2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR, THE FLOOR MAT BECAME TRAPPED UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO STOP THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION BY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AND MOVING THE FLOOR MAT FROM UNDERNEATH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 12/1/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ENTERING AN OFF RAMP AT 30 MPH AND BRAKING INTO THE TURN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. EXTREME PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED TO SLOW AND FINALLY STOP THE VEHICLE. A MOMENT AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SLOWED AND BEGAN TO OPERATE NORMALLY. WHEN TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE RECREATED OR IDENTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 11/30/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE NORMALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD SUDDENLY, REQUIRING EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - PRIOR TO THE ABOVE INCIDENT THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT. THE MORE PRESSURE THE CONSUMER APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THE MORE THE ENGINE RACED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL FORWARD THROUGH THE CROSSWALK AND INTO THE STREET. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS IN THE CROSSWALK AND NO CARS WERE COMING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE CONSUMER HAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF TO GET IT TO STOP. *NM

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, UNWANTED ACCELERATION OCCURRED CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. THE MANAGER OF THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TOOK A RIDE WITH ME TO SEE IF MY FOOT HIT BOTH THE BRAKE AND THE GAS PEDAL. HE ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THE REPAIR DEPT. COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN (5TH TIME) WHEN I HAD TWO OF MY GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME! I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE DRIVER'S FOOT MADE CONTACT WITH BOTH ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. THIS DUAL CONTACT RESULTED IN UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON FIVE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE OPERATING NORMALLY.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WERE THREE SEPARATE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN THE AUTOMATIC PEDAL ADJUSTER WAS BEING USED THE ENGINE REVVED. THE SECOND OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS, AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION, THE CONTACT PRESSED AND RELEASED THE PEDAL AND IT SUDDENLY RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC DRIVING AT 20 MPH THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD, WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. SEATBELTS WERE IN USE; NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO THE FOUR OCCUPANTS OF THE CONTACTS VEHICLE, HOWEVER THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE POLICE WERE ON SCENE BUT NO REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE RENTAL AGENCY AND ANOTHER MODEL WAS ISSUED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONSOLE IN THE ROOF, BLOCKS HALF OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CANNOT SEE PROPERLY WHILE BACKING. THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED.