Body & structurePowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 20, 2016
PAINT PEELING WHINE FROM REAL DIFFERENTIAL
- NHTSA ID
- 10886248
- Incident
- Jul 5, 2016
2003 Mercury Grand Marquis Powertrain (other) Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain (other) 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.
8
Latest Jul 20, 2016
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.
2%
of 362 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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.
Owner reports naming powertrain
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Nov 22, 2014
REAR AXLE AND BEARING NOISES. MARQUIS BOUGHT NEW. OWNER'S SON-IN-LAW NOTED MINOR BEARING NOISE IN REAR WHEN VISITING IN 2004. SON-IN-LAW RECEIVED CAR AFTER DEATH OF MOTHER-IN-LAW IN 2012, CAR HAD 24K MILES AT THAT TIME. NOTICED PRONOUNCED REAR END NOISE AT THAT TIME (A WHAA-WHAA-WHAA MATCHING SPEED CHANGES). LEFT REAR AXLE AND OUTBOARD BEARING FOUND TO BE PITTED AND WERE REPLACED BY INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. RESEARCH BY OWNER INDICATES THAT AXLES FOR THIS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MERCURY AND FORDS HAD FACTORY AXLES INSTALLED THAT HAD NOT BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. NOW, NOV. 2014, AT 43.4K MILES THE RIGHT AXLE IS STARTING TO EXHIBIT NOISE SIMILAR, SO REPAIR IS UP-COMING. WILL EXAMINE NHTSA RECALL 04V328000 AS NOTED HERE IN OTHER COMMENTS POSTED. ALSO REFERENCE FORD/MERCURY SERVICE BULLETIN 0355. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10660206
- Incident
- Nov 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 10,000 mi
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Jan 28, 2014
2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, THE BUILT DATE IS 10/2002.GRINDING NOISE AT RIGHT REAR AXLE AND FLUID LEAKING AT RIGHT REAR AXLE SEAL COATING THE REAR BRAKES. RIGHT REAR AXLE BEARING AND SHAFT ASSY FAILURE PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V328000. THE VEHICLE BELONGED TO MY 75 YEAR OLD FATHER WHOM PASSED AWAY LAST YEAR. I NOW OWN THE CAR. I'LL ASSUME THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. ACCORDING TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY THERE IS NO SUCH PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HOWEVER, FORD DOES SELL A HALF SHAFT REAR AXLE BEARING REPAIR KIT PART NUMBER 4A109 $618.91 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CAN'T SEEM TO GET FORD LINCOLN MERCURY TO COVER COST OF REPAIR. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10561812
- Incident
- Aug 7, 2013
- Mileage
- 68,426 mi
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Jun 13, 2013
PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR AXLE SHAFT BEARING. ORIGINAL NHTSA RECALL # 04V328000 IN JULY OF 2004. MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT I HAVE JUST HAD THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IF I HADN'T TAKEN THE CAR IN, I COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE BEARING HAD GONE OUT TOTALLY. PLEASE FORCE FORD MOTOR CO. TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO PAY FOR SIMILAR REPAIRS EVEN IF NOT INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL RECALL. A CAR WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM! *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10519724
- Incident
- Jun 13, 2013
- Mileage
- 50,026 mi
Powertrain (other)Suspension
Filed Mar 15, 2013
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR AXLE SHAFT, BEARINGS AND, SEALS PREMATURELY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 52,000. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10503171
- Incident
- Mar 14, 2013
- Mileage
- 52,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Dec 29, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS GS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10441636
- Incident
- Dec 2, 2011
- Mileage
- 52,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 5, 2010
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE REAR AXLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE YET THE FAILURE PERSISTED. AT 15,000 MILES, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WITH CONCERNS OF THE NOISE. AGAIN, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. AT 23,000 MILES THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A THIRD TIME. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE REAR AXLE, BEARINGS, SEALS AND THE WHEEL SHAFT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE DID NOT PERSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10347508
- Incident
- Aug 3, 2010
- Mileage
- 8,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 3, 2007
REAR AXLE BEARING FAILURE ON 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. PE4010. THE AXLES ARE IMPROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND FAIL DUE TO NORMAL LOADS. THIS CAR IS NOT A POLICE VEHICLE. THERE IS A CLEAR DEFECT IN THE AXLES OF ALL SIMILAR BODY STYLES. *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10186827
- Incident
- Mar 28, 2007
- Mileage
- 39,500 mi
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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