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.
9
Latest May 5, 2012
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.
5%
of 164 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.
3
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 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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 May 5, 2012
Crash reported
I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING AND GOING LOWER AND LOWER TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD MECHANIC THAT THE COMPUTER TESTS DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM BUT I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR BRAKES AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SOME OF THEM WHO WORK ON CARS ETC..AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, IT HAPPENS A LOT AND ON ALL TYPES OF VEHICLES WITH ANTILOCK SYSTEMS. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN ON AND OFF WHICH IS WHY IT IS HARD TO DETECT. I WAS LUCKY IN THE FACT THAT I WAS GOING SLOW AND NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT WHAT IF THAT HAD BEEN A DIFFERENT ENDING AND IT HAD BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT? I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BEFORE AND I RESENT THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT AT FAULT FOR THIS ONE, THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK!!!!! *TR
NHTSA ID
10457575
Incident
Apr 29, 2012
Brakes
Filed Aug 15, 2003
BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE 1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS.*MR DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *CB
NHTSA ID
10034009
Incident
Jul 29, 2003
Mileage
42,016 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 30, 2002
FRONT DISC BRAKES SQUEAKED AND SQUEALED EXCESSIVELY SINCE THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. RETURNED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER TO CORRECT PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED FRONT PADS AND TURNED ROTORS. REPLACEMENT PADS WERE FORD MOTORCRAFT PADS. BRAKING POWER WAS NOTICEABLY REDUCED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FORD MOTORCRAFT PADS WERE INSTALLED. AFTER ANOTHER TRIP TO THE DEALER, FORD OEM PADS WERE INSTALLED. BRAKING POWER WAS RESTORED TO NORMAL (ORIGINAL) LEVELS, AND THE SQUEAKING / SQUEALING WAS GONE. MY CONCERN IS THAT FORD MOTORCRAFT PARTS ARE NOT THE EQUIVALENT TO THE OEM PARTS, AND THAT DEALERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY ARE BEING SHIPPED, AND INSTRUCTED TO USE FORD MOTORCRAFT DISC PADS WHICH CLEARLY ARE CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. MR
NHTSA ID
767898
Incident
Jul 23, 2002
Brakes
Filed Feb 28, 2001
CONSUMER STATES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN RAINY WEATHER, VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, DEALER STATES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW AND CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC
NHTSA ID
559964
Brakes
Filed Aug 7, 2000
UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBELM STILL OCCURS. *AK
NHTSA ID
866993
Brakes
Filed Aug 3, 2000
Crash reported
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK
NHTSA ID
866692
Incident
Aug 1, 2000
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2000
1 injury reported
PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE IF THE PARKING IS NOT IN PARK, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL WHEN THE PARKING PAWL IS IN DRIVE.*AK
NHTSA ID
865440
Incident
Jul 13, 2000
AirbagsBrakesDriver assistance+1 more
Filed Apr 10, 2000
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID NOT RESPONSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUS AND TELEPHONE POLE. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, COVER CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. BUT, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. *AK
NHTSA ID
859937
Incident
Nov 6, 1999
Brakes
Filed Aug 19, 1999
BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES PRIOR TO REPLACEMENT, BRAKES CONTINUED TO FAILED DUE TO FAULTY BOOSTER. MJS
NHTSA ID
548049
Incident
Jul 1, 1999
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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