2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TENSIONER ON PASSENGER SEATBELT. COST OVER $800 TO REPLACE. 2 MONTHS LATER THE WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT TENSIONER IS BAD. AFTER WEBSEARCHES, I'VE FOUND THUS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HIGH BEAM BAR HAD TO BE HELD BACKWARDS IN ORDER FOR THE HEAD LIGHTS TO WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,200.

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED ALL HEAD LIGHTS ON VEHICLES SHOULD BE DESIGNED TO COME ON AUTOMATICALLY, WHEN IT IS RAINING AND NEAR DAWN/DUSK. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WHERE THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER WAS INJURED AND RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A DINGING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. *JB

I HAD AN INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ON MY MERCURY MARQUIS. I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED RACING. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE HARD BUT THE CAR STILL CONTINUED TO MOVE SLOWLY UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO EITHER VEHICLE (FORTUNATELY) BUT THE CAR'S ENGINE WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF CONTROL. *TR

2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *TA THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE RETRACTOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

FIRST NOTICED AIRBAG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING ON AND OFF. WITHIN TWO DAYS THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. HAD THE DEALER CHECK THIS OUT. THE REPORT CAME BACK DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS AT FAULT. NO REPAIR AVAILABLE MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR AND SEAT BELT SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT BELT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED AND THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PERFORMED SINCE THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO SCHEDULE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V704000 (STEERING).THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.