2005 Mercury GRAND MARQUIS problems and owner complaints

DT: WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE THE PEDAL GOES PAST THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR, MOST OFTEN THIS OCCURS WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AND PLACING IT IN GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS EASY TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL AS WELL WHEN TRYING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE. THIS CAUSES THE TIRES TO SQUEAL AND THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD. HAS BEEN TO A DEALER WHO SAID HE WOULD HAVE A SERVICE MANAGER CALL THE CONSUMER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT HE NEVER RETURNED THE CALL. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE NOTED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NO REPAIRS OR CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE…

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10129725 at NHTSA ↗

ON THREE OCCASIONS WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE ENGINE SPED UP (ACCELERATED DRASTICALLY) CAUSING THE WHEELS TO SPIN AND ONLY BY QUICK APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE WAS AN INCIDENT AVOIDED. I DROVE INTO A PARKING SPACE, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN NOT SATISFIED WITH THE POSITION I ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP, THAT'S WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 8,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10146592 at NHTSA ↗

THE STEERING BOLTS CAME OUT OF MY STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING MY 2005 GRAND MARQUIS. NOTHING LED UP TO THIS SITUATION - THERE WAS NO WARNING. HAD I NOT BEEN GOING ON A 25 MPH 2 LANE ROAD THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. INSTEAD, I ENDED UP HALF WAY IN A DITCH BLOCKING THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF TRAFFIC. I WAS TOLD FROM MY DEALERSHIP, KINGSLAND FORD MERCURY LOCATED ON HIGHWAY 40, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER MONTY THAT THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE MANUFACTURER AND MY CAR CAME OFF THE LINE THAT WAY. I HAVE CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND OF COURSE THE DEALE…

Owner-reported narrative. 5,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10154932 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HORN ONLY SOUNDED WITH EXTREME PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL. THE HORN DID NOT SOUND WHEN ANY OTHER AREA OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE HORN WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITHOUT POSSIBLY CAUSING THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THE ONLY WORK COMPLETED BY THE DEALER WAS AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THE STEERING WHEEL COVER TO INSPECT THE HORN CONNECTION. THIS RESULTED IN THE HORN SOUND…

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10157406 at NHTSA ↗

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE IGNITED THE FIRE WHEN SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. *JB

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10212789 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED A 2005 GRAND MARQUES FROM THIS COMPANY. I WAS DRIVING ONE DAY (11/5/07) WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE IN FRONT OF FIRESTONE SERVICE STATION. AS SOON AS I EXIT THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES. FIRESTONE ALONG WITH THE ASSISTANT OF THE CHARLOTTE FIRE DEPT CAME TO MY RESCUE SIDING THAT IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. AFTER ADMITTING THAT IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE SENSOR IN THE HEATING ELEMENT, INSURANCE COMPANY WAS OFF THE HOOK. BUT I'M LEFT TO FIG…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213247 at NHTSA ↗

THIS CAR HAS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. RANDOMLY WHEN IN A STATIONARY POSITION, BY HOLDING THE BRAKES, THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SUDDENLY ACCELERATES POWERFULLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HOLD THE CAR. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS DEFECT, SEVERAL TIMES IN WRITING AND BY PHONE. DEC, 29, 2005 THEY TOOK IT ON A DRIVE, AND CLAIMED TO HAVE FOUND NO DEFECT. SUBSEQUENTLY, JAN, 15, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:00 PM, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT ON GRAND ST. NYC BEHIND AN SUV, BY HOLDING THE BRAKES, ALL OF A SUDDEN IT ACCELERATED, AND IT WAS IMPO…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10148204 at NHTSA ↗

OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HAS SUDDENLY STALLED WHEN I BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE CAR IS STOPPED. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN FORWARD MODE AND ONCE IN REVERSE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, I HAD GOTTEN SEVERAL FEET INTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION AND IN ONE INCIDENT, AN ACCIDENT NEARLY OCCURRED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 41,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10294678 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO JUMP START AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE BATTERY WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 03/19/10. *LJ UPDATED 06/18/10.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308984 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH VEHICLE RAN OVER A PIECE OF A TIRE TREAD, MEDIUM IN SIZE. THE HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE ROAD. THE TREAD CAUSED A PUNCTURE IN THE FUEL TANK. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.*AK *BF

Owner-reported narrative. 200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10115836 at NHTSA ↗

STRONG ODOR OF GAS, MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECT IN THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 88,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10312663 at NHTSA ↗