1991 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

DURING COLD STARTUP SHIFTED INTO REVERSE VEHICLE SURGED REARWARD. WHEN PLACING SELECTOR GEAR INTO NEUTRAL SLIPPED TO DRIVE GEAR, SURGED FORWARD. RAN INTO HOUSE, AND WHEELS STILL SPINNING WITH BOTH FEET ON BRAKING PEDAL. *AK

OWNER HAS NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. WNER NOTES THAT ROTORS ARE WORN OUT FREQUENTLY.THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED. DEALERS KEEP CORRECTING PROBLEM. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THESE ARE NONE ABS BRAKES. *AK

THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OUT AFTER ABOUT FOUR THOUSAND MILES, AFTER ABOUT ANOTHER TEN THOUSAND MILES AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX BECAUSE HE CAN'T GET THE PARTS UNLESS ALL SENSOR PARTS ARE CHANGED.

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE IT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE PART ON TWO OCCASION DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT. *AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ALTERNATOR, CONSUMER HAS REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

FRONT END DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW FOR THE COMPONENTS TO BE GREASED RESULTING IN FAILURES /EXCESSIVE WEAR OF VARIOUS SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING THE ALTERNATOR TO BURN OUT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE DRIVER RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS FACE AND ARMS FOR THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING DURING ANY WEATHER CONDITION THE ABS BRAKES WILL LOCK UP EVERY SIX MONTHS. *AK FRONT DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN THE WINTER LEAVING THEM INOPERABLE. CONSUMER STATES SOME WIRES BURNED CAUSING BLACK SMOKE TO FILL UP VEHICLE. BRAKES VERY ROUGH WHEN APPLIED. OIL LEAK. *SLC

STARTED ENGINE, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM TRUNK AREA, SHUT OFF ENGINE, REMOVED MAT OUT OF TRUNK, WIRING HARNESS BURNT, NO FLAMES.*AK