IllustrationFRONT DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE TWICE, ONCE AT 39389 MILES AND AGAIN AT 83511 MILES. BOTH TIMES BOLTS HOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY TO MAIN FRAME ASSEMBLY PULLED COMPLETELY THROUGH THE METAL.
1994 Mercury Marquis
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports7 fire reports4 injury reports
Seats complaints
4 reportsBOTH RAILS (LEFT & RIGHT) THAT ATTACH THE SEAT TO TRACK ASSEMBLY BROKE ALLOWING THE DRIVERS SEAT TO TILT BACK. UNABLE TO DRIVE CAR. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED BUT SEAT WOULD HAVE COME APART IF IMPACT HAD OCCURRED. *AK
POWER SEAT AND TRACK IS DESIGNED TOO CLOSE TO THE STEERING WHEEL, DIFFICULT TO GET IN AND OUT AND THE AIR BAG IS TOO CLOSE.
IN REAR END ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE APART.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA95022 · Passenger Air Bag Module Detachment
Opened Aug 31, 1995 · Closed Jul 24, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal
PASSENGER AIR BAG MODULE CAN COMPLETELY DETACH FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DURING DEPLOYMENT.