2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DROVE HOME. SHE LATER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE PURCHASE DATE AND FUEL TYPE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,000.

2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE THROTTLE IS UP TO HIGH AND HE DOESN'T EVEN HAVE TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR DOWN, IT AUTOMATICALLY MOVES WHEN IT IS PUT INTO GEAR. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DECELERATION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR WAS SET AT THE FACTORY AND WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE AT THE DEALER LEVEL. *JB

BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER AT SAME HEIGHT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE I FOUND MYSELF ACCELERATING SINCE THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR WERE BOTH DEPRESSED PEDALS WERE NOT ADJUSTABLE.*AK

2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND 2007 FORD CROWN VICTORIA OWNER MANUALS INCORRECTLY STATE THAT THE 8TH CHARACTER OF THE VIN # MUST BE A "2" FOR THE CAR TO HAVE A FLEX FUEL ENGINE CAPABLE OF USING E-85. THIS IS INCORRECT. THE 8TH CHARACTER MUST BE A "V" FOR THE CAR TO HAVE THE FLEX FUEL ENGINE. THIS WILL BE VERY MISLEADING FOR CONSUMERS. THE COVER ON THE FUEL TANK LID SAYS ETHANOL OR UNLEADED GASOLINE ONLY. MOST CONSUMERS WILL NOT KNOW THIS MEANS THEY CAN USE E-85 AS E-85 IS NOT MENTIONED ON THE GAS CAP OR COVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALSO DEPRESSED. THIS FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BOTH BRAKE AND ACCELERATE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PEDALS WERE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE ABOUT THE FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF COMPLAINTS. THE FAILURE WAS NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 800. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE POWER ADJUSTABLE FOOT PEDAL FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ADJUSTED ITSELF WITHOUT WARNING TO THE SAME LEVEL WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER TO ENGAGE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FORD DEALER MISUNDERSTOOD WHAT THE FAILURE WAS, THEREFORE, DIAGNOSING THE VEHICLE TO BE OPERATING NORMALLY. A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED BY A SEC OND MECHANIC, AND WHILE DRIVING HE WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 2007 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS (FAILURE MILEAGE: 1200) AT 70 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN (10) MINUTES. THE VEHICLE HAD VIBRATED ON ANOTHER OCCASION, BUT NOT AS VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE VIBRATION COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. *JB