1992 Mercury Grand Marquis Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE LEAKED BRAKE FLUID AND FAILED. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,639.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LEAKED FLUID CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HIT THE FLOORBOARD, WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TURNING OFF AN ON WHEN DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY 4 NIGHTS AGO. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH , BURNED WIRE AND BURNED CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE OVERHEATING WIRING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS HOT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

HEAD LIGHT GOES ON-OFF FREQUENTLY. AUTO DELAY OFF SWITCH IS OPERATIONAL EVEN THOUGH HEAD LIGHT GETTING ON-OFF. I FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE.

SMOKE WAS COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING THE CAR USING CRUISE CONTROL. PULLED OVER AND CHECKED THE FLUIDS ON THE CAR. NO PROBLEM. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. PULLED OVER AGAIN AND SAW SMOKE THEN FLAMES COMING OUT. CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, ALSO LOST POWER IN THE ENGINE, ENGINE BEGIN TO SMOKE. TS

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEARS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

HEAD LIGHT GOES ON-OFF FREQUENTLY. AUTO DELAY OFF SWITCH IS OPERATIONAL EVEN THOUGH HEAD LIGHT GETTING ON-OFF. I FOUND THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR, THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TURNING OFF AN ON WHEN DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY 4 NIGHTS AGO. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED A YEAR AGO, THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH , BURNED WIRE AND BURNED CONNECTOR WERE REPLACED. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY PARKED AS I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE OVERHEATING WIRING.

THE LIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY ON MY 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLAMPS, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS HAS FAILED TWICE WITHIN A 7 YEAR PERIOD REQUIRING FULL REPLACEMENT. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS, ALL BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS FAIL TO OPERATE AS WELL AS THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS.*AK

THE DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND FORD SAYS THEY DO NOT MAKE THE PART TO REPAIR IT, ANYMORE. THEY SAY THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR IT AND THEY CAN GIVE US NOTHING FOR THE CAR ON TRADE IN AS THEY CANNOT RESELL IT. WELL THEY SOLD IT TO US. ANYWAY, WE CAN'T DRIVE A CAR WITHOUT THE DISPLAY...NO SPEEDOMETER, NO FUEL INDICATOR, NO NOTHING..*AK

I HAVE PICTURES OF THE FUEL PUMP I TOOK OUT OF MY 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CAR HAD COUGHED TO A STOP AND I SUSPECTED THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN THE FUEL RAIL SO I PULLED THE PUMP OUT OF THE TANK. I CHECKED THE PUMP WITH A BATTERY AND IT RAN FINE. THEN I STARTED LOOKING AT THE FUSES AND FOUND THE 20A PUMP FUSE BLOWN. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A SHORT SOMEWHERE. AS YOU CAN SEE BY PIC 2 THE SHORT OCCURRED WHEN THE "HOT" WIRE INSULATION WAS WORN THROUGH ON THE FLOAT BRACKET. IN ORDER TO BLOW A 20A FUSE THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A SPARK. FORTUNATELY, IT APPEARS THAT THE CONTACT POINT WAS UNDER THE LEVEL OF THE GASOLINE WHEN THE SHORT OCCURRED AND NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED. IF THE POINT HAD BEEN ABOVE THE GASOLINE IN THE VAPOR AREA THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH DIFFERENT. PIC 3 IS HOW I ROUTED THE WIRE BEFORE REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY BACK IN THE TANK. BTW YOU CAN SEE THAT I DID USE A NEW FUEL PUMP. I STILL HAVE THE OLD ONE. I SENT A MESSAGE TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY THROUGH THEIR WEB SITE BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. AS OF NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY 1997 GRAND MARQUIS SINCE THE DESIGN IS IDENTICAL. I GUESS MY NEXT STOP IS THE DOT OR BETTER YET YOUTUBE. I NEVER DID UNDERSTAND PUTTING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE FUEL TANK. JERRY HOLLAND *TR

THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IF SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION, THE VEHICLE WOULD CATCH ON FIRE. THE DEALER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT ONLY FOR POLICE VEHICLES. *AK THE CONSUMER IS AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. (DAUGHTER MINNIE ORMEROD ON BEHALF OF MOTHER ROSALYN ORMEROD). *PH *JB

I PARKED MY 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ON FRIDAY, 2/5/10, NEXT TO MY HOME. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WHILE IN THE HOUSE, I HEARD A "POP." WHEN I LOOKED OUTSIDE, THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED 911 BUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED, FOUND A FIRE HYDRANT THAT WAS NOT FROZEN, MOST OF MY HOME WAS ON FIRE. THE DESTRUCTION WAS AWFUL. I HAVE NOT BEEN ALLOWED BACK IN THE HOUSE YET. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE. HAVERFORD POLICE REPORT NUMBER 200070827M140003 WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 63,000. UPDATED 09/25/07 *TR

I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM MYSELF WITH 2 FORD MOTOR CO VEHICLES I OWN AND ONE MY FATHER OWNS. THE 2001 EXCURSION I OWN IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - THE INTERMITTENT WIPER MOTOR FUNCTION EITHER SHUTS THE WIPER BLADE ACTION DOWN OR THE BLADES DO NOT PARK. THE OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED ARE THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT (1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS), A 1990 LINCON MKVII, AND A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HEAT GLASS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD STARTED SMOKING AND IT CRACKED WINDOW. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. NO PRIOR WARNINGS. TRAVLING AT 25-30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

AIRBAG ALARM KEPT GOING OFF, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC,AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED CONNECTING CHIP IN AIRBAG NEEDED REPLACING.*AK *YH

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT READS CODE 13 + 34. SHORT IN AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSES LIGHT TO BLINK. DEALER STATED WIRE HARNESS NEEDEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

ROOF MATERIAL IS FALLING DOWN ALONG THE BACK AND SIDES.

CLEAR COAT PAINT IS PEELING OFF THE BODY OF VEHICLE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

HEATING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL SWITCH TO COLD CAUSING WINDOWS TO FROST UP WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *ET

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THREE OF THE VEHICLES TIRES BLEWOUT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE,ROLLOVER AND LAND ON ITS ROOF, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND A CONCUSSION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOTALED VEHICLE, MEDICAL EXPENSES AND SUFFERING (GOODYEAR TOURING EDITION). NLM

CONSUMER STATES 3 OF THE GOODYEAR TOURING EDITION TIRES (P225/75R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WHILE THE OTHER TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, STRIKE A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE, AND ROLL OVER, THE POLICE REPORT STATES THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A TURN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIT A CROSSWALK POLE, AND ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

VEHICLE DRIFTS EXTENSIVELY EITHER DIRECTION. TWO AREA DEALERS WEREN'T ABLE TO MODIFY STEERING, CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN. *AK

THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES WHEN CAR IS BEING STARTED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

MOTOR DISCONTINUED WORKING. TT

LAP/SHOULDER BELTS IN FRONT AND REAR WILL NOT RETRACT. TT

DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER; WHEN DRIVING IN SUNNY WEATHER OR WHEN THE SUN IS BEAMING ON THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER OR DASH AREA OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING, RESULTING IN UNATTENDED AND UNWANTED SPEED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK