2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WHILE LEAVING MY HOME I NOTICED THE AMBER AIRBAG LAMP ON THE DASHBOARD HAD REMAINED ILLUMINATED; THE WARNING CHIME ALSO SOUNDED PERIODICALLY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT DAY I WAS TOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT AND BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT HAVING THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE OF THE COST (APPROXIMATELY $800). I HAVE DONE CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THE MERCURY PRODUCT LINE, PRIMARILY FROM REPAIR FORUMS, ADVICE WEBSITES, ETC. MY SEARCH WAS BY NO MEANS ALL INCLUSIVE, BUT I FEEL IT REPRESENTATIVE OF A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH, AT LEAST, THE MERCURY PRODUCT LINE, AND MAY EXTEND TO OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. IT CERTAINLY REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE USE OF AIRBAGS FOR PASSENGERS AND DRIVER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS EQUIPPED WITH A MICHELIN P225/60PR16 DEFENDER TIRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE EXACT INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. NEITHER THE VEHICLE NOR THE TIRE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (I AM ORIGINAL OWNER) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I KNOW I'M NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. TODAY IT WAS SO BAD THE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND BURNING RUBBER. I SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE WENT ONTO MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND RESTATED AND FOUND IT WAS STILL AT MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED 30 SECONDS. WHEN I THEN RESTARTED IT RAN NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION IF IN TRAFFIC. *TR

STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING. TRAIN MOVING. 1 CAR AHEAD OF ME AT RAILROAD. STOP. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND SLAMMED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUSHING CAR FORWARD IN THE SIDE OF MOVING TRAIN. MY CAR ALSO SLAMMED INTO TRAIN AND WAS REVERSED AND STOPPED ON RAILROAD POST. DURING THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND LIGHTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REMEDIED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 3V385000 (STEERING) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR THE REMEDY PART TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE PRETENSIONER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED A SMALL SPRING IN THE SEAT BELT HARNESS BROKE AND THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE IT, WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT HARNESS. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE HAPPENED AGAIN. UPDATED 04/01/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOKS OF THE REAR AXLE WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RUST WOULD SPREAD TO THE AXLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,560 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,818.

OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL MONTHS THE ENGINE SEEMED TO REV UP WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED FOR A STOP. ON JULY 29,2013 I TOOK THE CAR TO A RELIABLE SERVICE CENTER AND ASKED FOR AN ANALYSIS OF WHAT THE CAUSE COULD BE. ANALYSIS RESULT INDICATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS THE PROBLEM. A NEW ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT FORD HAS A BULLETIN ON THAT PARTICULAR PART ON 2006 GRAND MARQUIS. THE MECHANIC FELT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED FOR SAFETY REASONS. *TR