FaultScore report
Owners have filed 57 complaints about the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis with NHTSA between 1995 and 2007. The largest single group is the electrical system.
57
Complaints
2
Crashes reported
18
Fires reported
2
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
0 crashes, 2 fires
2 crashes, 0 fires
Median failure at 90,050 miles
Median failure at 133,000 miles
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
BRAKE LINE PUNCTURES
FIRES
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER: MANUFACTURER HAS BEENCONTACTED. SERVICE BULLETIN, TSB ARTICLE NO.87-18-13, PROVIDES PROCEDURESFOR REWORKING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLER LINE COUPLING TO THE RADIATOR,WHERE FLUID LEAKS CAN ORIGINATE. THE TSB STATES ... THE QUICK DISCONNECTFITTING SHOULD NOT BE REUSED BECAUSE IT MAY NOT RESEAL PROPERLY AND CANRESULT IN REPEAT REPAIR.VEHICLE POPULATION1985 19861987 FORD 187,300115,600 120,300 MERCURY151,000101,700 122,800 TOT=804,700THE ONE REPORTED INJURY ALLEDGES EYE AND THROAT IRRITATION DUE TO SMOKEAND SOOT. THE FIRES ARE GENERALLY CONFINED TO UNDER...
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF CARTER, ACCUFLOW, NAPA, TRUFLOW, PARTS DEPO, AND PARTS MASTER, SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2006 AND JULY 2007 FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM IN CERTAIN PRODUCTION RUNS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR INADEQUATELY TESTED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK.
Risk: A LEAKING FUEL PUMP COULD CREATE A VEHICLE FIRE HAZARD.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR FOR SEAT BELTS FOR DUAL FACING REAR SEATS MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION.
Risk: SEAT BELT COULD BIND BETWEEN SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BACKCAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO BE SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.
Risk: COUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
FUEL RAILS MAY BE BENT SO THAT NO. 5 INJECTOR CUPS ARE OUT OF DESIGN POSITION.
Risk: BENT FUEL RAIL COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
STEERING CENTERLINKS MAY BREAK AT A BEND LOCATION.
Risk: STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE DIMINISHED, WITH REDUCEDCONTROL OF LEFT WHEEL ONLY AND CONSIDERABLE STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Seats And Restraints
ON STATION WAGONS, THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTORS FOR THE DUAL FACING REAR SEATS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION. THIS COULD CAUSE BINDING OF THE SEAT BELT BETWEEN THE SEAT CUSHION AND THE SEAT BACK AND RESULT IN THE RETRACTOR BEING SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK. CORRECTION: SEAT BELTS WILL BE REMOVED AND REINSTALLED IN THE PROPER LOCATION.
Fuel System
ON VEHICLES WITH EFI OR CFI, THE SPRING-LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING USED TO CONNECT THE FUEL SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES TO THE EFI FUEL RAILS OR TO THE CFI THROTTLE BODIES AS WELL AS OTHER FUEL LINE CONNECTIONS NEAR THE DASH PANELS ON SOME VEHICLES, COULD DISENGAGE DURING VEHICLE USE. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, LOSS OF FUEL WILL RESULT, PROVIDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE. CORRECTION: COUPLING RETAINER CLIPS WILL BE INSTALLED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. NOTE: ESCORT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH EFI AND CFI. LYNX VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH CFI ONLY. EFI - ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION CFI - CENTRAL FUEL INJECTION
Fuel System
ON VEHICLES WITH 5 LITRE FUEL INJECTED ENGINES, THE FUEL RAIL MAY BE BENT NEAR THE NUMBER 5 INJECTER CUP. AS A RESULT, THE NUMBER 5 CUP MAY LEAK FUEL AND PRESENT THE POTENTIAL FOR AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. CORRECTION: FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES WILL BE INSPECTED AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
Steering
THE NEWLY DESIGNED STEERING CENTRELINKS ON THESE VEHICLES MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BREAKAGE AT A BEND LOCATION. SHOULD A FRACTURE OCCUR, VEHICLE STEERING WOULD BE DIMINISHED, ALLOWING REDUCED CONTROL OF THE LEFT WHEEL ONLY. CORRECTION: STEERING CENTRELINK WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS.
NHTSA complaint #733568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE PARKED FOR SOMETIME. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS DRIVING WHEN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED & LIFTED HOOD. FLAMES SHUT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INDCATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES.
NHTSA complaint #836326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO TWO TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #828011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ALTERNATOR .
NHTSA complaint #807775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR 4 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN 3 FIRES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #806996 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 ALTENATOR FIRES SINCE 1991. THE LAST FIRE WAS ON CHRISTMAS EVE THIS YEAR.
NHTSA complaint #806855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TURN, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY CHANGED THE FUEL FILTER AND MODULAR. THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW IT IS HESITATES AND JERKS. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSES HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE DRIVES NORMALLY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000. UPDATED 09/06/07
NHTSA complaint #10199072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT BUCKEL. A SPRING ON THE RELEASE BUTTON BREAKS AND NO LONGER LATCHES CORRECTLY. THE BUCKEL WILL HOLD IF IT IS SHAKEN BUT RELEASES EASILY. THIS IS THE SECOND 1987 GRAND MARQUIS THAT I HAVE OWENED THAT THIS HAPPENED TO. I REPLACED THEM WITH PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD. FORD WANTED $250.00 FOR THE BUCKEL.
NHTSA complaint #10121805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS DEFECTIVE AND DID NOT WORK PROPERLY.*AK
NHTSA complaint #10011449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS.
NHTSA complaint #733568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
FUSE LINKS FAILED TO OPEN CAUSING WIRES TO BURN I AM A E.T..
NHTSA complaint #733569 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION DUE TO FAILED THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. *MJS
NHTSA complaint #550692 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CABLE THAT RUNS FROM TRANSMISSION TO THROTTLE CAME LOOSE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE UNEXPECTEDLY, EVEN WITH BRAKES APPLIED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #851092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE OIL PAN HAS RUSTED OUT WITHIN 100,000 MILES, CAUSING OIL TO LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #847113 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE PARKED FOR SOMETIME. STARTED VEHICLE & WAS DRIVING WHEN ODOR OF BURNING RUBBER WAS INSIDE VEHICLE. HAD NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. STOPPED & LIFTED HOOD. FLAMES SHUT OUT. CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT WHO PUT FLAMES OUT. INDCATION OF ELECTRICAL WIRES.
NHTSA complaint #836326 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT SUDDEN ACCELERATION DURING DAMP OR RAINY WEATHER. MJS
NHTSA complaint #545144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAK DUE TO HOLE.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING LINK AT STARTER SOLONOID BURNT UP.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
RADIATOR HOSE AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
O RINGS ON THE A/C SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
BRAKE SWITCH FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
RADIATOR HOSE AND SERPENTINE BELT FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE NOT IN REVERSE WHEN IT TOOK OFF. GEAR STILL IN NEUTRAL. HAD TO RELEASE BRAKES. CALLED DEALER & WILL HAVE VEHICLE TOTALED. WAS TOLD THROTTLE CABLE GONE.
NHTSA complaint #826519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
BOLTS TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL BROKE OFF CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT).
NHTSA complaint #543449 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO TWO TREES. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #828011 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT ONLY THE TRUNK LIDS OF 1987 MODEL GRAND MARQUIS ARE RUSTING.
NHTSA complaint #603363 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE FEMALE PART OF THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IS BROKEN. PART HAS BEEN ORDERED TO REPLACE BUCKLE. DEALER STATED THAT PART COULD TAKE UP TO (6) MONTHS.
NHTSA complaint #811088 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
WAS DRIVING AND SAW SMOKE, PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD, THERE WAS A FIRE, TOOK TO MECHANIC WHO SAID THAT THE FIRE CAME FROM THE ALTERNATOR .
NHTSA complaint #807775 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.