1994 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls, Problems & Maintenance

“POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOORS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY. IF UP, THEY WILL NOT COME DOWN WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED. IF DOWN, THEY WILL NOT GO UP WHEN BUTTON IS PRESSED. BEEN TO DEALER 6 TIMES FOR PROBLEM. MECHANIC CANNOT RESOLVED PROBLEM OF POWER WINDOWS.*AK”

“ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL WINDOWS FAILING TO OPERATE ONE AFTER ANOTHER.THREE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL AND REPAIRS WERE MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST*AK”

“DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AFTER 2ND WINDOW FAILURE. THEY HAD RECEIVED "NO SERVICE ADVISEMENTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM." OBVIOUSLY FOMOCO USED SOME DEFECTIVE PARTS. WE HAVE NO SMALL CHILDREN TO "PLAY" WITH THE WINDOWS. DEFECTIVE PARTS IS THE ONLY REASON I CAN IMAGINE FOR 3”

“THE TRANSMISSION @ 40 MPH SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE I AM TRAVELING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR RAILROAD TRACKS. MY MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HEARD NUMEROUS SIMULAR COMPLAINTS. EVEN THOUGH THIS OCCURED WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I FOOLISHLY NEVER TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE WARRANTY HAS”

“WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ATAPPROXIMATELY 40MPH TRANSMISSION CHATTERS ONLY WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO OVERDRIVE. *AK”

“WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE WILL START TO SHUTTER AN VIBRATE WHEN REACHING 30MPH. ALSO VIBRATES WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOT ABLE TO HELP BECAUSE OF NO WARRANTY. *AK”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE TAIL LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS. AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LIGHT”

“I WAS DRIVING MY 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS GS HOME FROM WORK ONE NIGHT AROUND 12:00 AM AND I EXPERIENCED TOTAL LIGHTING FAILURE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN EVERYTHING WAS PITCH BLACK NO LIGHTS WHAT SO EVER. EVERY LIGHT ON THE CAR WOULD GO OUT AND COME BACK ON”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE IN A PARKED POSITION. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND CONCLUDED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL CAUSED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND”

“ON THE EVENING OF DECEMBER 20, 2005, OUR 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HAD BEEN PARKED IN OUR GARAGE FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES WHEN WE DISCOVERED A FURIOUS FIRE THAT BURNED THROUGH THE ATTIC AND ROOF IN MINUTES, SHOOTING FLAMES 50 FEET INTO THE NIGHT SKY. FORTUNATELY NO ONE”

“AT APPROXIMATELY 2:00 A.M ON JULY 6, 2005, MY HUSBAND AND 16 YEAR OLD SON WERE AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR, TELLING THEM THAT OUR 1994 GRAND MARQUISE (MERCURY) WAS ON FIRE. MY HUSBAND AND SON BARELY ESCAPED WHEN THE FIRE HIT THE HOUSE AND BURNED OUR HOME DOWN TO THE GROUND”

“WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VAN, THEN A METAL POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST AND A BRUISED CHEST. NLM”

“WHEN COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY AS CONSUMER WAS SLOWING DOWN, CAR ACCELERATED UP TO 65MPH ON ITS OWN. *AK”

“CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UP TO THE SPEED OF 75 MPH, AND WENT ON TO ABOUT 3 QUARTER OF MILE. THIS DEFECT COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. *AK”

“FAILURE OF MAIN SEAT METAL FRAME TO HOLD BOLTS SUPPORTING DRIVERS SEAT(FRONT) . BOTH BOLTS BROKE OFF FROM METAL FRAME OF SEAT. NOTHING HOLDING FRONT OF DRIVERS SEAT TO CAR FLOOR. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL SEAT. *AK”

“THE SEAT TRACK HAS FAILED AGAIN, AFTER IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT CAUSED ME TO FALL INTO THE BACK SEAT FROM A STOP LIGHT AND JERKED MY HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY”

“DRIVER'S SEAT HAVE DISCONNECTED FROM THE SEAT TRACKS AND ANCHORS, AND CAUSED SEAT TO ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK”

“WHILE TRAVELING 20-25 MPH AND WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN OUTER TIE ROD FELL OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL, AND RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT ON SIDE STREET, ALMOST HIT A TELEPHONE POLE. DEALER AND FORD HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML”

“WHILE DRIVING HON IGHWAY, BOLTS THAT HOLD STEERING GEAR BOX TO THE FRAME BROKE, NO WARNING, TURNED WHEEL, NO RESPONSE, NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH, ACCORDING TO REPAIR SHOP, BOLTS WERE BROKEN, WILL REPLACE BOLTS WITH NEW BOLTS. *AK”

“TIE ROD FELL OFF. NO WARNING. TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. GREASELESS FITTINGS.*AK”

“THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE BACKING UP AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND HE NOTICED BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE”

“LOW SPEED SITUATION! APPLIED SERVICE (NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL) BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, NO BRAKES HAD TO USE FOOT BRAKE TO AVOID ACCIDENT.".FOUND THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES (MULTIPLE LINES APPROX 4 (ANTI- LOCK BRAKES,)ON FRAME RAIL UNDER THE DRIVERS DOOR) HAD ROTTED”

“I BEGAN SMELLING SMOKE WHILE DRIVING 1994 GRAND MARQUIS. AFTER APPROX. 30 SECONDS OF SMELLING SMOKE, FLAMES AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF REAR LEFT OF HOOD. BRAKES DID NOT WORK. CAR COASTED INTO AN INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE CAR, CALLED 911 AND WAITED”