1992 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE DRIVING HEAT GLASS ON FRONT WINDSHIELD STARTED SMOKING AND IT CRACKED WINDOW. CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER. NO PRIOR WARNINGS. TRAVLING AT 25-30 MPH. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

CONSUMER STATES 3 OF THE GOODYEAR TOURING EDITION TIRES (P225/75R15) EXPERIENCED BLOWOUTS WHILE THE OTHER TIRE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL, STRIKE A TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE, AND ROLL OVER, THE POLICE REPORT STATES THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A TURN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, HIT A CROSSWALK POLE, AND ROLLED OVER, THE DRIVER WAS INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *SLC

3 OF 4 POWER WINDOWS INOPERATIVE MOST OF TIME. ALL WORKED PERFECTLY UNTIL ALL 3 STARTED FAILING AT ONCE. WINDOWS WORK OCASIONALLY INDICATING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. DEALER INDICATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF IN THE UP POSITION IF IT IS NOT RAINING, AND CONSUMER CAN HARDLY SEE. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PE-00-02O; REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR A 1992 MERCURY, GRAND MARQUIS, TIRE FIRESTONE MODEL FR360, TIRE SIZE P21575R15, DOT NUMBER STARTED WITH HYN3, TIRES HAD LESS THEN ONE THOUSAND MILES ON THEM. WHEN DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE PULLING TO THE LEFT, CONSUMER ADJUSTED THE STEERING WHEEL, AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE, HITTING A GUARDRAIL. TOTALED VEHICLE. CONSUMER NOT SURE IF THE TIRES WERE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT NOTED THAT TIRES WAS SHOWING EVIDENCE OF CRACKS, AND SPLITS. ONE INJURY DUE TO DEFECT. *AK *MJS

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 35MPH AND HOOD JUST FLEW UP & CRACKED WINDSHIELD. HOOD & LATCH WERE LOOKED AT THE SERVICE STATION & THE HOOD RELEASE WAS PULLED AND HOOD JUST FLEW BACK. DEALER SAYS IT WAS HOOD LATCH SEPARATION. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. *AK

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIIELD, AND DO NOT GO BACK TO THE RESTING POSITION. A PART WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

FUEL LEAKAGE OCCURRED DUE TO THE BRAKE LINE RUBBING AGAINST THE FUEL TANK WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE GAS TANK TO CORRODE. *AK DEALER INSTALLED THE NEW BRAKE LINE IT ALSO HIT THE GAS TANK. *YH

HEATING IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, WILL SWITCH TO COLD CAUSING WINDOWS TO FROST UP WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *ET