2002 Mercury Grand Marquis

Safety Score
81
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2015-10-06 15E082000 STEERING 1,767 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-07-04 ENGINE No 0 The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH at night, the cruise control mod…
2023-08-01 SEAT BELTS No 0 The contact owns a 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that after securely latching the seat belt, the drive…
2022-07-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 ?yrs.ago While backing out of parking space at Calaveras Lumber, after shifting into reverse, & removing my foot from …
2022-05-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 For sometime now the Headlights on my 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis appear to fade or dim soon after turning them on; givi…
2020-01-09 STEERING No 0 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THEY HAD NO CONTROL OVER STEERING. *LD THE CO…
2019-02-04 STEERING No 0 I WAS DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN I RAN OVER SOME BUMPS IN THE ROAD. THE STEERING WHEEL WENT RIGHT AND LEFT SEVER…
2018-03-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HAZARD LIGHTS, DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS, LO…
2018-01-04 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE CAR HAS 87934 MILES ON IT. WHEN DRIVING OVER 50 MILES A HOUR IT JERKS AND SHAKES THE CHECK EMGINE LIGHT WILL START …
2017-05-08 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELT WON'T STAY FASTENED AND THE STEERING CREAKS
2017-04-04 SEAT BELTS No 0 THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT STAY ATTACHED. YOU CAN PUT THEM ON AND THEY APPEAR TO BE LOCKED IN AND YOU CAN PULL ON THEM TO…
2016-10-03 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE IN WHICH THERE…
2016-08-13 SEAT BELTS No 0 BOTH BACK SEAT BELTS DON'T RETRACT AS THEY SHOULD, THE TEST WAS DONE WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED BUT I CHECKED MY OTHER GRA…
2016-08-13 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT BALL JOINT…
2016-06-21 SEAT BELTS No 0 SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RETRACT AFTER USE AND ARE STUCK.
2015-08-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 AFTER DRIVING TO MALL MY DAUGHTER REALIZED THAT MY HEAD LIGHTS WERE NOT ON. CHECKED ALL FUSE (UNDER DASH AND UNDER HOOD…
2015-04-02 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WAR…
2014-01-20 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH, A NOISE EMITTE…
2013-09-12 TIRES No 0 I PURCHASED A SET OF BRIDGESTONE INSIGNIA SE200 5/2013 . 4MONTHS LATER I REPLACED 1 TIRE DUE TO SIDE WALL SPLITTING. TO…
2013-08-14 STEERING No 0 STEERING PROBLEM NHTSA # 13V385000, FORD RECALL13S08. "NOTCHY, STIFF OR BINDING" STEERING, AS IN FORD'S RECALL LETTER T…
2013-08-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 LEAVING WORK, APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM PARKING PLACE TO PARKING LOT EXIT INTO ROAD. WHEN BRAKING TO STOP BEFORE ENTE…
2013-07-10 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER S…
2012-05-05 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I SWERVED TO AVOID AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD AND HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON AT 35 MPH. MY AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. THE FR…
2012-04-07 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ABNO…
2011-10-30 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INVOLVED A ROLLOVER CRASH AND THE DRIVERS…
2011-10-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DURING HEIGHT OF THE RUSH HOUR AT 4:00 PM I WAS TRAVELING ON NJ TURNPIKE AT 65 MPH IN THE MIDDLE LANE, STARTED TO HEAR…
2011-10-05 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE…
2011-08-01 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEE…
2011-04-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Yes 0 I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR UP AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO …
2011-01-11 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 PLASTIC HEATER SUPPLY TUBE (LOCATED IN REAR OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD) FAILED CAUSING ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. INTAKE MANI…
2011-01-03 TIRES No 0 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TWO SETS OF FAILED MICHELIN HYDROEDGE TIRES *TGW THE CONSUME…
2010-09-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LUNGES FORWARD (INCREASE RPM @1000, AND LOUD GROWL FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT) WHEN I LET OFF T…
2009-05-15 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I HAVE A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE VEHICLE HAS ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEE…
2008-12-05 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 AIR BAGS ARE RENDERED INOPERATIVE BY FAILURE OF A SENSOR IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER. FLASHES CODE 3-4.…
2008-08-08 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER OR CRUISE CONTR…
2008-06-18 SUSPENSION No 0 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH DEFECTIVE RUBBER BOOTS ON BALL JOINTS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALER TOLD HIM THE RUB…
2008-05-21 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 I HAVE A MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS YEAR 2002. THE HOOD WILL NOT CLOSE. I HAD A 1998 THE HOOD DID THE SAME THING AND THE H…
2008-01-01 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WAS INOPERATIVE. …
2007-10-26 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT No 0 BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AT A FRIENDS HOUSE AND WENT ABOUT 4 HOUSES, WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE CAR DROPPED TO THE PAVEM…
2007-09-21 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 12 MPH, THE BALL JOINTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE V…
2007-08-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTER…
2006-10-17 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SCISSOR TYPE JACK WITH A SCREW DRIVE WAS STRIPPED ON THE FIRST 3-4 INCHES OF THE SCREW. TH…
2006-03-09 STEERING No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE PITMAN ARM WAS LOOSE AN…
2005-11-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH No 0 DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY…
2005-10-31 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING, VEHICLE STALLED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START. A PASSING MOTORIST SAID HE HAD SAME PROBLEM…
2005-08-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS No 0 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BRAKES. THE CONTAC…
2005-04-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 1 SLIGHT WHITE SMOKE APPEARING THROUGH VENTS IN AUTO. THEN WHEN WE PARKED IT EXTREME SMOKE CAME INTO VENTS FILLING PASSAN…
2005-02-03 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT ALWAYS START. WHEN IT DID START THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE IDLING. TO ALLEVI…
2004-04-27 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE OFF OF CARWASH CONVEYOR, THE ENGINE RACED TO FULL SPEED. I HAD TO US BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, AND …
2004-04-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 PROBLEMS WITH MY WIFE'S 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS NOT CRANKING AT ODD TIMES. I HAVE CRANKED UP THE CAR, AND DRIVEN…
2003-10-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 WHILE WAITING AT A STOP ENGINE STARTED TO REV TO A HIGH RATE. DRIVER SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL TO HELP RESOLVE THE PROBLEM,…