2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

BRAKE SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL DUE TO FAILURE OF MASTER CYLINDER. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. *AK *JB

FUEL LINES WOULD RATTLE AGAINST UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CLAMPS ON FUEL LINES WOULD LOOSEN UP AFTER BEING TIGHTENED BY MECHANIC.*AK

AFTER DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL, AND WHEN PEDAL RETURNS, A CLICKING NOISE OCCURS DUE TO METAL IN BRAKE ASSEMBLY. DEALER CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK THE BRAKE PEDAL MAKES THUMP NOISE WHEN APPLYING BRAKE. THE DEALER INSTALLED BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONSUMER SAYS POSSIBLY THE MASTER CYLINDER ASSEMBLY FAILURE COULD BE THE CAUSE. *YH

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITH ENOUGH SPACE IN FRONT, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK OR HOLD AND VEHICLE KEPT COASTING, CAUSING A REAREND ACCIDENT.*AK THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THERE IS A SQUEAKING NOISE. PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC SPRAYED SOME LUBRICATION ON BRAKES, BUT THERE IS STILL NOISE. *AK

POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAKING/GEAR BOX REPLACED TWICE/ PITMAN ARM/ POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED, AND STEERING WHEEL HAS TOO MUCH PLAY, TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. *AK *SLC

WHEN VEHICLE APPROACHES 50+ MPH WINDSHIELD BEGINS TO VIBRATE VERY LOUDLY. VIBRATION LASTS FOR APPROXIMATELY 15-20 SECONDS. DEALERSHIP IS LOOKING AT PROBLEM, BUT AS OF YET FOUND NOTHING OR SEEN DEFECT OCCURRING. *AK THE DEALER RESEALED THE WIND SHIELD AND REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW AS WELL. *YH

SIDEWALL SEPARATED FROM TIRE AT HIGH SPEED. *AK (DOT NUMBER: PDXO400 TIRESIZE: 225/60R16)

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND A BUMP IS HIT STEERING WILL SHIMMY, AND VEHICLE WILL MOVE IN A LATERAL MOTION ACROSS SURFACE. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE MANUFACTURER SAYS ALL 2000 MODELS EXPERIENCE WHEEL SHIMMING AND IS NORMAL. THE DEALER, HOWEVER, SAYS IT WAS CAUSED BY 16" TIRES WHICH WERE TOO BIG FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY HAVING THE MANUFACTURER RESOLVE THE SHIMNMING PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AND THEN A RIGHT TURN HIT BRAKES, INSTEAD OF VEHICLE SLOWING DOWN OR STOPPING IT ACCELERATED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT A NEARBY BUILDING. CONSUMER SUSTAINED A MINOR INJURY. *AK