jan 2, 1997
Fire reported

REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN 3 FIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
806996
Electrical
Filed Dec 30, 1996
Fire reported

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 ALTENATOR FIRES SINCE 1991. THE LAST FIRE WAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE THIS YEAR. *AK

NHTSA ID
806855
Incident
Dec 24, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 4, 1996
Fire reported

DROVE VEHICLE FOR SHOPPING, PARKED VEHICLE, 11:10 PLACED PACKAGES IN BACK SEAT & LEFT, LATER RETURNED & SAW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
985227
Incident
Apr 28, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jun 4, 1996
Fire reported

IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD

NHTSA ID
505258
Incident
Aug 22, 1995
Electrical
Filed May 7, 1996

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED. *SD

NHTSA ID
504159
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 29, 1996

THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983705
Incident
Feb 12, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 29, 1996

VEHICLE PARKED, TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE CAME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED OFF SWITCH, SMOKING STOPPED; SWITCH REPLACED; NO FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983698
Incident
Jun 15, 1993
Electrical
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Fire reported

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. WEEKS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ID
983595
Incident
Apr 14, 1996
Electrical
Filed Apr 26, 1996
Fire reported

COLONY PARK STATION WAGEN; STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. OWNER RAISED HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. STEERING COLUMN IGNITED W/OWNER USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *AK

NHTSA ID
983573
Electrical
Filed Apr 24, 1996
Fire reported

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OFF SITTING STILL AN HOUR. VEHICLE COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
983441
Electrical
Filed Apr 23, 1996
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
983477
Electrical
Filed Apr 18, 1996
Fire reported

15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT. *AK

NHTSA ID
982961
Incident
Oct 4, 1995
Electrical
Filed Feb 21, 1996
Fire reported

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ID
979519
Incident
Oct 9, 1995
Electrical
Filed Dec 11, 1995
Fire reported

THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. TT

NHTSA ID
976407
Incident
Jul 3, 1995

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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