Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1982 Mercury Marquis, most frequently naming the driver assistance, electrical and engine categories. 1 safety recall has been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 1 manufacturer communication is on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
1 campaign cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govSUSPENSION:REAR
NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.
PARKING BRAKE FAILURE
SUMMARY:THE SPRING UNDER INVESTIGATION CAUSES THE LATCHING PAWL TOENGAGE THE TEETH OF THE RATCHET WHEREBY THE PARKING BRAKE IS RETAINEDIN THE APPLIED POSITION.IF THE SPRING FAILS, THE PEDAL FOLLOWS THEOPERATORS FOOT BACK UP INTO THE RELEASED POSITION.FORD STATES THAT IT ISSUED THE BULLETIN IN ORDER TO INFORM DEALERSTHAT THE SPRING WAS NEWLY AVAILABLE AS A SEPARATE PART.PREVIOUSLY,IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE PARKING BRAKE CONTROL ASSEMBLY INORDER TO OBTAIN A NEW SPRING.SINCE THE FAILURE OF THE SPRING WILL NOT CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE TOSUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY RELEASE AND SINCE THERE IS ADEQUATE WARNINGOF THE FAILURE, NO SAFETY DEFECT TREND WAS FOUND.===
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
PCV VALVE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UNKNOWN
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26.3 |
| 2003 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 38.5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 45.0 |
| 2001 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 41.4 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 39.4 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 37.5 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 37.9 |
| 1997 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 46.1 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 26.9 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 49.7 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 46.7 |
| 1992 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 49.5 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 1985 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1984 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 62.7 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1982Viewing | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1981 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 1979 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1974 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1973 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.