FaultScore

1992 Mercury Grand Marquis airbag problems

15 of the 330 complaints about the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis are about the airbag system — 5% of everything reported for this model year.

F

15

Complaints

9

Crashes

1

Fires

7

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Frontal 7 46.7%
AIR Bags 6 40.0%
Sensor/Control Module 1 6.7%
Side/Window 1 6.7%

Airbags across every Mercury Grand Marquis year

1991 12 6.4%
1992 15 8.0%
1994 13 7.0%
1995 12 6.4%
2001 20 10.7%
2003 11 5.9%
2005 67 35.8%
2006 37 19.8%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

West Palm Beach, FL

AIR BAGS

AIRBAG ALARM KEPT GOING OFF, AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC,AND MECHANIC DIAGNOSED CONNECTING CHIP IN AIRBAG NEEDED REPLACING.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8005435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Whitestone, NY

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

HORN AND CRUISE CONTROL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AIR BAG LIGHT READS CODE 13 + 34. SHORT IN AIR BAG MODULE, CAUSES LIGHT TO BLINK. DEALER STATED WIRE HARNESS NEEDEED TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #890997 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Vemont, MA

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #872580 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ypsilanti, MI Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

WHILE DRIVING ON A SERVICE LANE TRAVELING EAST, ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING NORTH AT A CROSS STREET, BROADSIDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR EXTENSIVE DETAILS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #861069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ypsilanti, MI Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

WHILE DRIVING ON A SERVICE LANE TRAVELING EAST, ANOTHER VEHICLE, TRAVELING NORTH AT A CROSS STREET, BROADSIDED THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY PROPERLY. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SENT A LETTER ASKING FOR EXTENSIVE DETAILS ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #861069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Moulton, AL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS

IN SNOW CONDITIONS, AFTER VEHICLE SLID INTO GUARDRAIL AND WAS STOPPED, AIRBAG DEPLOYED LATE INTO FACE OF DRIVER, CAUSING INJURIES.

NHTSA complaint #710492 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chicago, IL

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG MONITOR FAILED (LIGHT ILLUMINATED).

NHTSA complaint #544086 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Weston, FL Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

WHILE DRIVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

NHTSA complaint #821627 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Newport, RI Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC WHEN CONSUMER WAS HIT IN THE REAR AT EXTREME SPEED. WAS FORCED TO HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT HEAD-ON AT APPROX 40 MPH. DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY.

NHTSA complaint #813163 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

High Spring, FL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DRIVER'S SIDE AIR DIGNOSTIC MONITOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO DISPLAY, AIRBAG FAILURE, IN FOR REPAIR, AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY WITHOUT WARNING AND WITH IMPACT INVOLVED.

NHTSA complaint #807226 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Boca Raton, FL Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITH NO IMPACT WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA complaint #979189 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Piscataway, NJ Crash

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED 30 MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA complaint #978727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SAN Diego, CA Crash Fire 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

CONSUMER WAS IN BETWEEN TWO TRUCKS AND HER AIR BAG INVOLUNTARILY INFLATED, CONSUMER CAUGHT ON FIRE,LOST CONTROL,RAN INTO PASSING VEHICLE AT 12:00 POSITION. TT

NHTSA complaint #965873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Montevideo, MN

AIR BAGS

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT BLINKS ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *SKD

NHTSA complaint #489212 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Girard, OH Crash 1 injured

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING 35 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. TT

NHTSA complaint #964773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis problems

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