Ft.myers, FL
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING CABLE HARNESS FUSE LINKS.
NHTSA complaint #733568 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1987 Mercury Grand Marquis electrical problems
25 of the 57 complaints about the 1987 Mercury Grand Marquis are about the electrical system — 44% of everything reported for this model year.
25
Complaints
0
Crashes
16
Fires
0
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Switch
12
48.0%
Wiring
4
16.0%
Alternator/Generator/Regulator
4
16.0%
Ignition
3
12.0%
Front Underhood
1
4.0%
Fuses AND Circuit Breakers
1
4.0%
Electrical System across every Mercury Grand Marquis year
What owners said
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
Ft.myers, FL
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.
Binghamton, NY
Fire
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.
Fort Riley, KS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WIRING LINK AT STARTER SOLONOID BURNT UP.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Riley, KS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Riley, KS
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
IGNITION COIL REPLACED.
NHTSA complaint #544178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUN City West, AZ
Fire
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.
Weymouth, MA
Fire
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.
Weymouth, MA
Fire
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.
Linthicum, MD
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #505258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Wilkes-Barre, PA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DROVE VEHICLE FOR SHOPPING, PARKED VEHICLE, 11:10 PLACED PACKAGES IN BACK SEAT & LEFT, LATER RETURNED & SAW VEHICLE HAD CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE DEPT PUT OUT FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #985227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seattle, WA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATED.
NHTSA complaint #504159 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Charleston, SC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE PARKED, TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE CAME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED OFF SWITCH, SMOKING STOPPED; SWITCH REPLACED; NO FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #983698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tenino, WA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #983705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Charleston, SC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VEHICLE PARKED, TURNED ON IGNITION SWITCH, SMOKE CAME OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH, TURNED OFF SWITCH, SMOKING STOPPED; SWITCH REPLACED; NO FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #983698 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Tenino, WA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #983705 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Fort Lauderd, FL
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
COLONY PARK STATION WAGEN; STEERING COLUMN STARTED SMOKING. OWNER RAISED HOOD AND SAW NOTHING. STEERING COLUMN IGNITED W/OWNER USING FIRE EXTINGUISHER.
NHTSA complaint #983573 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Haddock, GA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN. OWNER WAS TOLD POSSIBLE IGNITION FAILURE. WEEKS LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
NHTSA complaint #983595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Solona BCH, CA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER OFF SITTING STILL AN HOUR. VEHICLE COMPLETELY MELTED DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #983441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Justice, FL
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, THEN FLAMES.
NHTSA complaint #983477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walnut Creek, CA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #982961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Walnut Creek, CA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
15 MINUTES AFTER PARKING THE CAR, NOTICED A FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE GARAGE, POSSIBLE DUE TO IGNITION SWITCH SHORT.
NHTSA complaint #982961 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buffalo, NY
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #979519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Buffalo, NY
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE INGNITON SWITCH, CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #979519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Carmichael, CA
Fire
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #976407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.