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.
10
Latest Nov 11, 2014
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.
13%
of 78 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
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 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 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 Nov 11, 2014
THANK GOODNESS, THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. RATHER, I HEARD THAT YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE EVERY 50,000 MILES. HOWEVER, MY CAR IS SO LOW MILEAGE FOR ITS AGE THAT I DECIDED I SHOULD HAVE THE CABLE CHECKED ANYHOW. THEN, I HEARD THAT MANY OF THE AFTERMARKET EMERGENCY CABLES ARE DEFECTIVE. THANKFULLY, MY SON, [XXX] , KNOWS SOMEONE WHO CAN CHECK THE CABLES. WE TESTED CABLES FROM TWO AUTO PARTS RETAIL STORES. ONE FAILED TO HOLD PRESSURE. THE OTHER CABLE EXPLODED RATHER DRAMATICALLY. FORTUNATELY, THE PEOPLE MY SON KNOWS MAKE EMERGENCY CABLES. FROM OUTWARD APPEARANCE, THE CABLE THEY MADE WAS DEFINITELY SUPERIOR. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHEN THEY TESTED THE CABLE, IT HELD PRESSURE WITHOUT DROPPING AT ALL. MY SON ONCE PICKED UP HIS CAR FROM AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP (ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO) AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES DONE. APPARENTLY, THE EXTRA PRESSURE NEW BRAKE PADS PUT ON THE BRAKE LINES CAUSED ONE BRAKE LINE TO SNAP BY THE BACK OF THE CAR. RICH COMPLETELY LOST HIS BRAKES AT 40 MPH. FORTUNATELY, WHEN HE USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, IT DID THE JOB. HE SAID THERE WAS A CAR TURNING RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM AND ON-COMING TRAFFIC ON THE LEFT. WITHOUT A GOOD EMERGENCY BRAKE, HIS OPTIONS WOULD HAVE BEEN QUITE LIMITED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
NHTSA ID
10654188
Incident
Nov 10, 2014
Mileage
32,499 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Sep 27, 2013
CAR SPEEDING UP WHILE BRAKING. *TR
NHTSA ID
10545658
Incident
Jun 13, 2012
Mileage
39,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Aug 26, 2013
WHEN REVERSING OUT OF DRIVEWAY CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. PRESSED BRAKES BUT CAR STILL MOVED BACKWARDS. HAVE SKID MARKS IN DRIVEWAY TO SHOW FOR IT. THREW CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. DROVE CAR ON TRIP AND WHEN REDUCING SPEED TO SLOW DOWN BY PUSHING ON BRAKE CAR AGAIN ACCELERATED AND NEARLY HIT ANOTHER CAR. AGAIN THREW CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. AND AGAIN WHEN RESTARTING CAR EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL AGAIN. WIFE IS EXTREMELY AFRAID OF DRIVING CAR. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THAT IT MAY HAVE BEEN THAT I PUSHED THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME, THIS HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IS NOT THE CASE. DEALERSHIP HOWEVER KEPT THE CAR FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM MAY BE. WILL HEAR IN A DAY OR TWO. *TR
NHTSA ID
10537375
Incident
Aug 25, 2013
Mileage
87,500 mi
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine
Filed Aug 15, 2013
VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED USED IN JUNE, 2011. WHILE BRAKING FOR A STOP LIGHT, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. HAD TO FORCEFULLY PUMP BRAKES TO STOP VEHICLE FROM HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT. CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AS SOON AS I GOT IT STOPPED. HAVE HAD SIMILAR INCIDENTS A COUPLE OF TIMES BEFORE, ALTHOUGH NOT AS BAD AS THIS ONE, HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WHILE BRAKING. I KNOW THAT WAS NOT THE CASE THIS TIME. *TR
NHTSA ID
10535491
Incident
Aug 14, 2013
Mileage
56,150 mi
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Apr 27, 2013
HAD A FLAT TIRE AND HAD TO INSTALL THE SPARE TIRE THAT CAME WITH VEHICLE. AS SOON AS I GOT BACK ON THE ROAD , THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE I-P BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD GET ONLY 35 MPH. FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 MILES, THEN PICKED UP SPEED SO I COULD RUN 50 MPH. UNTIL I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED. AFTER I HAD THE TIRE REPLACED I TOOK THE CAR TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THE SYSTEM RESET SO THE LIGHTS WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL. THE UNIT THAT CONTROLS THIS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE DIFFERENCE IN TIRE SIZE HAD DESTROYED THE CONTROL UNIT. IT COST ME $313.50 TO HAVE A USED UNIT INSTALLED, IF IT HAD BEEN A NEW UNIT, IT WOULD HAVE COST OVER $600. FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY EQUIPMENT THAT WAS SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN NEW. *TR
NHTSA ID
10509754
Incident
Apr 18, 2013
Mileage
56,122 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 1, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT BEGAN TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE RPMS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 10/4/11 *CN THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ADJUSTED TO HIGH, WHICH MAY HAVE INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THEY LOWERED THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE PEDAL . UPDATED 10/24/11
NHTSA ID
10422901
Incident
May 1, 2011
Mileage
63,000 mi
BrakesEngine
Filed Nov 5, 2010
ON OCTOBER 27, 2010, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH ME IN THE CAR AND SHE STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A RED LIGHT. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR. AS SOON AS SHE APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED AND SHE HAD TO USE A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE CAR. AS SOON AS THE CAR STOPPED, SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE. YESTERDAY, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILE PER HOUR AND STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE PASSING LANE WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AHEAD TURNED RED. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAD TO APPLY A LARGE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE IN ORDER TO STOP THE CAR WHILE THE ENGINE RACED ON. AS SOON AS THE CAR STOPPED, THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE AND THE PROBLEM WAS OVER. YESTERDAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT TO RUN VARIOUS TESTS. THEY FOUND NOTHING. I PICKED THE CAR UP THIS AFTERNOON AND AM GOING TO NOW TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR INSPECTION. *TR
NHTSA ID
10364207
Incident
Oct 27, 2010
Mileage
52,500 mi
Brakes
Filed May 19, 2009
BRAKE AND GAS PEDAL TO CLOSE TOGETHER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ALSO HIT GAS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES ALMOST REQUIRES A CONSCIOUS EFFORT TO AVOID THIS PROBLEM. *TR
NHTSA ID
10269383
Incident
May 19, 2009
Mileage
5 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 2008
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATEDS WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE GAS PEDAL HEIGHT IS NEARLY THE SAME HEIGHT AND WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL YOU CAN ALSO DEPRESS THE GAS PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. *TR
NHTSA ID
10251700
Incident
Sep 29, 2008
Brakes
Filed Nov 12, 2008
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT TIGHTEN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 17,000. REMAILED 12/10/08. *LJ
NHTSA ID
10248587
Incident
Nov 11, 2008
Mileage
17,000 mi
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