1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING CHEMICALS TO LEAK OUT. THE CHEMICHALS INJURED AND BURNED THE DRIVER. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN MAIN STREET TRAVELING 10MPH, TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN UP AHEAD. WENT OVER A HUMP IN ROAD, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN STEERING WHEEL WOULD JUST SPIN. LOST CONTROL, AND WENT OFF TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER LOCATED THE PROBLEM, AND REPLACED STEERING COLUMN COUPLING BOLT.

THE BRAKE LINE IS COVERED WITH RUBBER PROTECTOR, WHICH WAS CHAFFED BY THE VEHICLE AND RESULTED IN A HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM CHAFFING. *ET REFERENCED IN RQ03-004

THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE SEAL AT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND CAUSED GASOLINE LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST, ETC. *AK

EACH TIME THE PASENGER SIDE SUN VISOR IS PULLED DOWN THE FUSE #8 BLOWS OUT, THIS CAUSES LOSS OF POWER TO DIGITAL ELECTRONIC DASH PANEL, POWER DOOR LOCKS, KEYLESS ENTRY, POWER MIRRORS, RADIO, AND CLOCK, DEALER TRIED USING HIGHER AMP FUSE BUT THAT ONE BLEW ALSO. *ET

THE LOW DIMMER LIGHT IS TOO DIM, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THE OCCUPANT HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB IN ORDER TO SEE. MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT SAID IT WAS THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THE HEADLIGHTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD SPLIT OPEN AT FRONT SEAM, SPEWED HOT ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE PART AT NO CHARGE EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE DOING NO CHARGE REPLACEMENTS ON FORD CROWN VICTORIAS AND SOME MUSTANGS(POLICE PACKAGES). THE REPLACEMENT PART BEING INSTALLED ON MY VEHICLE IS DIFFERENT PART NUMBER FROM THE ONE THAT SPLIT. I CONSIDER THE PROBLEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE VEHICLE LEAVES ME STRANDED ON THE ROAD, MY SAFETY IS BEING THREATENED. *AK

ELECTRICAL LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

EXCESSIVE ROAD SHOCK FELT IN STEERING SINCE CAR WAS NEW. 2 DEALERS SAID NOT A PROBLEM BUT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE WITH AGE OF CAR. ALSO WHEEL SKIP ON MODERATELY BUMPY ROADS IE ASPHALT STRIPS IN PAVEMENT. *AK

DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK ,BUT THE OTHER 3 DO. 2 BACK ONES LOCK AND KEEP GETTING TIGHTER WITH EVERY BUMP IN THE ROAD. *AK