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1990 Mercury Grand Marquis

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1990 Mercury Grand Marquis do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 78.

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56Owner complaints

Model-year median: 78

0Recall campaigns

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1Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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43
198773
198858
198956
199082
1991255
1992144
1993
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
13Air Bags
9Vehicle Speed Control
9Service Brakes, Hydraulic
8Power Train
6
All reported categories
Engine And Engine Cooling
3Structure
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2Unknown Or Other
2Visibility
2Engine
1Parking Brake
1Seats
1Tires
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 5 of 56 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

5 crash reports5 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

56 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 17, 1996
Fuel System, Gasoline

FUEL PUMP FAILED.

NHTSA ODI #510095

Mileage unknown · Oct 2, 1996
Vehicle Speed Control

AUTO-TRAN: SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE BRAKE PEDAL IS BEING DEPRESSED, TOTALLY WITHOUT WARNING, HAPPENS JUST BEFORE COMING TO FULL STOP, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #803093

Mileage unknown · Aug 7, 1996
Electrical System

THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ELECTRCAL PROBLEMS DUE TO THE IGNITION SWITCH. COULD START A FIRE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #985582

Mileage unknown · May 25, 1996
Unknown Or Other

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHES ON/OFF CONSTANTLY. *DH

NHTSA ODI #505003

Mileage unknown · May 6, 1996
Electrical System

IGNITION SWITCH OVERHEATS. *SD

NHTSA ODI #504349

Mileage unknown · Mar 1, 1996
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

WHILE PARKED, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. AREA UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

NHTSA ODI #979999

Mileage unknown · Jan 23, 1996
Electrical System

DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY; MAYBE TWICE A WEEK LIGHTS WILL DIM/GO OUT INCLUDING ABS LIGHT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ODI #978041

Mileage unknown · Dec 12, 1995
Electrical SystemFire

FIRE ERUPTED UNDER HOOD WHILE DRIVING; DETECTED EXTREME AMOUNT OF FUMES; STOPPED VEHICLE, SHUT OFF IGNITION; FLAMES BURST OUT WITH LOUD NOISE; TOTALED. TT

NHTSA ODI #976459

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 1995
Visibility

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ODI #974674

Mileage unknown · Oct 30, 1995
Vehicle Speed ControlCrashInjury

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT VERY LOW SPEED, VEHICLE WENT OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION SPEED UNKNOWN. TT *JB

NHTSA ODI #974173

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

1

PE91125 · Brake Line Punctures

Opened Sep 11, 1991 · Closed Jan 15, 1992

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic

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