Safety Score
84
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-03-08 | 88V028000 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 21,200 | — | Details |
| 1987-02-09 | 87V012000 |
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | 29,600 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TURN, THE VEHIC… |
| 2005-05-14 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKEL. A SPRING ON THE RELEASE BUTTON BREAKS AND NO LONGER LATCHES CORRECTLY. THE BUCKEL WILL HOL… |
| 2003-03-12 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK *JB |
| 2000-09-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | No | 0 | FUSE LINKS FAILED TO OPEN CAUSING WIRES TO BURN I AM A E.T.. |
| 2000-09-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS. *AK |
| 1999-07-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO FAILED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *MJS |
| 1999-01-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING DAMP OR RAINY WEATHER. MJS |
| 1999-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED FOR SOMETIME. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS DRIVING WHEN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED… |
| 1998-12-31 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | BOLTS TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). |
| 1998-08-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO TWO TREES. THE DRIV… |
| 1998-07-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE NOT IN REVERSE WHEN IT TOOK OFF. GEAR STILL IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO… |
| 1997-02-02 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE FEMALE PART OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. PART HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPLACE BUCKLE. DEALER… |
| 1996-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 ALTENATOR FIRES SINCE 1991. THE LAST FIRE WAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE THIS YEAR. *AK |
| 1996-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL. |
| 1996-06-04 | STEERING:LINKAGES | No | 0 | FRONT LEFT TIE ROD BROKE, RESULTING IN HARD STEERING AND CONTROLING. *AK |
| 1996-04-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DROVE VEHICLE FOR SHOPPING, PARKED VEHICLE, 11:10 PLACED PACKAGES IN BACK SEAT & LEFT, LATER RETURNED & SAW VEHICLE HAD… |
| 1996-04-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. WEEKS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON F… |
| 1996-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED. *SD |
| 1996-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1996-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1995-10-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | FUTURA TIRE BLEW OUT. *SD |
| 1995-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK |
| 1995-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.… |
| 1995-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD |
| 1995-07-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD |
| 1995-07-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. TT |
| 1995-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WIRING LINK AT STARTER SOLONOID BURNT UP. |
| 1995-02-18 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTORS SPLIT, CAUSING SEAT BELTS TO FAIL. *SKD |
| 1994-12-12 | WHEELS | No | 0 | HOLE IN ALUMINUM WHEEL CAST, CAUSING LOSS OF AIR IN TIRES. *AK |
| 1994-11-20 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVERS SEATBELT DOES NOT BUCKLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| 1993-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE PARKED, TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE CAME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED OFF SWITCH, SMOKING STOPPED; SWITC… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PUTTING ON THE CRUISE CONTROL RESUME CAR ACCELERATE . TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CABLE THAT RUNS FROM TRANSMISSION TO THROTTLE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY, EVEN WITH BRAKES … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED OUT WITHIN 100,000 MILES, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OFF SITTING STILL AN HOUR. VEHICLE COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IS CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP TO STAY ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE FIRE CAM… |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN 3 FIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WHEN BUCKLE THE SEAT BELT COMES LOOSE . TT |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT ONLY THE TRUNK LIDS OF 1987 MODEL GRAND MARQUIS ARE RUSTING. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | COLONY PARK STATION WAGEN; STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. OWNER RAISED HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. STEERING COLUMN IGNITED … |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES. *AK |