1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS
57 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 12 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 6 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 5 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 4 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | 4 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | 3 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 2 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | 1 |
| TIRES | 1 |
| STEERING:LINKAGES | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | 1 |
| WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | 1 |
Recent Complaints
WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS. *AK
VEHICLE PARKED FOR SOMETIME. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS DRIVING WHEN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED & LIFTED HOOD. FLAMES SHUT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INDCATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO TWO TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ALTERNATOR . *AK
REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN 3 FIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 ALTENATOR FIRES SINCE 1991. THE LAST FIRE WAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE THIS YEAR. *AK
ENGINE FIRE. OWNER NOT NOTIFIED OF RECALL.
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE. *SD
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURY. *SD
DROVE VEHICLE FOR SHOPPING, PARKED VEHICLE, 11:10 PLACED PACKAGES IN BACK SEAT & LEFT, LATER RETURNED & SAW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE. *AK
COLONY PARK STATION WAGEN; STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. OWNER RAISED HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. STEERING COLUMN IGNITED W/OWNER USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER. *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. WEEKS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OFF SITTING STILL AN HOUR. VEHICLE COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES. *AK
15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT. *AK
15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK
THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. TT