11 of the 222 complaints about the 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis are about the transmission — 5% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 59,850 miles.
11
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS IN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THERE IS LOW LOAD ON ENGINE AND WHEN TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SELECT GEARS.
NHTSA complaint #10231898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR JERKING SO THAT I TOOK TO RELIABLE MECHANIC. HE DROVE CAR AND SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE MECHANIC SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLED A LITTLE BURNED CONSISTENT WITH SLIPPING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHANIC'S RECOMMENDATION WAS TO WAIT UNTIL TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED SINCE HE THOUGHT THE ONLY OPTION WAS TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THIS 1995 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HAS ONLY 34,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD HEARD RECENTLY THAT MANY OF THE MERCURY'S AND FORD'S HAD EARLY TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #10075096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TRANMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER HAS A SHUDDER WHEN SHIFTING AT ABOUT 50 MPH, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH REGARDING THIS AND HAVE FOUND 19 TSB'S REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER FROM JAN. 1995 TO JULY OF 2003. THIS IS ON MY 1995 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD/MERCURY AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST OF DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR IS MY RESPONSIBILITY. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME WITH SO MANY TSB'S ON THIS PROBLEM THERE IS A MFG. DEFECT INVOLVED, AND SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MFG.
NHTSA complaint #10066355 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING OVER 45 MPH CONSUMER FELT TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAD NOT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OR THE DEALER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10052018 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELLERATING GRADUALLY AT 35-40 AND 45-55 MILES PER HOUR, THERE IS A LOT OF VIBRATIONS AND JERKING MOTIONS IN THE TRANSMISSION DURING SHIFTINGS
NHTSA complaint #742094 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #720345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION. AT TIMES COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. VEHICLE WOULD ESITATE BEFORE IT TAKES OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. DEALER REPLACED TORQUE CONVERTER AND REPROGRAMMED PCM.
NHTSA complaint #829765 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
VEHICLE SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THIS IN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THERE IS LOW LOAD ON ENGINE AND WHEN TRANSMISSION IS TRYING TO SELECT GERAS.
NHTSA complaint #526344 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AND HIT IMPACT 5:00 POSITION , HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #803513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL FACING DOWN HILL ROLLED FORWARD, PARKING PAWL LOCKING GEAR WAS BROKEN.
NHTSA complaint #803419 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
NHTSA complaint #502067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.