2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAS HAD IT REPLACED TWICE. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE FELT AS IF THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE BEING DEPRESSED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE ALSO ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES ONCE AND SHE STRUCK A STOP SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED AS OF YET. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,800. * UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONSUMERS WIFE HIT A STOP SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. UPDATED 12/12/07 UPDATED

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SEDAN THAT SURGE FORWARD WHILE IN GEAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED IMMEDIATELY UPON TAKING DELIVERY OF THE CAR THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONSUMER STATED NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THIS DEFECT AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STATED ONE INCIDENT IS WHEN A PEDESTRIAN WAS CROSSING THE STREET IN FRONT OF THE CAR THE CONSUMER HAD TO JAM ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING THE PEDESTRIAN. THE CONSUMER STATED THEY FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM ASSESSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN SWITCHING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE JOLTS. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MAXIMUM PRESSURE IN ORDER TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THE ENGINE TACHOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT 2000 RPM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TACHOMETER IS NORMALLY AT 550 RPM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 9,000.

WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE EACH MORNING ON THE 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS IT REVVED TO 2000 RPMS FOR 5 OR 6 SECONDS, THEN DOWN TO 1000 RPMS FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN DOWN TO NORMAL. IT SEEMED TO ME IT WAS GOING TO DAMAGE THE ENGINE REVVING SO HIGH WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD AND VERY LITTLE OIL IN THE UPPER PORTION. WHAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT LOWERING THE STARTING TO REV. *AK

DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER UNREADABLE IN DAYLIGHT DRIVING AFTER WORKING PERFECTLY FOR 7 MONTHS DEALER REPLACED HEADLAMP SWITCH AND DASHBOARD CLUSTER ASSEMBLY STILL NOT FIXED AFTER 4 MONTHS. *TR

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED IT WOULD REV VERY HIGH. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABRUPTLY GO INTO DRIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS. THE FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 11,000 MILES. *AK

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH BRAKE PEDAL PROBLEMS**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE LAST TIME HE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES, AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS FOOT BECAME CAUGHT UNDER THE GAS PEDAL. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE VISIBILITY IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF HIS 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE ON THE OVERHEAD DISTRACTS HIM FROM SEEING AT ALL ANGLES IN THE MIRROR. HE STATED THAT THE CONSOLE COMES DOWN TO FAR FROM THE CEILING OF THE VEHICLE AND OBSTRUCTS HIS VISIBILITY. *NM UPDATED 2/22/2007 *NM

PANEL BEHIND RIGHT WHEEL WELL IS LOOSE AND WHEN HEAVY RAIN AND WATER IS HEAVY ON HIGHWAY PANEL MAKES NOISE WHEN WATER HITS IT LIKE SOMETHING LOOSE AND MAKES A FLAPPING NOISE. I THINK ALL 2006 AND 2007 ARE THIS WAY. NOT RESOLVED. *JB