1993 Mercury Grand Marquis transmission problems

Filed Sep 18, 2008 · Transmission · WA

Vehicle started to jerk like it was going through railroad tracks and then 2 days later it can only go on reverse and not able to shift to drive without kicking hard and then very slow motion. Still having problems.

Filed Mar 23, 2005 · Brakes, Electrical · 140,539 miles · TX · fire

The vehicle was parked and without warning the vehicle caught on fire and burned down the house. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed and was declared totaled by the insurance company. *ak the fire originated on the driver's side of the engine compartment. The consumer mentioned that the he experienced problems with the ignition system, ABS system and shifter. There was grinding when the vehicle was stopped and the gear shift would not shift into drive once the vehicle was started. The ABS pump, motor relay, brake lamp switch and switch wiring harness were replaced. (there were two purchase dates: 7/16/1996 and 8/09/1996) *sc

Filed Dec 30, 2000 · Transmission · MO

Aode transmission has shudder / vibration (like driving on a washboard) under light to moderate acceleration above 35 MPH in 3rd gear or during 3-4 or 4-3 shift. It's worse when the weathers cold.

Filed Aug 31, 2000 · Seats, Transmission · PA

Power driver seat feels like its making clunking noise when accelerating or braking. Would rock back & forth. When transmission goes into overdrive it would experience a rambling in the vehicle. Took to dealer & the mechanic indicated that the problem was the torque converter. *ak installing the torque convertor has solved the problem.

Filed Jul 7, 2000 · Transmission · TX

Torque converter went out at 20k miles and again at 54k miles. On both occasions the torque converter was replaced. On the second occasion the entire transmission went out.

Filed Jan 2, 2000 · Transmission · MO · crash

While in park , when motor was turned off vehicle jumped out of gear and rolled backware into a pickup. This is the second time this vehicle has jumped out of park , but this time there was a collision.

Filed Oct 4, 1999 · Transmission · PA

While driving at about 45 MPH, consumer heard a noise, and then transmission light came on. Consumer checked under hood didn't see a ploblem. Waited for vehicle to cool off, and started it back up. The same problem occurred.

Filed Aug 15, 1998 · Transmission · FL

Transmission experienced problems when changing gears at 40mph. Dealer suggested and installed a transmission conditioner which temporarily fixed the problem.

Filed Jul 30, 1998 · Transmission · FL

At 30-60 MPH the transmission vibrates, causing loss of speed. Dealer has worked on vehicle twice, problem still occurring. *ak

Filed Jul 17, 1998 · Transmission · SC

Torque converter was replaced last year and problems are occuring again.