1991 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH ON A BRIDGE VEHICLE JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED. NO POWER STEERING, NO ANYTHING. DEALER NOT AWARE OF PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE CAME THROUGH THE VENTS. THIS COULD HAVE STARTED A FIRE IF THE OCCUPANT DID NOT TURN OFF THE AIR CONDITIONING. MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE CONSUMER RELEASED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE OPENED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UP 65 MPH, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING. SMOKE WAS BUILDING UP INSIDE. FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED & PUT FLAMES OUT. ORIGIN OF FIRE WAS HEADLIGHT SWITCH. ALSO, PRIVATE INSPECTOR INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE LIGHT SWITCH. *AK

AS I WAS TURNING A CORNER MY CAR QUIT RUNNING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THERE WAS NO POWER GETTING TO THE FUEL PUMP. THE INERTIA SWITCH HAD MELTED FROM A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE SYSTEM. AFTER REMOVING THE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSY. FROM THE GAS TANK, I FOUND THE SHORT IN THE TANK. THE 12 VOLT POWER SUPPLY THAT RUNS FROM THE TANK WALL PLATE, TO THE FUEL PUMP, RUNS TO CLOSE TO THE SENDING UNIT MOUNTING PLATE NEAR THE FUEL PUMP. OVER TIME, THE STEEL MOUNTING PLATE HAD RUBBED THE SINGAL COAT OF INSULATION FROM THE POWER WIRE. THIS CAUSED A DIRECT SHORT INSIDE THE FUEL TANK. AS A CAR MECHANIC FOR TEN YEARS BEFORE MOVING INTO AIRCRAFT MECHANICS, NO SIGNS WERE EVIDENT OF THE SENDING UNIT ASSY. EVER BEING REMOVED. *AK

VEHICLE INTERMITENTLY BUCKS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 45-65 MPH, DEALER COULD NOT RECTIFY PROBLEM AND REPLACED TIMING CHAIN, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN THROUGH 3 TRANSMISSIONS, A WATER PUMP, BRAKES, MUFFLER, TAILPIPE, SHOCKS AND ELECTRICAL DOOR LATCHES. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. *AK.ET.

WIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK PARKED CAR IN GARAGE SHUT IT OFF,WENT INTO HOUSE CHANGE CLOTHES LOOKED OUT WINDOW SAW SMOKE DAMM CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE ALMOST BURNT THE GARAGE AND HOUSE DOWN,FIRE STARTED IN LEFT FRONT FENDER AREA AS THE LEFT TIRE WAS BURNED UP AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS NOT

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED IN THE ALTERNATOR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE AND SAVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE, HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED CAR. NOBODY WAS INJURED. *AK