2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED, AN UNUSUAL NOISE OCCURS IN ENGINE, ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING, THEN GRADUALLY GETS LOUDER/MORE FREQUENT. ONE DAY IN PARTICULAR, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED(HOT WEATHER), AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NOISE STARTED AGAIN, AND WAS EXTREMELY LOUD/DISTRACTING TO OTHERS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE, STATING THAT ALL THE MODELS SOUND THIS WAY AND IS THE TIMING CHAIN. *AK OTHER PROBLEMS ARE AS FOLLOWED: RADIO STATIC/WINDOW STATIC-WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON(MAY BE A LOOSE WIRE, AND WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, IT ENGAGES THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE PROBLEM(S) ARE FIXED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. SCC

CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AT 35 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, VEHICLE HIT A TREE, THEN BURSTED INTO FLAMES. CONSUMER SUFFERED MINOR HEAD INJURIES, VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. *AK WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HAD MET ANOTHER DRIVER GOING SOUTH IN THE MIDDLE AND TRIED TO MISS THE OTHER VEHICLE AND LOST CONTROL. THE CONSUMER RAN INTO THE WOODS AND HIT TWO SMALL TREES AND THE VEHICLE THEN CAUGHT FIRE, WHICH STARTED UNDER THE WHEEL OF THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE CONSUMER WENT INTO THE WINDSHIELD AND INJURED HER FOREHEAD/HEAD AND NECK. *SCC

WHILE ROUTING TIRE NOTICED GAS LEAKING FROM FILLER PIPE.IN A REAR END ACCIDENT IT COULD OF CAUSE A FIRE. CONTACTED DEALER. REPLACED SEAL.*AK

ON FIRST LONG TRIP IN NEW CAR, EXPERIENCED A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDSHIELD WHENEVER APPROACHED 70 MPH. RETURNED TO DEALER THAT OCTOBER, 2000. RETURNRD THE VEHICLE TO DEALER IN DEC, 2001 WITH SAME NOISE. DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT REPEAT NOISE. TOOK BACK IN A WK LATER. SAME RESPONSE, COULD NOT REPEAT. STILL CONTINUES, OFF & ON TO VIBRATE LOUDLY AT 70 MPH. HAVE ALSO NOW INCURRED PAINT STARTING TO BUBBLE ON ROOF OF CAR. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 DRIVER IN FRONT SLAMMED ON BRAKES, ALSO CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND VEHICLE TOOK TOO LONG TO STOP.*AK

UNABLE TO REMOVE LUG NUTS FOR THE FIRST TIRE ROTATION AS STUDS OR LUG NUTS WERE STRIPPED. *AK

VEHICLE VIBTATES WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED SEVERAL TIMES BY DEALER; HOWEVER , PPROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

UPON TURNING IGNITION TO START VEHICLE, SWITCHING GEAR FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND ACCELERATING VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD BRAKE ISSUES. AFTER ABOUT ONE MONTH, THE BRAKES CONSTANTLY SQUEALED ON APLICATION, DEGENERATING INTO A HARD CONTACT RUMBLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. THE DEALER HAS SERVICE THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES AND REPLACED THE BRAKES TWICE. AFTER EVERY REPAIR, THE ISSUES RE-APPEAR. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER OF DOWNTOWN LINCOLN MERCURY TO "ROLL UP MY WINDOWS AND TURN UP THE RADIO". THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE BRAKES AND/OR THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE THAT FORD DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY REPAIR.*AK

ENTIRE RIGHT SIDE OF TIRE FAILED AND BLEW APART, SEPARATING FROM THE EDGE OF THE TIRE WHICH BINDS TO THE RIM. NO EVIDENCE OF A PUNTURE IN THE TREAD PORTION OF THE TIRE. INSIDE OF TIRE HAD DELAMINATED IN SEVERAL PLACES. *AK (TIRESIZE: P22560SR16)