IllustrationWIFE CAME HOME FROM WORK PARKED CAR IN GARAGE SHUT IT OFF,WENT INTO HOUSE CHANGE CLOTHES LOOKED OUT WINDOW SAW SMOKE DAMM CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE ALMOST BURNT THE GARAGE AND HOUSE DOWN,FIRE STARTED IN LEFT FRONT FENDER AREA AS THE LEFT TIRE WAS BURNED UP AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS NOT
1991 Mercury Grand Marquis
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Mercury Grand Marquis do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 78.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 2 of 82 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Electrical System. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
12 crash reports14 fire reports10 injury reports
What owners actually said
82 reportsWHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE WHICH STARTED IN THE ALTERNATOR. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE AND SAVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED. *AK
ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK ON TWO OCCASIONS CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, SHIFTED GEAR INTO DRIVE, HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND HIT A PARKED CAR. NOBODY WAS INJURED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.
CABLE ON THE ACCELERATOR JAMMED CAUSING UNWANTED ACCELERATION ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, LAST INCIDENT LED TO MINOR ACCIDENT AND INJURY TO CONSUMER.
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BLEW UP. THE IGNITION HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOTALLED. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION.
FAILURE OF THE GROMMET THAT HOLDS THE TRANSMISSION CABLE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BROKE, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO SLIP.
BOLT HOLDING THE FRONT AND REAR DOOR LATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE VIBRATES LOOSE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 100 MILES REQUIRING TIGHTENING.
Official recalls
191V048000 · Power Train:automatic Transmission
Mar 18, 1991
THE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A PARK CAM WITH INADEQUATE SURFACE HARDNESS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO PARK DISENGAGEMENT OR NO PARK ENGAGEMENT WHEN THE LEVER IS PLACED IN PARK.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF PARK IS NOT ENGAGED AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS OFF, AVEHICLE ROLL-AWAY COULD RESULT.
Remedy: REPLACE PARK ROD ASSEMBLY ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.
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
1PE91125 · Brake Line Punctures
Opened Sep 11, 1991 · Closed Jan 15, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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