Safety Score
86
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-03-14 | 05V086000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 43,626 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-11-26 | STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER … |
| 2007-10-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WENT TO HIS LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE… |
| 2007-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL SWITCH WAS DISCONNECTED ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2007. … |
| 2007-05-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIPE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FENDER WHERE … |
| 2007-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 1997 MOUNTAINEER, ENGINE RACE, COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. USED THE BRAKES BUT ENGINE RACED AND BANGED INTO OUR HOUSE IN … |
| 2006-11-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. SUSPENSION FRONT WHEEL BEARING. *NM |
| 2006-06-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEED, MY 1997 GRAND MARQUIS, LS WAS RUNNING AT NORMAL TEMP. ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHIN… |
| 2005-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED FLUID WAS LEAKING AROUND HIS HEATER HOSE. AFTER REPLACING THE HOSE SEVERAL TIMES IT WAS STILL LE… |
| 2005-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | CRACK IN PLASTIC EXHAUST MANIFOLD, #2 , ART REPLACED, #3. *NM |
| 2005-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS OVERHEATED AND BLEW STEAM AND ANTIFREEZE THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ON TO WINDSHIE… |
| 2005-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 2 | DT: THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED SO BADLY THAT IT SLAPPED CONSUMER'S GRANDSON''S FACE. HE HAS A PERMANENT SCAR FROM IT. THE… |
| 2005-05-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE ON VACATION THE MANIFOLD IN OUR 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM |
| 2005-05-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND PULL INTO A PA… |
| 2005-03-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | (THIS COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TODAY AROUND 70 MPH OR UNDER ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SHE TURNED A… |
| 2004-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK WATER AND THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM TURNED OUT TO BE A CRACKED INTAKE MANIFO… |
| 2004-11-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH SMOKE CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE C… |
| 2004-09-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 80 MPH TEMPERATURE GAUGE REACH ED ITS PEAK , FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WAS TOW… |
| 2004-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, CAR BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE ABILITY TO STOP AND THERBY ALMO… |
| 2004-08-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND LEAKED COOLANT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETE… |
| 2004-08-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MY 93 YEAR OLD AUNT PAID $950.00 TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD REPAIRED 8/6/04 ON HER 1997 MERCURY, AND NOW FORD DOES NOT WANT… |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | COMPLAINT ABOUT ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM. *MR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT … |
| 2004-05-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. I HAVE A 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS WITH ELECTRONIC LIGHTS. THEY ARE ALL CONTROLLED WITH A PRO… |
| 2004-02-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD ON 1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. *MR THE INTAKE MAINIFOLD SPLIT OPEN. THE CONSUMER WAS TO… |
| 2003-06-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT ANY WARNING, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY T… |
| 2003-02-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM | No | 0 | THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WELD TO THE FRAME BROKE WHILE DRIVING.*JB *TS |
| 2003-02-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE.*JB |
| 2002-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS AT AN IDLE. CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BOOM NOISE, THEN SMOKE OR STEAM STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE … |
| 2002-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE. STEAM ,AND ANTI-FREEZE FELL ALL OVER WINDSHIELD, BLOCKING DRIVER'S VISION.… |
| 2002-06-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | WHILE PULLING INTO THE GARAGE RIGHT FRONT BALL JOINT BROKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK THE CONSUMER S… |
| 2002-04-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD (ORG.) WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. SHOP HAD CAR FOR TUNE-UP WHEN MANIFOLD CRACKED.THE NEW MANIFOLD IS MADE WI… |
| 2002-03-06 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED 2 TIRE BLOWS OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT THE MEDIAN. *JB |
| 2002-02-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION, THE BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. CONSUMER HAD TO UTILIZE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BRA… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL FUMES ENTERING INSIDE OF VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. DEALERSHIPWAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK |
| 2001-03-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING VEHICLE IN A CLOSED GARAGE CONSUMER COULD SMELL A STRONG FUEL ODOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER WHERE THEY F… |
| 2000-05-27 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT CONTROL ARM BRACKET CAME UNWELDED FROM FRAME CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS |
| 2000-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WERE DETERIORATING DUE TO CORROSION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPAIRS WERE BEING DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. ALSO… |
| 2000-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER UNDER WARRANTY NUMEROUS TIMES WITH COMPLAINT OF LOW ANTIFREEZE IN RADIATOR AND THE FAINT SMEL… |
| 1999-01-06 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WANDERING ACROSS THE ROAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE; DEALER NOTIFIED AND UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PRO… |
| 1998-05-31 | TIRES | No | 0 | LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED. (MICHELIN P215/70 R15 975) YH |
| 1998-03-15 | STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING/ INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHO… |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ABOUT EVERY 3 MONTHS THE ROTORS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL T… |
| 1997-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SURGE TO ELECTRICAL MOTOR OF THE ABS BRAKES STRATED ENGINE FIRE. ALSO REPLACED TRACTION UNIT. |
| 1997-04-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WAS WANDERING. WOULD RUN OFF THE ROAD, AND THE VEHICLE HIT A GUARD RAIL, AND THE AIRBAG DID… |
| 1997-03-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 1 | VIOLENT DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG CAUSED INSTRUMENT PANEL TO COME LOOSE, CAUSING INJURY. |
| 1901-01-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS WITH CRUISE CONTROL RECALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHIC… |
| 1901-01-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FAX LTR FM (OH) OWNER OF 1997 MERCURY MARQUIS EXPERIENCE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BALL JOINT FAILURE. *TS THE MANIFOLD LEAK… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION DECELERATES, VERY ERRATIC OPERATION. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DOWN SHIFT PROGRAM EXHIBITS A SEVERE BRAKING PULSE THAT OCCURS AT APPROXIMATELY 34MPH WHENEVER THE VEHICLE COAST WITH T… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD BLEW OUT CAUSING ALL OF THE WATER TO LEAVE THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN ENGINE RUNNING HOT. *MR PH |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | UNINTENDED TRANSMISSION BRAKING CONCENTRATED IN THE FRONT WHEEL, COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE STEERING LOS… |