IllustrationTHE HEADLIGHT LENS ARE CLOUDY, BUT NOT CRACKED. IMPAIRS CONSUMER'S VISION WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR HEDLIGHTS BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT CONSUMER SPILLED SOME CHEMICAL ON THEM. *AK
1998 Mercury Marquis
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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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: 9 of 29 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.
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Steering. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
29 reportsWHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40MPH SUDDENLY FRONT WHEELS KEPT SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. HAD NO STEERING CONTROL. WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT & FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. HAD 2 INJURIES. EMERGENCY RM TREATMENT. THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY. *AK
AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 500 MILES STOPPED AND STARTED VEHICLE, MOTOR ACCELERATED TO ALMOST FULL SPEED. DEALER CONTACTED AND FOUND PLASTIC SHIPPING COVER IN THROTTLE PLATE, WHICH WAS STUCK IN TO KEEP THROTTLE OPEN. REPAIR WORK DONE. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE WANDERING ACROSS THE ROAD WHENEVER VEHICLE REACHES ABOVE 50 MPH. VEHICLEHAS BEEN IN/O UT OF DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. SEEKING HELP, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
CONSUMER PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, VEHICLE JUMPED THROUGH PARKING BARRIER, DOWN DECLINE AND WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. TALL SHRUBBERY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL, TWO WEEK AGO, DASHBOARD WAS LIT UP AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TWICE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP A…
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CONSUMER PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, VEHICLE JUMPED THROUGH PARKING BARRIER, DOWN DECLINE AND WENT THROUGH A CHAIN LINK FENCE. TALL SHRUBBERY STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE GEAR WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK BETWEEN REVERSE AND NEUTRAL, TWO WEEK AGO, DASHBOARD WAS LIT UP AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. TWICE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED A CABLE LEADING TO THE GEAR SHIFT. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HINGE FAILED.
CONSUMER WAS PUTTING GAS INTO VEHICLE WHEN NOTICED FUEL POURING OUT UNDERNEATH VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED AND WILL REPAIR VEHICLE WITHOUT CHARGE. BUT CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF BEING WITHOUT TRANSPORATION UNTIL REPAIRS ARE MADE. *AK
STEERING WHEEL SHIMMIES WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. DEALER INSPECTING DEFECT, STATES THAT THE DESIGN IS MADE TO HANDLE A HARDER RIDE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP, HAVE TO PUSH THE BRAKE PEDAL COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE CAR WILL STOP. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY BLED THE BRAKES, PUT NEW CALIPERS ON, AND NOW THEY ARE WAITING FOR A MASTER CYLINDER. *AK
Official recalls
0No 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
1PE98057 · Inertia Fuel Shut Off Switch
Opened Oct 28, 1998 · Closed Feb 11, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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