2006 Mercury Grand Marquis

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/23/2015· AIR BAGS

  A FEW MINUTES AFTER STARTING MY MERC GR MAR 2006 I GET A 5 PINGLING SINGNALS THAT CONTINUES FOR ABOUT 4 MINUTES, THEN STOPS, THE AIRBAG LIGHTS SHOWS ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER TURNING OFF MY CAR AND RESTARTING IT THE SAME PINGLING SOUNDS COMES ON AGAINI HAVE TAKING MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER AND COULD GET NO REAL HELP, TOLD IT DID NOT EFFECT MY DRIVING THE CAR, BUT WOULD HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST 1,000 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHY ITS NOT MY FAULT, THIS STARED ALREADY LATE 2013,, HAD NOT USED THE CAR FOR 4 MONTHS WHEN THIS OCCURRED, PLEASE HELP, MANUFACTURER HAS TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO CORRECT THIS, VERY ANNOYINGSOUND

• 12/20/2019· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP FRACTURED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/03/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 11/27/2017· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

  STEERING WHEEL WONT LOCK WHEN I TURN OFF THE ENGINE DON'T KNOW IF ITS PART OF A RECALL AND DIDN'T FIX IT RIGHT... BRAKE LIGHT WHEN I STEP HARD ON BRAKE PEDAL THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON FOR FEW SECONDS.

• 11/25/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  FIRST NOTICED AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. HAD THE DEALER CHECK THIS OUT. THE REPORT CAME BACK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS AT FAULT. NO REPAIR AVAILABLE MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

• 11/25/2014· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND SEAT BELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO SCHEDULE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V704000 (STEERING).THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 11/24/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MY 2006 GRAND MARQUIS HAS A VERY ANNOYING ROARING NOISE WHEN THE TACHOMETER IS BETWEEN 1800 AND 2000 RPM. ALSO AT HIGHWAY SPEED BETWEEN 65MPH AND 70MPH WHICH IS ABOUT 1800 ON THE TACHOMETER. VERY IRRITATING. *TR

• 11/21/2007· VISIBILITY

  2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD IT REPLACED TWICE. *KB

• 11/20/2014· AIR BAGS

  LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON WITH WARNING SOUND. HAD LOCAL GARAGE FIX WITH NEW PARTS FROM FORD DEALER. THIS MORNING UPON BACKING OUT OF GARAGE AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000. MILES SAME PROBLEM OF LIGHT AND SOUND. SUPPOSED TO TAKE IT TO SAME GARAGE TO DIAGNOSE TOMORROW. IT COST ME, A 78 YR. WIDOW, $561.72 TO REPLACE THIS IN AUG. OF 2013. I AM NOT GOING TO SPEND ANOTHER CENT ON THIS PROBLEM. WHAT IN THE WORLD HAS HAPPENED TO AIR BAG INSTALLATION? *TR

• 11/19/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (I AM ORIGINAL OWNER) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I KNOW I'M NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. TODAY IT WAS SO BAD THE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND BURNING RUBBER. I SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE WENT ONTO MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND RESTATED AND FOUND IT WAS STILL AT MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED 30 SECONDS. WHEN I THEN RESTARTED IT RAN NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION IF IN TRAFFIC. *TR

• 11/16/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE PARTIALLY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL STRAPS WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 1/15/16 *CN *CN

• 11/13/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FEATURE WAS INOPERABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK WHILE USING THE KEY FOB. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE OTHER DOORS WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000.

• 11/09/2017· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

• 11/09/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEAT WAS ACTIVATED, IT WOULD NOT BLOW AS DIRECTED. IF HE PLACED THE INDICATOR ON THE FLOOR BLOWER, THE AIR OR HEAT WOULD BLOW FROM THE DEFROSTER OR BLOW TOWARD THE PASSENGER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AUTOMATED AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL HEAD MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

• 11/09/2006· STRUCTURE

  PANEL BEHIND RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS LOOSE AND WHEN HEAVY RAIN AND WATER IS HEAVY ON HIGHWAY PANEL MAKES NOISE WHEN WATER HITS IT LIKE SOMETHING LOOSE AND MAKES A FLAPPING NOISE. I THINK ALL 2006 AND 2007 ARE THIS WAY. NOT RESOLVED. *JB

• 11/08/2006· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AND MOVING THE FLOOR MAT FROM UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - *NM

• 11/07/2013· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING. TRAIN MOVING. 1 CAR AHEAD OF ME AT RAILROAD. STOP. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND SLAMMED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUSHING CAR FORWARD IN THE SIDE OF MOVING TRAIN. MY CAR ALSO SLAMMED INTO TRAIN AND WAS REVERSED AND STOPPED ON RAILROAD POST. DURING THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. *TR

• 11/05/2009· STRUCTURE

  WATER COMING THROUGH AIR VENT BELOW WINDSHIELD AND CAUSING WET FLOOR UNDER PASSENGERS SEAT AND BEHIND THE SEAT ON FLOOR WHEN IN HARD RAIN OR GOING THROUGH CAR WASH. *TR

• 11/04/2019· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON AND BLINKS CODE 3 3 THEN DINGS AN ALARM 5 DINGS X 5 TIMES EVERY 30 MINUTES, LIGHT STAYS ON. I UNDERSTAND CODE 33 OR 34 ARE SEAT BELT PRETENTIONERS THAT ARE KNOWN TO FAIL ON MID 2000'S FORD VEHICLES. MINE IS 2006 GRAND MARQUIS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN MATERIALS CAUSING A SAFTEY CONCERN FOR MYSELF AND PASSENGERS. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED UNTIL REPAIRED AND THE REPAIR IS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A DRIVER SIDE PRETENTIONER HIGH RESISTANCE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THEY REPLACE BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SINCE THE PASSENGER SIDE WILL MOST LIKELY ALSO FAIL SOON ACCORDING TO HIS EXPERIANCE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED TO HAVE PRETENSIONERS REPLACED SINCE IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY FORD PARTS.

• 11/03/2014· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT TENSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/03/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENTERING AN OFF RAMP AT 30 MPH AND BRAKING INTO THE TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO SLOW AND FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. A MOMENT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SLOWED AND BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED OR IDENTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

• 11/01/2015· ENGINE

  MY 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS PREMIUM CAR HAS AN UNRESOLVED STALLING ISSUE. THE PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED WHEN THE CAR'S ENGINE WARMS UP, ESPECIALLY DURING WARMER WEATHER. IT TENDS TO STALL OUT AT EXTENDED STOPLIGHTS OR IF THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE STOPPED WITHIN A SHORT DISTANCE. MY CAR FIRST BEGAN STALLING AFTER I HAD IT WASHED IN GASOLINE STATION'S AUTOMATIC CAR WASH. SHORTLY AFTER IT WAS WASHED, THE ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH AND THEN FINALLY STALLED OUT WITH THE 'ENGINE' LIGHT ON YELLOW LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD. THE FIRST TWO MASTER MECHANICS OF TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR FACILITIES SUGGESTED THAT THE ENGINE'S PCM WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. I TOOK MY CAR TO A THIRD REPAIR FACILITY AND THE MECHANIC SWAPPED OUT A USED PCM FOR A 4.6 L APPLICATION AND REPROGRAMMED IT FOR FORD'S MOST RECENTLY ISSUED SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE CAR CONTINUES TO STALL AFTER THE USED PCM WAS REPROGRAMMED AND THE MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT HE WAS SURE THAT THE STALLING PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE ENGINE'S PCM! I'VE PAID APPROXIMATELY $874.00 AMONG THREE DIFFERENT AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITIES AND ALL MASTER MECHANICS AMONG THESE THREE GARAGES COULD NOT PINPOINT WHY MY VEHICLE IS STALLING. FINALLY, A MASTER MECHANIC OF A VOLUNTEER CHURCH GARAGE ALSO COULD NOT PINPOINT WHY MY CAR CONTINUES TO STALL AND HE SUGGESTS THAT THE ONLY FIX IS TO SELL MY CAR. WHEN I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE HOW THEY WOULD TRY TO FIX IT, THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO REPLICATE THE CONDITIONS THAT MADE IT STALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. I EXPLAINED THAT THIS METHOD WAS TRIED BY ALL THREE REPAIR FACILITIES, ALL TO NO AVAIL, AND THAT I AM NOT INTERESTED IN PAYING ADDITIONAL FEES FOR FUTURE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS THAT CANNOT PINPOINT THE FAILURE. TO PREVENT STALLING AT STOPLIGHTS, I NEED TO USE BOTH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS AT STOP LIGHTS!

• 10/31/2012· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED HE NOTICED THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE CONTACT NOTICED THE AIR BAG AND SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,023.

• 10/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, SAME SEQUENCE REPEATED FIVE TIMES AFTER WARDS IT STAYED ON. AFTER A MINUTE OR SO A WARNING BEEP SOUNDED. THE BEEPS WERE IN A SEQUENCE OF 5 BEEPS WHICH REPEATED FIVE TIMES THEN REPEATED AGAIN EVERY HALF HOUR WHILE DRIVING.. MECHANIC REPLACED THE WHOLE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY - $800.00. A YEAR LATER - SAME PROBLEM. FORD SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I REFUSE TO PAY ANOTHER $800. I TOOK OUT THE FUSE THAT SOUNDED THE BEEP ALARM AS IT WAS DRIVING ME CRAZY. *TR

• 10/30/2014· SEAT BELTS,STRUCTURE

  PAINT STARTED TO PEEL IN THE FRONT CENTER OF THE ROOF, A SMALL SPOT. I THOUGHT A STONE OR ROCK HIT IT. THEN AROUND THE SIDES OF THE BACK WINDSHIELD. THIS SPRING THE HOOD STARTED TO PEEL ALSO. FIRST IN ONE SPOT THEN IN MULTIPLE SPOTS. IT STARTS BY A BUBBLE, THEN IT POPS AND PEELS OFF IN CHIPS, WHICH STICK TO THE WINDSHIELD AT TIMES. THEN IT STARTS TO PEEL OFF IN BIG PIECES. AT ALL TIMES IT PEELS DOWN TO THE BARE METAL. IT DEFINITELY APPEARS THAT THE AFFECTED AREAS(PARTS) ARE NOT PRIMED. WHEN DRIVING YOU CAN SEE THE PAINT START TO LIFT OFF AND LET GO. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS IT WILL NOT STOP UNTIL THE WHOLE HOOD AND ROOF ARE BARE. SEAT BELT LIGHT DOES NOT GO OFF WHEN BUCKLED. YOU CAN ATTEMPT TO BUCKLE AND UNBUCKLE MULTIPLE TIMES IT WORKS AND DOES NOT WORK. SOME DAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM AND OTHER DAYS IT IS AN ISSUE. *TR

• 10/29/2013· STEERINGCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND LIGHTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REMEDIED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

• 10/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS BAD. REPLACED PRETENSIONER AT 68527 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. FIXED PROBLEM. AT 68669 MILES THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AGAIN CAME ON. MECHANIC NOW SAYS THE DRIVER SIDE PRETENSIONER IS BAD. THIS AUTOMOBILE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. FIRST INCIDENT 9/16/16. SECOND INCIDENT 10/27/16. *TR

• 10/27/2015· AIR BAGS

  START ENGINE, AIR BAG LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATES, BEEP ALARM SOUNDS FOR A SERIES OF FIVE BEEPS FOLLOWED BY 1 SECOND OF SILENCE, AND REPEATS FOR FIVE REPETITIONS OF THE SAME. LIGHT REMAINS ON AND AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON ROAD OPERATION, THE ALARM REPEATS FOR 5 REPETITIONS AS BEFORE. THIS CONTINUES AS LONG AS THE ENGINE IS OPERATED WITHOUT TURNING OFF. WHEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE ALARM STARTS ALL OVER FOR THE SERIES OF 5 BEEPS IN 5 REPETITIONS. MY DEALER SAYS THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND WANTS OVER $800.00 FOR A NEW COMPUTER MODULE. I HAVE NO WAY TO DOCUMENT COMPLAINT OR DEALER RESPONSE.

• 10/23/2015· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 I PURCHASED A USED 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ON. I SUBSEQUENTLY FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, NOT RESULTING IN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN AN AIRBAG RECALL BY THE NHTSA, I FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN 57 REGISTERED COMPLAINTS ON THE REPAIR PAL WEBSITE AND THAT A COMPLAINT HAD ALSO BEEN FILED WITH THE NHTSA.FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE SEAT-BELT ASSEMBLIES. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS IT EFFECTS THE PROPER FUNCTIONALITY OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION.

• 10/22/2013· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 3V385000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 10/19/2015· STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2006 MERCURY MARQUIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE POWER STEERING ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING BECAME TIGHT. HE STATED IT FELT AS THOUGH HE WAS GOING TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY HARNESS ASSEMBLY, DUE TO THE WIRING BEING CORRODED. *JB

• 10/18/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DRIVING AT 50 MPH. PASSED SLOWER-MOVING VEHICLE BY PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO FLOOR(FULL POWER) DURING INITIAL PASS, THEN RELEASED ACCELERATOR. ENGINE RPM'S DID NOT REDUCE, BUT INSTEAD CLIMBED RAPIDLY WITH THE THROTTLE STUCK AT THE "FULL POWER" POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE RAPIDLY, REACHING A SPEED OF ABOUT 75 MPH IN 50 MPH ZONE ON TWO LANE ROAD. UPON RECOGNIZING THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK IN "WIDE OPEN" POSITION, I SLAMMED MY FOOT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REPEATEDLY, AND AFTER ABOUT THREE STRIKES THE ENGINE RPM REDUCED TO NORMAL (CONSISTENT WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION) AND I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE SPEED AND SLOW THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED TO ENSURE THAT NEITHER THE FLOOR MAT NOR ANY FOREIGN OBJECTS WERE IMPINGING ON ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I FOUND NO OBJECTS INTERFERING WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN TWO WEEKS. I REPORTED THE EVENTS TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE RAN A COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC ON THE SYSTEM. IT SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES OR CODES. TWO MECHANICS EXAMINED THE SYSTEM UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES. THEY INDICATED THEY "CLEANED" SOMETHING (CONTACTS?). I SUBSEQUENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE ONTO A LARGER ROAD WITHOUT TRAFFIC PRESENT AND ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR (FULL THROTTLE), THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE ENGINE RPM CONTINUED TO CLIMB RAPIDLY AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND RAPIDLY. TAKING MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN ABSOLUTELY NO REDUCTION TO ENGINE POWER. ENGINE RPM AND SPEED RAPIDLY INCREASED AS THE ENGINE WAS STUCK IN THE "FULL POWER" POSITION. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE ENGINE SPEED AND VEHICLE SPEED BY REPEATEDLY SLAMMING MY FOOT AGAINST THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AFTER TWO OR THREE HITS, ENGINE POWER REDUCED CONSISTENT WITH ACCELERATOR POSITION. *TR

• 10/17/2016· SEAT BELTS

  WHILE DRIVING THE REPEATED CHIMING SOUND BEGAN AND A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THIS CONTINUED AS LONG AS THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN. I DROVE IT TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP THAT MAINTAINS MY VEHICLES. HE DIAGNOSED IT AS THE FAILURE OF THE SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER ASSEMBLY. HE CALLED THE SERVICE MANAGE OF ONE OF THE LOCAL FORD MOTOR SERVICE MANAGERS, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM AND THE SM AGREED THAT IT WAS THE PROBLEM. HE DID THE REPAIRS.. COST TO ME WAS $539.42.. THE REPAIR WAS DONE 2/20/2014. IN JULY 2014 THE SAME CHIMING/LIGHT FLASHING AGAIN OCCURRED. TOOK IT BACK TO MY REPAIR SHOP, HE AGAIN CALLED HIS FRIEND, THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THE SAME FORD DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED BEFORE ON OTHER MERCURYS. THIS WAS NOT THE SAME SEAT THAT WAS REPAIRED THE FIRST TIME. I AGAIN PAID $539.82. DURING EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND ASSEMBLY FAILURE MY PRIVATE SHOP OWNER CONTACTED THE SERVICE MANAGER OF THAT FORD DEALER AND ARRANGED FOR ME TO TAKE MY MERCURY TO HIM, PERSONALLY, AND HE HAD IT CHECKED AND SAID THAT NOT ONLY WAS THIS CORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRS DONE BUT THAT THEY HAD A GOOD MANY MERCURYS THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM.. HE SAID IT WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM. I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY, WAS TRANSFERRED TO "SOMEONE" (A FEMALE) WHO SAID THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT A RECALL ITEM, DENIED ME ANY RECOURSE OFFER AND WHEN I STATED I INTENDED TO CONTACT "SOMEONE" ELSE, SAID THAT WAS MY PRIVILEGE. I DID NOT KNOW WHO ELSE TO CONTACT AND THEREFORE HAD TO DROP THE MATTER. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS FAILURE AND REPAIR PART. ONLY TODAY DID I HAPPEN TO FIND THIS PROBLEM OFFER ON MY COMPUTER. I'M 87 YEARS OLD AND NOT TOO COMPUTER SAVVY. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM YOU TO ME BUT HOPE MY PROBLEM WOULD GET ALL THE ATTENTION POSSIBLE. WILL I BE ADVISED OF ANY ACTION TAKEN?. *TR

• 10/16/2008· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SHE SUSTAINED MODERATE INJURIES. THE CONTACT HAS A COPY OF THE POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. AS OF OCTOBER 16, 2008, THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER HAVE NOT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

• 10/16/2007· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE FELT AS IF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE BEING DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ONCE AND SHE STRUCK A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED AS OF YET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,800. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HIT A STOP SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. UPDATED 12/12/07 UPDATED

• 10/09/2018· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (BILLY CAIN FORD, 4191 MAYSVILLE RD, COMMERCE, GA 30529, (888) 825-0677) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 196,638. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 10/09/2013· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A SMALL SPRING IN THE SEAT BELT HARNESS BROKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IT, WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT HARNESS. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. UPDATED 04/01/14

• 10/06/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER FUSE WOULD BLOW WHEN USED, WHICH THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING BELL RINGS 20 TIMES WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE WARNING BELL WOULD RING 20 TIMES EVERY FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN HE PLUGGED HIS CELL PHONE INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, IT BLEW A FUSE. UPDATED 11/16/11

• 10/03/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  STRAPS HOLDING THE FUEL TANK BROKE DUE TO RUST. THE TANK FELL OFF. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TANK WAS RESTING ON THE GROUND, THE LEFT SIDE HELD UP BY THE FILLER TUBE ONLY.THIS HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT. COULD HAVE HAD VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES IF IT HAPPENED WHILE MOVING.

• 10/02/2015· ENGINE

  AT 110000 MILES MY ENGINE STARTED TO RUN VERY RUFF,AND WOULD DIE OUT AT AN IDLE,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAS A CRACKED PLASTICK INTAKE MANIFOLD.WHEN I EXPRESSED MY CONCERN ABOUT PUTTING ANOTHER PLASTIC PART BACK ON,I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE REDESIGNED THE PART BECAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE HAD WITH THE 4.6 LTR ENGINE AND THE PLASTIC INTAKES!

• 10/02/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE NORMALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY, REQUIRING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - PRIOR TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. THE MORE PRESSURE THE CONSUMER APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE MORE THE ENGINE RACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD THROUGH THE CROSSWALK AND INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE CROSSWALK AND NO CARS WERE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. *NM

• 09/30/2011· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE DASHBOARD "FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT" CAME ON AND A BEEPING SOUND BEGAN. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A MERCURY AND THERE ARE NO MERCURY DEALERS NOW, I CALLED THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING IT MEANS MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. IF I BRING THE VEHICLE IN, THEY WILL DIAGNOSE IT FOR $49 AND THEN TELL ME HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS THAT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION SINCE AT LEAST 2008. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE SITUATION ACCESSED AND THEN FIXED. HOWEVER IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, MANY PEOPLE WILL JUST LET THE LIGHT CONTINUE TO BE LIT AND DO NOTHING. THIS MEANS THAT THEIR AIRBAGS WILL BE INOPERABLE. I THINK EITHER NHTSA OR FORD SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

• 09/29/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKE PEDAL AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, BUT REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/03/14*LJ

• 09/27/2011· SEAT BELTS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

• 09/22/2014· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE

  UPON READYING FOR STOP THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. I HAD TO PUT IN NEUTRAL AND WAIT UNTIL THE SURGE DISCONTINUED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. IT HAS BECOME A INCIDENT THAT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN. IT IS VERY SCARY. A HAD JUMP HAPPENS WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN GEAR. *TR

• 09/21/2015· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,UNKNOWN OR OTHERCrash

  IN FEB, 2014, I ORIGINALLY HAD A MINOR CRASH WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER WAS CITED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING. HIS INSURANCE PAID FOR MY DAMAGE. NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED ON EITHER ME, THE DRIVER, OR MY MOTHER, THE PASSENGER. WE WERE BELTED IN. RECENTLY, ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2015, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT AND CHIMES CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON, THE CHIME RINGS IN 3 SETS OF 5 PERIODICALLY. THE DEALER THAT FIXED THE ORIGINAL DAMAGE, ALAN JAY, RAN A $55 DIAGNOSTIC AND STATED THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER WAS OPEN, AND THAT THIS COULD HAVE ONLY OCCURRED IN AN ACCIDENT. I ASKED WHY THE SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND THE 1 1/2 YEARS EARLIER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED? ALAN JAY DID NOT HAVE AN ANSWER, BUT STATED MY ENTIRE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND AIRBAGS WOULD NOT OPERATE IN ANY FUTURE CRASH, UNTIL I REPLACE THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT, WHICH WILL COST $780.00 ALAN JAY FORD / MERCURY SAID TO CONTACT NATIONAL GENERAL INSURANCE BECAUSE "THE PRETENSIONER DOESN'T JUST GO" THAT AN ACCIDENT HAD TO HAVE OCCURRED TO CAUSE THIS. NATIONAL GENERAL CALLED ME BACK TODAY AND STATED THIS IS UNTRUE. THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AIRBAG LIGHT ACTIVATING AND SHUTTING DOWN THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND TURNING OFF THE AIRBAGS FOR NO CAUSE. THEY REFERRED ME TO WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM, AND I FILED THE 19TH COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2006 GRAND MARQUIS MODEL. THERE ARE ALSO MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODEL YEARS FOR THE GRAND MARQUIS AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM? WHY DON'T THE MERCURY DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? LIKE MANY OTHERS, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE MY ONLY VEHICLE IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION UNTIL I CAN AFFORD THE $780.00 TO FIX IT?

• 09/17/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  PLASTIC COVER ON INTAKE CRACKED AND LEAKED COOLANT

• 09/15/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH COMES ON AND STAY ON WHILE DRIVING. *TR

• 09/10/2013· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOKS OF THE REAR AXLE WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RUST WOULD SPREAD TO THE AXLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000.

• 09/04/2018· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAGS LIGHT STAYS ON AND KEEPS BEEPING NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED