Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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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 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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
Its the LCM L(IGHT CONTROL MODULE)...HEAD LIGHTS went out on me one night coming down [XXX] causing me to wreck in a ditch and hitting a light pole INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE HARDWARE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE REARWARD IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS OFF AT THE TIME INCIDENT OCCURRED. HAD EMERGENCY BRAKES REPAIRED ON JANUARY 26, 2017.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAMS TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 265,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HIGH BEAMS ONLY WORKED WHEN HOLDING THE BUTTON/LEVER. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON. UPDATED 06/30/16.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED APPROXIMATELY TO 4000. THE CONTACT STATED EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS AGGRESSIVELY DEPRESSED UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED TO 4,000 RPM'S/ WITH THE BRAKE FULLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITH A SERIES OF LUNGES AT A HIGH SPEED. ONLY BY RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SLAMMING ON THE BRAKE, DID THE VEHICLE STOP ABOUT THREE QUARTERS ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WITH THE ENGINE AT A NORMAL IDLE SPEED. NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE HAD A HISTORY OF ALMOST STALLING WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER DID NOT FIND ANY CODES. UPDATED 12/04/14
DT*: ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN THE GEAR WAS PLACED INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE SAME THING WOULD OCCUR CAUSING THE TIRES TO SCREECH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERS WHO DETERMINED THAT THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE TO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. WHEN DEPRESSING ONE PEDAL THE OTHER PEDAL WAS ALSO APPLIED. THE DEALERS ALSO DETERMINED THAT BECAUSE THE PEDALS WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY IT WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATE. THE DEALERS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 7/14/2006 - *NM
WHILE WAITING FOR RED THE LIGHT TO CHANGE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE DRIVER COULD NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL, THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. *AK THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE ELECTRONIC FUEL SHUT OFF AND DID NOT ENGAGE AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT TIGHTEN. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ADJUSTABLE PEDALS CAUSED THE ACCIDENT AND HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF ACCIDENTS. FORD CLAIMED THAT FAULT IS THE DRIVER'S FAULT DUE TO THEIR FOOT BEING ON BOTH PEDALS AT THE SAME TIME. *SCC *JB
BRAKE PEDAL AND GAS PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSELY LOCATED. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL CONSUMER CAN HIT THE GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. *AK
NAR 05/21/2003 *MR WITH LESS THAN 250 MILES THE CONSUMER BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY SANK TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING FORD MOTOR COMPANY RECALL THE VEHICLE AND FIX THE BRAKE PROBLEM. *CB
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