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1985 Mercury Marquis Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Sep 9, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 5, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1985 Mercury Marquis. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–5 of 5

Tires & wheels
Filed Sep 9, 2000

PE 00 020/TIRE TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A TREAD SEPARATION (TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED) WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, WITH DRIVER AND THREE PASSENGERSIN A 1985 MERCURY, MARQUIS, AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT 50,000 MILES, P215/75R14, AND DOT# HYHBS77050. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRES WERE NOT COVER UNDER RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK FIRESTONE P215/75/R14 *MW

NHTSA ID
870073
Incident
Sep 4, 2000
Transmission
Filed Aug 26, 2000

THIS CAR HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSION PUT IN IT THAT I KNOW OF AND SOMETHING IS STILL A WRONG WITH IT. THIS CAR HAS OTHER PROBLEM'S TO NUMEROUS TO MENTION,LIKE AIR CONDITIONER, DOOR LATCHES , REAR END AND BACK AXLES.

NHTSA ID
729232
Incident
Aug 10, 2000
Engine
Filed Sep 10, 1997

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ONCE IT STALLS VEHICLE SHUTS OFF, VEHICLE WILL START BACK UP . INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED, PE 87 028, STALLING. *AK EGR REPLACED TWICE AND ALSO MAP SENSOR REPLACED. *YD

NHTSA ID
816235
Incident
Sep 5, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 20, 1996

GOING UP RAMP, ENGINE LIGHT ON, MAKING LOUD NOISE, ENGINE SURGED FORWARD QUICKLY, APPLIED BRAKES TO REDUCE SPEED, GOING UP HILL, ENGINE RACED AHEAD. DID NOT TAKE TO DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
806616
Incident
Dec 18, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jan 5, 1995

BROKEN WIRE AT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH, CAUSING BRAKE LIGHTS/CRUISE CONTROL/HORN MALFUNCTIONS. *SKD

NHTSA ID
478259
Incident
Jan 5, 1995

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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