1999 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PANEL UNDERNEATH THE DASH FALLS DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS AND THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. NLM *TT

WHILE SLOWLY PARKING VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUUDEN LUNGED FOWARD IN FULL ACCELERATION, IT JUMPED THE PARKING BUMPER AND INTO THE VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSITE PARKING SPACE, SIDESWIPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUSHED THE FIRST VEHICLE INTO A THIRD VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE.*JB

REAR END OF CAR SKIPS SIDEWAYS WHEN HOLE OR BUMP HIT OR UNEVEN ROAD AT FREEWAY SPEED, CAUSES GREAT CONCERN AS DRIVER REALLY DOES NOT HAVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE FOR THAT DURATION. POTENTIAL DANGER OF CONTACT WITH OTHER VEHICLES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *AK

WHEN TRYING TO PUT THE KEY INTO IGNITION STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND KEY WAS NOT ABLE TO BE TURNED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WHILE PROCEEDING AROUND A RAMP, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SKIDDED ON WET PAVEMENT AND PRODUCED AN INABILITY TO CONTROL ITS MOVEMENT, AND SIDE SWIPED THE PASSENGER SIDE AGAINST THE GUARDRAIL, POSSIBLE TIRE PROBLEMS.*JB

DEFECTIVE LUGS, AND STUDS, HAVE HAD TWO BROKEN LUGS AND STUDS ON BOTH REAR WHEELS ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. *AK *YD

PE00 048; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE. SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS, AND DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING. SO CONSUMER CONTINUED TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD. THEN, A FEW FEET LATER SHE HEARD T SAME NOSE, AND TIRE BLEWOUT. *AK

GOODYEAR EAGLE LS P225/60R16, DOT PDX0BMER089, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1999, MERCURY, GRAND MARQUIS WITH 27000 MILES. WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED CONSUMER NOTICED BOTH FRONT TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION, ONE HAS A 2 FOOT STRIP COMING OFF.*AK *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE KEY WILL NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION, THE SERRING WHEEL LOCKS UP AND HAS TO BE JERKED BEFORE THE KEY CAN BE TUNED.

AFTER THE CONSUMER DROVE OVER A CATTLE GUARD THE INERTIA SWITCH ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. NLM