IllustrationWHEN DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE VEHICLE SNATCHES ITSELF FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
2000 Mercury Marquis
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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- Structure. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Exterior Lighting. Review the 2 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 reports3 injury reports
What owners actually said
23 reportsTHE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT OF MY 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS BELTED THERE, THE SEAT BELT STRAP GRADUALLY SLIDES LOOSE THROUGH THE LOCKING DEVICE. THE SEAT BELT APPEARS SECURE AT FIRST, BUT IT GRADUALLY LOOSENS AS THE WEIGHT OF THE CHILD SEAT ROCKS AGAINST IT. THE BELT LOOSENED COMPLETELY AFTER …
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THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT OF MY 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS BELTED THERE, THE SEAT BELT STRAP GRADUALLY SLIDES LOOSE THROUGH THE LOCKING DEVICE. THE SEAT BELT APPEARS SECURE AT FIRST, BUT IT GRADUALLY LOOSENS AS THE WEIGHT OF THE CHILD SEAT ROCKS AGAINST IT. THE BELT LOOSENED COMPLETELY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS IN A CRASH. FORTUNATELY, WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYONE WAS HURT. WE WENT TO DUDDIE FORD OF NORTHBOROUGH, MA ON 1/29/03 AND PRESENTED THE PROBLEM.
CONSUMER STATES THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE ILLUMINATED AND WOULD NOT GO OFF TILL HOURS LATER. ONE MONTH AGO THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR A SECOND AND CAME BACK ON. ONE MONTH LATER CONSUMER WOKE UP AND HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHT ON AND NO ONE HAD BEEN IN CAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHTER INFORMATION. NLM
ONE MORNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE WHEN STARTED. FROM THAT TIME ON THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE WHEN STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE MOTOR MOUNTS ARE WORN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. NLM
HEADREST DOES NOT PULL UP HIGH ENOUGH TO BE PLACED BEHIND HEAD, IT WILL ONLY REACH TO THE BASE OF THE SKULL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HEADREST MUST BE DIRECTLY BEHIND HEAD, NOT THE NECK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT; PER OWNERS MANUAL, THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED BY LIFTING THE HEAD RESTRAINT S…
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HEADREST DOES NOT PULL UP HIGH ENOUGH TO BE PLACED BEHIND HEAD, IT WILL ONLY REACH TO THE BASE OF THE SKULL. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE HEADREST MUST BE DIRECTLY BEHIND HEAD, NOT THE NECK. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT; PER OWNERS MANUAL, THE HEAD RESTRAINT IS TO BE PROPERLY ADJUSTED BY LIFTING THE HEAD RESTRAINT SO THAT IT IS LOCATED DIRECTLY BEHIND YOUR HEAD. *SCC
WHILE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE ACCELERATED, TRAVELING AT RATE OF 40 MPH, AND HIT A TREE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE SEATBELT TIGHTENS UP AROUND STOMACH WHILE DRIVING, AND DRIVERS SIDE DOES NOT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
AT 1000 MILES CAN HEAR THE LIFTERS WHEN FIRST STARTING THE CAR, TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY PUT A FILTER IN CAR TO KEEP OIL IN LIFTERS,. BUT, THIS WAS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM, JUST COVERING IT UP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN CONSUMER APPLIES BRAKES VEHICLE WILL JERK INTO ANOTHER LANE OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT DRIVER CONTROLLING VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP(S) ARE UNABLE TO REMEDY DEFECT. *AK *SLC
THE DRIVERS SIDE VISOR OBSCURES ABOUT 20% OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR INPAIRING THE DRIVERS REAR VISION, CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT WHICH WAS NOT PRESENT IN PRIOR MODEL/YEAR THAT THE ONSUMER HAS OWNED, ALSO THE VISOR IS NOT DESIGNED TO STAY IN POSITION WHEN LOWERED. NLM
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.