2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED IT WILL TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. IN ONE CASE TROTTLE OPENED AND DRIVER HAD TO TURN OFF VEHICLE, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH. *AK THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TEN TIMES. *YH

CONSUMER HEARS HUMMING IN LEFT FRONT DOOR AREA WHILE DRIVING, DEALER CAN NOT FIND PROBLEM, CONSUMER REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PAN GASKET FLUID AND DRAINED AND FLUSHED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THIS SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY, JUST HALF WAY. *AK

THE VEHICLES JACKING INSTRUCTIONS WERE INCORRECT AND IF FOLLOWED COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE OPERATOR, THE RECALL PACKAGE 00V-200 WAS INCOMPLETE, INSTEAD OF RECEIVING A JACK WARNING LABEL CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO JACK INSTRUCTION LABELS. NLM

SOMETIMES WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL STEERING GETS LOCKED INTO PLACE. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THERE WAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM. IN AN EMERGENCY WON'T BE ABLE TO START CAR. *AK

SOMETIMES WHILE TURNING STEERING WHEEL WILL GET LOCKED INTO PLACE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS HAPPENS BECAUSE THERE IS TOO MUCH PRESSURE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL LOCKING SYSTEM.*AK *SLC

UNDER WET CONDITIONS HORN WILL ACTIVATE BY ITSELF.WITHOUT APPLYING PRESSURE ON HORN, HORN WILL SOUND FOR ABOUT 1-30 SECONDS. WHEN IT STOPS, INSIDE AND OUTSIDE LIGHT WILL TURN OFF FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS. VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK

EDURING A 500 MILE TRIP ON 7/24 IN THE RAIN WITH LIGHTS ON THE CONTROL BUTTONS ON THE AIRCONDITE\EATER CONTROL PANEL GOT VERY HOT. I WOULD TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND THE PANEL WOULD COOL DOWN. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM AT YOU 1-800-392-3673 ON 7/29. I'VE HAD THE AUTO TO CRANBERRY DEALER AND DEMOR'S IN PITTSBURGH AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. I'VE ALSO SENT A LETTER TO FORD AND E-MAILED NHTSA 9/24 REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP.!!!!!*AK

WHILE BACKING CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE LEFT CONTROL ARM BROKE CAUSING A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE FRONT END TO DROP TO THE GROUND AND A THE LEFT FRONT TO LIFT AND BE UNRESPONSIVE. NLM

RUMBLING AT 60 MPH. DEALER CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE. MANF. CONFIRMS SYMPTOM WITH UNKNOWN REPAIR. BOTH SAY VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. QUESTION: IF CAUSE IS UNKNOWN, HOW CAN I BE SURE VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE?