1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

ORIGINAL TIRE (MICHELIN SYMMETRY P225/60R16) DEVELOPED LEAKS IN THE SIDEWALL. YH

DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER CAUSES INSTRUMENT PANEL TO GET DARK WHEN THE HEADLIGHT ARE TURNED ON DURING THE DAY AND THE LIGHT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED.

THE HIGH BEAM INDICATOR LIGHT IS THE SAME COLOR AS THE REST OF THE LIGHT THUS MAKING IT HARD NOTICE WHEN HIGH BEAM ARE ON.

THE HORN IS INOPERATIVE WHICH IS A SAFETY FEATURE. CURRENTLY ATDEALER. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN #. *AK

FUEL FILL LIMITING VALVE SENSOR IS HANGING INTO THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING A LOUD CLUNCKING NOISE. TSB FOR DEFECT, NO FIX HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED, BUT WILL NOT ADMIT WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER CANNOT FIX BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ISSUED A REPAIR PROCEDURE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *AK *ML

VEHICLE LOSES POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AUTOMATICALLY STEERS EASY AND 25MPH AND LOWER. DEALER CONTACTED AND WORKED ON VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT CHANGED AND STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE SITS UNEVEN AFTER THE REAR AIR SPRINGS ARE INFLATED. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T FALL WITHIN MANUFACTURER SPECS.

TRUNK RELEASE BUTTON CAN BE ACTIVATED BY ANYONE UNLESS THE CAR DOOR IS LOCKED. INCIDENT DISTURBS CONSUMER WITH SMALL CHILDREN. IN MANUAL, SHOWS KEY SLOT WITH THE RELEASE IN THE BUTTON WHICH IS NOT THERE IN THIS MODEL. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *ML

LEFT SIDE BRAKE CALIPER WAS MISSING A BOLT, AND THE OTHER WAS FOUND LOOSE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND MADE REPAIRS. OWNER BELIEVES A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH PASSED OVER RUBBLER BARS AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. UPON PASSING A FARMER'S TRAILER, CROSSED OVER A RAILROAD ONTO ON COMING TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO COAST OFF THE ROAD.THIS WAS THE FIFTH TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT DOWN, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO RESET THE SWITCH TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START, AND LOST POWER STEERING. *AK