1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE THE CAR WAS IN PARK ON LEVEL GROUND,PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED, IT CAME OUT OF PARK,WENT INTO DRIVE & MOVED FOWARD. THIS HAPPENED ON TWO OCCASIONS, 6/6/99& 4/27/2000

CHAULKING BLOCK CUT TO FIT THE TIRE. DEALER & MANUFACTURER BASICALLY DIDN'T HAVE ANY INFORMATION TO GIVE REGARDING EQUIPMENT. RECALL ID 00200000 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S13. *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

CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND LEFT CONTROL ARM BOLT BROKE IN HALF AND THERE WAS NO NUT. LEFT SIDE OF THE WHEEL COLLAPSED. VEHICLE WAS A RENTAL. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HIM THAT THEY WERE NOT INTERESTED IN REPORTING THE PROBLEM TO FORD. *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

I PULLED UP TO AN INTERSECTION, THE CAR ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. I MASHED BRAKES BUT CAR KEPT ON RAPIDLY ACCELERATING, TIRES SCREECHING AND PEELING RUBBER. I HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO STOP CAR.

CONSUMER WAS HAVING A BOUNCY & ROUGH RIDE. DEALER SAID IT COULD BE THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RATTLES WHEN GETTING IN & OUT. DEALER HAS TIGHTENED THE BOLTS. SEAT IS LOOSE, AND IF IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD BE A RISK. DEALER WAS REPLACING THE PARTS. *AK

UPON APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A GRAUDAL STOP VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT, CAUSING POOR VEHICLE CONTROL, PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. HOWEVER, PROBELM STILL OCCURS. *AK

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

DOOR HINGES ON BOTH FRONT DOORS DO NOT HOLD OPEN IF CAR IS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE.THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I AM ELDERLY AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO LIFT MY LEGS OUT FIRST, AND AHVE HAD THE DOOR CLOSE ON MY LEGS. THIS IS MY THIRD GRAND MARQUIS AND THIS HAVE NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I FEEL THAT MERCURY HAS CHANGED THE HINGES ON THE DOORS TO A LESS EXPENSIVE HINGE.