2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE BACK ROAD AT 30 MPH. ALSO, THE JACK BROKE IN HALF WHEN VEHICLE WAS BEING JACKED UP TO REMOVE THE BLOWOUT TIRE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH DOWN AND ALMOST SEVER THE CONSUMER'S LEG. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND REQUESTED THAT THE CONSUMER SEND THE JACK TO THERE CORPORATE OFFICE. *AK

THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN A BLIZZARD, AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. WHAT BOTHERS ME THE MOST IS THAT THIS WIPER CONTROL MODULE WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. I COMPLIED WITH THE RECALL AND HAD THE MODULE REPLACED. BUT IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME THAT FORD EITHER DID NOT REPLACE THE PART OR JUST PUT ANOTHER DEFECTIVE PART INTO MY CAR. WHAT GOOD IS A RECALL IF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS ALSO DEFECTIVE? THE SPECIFIC RECALL WAS 00S09 MAY 2000 RECALL - WIPER CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT MY SITUATION WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. THE WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY SNOW (THUS HEAVY LOAD ON THE WIPERS). AGAIN, A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA

I OWN A 2000 GRAND MARQUIS WITH 41,000 MILES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVE HAFT. I WAS GETTING NOTICABLE VIBRATION ABOVE 65. DRIVE SHAFT WAS BENT. VIBRATION IS GONE BUT THERE IS SOME LOW LEVEL NOISE FROM THE REAR END. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS THE GEARS.*AK I ALSO OWN A 1999 GRAND MARQUIS WITH THE SAME OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT AS THE 2000. THE 1999 HAS 71,000 MILES AND RUNS SMOOTH AND QUIET.

AIR CONTROL VALVE FAILURE. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY MY 90,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHY NOT? SHOP SAID AN ITEM THAT CONTROLS BRAKING JAMMED CAUSING THE BRAKES IN THE FRONT BRAKES NOT TO RETRACT AFTER RELEASING PEDAL THEREFORE DESTROYING CALIPERS PADS & ROTORS. THIS ITEM NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY EITHER. WHY NOT?

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOW OUT.*MR THE CONSUMER RAN OVER AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A SEMI TRUCK. *CB *JB

DESIGN OF VEHICLE ROTORS ARE CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH BRAKE PADS.*MR ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE ROTORS SHOWED DEEP GROOVING OF THE ROTORS BY THE BRAKE PADS. THE WEAR ON THE PADS WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE BUT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE MACHINED TO RESTORE SURFACE INTEGRITY. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THAT THE ROTORS ARE EXPENDABLE ITEMS BUT THE CONSUMER DISAGREES AND BELIEVES THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS DESIGNED POORLY. *NM

THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE POWER OPERATED WINDOW MODULE/SWITCH THAT CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTION. THERE IS A TSB 637533 FOR THIS ISSUE. *NLM WHEN THE SWITCH WAS OPERATED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WOULD ALSO OPENED/CLOSED. THIS WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AT FIRST THEN OVER TIME BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE CONSUMER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *SCC *NLM

REAR BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING OUT EXCESSIVELY, AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAUSE OF EXCESSIVE WEAR IS UNDETERMINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMERS WIFE LOSS CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND HIT THE RAILS ON BOTH SIDES. THE VEHICLE HEADED INTO A DITCH ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE CONSUMER YANKED THE WHEEL TO SEND THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT BUT INSTEAD THE WENT ACROSS TWO LANES AND SLAMMED INTO THE MEDIAN. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE CONSUMER WAS WORKING THE ELECTRONIC PASSENGER SEAT CONTROLS AND THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF THERE WAS ANY CONNECTION. *AK *SCC THE MECHANIC CLAIMED THE BALL JOINT FAILURE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, THE BALL JOINT HAD NO GREASE. *JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE USING HEADLIGHTS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION HEADLIGHTS FLICKER FROM HIGH TO LOW, AND THE AC RUN FAST AND SLOW. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *CB