1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

My significant other and I were in an accident on the interstate. The airbags deployed and the seat belts failed to lock in place.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CHANGED LANES AND THE STEERING BECAME ERRATIC. UPON EXAMINATION, THE IDLER ARM HAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEERING LINK ARM. THERE WAS NO WARNING AND THE VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY PASSED A SAFETY INSPECTION.

Mileage: 140,000

I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL STARTED VIBRATING AND GOING LOWER AND LOWER TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DID NOT STOP RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS TOLD BY THE FORD MECHANIC THAT THE COMPUTER TESTS DID NOT SHOW ANY PROBLEM WITH THE ANTILOCK SYSTEM BUT I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM WHEN YOU APPLY YOUR BRAKES AND THE CAR DOES NOT STOP. I HAVE ALSO TALKED TO A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SOME OF THEM WHO WORK ON CARS ETC..AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM. FURTHERMORE, IT HAPPENS A L

ON JAN. 25, 2006 I STOPPED AT A REST AREA TO PUT WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID IN MY CAR. THE HYDRAULICS ON THE HOOD FAILED, CAUSING THE HOOD TO SLAM SHUT ON MY ARM. THE HOOD LATCHED AND THE LATCH WAS JAMMED DUE TO MY ARM BEING CAUGHT UNDER THE HOOD. TWO ODOT WORKERS FINALLY CAME TO HELP ME. THEY COULD NOT OPEN THE HOOD BY USING THE HOOD RELEASE IN THE CAR, NOR BY USING THE RELEASE UNDER THE HOOD. THEY HAD TO PRY OPEN THE HOOD, FOR ME TO PULL MY ARM OUT. MY ARM WAS PINNED FOR 20 MINUTES. I HAVE B

Mileage: 116,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, AS THE BREAK PEDAL WAS RELEASED TO BEGIN A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT RETRACTOR FAILED TO LOCK, CAUSING THE CONTACT'S HEAD TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.

Mileage: 86,000

COMPLETE CRACKING OF PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD CAUSING COMPLETER LOSS OF COOLANT AND $1400 REPAIR WITH THE NEW REPLACEMENT METAL MANIFOLD.

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ACCELERATOR CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE VEHICLE IN THE FRONT. *AK......CENTRAL COLLISION CENTOR OF NEW LENOX, INC 114 OAK STREET, NEW LENOX,IL 60451 REPLACED THE CABLE, AN DNOT THE DEALER. CONSUME RHAS THE OLD PARTS. *AK

Mileage: 70,000

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR FENDER BENDER DRIVING AT 5 MPH WHEN THE TWO FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONTACTED DEALER. MR

THE AUTO PRODUCED AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID WHILE BRAKING ON A WET ROAD AND PROCEEDING AROUND A RAMP. RATHER THAN PROCEED LEFT WHILE TURNING ON THE RAMP REQUIRING ONLY A MINOR NEGOTIATION OF A SLIGHT HILLED AND CURVED ROAD, IT PROCEEDED INTO A RIGHT DIAGONAL TURN INTO THE GUARD RAIL AND WOULD HAVE PLUNGED INTO THE ADJACENT DITCH ABSENT THE RAIL. IT THEN BOUNCED OFF THE RAIL AND RATHER THAN PROCEED STRAIGHT AS THE STEERING WHEEL DIRECTED IT WITH A SLIGHT TURN OF THE WHEEL, IT TOOK A SHARP LEFT DIA

A CHILD WAS ABLE TO CLIMB ON DOOR BECUSE OF MAKE OF REST AND LOCATION OF POWER WINDOW SWITCH, PUSHED POWER WINDOW BUTTON, ALMOST INJURING CHILD.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON, HITTING DRIVER IN THE FACE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, RAN OFF THE ROAD, AND HIT A DITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

ACCELERATOR GOT STUCK IN OPEN POSITION, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELRATING AFTER COMING TO A STOP. VEHICLE HIT SOME THING BEFORE SHUTTING OFF.FORD HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

ENGINE FIRE. *AK ENGINE WENT ON FIRE IN DRIVEWAY OF HOME. *YH

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL BECAME HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION. DEALER WAS INSPECTING VEHICLE. *AK

PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT ENGAGE IF THE PARKING IS NOT IN PARK, AND VEHICLE WILL ROLL WHEN THE PARKING PAWL IS IN DRIVE.*AK

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID NOT RESPONSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUS AND TELEPHONE POLE. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, COVER CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. BUT, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. *AK

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID NOT RESPONSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUS AND TELEPHONE POLE. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, COVER CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. BUT, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. *AK

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID NOT RESPONSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUS AND TELEPHONE POLE. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, COVER CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. BUT, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. *AK

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO PASSING GEAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED. BRAKES DID NOT RESPONSE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO RUN INTO A BUS AND TELEPHONE POLE. ALSO, DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BUT, COVER CAME OFF, RESULTING IN A BROKEN HIP AND PELVIS. PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT CONSUMER WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT TRANSMISSION. BUT, DEALER STATED IT WAS NOT IMPORTANT. *AK

I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, IN PARK, EMERGENCY BRAKE NOT APPLIED, WAS ON A LEVEL SPOT,. I LEFT THE DOOR OPEN, FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE DOOR SLAMMED, AND THE CAR STARTED GOING FORWARD AND RAN INTO OUR OTHER CAR AND STORAGE SHED.