2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER FUSE WOULD BLOW WHEN USED, WHICH THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 11/10/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING BELL RINGS 20 TIMES WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE WARNING BELL WOULD RING 20 TIMES EVERY FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER AND BUCKLE. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHEN HE PLUGGED HIS CELL PHONE INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER, IT BLEW A FUSE. UPDATED 11/16/11

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE DASHBOARD "FRONT AIRBAG LIGHT" CAME ON AND A BEEPING SOUND BEGAN. SINCE MY VEHICLE IS A MERCURY AND THERE ARE NO MERCURY DEALERS NOW, I CALLED THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAY THAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING IT MEANS MY AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. IF I BRING THE VEHICLE IN, THEY WILL DIAGNOSE IT FOR $49 AND THEN TELL ME HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO FIX IT. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS THAT DISCUSS THIS ISSUE. APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN A TOPIC OF DISCUSSION SINCE AT LEAST 2008. I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE SITUATION ACCESSED AND THEN FIXED. HOWEVER IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, MANY PEOPLE WILL JUST LET THE LIGHT CONTINUE TO BE LIT AND DO NOTHING. THIS MEANS THAT THEIR AIRBAGS WILL BE INOPERABLE. I THINK EITHER NHTSA OR FORD SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AIRBAG SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LAMP WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. FAILURE OF AIRBAG SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS DIAGNOSED MAY 2011. FORD INDICATED REPAIR PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL OCTOBER 2011. BECAUSE OF INORDINATE TIME FRAME, 5 MONTHS OWNER REQUESTED FOR TO PROVIDE A VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS WERE SECURED. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ARE AT STAKE UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE! UPDATED 09/01/2011 *LN *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHILE THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED. DURING TWO OF THE FAILURES THE CONTACT APPLIED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON ONE OCCASION THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN.THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,800.

I AM CERTIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL WITH OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING IN THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY FIELD. TWICE WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, MY VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 5000 RPM WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO QUICKLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL TO AVOID ENTERING THE INTERSECTION INTO CROSSING TRAFFIC. BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL THE ENGINE DECELERATED BACK TO NORMAL ON ITS OWN. CARPET WAS NOT THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD HAVE KILLED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD THE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED TWICE IN A NINE MONTH PERIOD. WHEN THE MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED DURING RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD. THE LOCAL MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE STATED THAT SEVERAL FORD OWNERS ALSO HAD DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR STOPPED WORKING THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. UPDATED 05/06/11

CAR ACCELERATION ON ITS OWN, ESTIMATED START END OF DEC.2009. ESTIMATES THAT IT HAPPENS ONCE A MONTH, NO CLUE AS TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. GOING TO SLOW DOWN / PARK, CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS' OWN., HAVE TO PRESS HARD ON BRAKE AND USE 2 FEET.. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER 4 TIMES BETWEEN JAN THRU JUNE , AT THIS POINT. DEALER SAYS CAN'T FIND ANYTHING. *TR

NO ABNORMAL OPERATION NOTED BEFORE EVENT. THE FAILURE IS SPARK PLUG BLOW OUT ON A 4.6L ENGINE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE IN A 2 WEEK TIME PERIOD ON THE SAME CYLINDER DAMAGING THE SPARK PLUG AND COIL PACK. FIRST INSTANCE WAS THE FACTORY INSTALLED SPARK PLUG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH ALTHOUGH THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND CONTINUED TO COAST UP THE HILL UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A CURB. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HIM FOR AN INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,351.