2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Problems

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated he noticed coolant fluid on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact started the vehicle and noticed that the high engine temperate warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted but was not able to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 100,000. The contact stated that the vehicle is at the service dealer awaiting repairs.

PLEASE NOTE: This complaint/issue pertains to many nearly identical plastic intake manifolds sold as OEM, new or replacements for cars made in the last ten years- Dangerous perhaps fatal fires are likely not getting reported due to the nature of the cause. My car has a plastic manifold. When a fuel injector or fuel regulator fails, raw gasoline can collect in the plastic bottom. If more than a few drops collects, turning over the engine can cause, and did in my car, a massive explosion. Fortunately the blue & white cloud of smoke that filled my two-car garage did not ignite. Had it ignited my son and I might not have survived and our home may have burned. Not that your organization takes all complaints seriously, particularly when thousands of cars might be involved, but these cheap plastic manifolds present a real danger I believe could have already caused deaths and property damage. If you are a political entity I suspect you will ignore this. But at least a warning should be give to the public. We are replacing the fractured manifold but the replacement part is still plastic, too thin to survive what cars in the past would have survived easily.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER BEING DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO LIFT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.*DT*JB

A LOT HAVE HAPPENED STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IT WANT CRANK NOW

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side front seat belt was inadvertently unlatched. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

TTHE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASES. IT CLICKS INTO PLACE BUT LET'S GO AFTER VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an electrical glitch on the instrument cluster. Additionally, the battery was drained. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with a code reader and retrieved DTC - B1869 related to the airbags. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 00V270000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 98,000.

VEHICLE PROCEEDING NORTH ON CITY STREET. COLLIDED WITH SIDE OF VEHICLE #2 WEST BOUND AT INTERSECTION. DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. *TR

MY FATHER IN LAW WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN A GMC YUKON PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM. MY FATHER IN LAW HIT THE SIDE OF THE YUKON AND ONLY ONE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHICH WAS THE PASSANGER SIDE,MY FATHER IN LAW WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL BC OF NO FEELING BELOW HIS WAIST AND THE PARAMEDICS WERE UNABLE TO STABILIZE HIS BLOOD PRESSURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES MADE A SQUEALING SOUND AND LOCKED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,000.

When driving the steering will feel loose and the car sway left and right but the steering wheel isn't moving. Feels like the front wheels are going to all of a sudden shoot left or right and loose control.. I had a 2001 crown Victoria and there was a recall on the steering shaft and I got that fixed. it was doing the exact thing my mercury is doing now.. and also my electrical is freaking out.. turn signals flash very fast here and there.. speedometer will freak out and then not work.... I'm mostly concerned about the steering because it happened in my crown victoria.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ DISPLAY A HIGH NUMBER THEN WITHOUT WARNING DISPLAY "0", THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNING OFF AND ON INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR THE SPEEDOMETER FAILURE, WHERE A DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 209,000.

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE LIGHTS WENT OFF DASH, TAIL, INSTRUMENT AND SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THEN KILLED MY BATTERY

TL* THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S SON WAS ABLE REACTIVATE THE LCM; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT CERTAIN 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WERE INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING), HOWEVER, THE 2001 MODEL YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

When driving the steering will feel loose and the car sway left and right but the steering wheel isn't moving. Feels like the front wheels are going to all of a sudden shoot left or right and loose control.. I had a 2001 crown Victoria and there was a recall on the steering shaft and I got that fixed. it was doing the exact thing my mercury is doing now.. and also my electrical is freaking out.. turn signals flash very fast here and there.. speedometer will freak out and then not work.... I'm mostly concerned about the steering because it happened in my crown victoria.

I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE FORD MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS FROM MULTIPLE YEARS OF MODELS. IT TOOK ONLY MINIMAL EFFORT TO FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS I DO WITH CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL REGARDING THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BEING HAZARDOUS AND ULTIMATELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY PERSONAL ISSUE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE CLANKING/THUDDING COMING FROM MOSTLY THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND THE ASSEMBLY USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE THE TIRE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS APPEARED AS RESULTS ON GOOGLE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SEARCH SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FOUND MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT OF PEOPLE LOSING FRONT TIRES WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN COMING TO A STOP TO PARK. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MASSIVE SAFETY CONCERN HERE WITH SO MANY IDENTICAL ACCOUNTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. I FOR ONE RELY ON MY PERSONAL VEHICLE GREATLY AND TRULY THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD BE FORCED TO COME UP WITH A LEGITIMATE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. LIVE ARE AT RISK HERE AND I FOR ONE THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. I CONTINUED TO SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY VIABLE CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INTERNET. ALL ACCOUNTS LEAD TO THE FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBLY BEING SIMPLY DEFECTIVE AND CAN NOT BE PREVENTED OR PERMANENTLY REPAIRED IN MOST CASES. THE COMPANY MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THEY SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF REDESIGNING AND REPLACING THE FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY ON ALL CARS STILL AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND MADE LIABLE FOR ALL EXPENSES OF REPLACEMENT.

TAKATA RECALL...MY PAINT IS CHIPPING ALL OVER THE PLACE WHATEVER THE COMPANY PAINTED MY CAR WITH WAS BAD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, CAUSING STALLING.*AK

WHEN SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO REVERSE IT WOULD GO FORWARD A FEW FEET BEFORE GOING BACKWARDS. IF SHIFTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, IT WOULD GO FORWARD INSTEAD. DRIVER'S FOOT WAS NOT ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP.*AK DEALER PERFORMED TESTS WITH FORD SCAN TOOL AND THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND/CONCERN COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A LOW PITCH HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR WHEEL. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS PREMATURE AXLE WEAR. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR ALL REAR AXLES AND BEARINGS AT THE COST OF $1,350. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 44,000.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE MADE A CONSISTENT, LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE HOOD WAS LUBRICATED AND ADJUSTED. THE REPAIR WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE PROBLEM. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE BOOSTER AND FRONT SUSPENSION ALSO MADE NOISE. *NM

A LOT HAVE HAPPENED STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM IT WANT CRANK NOW

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT WOULD ATTEMPT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT IT WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 09/04/09.*JB

WHEN DRIVING WITH REAR WINDOWS DOWN, AND INITIATING THE CONTROLS TO RETURN THE REAR WINDOWS TO THEIR "CLOSED" POSITION, UPON THE REAR WINDOWS REACHING THE TOP CLOSED POSITION, THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW OPENS PARTIALLY OR MAY OPEN FULLY ON IT'S OWN. ALSO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ROLL ALL WINDOWS UP AT THE SAME TIME, THE CIRCUITRY BECOMES OVERLOADED AND ALL WINDOWS STOP AND WILL NOT MOVE FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 MINUTES UNTIL THE CIRCUIT TIMER RESETS. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING IN SLEET AND SNOW DEFROSTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. DEFROSTER CAN BE ON, BUT DOESN'T CLEAR WINDOWS. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL SLIGHTLY WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PRIOR TO EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 168,914.

UNDERSIDE OF CAR COVERED WITH OIL. CONCRETE DRIVEWAY WITH MANY OIL SPOTS. PINON GEAR SEAL WAS LEAKING. REPLACED PINON SEAL.*AK

NOTICED FRONT END VIBRATION IN MERCURY GRAND PRIX. ASKED MECHANIC TO VERIFY IF WHEEL BEARING BAD. NO PROBLEM THERE SO TOOK TO SEARS TIRE STORE IN HEMET TO VERIFY IF TIRE PROBLEM. ADVISED THAT 3 OF 4 TIRES HAVE TREAD SEPARATION AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE ROAD HAZARD COVERAGE. MY DISPUTE WITH SERVICE WRITER INCLUDED ASSISTANT MANAGER WHO SUPPORTED HIS POSITION. MY POSITION WAS THAT THIS WAS A MATERIAL FAILURE AND SHOULD BE COVERED TO NO AVAIL SO LEFT STORE WITH 3 BAD TIRES. WENT TO TEMECULA BRANCH OF SEARS WHERE SERVICE WRITER IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND SET ABOUT CHANGING TIRES UNDER WARRANTY TO MY SATISFACTION. THESE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE BRAND WITH 65,000 MILE WARRANTY AND ABOUT 40,000 MILES USE. *TR

THREAD SEPARATED AND BLEW OFF LEFT FRONT TIRE. UPON EXAMINATION BY GOODYEAR TIRE DEALERS AND MYSELF IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HAD SEPARATED TO THE POINT OF THREAD BLOW OFF IMMINENT. THE TWO REAR TIRES WERE DETERMINED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE STAGES OF THREAD SEPERATION AS THREAD HAD BUBBLES OF SEPERATION BEGGINING TO SHOW AND WOULD FAIL AT UNKNOWN TIME, BUT WOULD FAIL.*AK

I BELIEVE THERE IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH MANY OF THE FORD MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS FROM MULTIPLE YEARS OF MODELS. IT TOOK ONLY MINIMAL EFFORT TO FIND THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS I DO WITH CARS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL REGARDING THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY BEING HAZARDOUS AND ULTIMATELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. MY PERSONAL ISSUE IS A VERY NOTICEABLE CLANKING/THUDDING COMING FROM MOSTLY THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE AND THE ASSEMBLY USED TO CONTROL AND SECURE THE TIRE. MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS APPEARED AS RESULTS ON GOOGLE AFTER ATTEMPTING TO SEARCH SOLUTIONS AND ANSWERS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I FOUND MORE THAN ONE ACCOUNT OF PEOPLE LOSING FRONT TIRES WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN COMING TO A STOP TO PARK. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MASSIVE SAFETY CONCERN HERE WITH SO MANY IDENTICAL ACCOUNTS ON THE SAME ISSUE. I FOR ONE RELY ON MY PERSONAL VEHICLE GREATLY AND TRULY THINK THE COMPANY SHOULD BE FORCED TO COME UP WITH A LEGITIMATE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE. LIVE ARE AT RISK HERE AND I FOR ONE THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN INTO SERIOUS CONSIDERATION. I CONTINUED TO SEARCH FOR A SOLUTION BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY VIABLE CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INTERNET. ALL ACCOUNTS LEAD TO THE FRONT DRIVE ASSEMBLY BEING SIMPLY DEFECTIVE AND CAN NOT BE PREVENTED OR PERMANENTLY REPAIRED IN MOST CASES. THE COMPANY MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. THEY SHOULD BE IN CHARGE OF REDESIGNING AND REPLACING THE FRONT STEERING ASSEMBLY ON ALL CARS STILL AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AND MADE LIABLE FOR ALL EXPENSES OF REPLACEMENT.

WHEN DRIVING WHEEL DISC WILL CUT INTO TIRE VALVE AND CAUSE IT TO HAVE A SLOW LEAK. IF VALVE IS TOUCHED AIR WILL ESCAPE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

FAILURE OF POWER SEAT RECLINER TO KEEP THE DRIVER SEAT BACK IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY LIGHTS TURNED OFF BY THEMSELVES ON A DARK RURAL ROAD. IF I HADN'T JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, I WOULD HAVE EATEN THE RAILING OR WORSE. TURNS OUT THE (LCM) LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE, IT SEEMS THAT MANY CARS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, EVEN MY LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY. THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $578 PLUS 2 HOURS LABOR FOR A PART THAT GOES UNDER THE DASH. *TR

AIR CONDITIONER FAN BEHIND GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS LEFT OPEN, AND CONSUMERS SCARF WAS SUCKED INTO FAN, CAUSING IT TO BECOME INOPERABLE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK *SLC