1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WITH SPEED CONTROL ON, CONSUMER STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL TO REDUCE SPEED, ENGINE SHUTDOWN. CONSUMER HAD TO DRIVE TO SIDE OF ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES ENGINE WOULD START WORKING AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT A FACTOR, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT LENSES ARE DISCOLORED, CAUSING HEADLIGHTS TO BE EXTREMELY DIM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JUNE 1999 THE PREVIOUS OWNER (WHO HAD BOUGHT THE CAR NEW HIMSELF) HAD ALREADY HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED 1 TIME AND TURNED 5 TIMES. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I IMMEDIATELY HAD NEW ROTORS PUT ON. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED 1 MORE TIME AND TURNED 5 MORE TIMES. AND AFTER I GET THEM TURNED IT USUALLY ONLY TAKES A WEEK OR TWO FOR THE ROTORS TO WARP AGAIN AND THE TERRIBLE VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING RETURNS. I ALSO HAVE A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE SOMEWHERE. I HAVE TO "TOP OFF" THE BRAKE FLUID AT LEAST EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. AND I HAVE NO EMERGENCY BRAKE. PLEASE HELP!! AS A SINGLE MOM WITH A 2 AND 4 YEAR OLD IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO KEEP HAVING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM REPAIRED OVER AND OVER--NOT JUST BECAUSE OF COST BUT BECAUSE OF THE TIME INVOLVED IN BEING AT THE DEALER FOR THE REPAIRS TO BE DONE. NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE--ESPECIALLY WITH MY BABIES RIDING IN THE CAR. IT SHAKES ALL OVER THE ROAD WHEN I PUT MY BRAKES ON AND I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT THE BRAKES JUST MIGHT QUIT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. I SEE IN THE COMPLAINT SECTION OF YOUR WEB SITE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE ROTORS AND VIBRATING WHEN BRAKING. IF THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM, BUT IS NOT OFFICIALLY A "RECALL" YET, IS THERE SOME WAY THAT I CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE ON GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED ONCE AND FOR ALL AT THE MANUFACTURER'S EXPENSE? I'VE ALREADY SPENT MORE THAN I COULD AFFORD TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM, BUT IT ISN'T FIXED. AND I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE MONEY THAT I CAN PUT INTO THIS PROBLEM, BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THE CAR. SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. HELP!!*AK

I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM MYSELF WITH 2 FORD MOTOR CO VEHICLES I OWN AND ONE MY FATHER OWNS. THE 2001 EXCURSION I OWN IS BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM - THE INTERMITTENT WIPER MOTOR FUNCTION EITHER SHUTS THE WIPER BLADE ACTION DOWN OR THE BLADES DO NOT PARK. THE OTHER VEHICLES AFFECTED ARE THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THIS REPORT (1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS), A 1990 LINCON MKVII, AND A 1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR.*AK

HEADLIGHTS WOULD ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. REPAIR SHOP REPLACED DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, HAD CAUSED WIRES TO BE HOT.*AK *JB

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT READS CODE 13 + 34. SHORT IN AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSES LIGHT TO BLINK. DEALER STATED WIRE HARNESS NEEDEED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

LOOSE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS. DEFINITE SAFETY HAZARD! ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN ACCELARATING/BRAKING!*AK

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS ARE LOOSE WHEN DRIVING. HE HAS NOTICED THAT SEAT MOVES, IT IS NOT SECURED AT THIS TIME. CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE IT IS UNSAFE. *AK

THE CONSUMER CAN NOT SEE THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND TEMPRATURE GUAGES, OR OTHER READ OUTS OF INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING DAY TIME. NO PROBLEM AT NIGHT TIME. *YH

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN FOR AN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SEEMED TO PICK UP SPEED, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT THREE OF THE VEHICLES TIRES BLEWOUT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT A LIGHT POLE,ROLLOVER AND LAND ON ITS ROOF, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FOUR BROKEN RIBS AND A CONCUSSION, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR TOTALED VEHICLE, MEDICAL EXPENSES AND SUFFERING (GOODYEAR TOURING EDITION). NLM