1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

BOTH DRIVER'S / PASSENGER'S DOORS WOULD CLOSE ON OCCUPANTS' LEGS WHILE ENTERING VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE DONE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

THESE TIRES WORE VERY EARLY. THE SPARE WAS USED AS THE FOURTH TIRE AND BLEW OUT, NEARLY KILLING ME, ON I-20/59 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. THIS SPARE WAS A FULL SIZE MATCH TO THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLES AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 2800 MILES. *AK (TIRESIZE: FULL)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: FULL )

THESE TIRES WORE VERY EARLY. THE SPARE WAS USED AS THE FOURTH TIRE AND BLEW OUT, NEARLY KILLING ME, ON I-20/59 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. THIS SPARE WAS A FULL SIZE MATCH TO THE ORIGINAL GOODYEAR EAGLES AND SHOULD HAVE LASTED MORE THAN 2800 MILES (TIRESIZE: FULL)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: FULL )

3 OUT OF FOUR TIRES HAD THREAD SEPARATION. *AK (TIRESIZE: P225/60TRX)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225/60TRX )

THE HORN BUTTON DOES NOT RESPOND DUE TO ITS LOCATION, WHERE IT' S PLACED. ITS ASSOCIATION IS TOO CLOSE TO WHERE AIR BAG IS LOCATED ON STEERING WHEEL.*AK THE DRIVER HAD TO PRESS THE HORN HARD REPEATDLY. *YH

INSTRUCTIONS ARE INADEQUATELY WORDED FOR AN ILL DESIGNED JACK SYSTEM. ANGLING OF BLOCKING OF WHEELS WHEN BLOCKS WERE NOT PROVIDED WHEN IT INDICATED BLOCKS PROVIDED. RECALL #00V200000.*AK THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR WHEEL CHANGE ARE MISLEADING. *YH

UPON OPENING DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S FRONT DOOR, DOOR IMMEDIATELY CLOSED WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURIES TO OCCUPANT. DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF VEHICLE. *AK

HINGES ON BOTH FRONT DOORS WILL NOT STAY IN THE FIRST OPEN POSITION. IF ON A SLIGHT INCLINE DOORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE ON YOUR LEGS AS YOU TRY TO EXIT. DEALER CLAIMS THAT FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS.THIS DOES NOT SOUND REASONABLE TO ME. I AM ELDERLY AND HAVE TO HAVE THE DOOR HOLD OPEN IN THE FIRST POSITION. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH HAD THE DOORS CLOSE ON OUR LEGS.

FRONT OUTER TIE ROD FROZE, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. DEALER INDICATED RODS WERE REPLACED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE.*AK THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME RUBBERY BEFORE THE TIE ROD FROZE, AND WAS HARD TO CONTROL. FOUR WEEKS LATER, THE LOWER BALL JOINTS FAILED. *YH

AT TIME WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED STEERING POWER ASSIST WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL/ STEERING BECOME VERY DIFFICULT, RESULTING IN VEHICLE PULLING TO EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER HAS DISCONNECTED THE SPEED SENSOR WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK *SLC