Driving on the NYS Thruway with Cruise Control on and it dropped out. I tried to reengage several times and it would not engage. On the way home I tried it again it kicked on and kicked off right away and since this incident I've had no cruise control. I researched recalls and see there are 3 1999 Recall 99V124000, Electrical System. 2007 Recall07V336000 Vehicle Speed Control. 2008 Recall 08V051000 Speed Control Recall. I spoke with Ford and they suggested I spoke with the Ford they said to contact the federal safety agency. My car has less than 60,000 miles and has been well maintained so this is concerning me. The car is from Florida. Checked the fuse they are fine.
1993 Mercury Grand Marquis: adaptive cruise control problems
6 of the 141 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis describe adaptive cruise control problems.
- owner complaints
- 6
- 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
Cruise control fire. No warning. No recall notice. I purchased this 1993 grand marquis in 1997 from an authorized lincoln mercury dealership in longwood fl. I financed it through ford credit. I lived in the same house from 1991 to 2005. I was never notified of a problem. Car was destroyed. Extensive home damage. Injury from smoke inhalation. Lost family pet. Extensive business loss. Life permanently altered. Still suffering from effects of loss.
Tl*- the contacts son owns a 1993 mercury grand marquis. The current and failure mileage were 65,000. The contact was inside her home when she heard a boom, and she went outside saw the vehicle in flames. The vehicle had been parked for a day and a half. Weather was clear and sunny. The fire department came to the scene and made a report, and determined that it was cruise control switch that caused the fire. The fire marshal informed her that the vehicle was under recall -campaign id 99v124000. *ak the consumer has provided pictures of the vehicle and also the report from the fire department. Updated 06/06/07
Dt*: the contact stated after being parked for 4 hours, a noise was heard in the garage. Upon inspection the contact found the engine compartment engulfed in flames. The fire department responded and extinguished the fire. The insurance company determined the cruise control module caused the fire. The vehicle was a total loss and there was damage to the contact's residence.
Received manufacturer's recall 99s15 recall for the speed control. Recall repairs done on 21-jun-99, but didn't use the speed control until 26-jul-99 while driving 60mph and engaged cruise control, tires pulled to the left and the accelerator went to the floorboard.applied brakes and it turned the speed control off.the accelerator didn't stick.consumer contacted dealer.
While vehicle was parked it suddenly ignited by itself due to a short circuit in the ignition switch (or possibly the cruise control). Vehicle was a totalled. Dealer has been contacted.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis adaptive cruise
Is adaptive cruise control problems a common problem on the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis?
6 of 141 owner complaints about the 1993 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 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Mercury Grand Marquis
Fire or smoke 15Headlights 10Ball joint 8Transmission failure 5
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