Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. 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. 16 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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.
FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO SHUTTER AN VIBRATE WHEN REACHING 30MPH. ALSO VIBRATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF NO WARRANTY. *AK
AT 40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SOUNDS LIKE I AM DRIVING OVER SPEED BUMPS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ATAPPROXIMATELY 40MPH TRANSMISSION CHATTERS ONLY WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. *AK
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO OTHER COMPONENTS.
THE TRANSMISSION @ 40 MPH SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE I AM TRAVELING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HEARD NUMEROUS SIMULAR COMPLAINTS. EVEN THOUGH THIS OCCURED WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I FOOLISHLY NEVER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE WARRANTY HAS HENCED EXPIRED. COULD FORD LOOK INTO THE MATTER AND HAVE IT REPAIRED? THANX
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH, WHILE IN USE, MAY TURN OFF AND CAUSE VISIBILITY DIFFCULTY. DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO ON AND OFF, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS, WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER REPLACED HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION OIL AT 23, 000 MILES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING NOISE.
TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED.
TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH AND NOISY.
BAD CONNECTION ON TRANSMISSION SWITCH DURING COLD/WET WEATHER.
ANTILOCK BRAKES SQUEAK.(1ST VEHICLE ON 601615)
WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS SOMETIMES, PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
WHEN CONSUMER STOPPED AT STOP SIGN & TRANSMISSION WAS IN DRIVE, CAR WILL NOT MOVE IN COLD WEATHER, ALSO WINDOW WILL FOG ON THE INTERIOR. *AK
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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