Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-17 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS SWAYING BACK AND FORTH. |
| 2020-05-20 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXAMINING HIS VEHICLE AT HIS RESIDENCE… |
| 2018-08-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LI… |
| 2018-08-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CRACKED AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD ALLOWING IT TO OVER HEAT AND MESSING UP MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR |
| 2018-03-05 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE FR380 TIRES, SIZE: P225/60R16. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2016-11-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTING OPERATED … |
| 2016-05-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND HESITATED TO R… |
| 2016-04-25 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | AUTOZONE- VALUCRAFT BRAND- BALL JOINTS PART NUMBER VFA2101 I RECENTLY HAD MY BALL JOINTS REPLACED AND I HAD A PREMAT… |
| 2015-12-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLI… |
| 2015-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOW/HIGH BEAM LIGHTS INOPERATIVE IN PARK OR DRIVE, BULBS & WIRING CHECKS GOOD, 25 AMP FUSE WAS BLOWN, BUT REPLACED FUSE… |
| 2015-07-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE HEADLIGHTS GOES OUT, THAN ON, AND OUT. THIS IS UNSAFE FOR MY WIFE DRIVING WITH KIDS. |
| 2013-05-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED TO BUCK AND WHEN I PULLED MY VEHICLE OVER I LIFTED THE HOOD. I FOUND ANTI-FREEZE FLOWING ON THE TOP OF … |
| 2012-01-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL DRIVING NOTICED A SQUEAKING AND GROANING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF CAR. STEERING HAS BECOME LOOSE AN… |
| 2011-12-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED WHILE ATT… |
| 2011-11-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR BACKING AT SLOW SPEEDS THIS VEHICLE(WHICH HAS VERY VERY LOW MILES) MAKES LOUD,BANGING,POUNDING,BINDING… |
| 2011-07-13 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOMING NOISE … |
| 2011-02-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT ABNORMALLY. THE V… |
| 2010-10-21 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVEABLE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION COMPLETELY GAVE OUT AND THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE NO … |
| 2010-08-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | MY 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HEADLIGHTS AS WELL AS TAILIGHTS FAIL. DURING THIS ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT … |
| 2010-05-21 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER STATES FAULTY REAR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HIS WIFE A… |
| 2010-02-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD IN MY 1998 GRAND MARQUIS HAS CRACKED RESULTING IN ENGINE COOLANT FLUID LEAK AND ENGINE FAIL… |
| 2010-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIO… |
| 2009-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHENEVER THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE ON HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK … |
| 2009-06-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OBSERVED A COOLANT LEAK AROUND THE THERMOSTAT. I FOUND THE PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD TO BE CRACKED AROUND THE THERMOSTA… |
| 2009-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD ALL OF MY ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FIXED, THE ALTERNATOR,THE REGULATOR,ALL THE PIG-TAILS,AND A NEW BATTERY. I A… |
| 2008-08-24 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE A… |
| 2007-08-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | DURING NORMAL DRIVING, HEARD EXTREMELY ALARMING LOUD CREAKING, SQUEAKING NOISES FROM FRONT END. STEERING BECAME SLOPPY … |
| 2007-07-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHI… |
| 2007-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED AND LEAKING COOLANT AROUND THERMOSTAT AREA THAT SQUIRTS OUT UNDER DRIVING CONDITIONS AN… |
| 2006-10-22 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, AN UNIDENTIFIED NOISE WAS HEARD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO REVERS… |
| 2006-08-07 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING | No | 0 | MY 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AT SLOW SPEED HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD END FAIL AND FALL OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS … |
| 2006-07-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AFTER IT WAS PUT IN TO PARK. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT INVOL… |
| 2006-07-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC B… |
| 2005-10-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1998 GRAND MARQUIS OVERHEATED AND MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. *TS *JB |
| 2005-10-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT ACTIVATE. AS OF … |
| 2005-02-10 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 18 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE STEERING FAILED. NO IMPACT REPORTED.*AK … |
| 2005-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 1 | 1) NORMAL DRIVING USAGE; 2) PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED, OVERHEATING CAR; 3) PART WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED $590 F… |
| 2005-01-03 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINTS WERE SQUEAKING DUE TO DRYNESS,WHICH CONSUMER HAS BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY CAN BREAK AND CAUS… |
| 2004-11-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SHORT ON 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS CAUSES ENGINE TO STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. POWER BRAKES AND STEERING NOT… |
| 2004-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | FALIURE HAS NOT HAPPENED YET BUT HAS THE POTENTIAL WITH ALL OF THE OTHER 1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. PLASTIC INTAKE MA… |
| 2004-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *NM EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEH… |
| 2004-08-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE LOSS OF STEERING AND THE BRAKES. VEHIC… |
| 2004-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH INTAKE MANIFOLD BEING CRACKED. *MR THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE SAME RECALLS FOR THE CROWN VICTORIA'S A… |
| 2004-04-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | 1. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY. 2. LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK FOR A WHILE THEN REMAIN ON AGAIN. … |
| 2004-04-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER USED A STARTER BATTERY KIT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE OR CONTACTED AAA TO HAVE THE… |
| 2003-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DEALER REPLACED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT 49000 MILES AT COST $1,800 TO THE CONSUMER. *AK |
| 2003-07-28 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WILL NOT RELEASE THE BELT. THE CONSUMER TRIED PULLING T… |
| 2002-12-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | LIGHT SWITCH FAILS WHILE LIGHTS ARE ON HIGH BEAM FOR ONE TO TWO HOURS. HAS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPR … |
| 2002-10-15 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING DOWN A ROAD TIE ROD FELL DOWN AND CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, WHEELS WERE LOOSE COU… |
| 2002-08-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. *AKCONSUMER L… |