2006 Mercury Grand Marquis

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SENSORS WITHIN TWO MONTHS OF EACH OTHER WITH LESS THAN 14000 ANDLIMITED USE OF PASSENGER SIDE BELT. PER WEB INQUIRIES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. AS IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS AIRBAGS WON'T DEPLOY AND IT IS QUITE COMMON, HOW COME A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT HAS NOT BEEN ORDERED? IT HAS COST ME IN EXCESS OF $1100 FOR THEIR DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SAFETY STRAP WAS COVERED WITH RUST AND THE FUEL TANK WAS BEING HELD BY ONE STRAP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED BOTH FUEL TANK STRAPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE TIME FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURE STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. ..UPDATED 02-28-14 *BF UPDATED 3/14/2014 *JS

WHILE LEAVING MY HOME I NOTICED THE AMBER AIRBAG LAMP ON THE DASHBOARD HAD REMAINED ILLUMINATED; THE WARNING CHIME ALSO SOUNDED PERIODICALLY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP THAT DAY I WAS TOLD THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT AND BUCKLE HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY UNTIL THE NECESSARY REPAIRS WERE MADE. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE DRIVEN WITHOUT HAVING THE REPAIR DONE BECAUSE OF THE COST (APPROXIMATELY $800). I HAVE DONE CONSIDERABLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING ON THE MERCURY PRODUCT LINE, PRIMARILY FROM REPAIR FORUMS, ADVICE WEBSITES, ETC. MY SEARCH WAS BY NO MEANS ALL INCLUSIVE, BUT I FEEL IT REPRESENTATIVE OF A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH, AT LEAST, THE MERCURY PRODUCT LINE, AND MAY EXTEND TO OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. IT CERTAINLY REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE CONCERNING THE USE OF AIRBAGS FOR PASSENGERS AND DRIVER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS EQUIPPED WITH A MICHELIN P225/60PR16 DEFENDER TIRE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEW. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT THE CONTACT COULD NOT RECALL THE EXACT INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED OF THE INCIDENT. NEITHER THE VEHICLE NOR THE TIRE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (I AM ORIGINAL OWNER) WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKES HARD THE ENGINE ACCELERATES. RECENTLY IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I KNOW I'M NOT TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. TODAY IT WAS SO BAD THE I WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES WITH BOTH FEET AND BURNING RUBBER. I SHIFTED TO PARK AND THE ENGINE WENT ONTO MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND RESTATED AND FOUND IT WAS STILL AT MAX ACCELERATION. I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND WAITED 30 SECONDS. WHEN I THEN RESTARTED IT RAN NORMALLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A STOP SIGN OR I THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLISION IF IN TRAFFIC. *TR

STOPPED AT RAILROAD CROSSING. TRAIN MOVING. 1 CAR AHEAD OF ME AT RAILROAD. STOP. I WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. AFTER BEING STOPPED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AND SLAMMED INTO CAR IN FRONT OF ME PUSHING CAR FORWARD IN THE SIDE OF MOVING TRAIN. MY CAR ALSO SLAMMED INTO TRAIN AND WAS REVERSED AND STOPPED ON RAILROAD POST. DURING THIS TIME I COULD NOT STOP VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT CONSIDERABLE SPEED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND LIGHTLY CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING) BUT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REMEDIED BECAUSE THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE RECALL SERVICE WERE NOT READILY AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.