Smoke was coming out from under the hood while driving the car using cruise control. Pulled over and checked the fluids on the car. No problem. Started driving again and began to have problems. Pulled over again and saw smoke then flames coming out. Car was a total loss.
1992 Mercury Grand Marquis: adaptive cruise control problems
11 of the 255 complaints about the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Adaptive cruise control problems by model year
What owners say
Tl*the contact owns a 1992 mercury grand marquis ls. While driving 55 MPH with the cruise control activated, smoke engulfed the front-end of the vehicle followed by an underhood fire that caused the front windshield to break. There were no injuries. The fire department was unable to extinguish the flames with their equipment and the vehicle was completely destroyed. She was in the process of notifying the manufacturer to inquire about the level of safety of the cruise control. The failure mileage was unknown.
Consumer drove home, parked the vehicle under the carport, went into the house,then heard an explosion. Consumer looked out of the door and discovered a fire coming from the left wheel well. The fire department responded, extinguished the fire, and the vehicle was totaled. This vehicle not included in the cruise the federal safety agency recall 99v124000. *ak consumer never received recall regarding cruise control. Cruise control failed just as stated in recall.
While driving on highway about 65 MPH with speed control on, consumer stepped on brake pedal to reduce speed, engine shutdown. Consumer had to drive to side of road. After a few minutes engine would start working again. *ak consumer was informed by dealer that cruise control was not a factor, however they could not determine the cause of the problem.
Horn and cruise control work intermittently, air bag light reads code 13 + 34. Short in air bag module, causes light to blink. Dealer stated wire harness needeed to be replaced.
Received recall notice #99v06200. Contacted dealer. Mechanic disconnected cruise control on 5/20/99. Was informed parts would be available in middle to late june. Called back & was informed still no parts. Possible middle to late july. Still waiting for parts.
Consumer contacted dealer on may 23 to schedule an appointment to have the recall repairs done on cruise control. Upon arrival at the dealer, consumer was informed that the parts were not available.
Electrical system failed, causing engine check light/ air bag sensor light to came on/ sun visor light/ electricak windows & inner dome lights to short out, and cruise control to accelerate /decelerate intermittently when engaged. Also ,cruise control would engage by itself. Dealer/ manufacturer notified.
I have nicknamed my car "christine" because it has a mind of its own. All of a sudden it accelerates by itself. I can go for miles without even touching the gas. When I stop at a traffic light the back wheels are still spinning. I have brought it to two different mechanics. One mechanic actually drove the car and it happened to him (I was a passenger in the car when it happened.) he felt that the cruise control was stuck and told me to bring it to the dealer. I brought it to the dealer two times. They said that they couldn't find anything wrong with the cruis control and replaced the wire harness and did a tuneup. It is still happening when it is damp or wet out. Living in vermont there is a lot of damp and wet weather. I'm actually afraid to operate the car if it is raining out. I don't want to get the dealer in trouble because in the past they have been excellent in repairing my car. I just don't feel that they know what the problem is. I saw a documentary on dateline last night that said other mercury owners had this same problem with accident resulting. Should I continue to drive my car? Shouldn't the manufacturer share some to the responsibility in the defect. Would having the cruise control disarmed prevent the automatic acceleration? Please help me in this matter. I need my car to commute to work etc.
When on cruise control the speed increases, makes a roaring noise. The dealer say it is the torque converter.
Cruise control was engaged hit the brake to release, failed and would not release. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis?
11 of 255 owner complaints about the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis (4%) mention adaptive cruise control problems. The model year with the most reports is 1997.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis
Headlights 21Fire or smoke 16ABS 10Fuel pump 9Transmission failure 7Wipers 6
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