Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes 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 Sep 11, 2009
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.
12%
of 156 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.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2
What this page shows
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Sep 11, 2009
Fire reported
I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE WHILE DRIVING 1994 GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER APPROX. 30 SECONDS OF SMELLING SMOKE, FLAMES AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF REAR LEFT OF HOOD. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. CAR COASTED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR, CALLED 911 AND WAITED FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO RESPOND. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS TOTALLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT FIRE OUT. ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS BURNED EXTENSIVELY, MOSTLY ON LEFT SIDE. LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS BURNED AND DEFLATED. FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED UNDER MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. *TR
NHTSA ID
10283668
Incident
Sep 1, 2009
Mileage
105,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 24, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE BACKING UP AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS BELOW THE MAXIMUM LEVEL. HE REFILLED THE BRAKE FLUID, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE CONTACT LOCATED A RECALL DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME FAILURE, BUT FORD STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 94V152000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000.
NHTSA ID
10235673
Incident
Jul 24, 2008
Mileage
94,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 4, 2006
LOW SPEED SITUATION! APPLIED SERVICE (NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL) BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO USE FOOT BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENT.".FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES (MULTIPLE LINES APPROX 4 (ANTI- LOCK BRAKES,)ON FRAME RAIL UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR) HAD ROTTED THROUGH, RUPTURING AND LOOSING ALL BRAKE FLUID AND CAUSING CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10167312
Incident
Aug 28, 2006
Mileage
99,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 13, 2001
94 V 152 000/BRAKES HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY HOUSING HAS SEPARATED BECAUSE NUTS: BOLTS HAVE LOOSENED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER.*AK REAR BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED AND REAR ROTORS WERE TURNED ALSO. *SLC
NHTSA ID
892743
Incident
Jul 12, 2001
Brakes
Filed Jul 6, 2001
ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE. *AK
NHTSA ID
748015
Incident
May 15, 2001
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+2 more
Filed Feb 13, 2001
POWER TRAIN SHUDDERS AT SPEEDS 35-40 MPH. WIPER WILL NOT RETURN TO DOWN POSITION. BRAKE SWITCH AT BRAKE PEDAL WIRE BREAKS AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GEAR SELECTOR IS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION AND NO BRAKE LIGHTS. AIR IDLE SOLENOID HUMS LOUDLY. ENGINE LOSES OIL AND NO APPARENT OIL LEAKS. BRAKES MAKES GRINDING NOISES AFTER REPLACING ROTORS AND DEALER BRAKE PADS FRONT AND REAR. POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.
NHTSA ID
740833
Brakes
Filed Mar 30, 2000
WHILE PARKING BRAKE PAD FELL OFF THE SHOE INTO THE WHEEL. THIS CAUSED THE AUTOMATIC TRACTION ASSIST TO BE MESSED UP. CAN HEAR NOISES WITH OR WITHOUT THE BRAKES BEING APPLIED.. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIOP TO CHECK & REPAIR. *AK
NHTSA ID
859497
Incident
Feb 25, 2000
Brakes
Filed Feb 8, 1999
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AND COMING TO A STOP WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE, AND THE CONSUMER IS BURNING RUBBER. *AK
NHTSA ID
834587
Incident
Jan 15, 1999
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Jul 19, 1998
1 injury reported
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, STEPPED ON BRAKES BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE SKIDDED LEFT SIDEWAYS AND WENT INTO A HUGE TRUCK. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA ID
538464
Incident
May 14, 1998
BrakesTransmissionVisibility
Filed Feb 18, 1998
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH AND NOISY.
NHTSA ID
530663
Incident
Jun 14, 1994
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+1 more
Filed Dec 23, 1997
AIR CONDITIONER TUBE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
NHTSA ID
527039
Incident
Dec 4, 1997
Brakes
Filed Aug 5, 1997
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA ID
520586
Incident
Jun 11, 1997
Brakes
Filed Mar 12, 1997
FRONT BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED. *AK
NHTSA ID
515415
Brakes
Filed Oct 21, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.
NHTSA ID
510378
Incident
Aug 15, 1996
BrakesEngineTransmission
Filed Jul 18, 1996
ANTILOCK BRAKES SQUEAK.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601615)
NHTSA ID
506366
Incident
Jul 12, 1996
Brakes
Filed Feb 20, 1996
Crash reported1 injury reported
ABS SYSTEM, BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND TO AN EMERGENCY STOPPING, DRY ROAD CONDITION, PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. TT
NHTSA ID
979434
Incident
Dec 23, 1995
Brakes
Filed Dec 28, 1995
THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM DOES NOT STOP THE CAR AT ALL IN A LOT OF CASES. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA ID
977071
Incident
Dec 28, 1995
Brakes
Filed Jun 26, 1995
Crash reported
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
NHTSA ID
485468
Incident
Apr 6, 1995
Brakes
Filed Mar 20, 1995
Crash reported
DRIVERPUMPED THE BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
NHTSA ID
962223
Incident
Mar 13, 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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