1994 Mercury Grand Marquis: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 9, 2010 · Acceleration · 128,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. While the contact was in his home he heard a loud explosion and within a few minutes flames were coming from the front end of the vehicle near the master cylinder. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. A fire report was filed. The fire department stated that the failure was caused by the cruise control switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer or manufacturer. No one was injured. There were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 128000.

Filed Oct 2, 2009 · Acceleration · 72,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl*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 current mileages were 72,000.

Filed Sep 11, 2009 · Brakes · 105,000 miles · IN · fire

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 for fire department to respond. The engine compartment was totally engulfed in flames. Fire department was able to put fire out. Entire engine compartment was burned extensively, mostly on left side. Left front tire was burned and deflated. Fire appears to have started under master brake cylinder.

Filed Dec 3, 2008 · Acceleration · 96,000 miles · PA · fire

July or august 2006. My vehicle went on fire in my driveway with no one in the car or no key in the ignition. My home was also damaged by fire. The following morning I called customer service dept of ford motor company advised them of the problem. I insisted that they remove the car from my driveway to investigate this serious problem. I was informed by the customer service rep. That was not necessary. I year later august 2007. I received a letter from the ford motor company about this recall of speed control system malfunction problem. I notified them of the above listed problem. Was to late the vehicle was destroyed by fire. Due to this problem. I was not reimbursed by the ford motor company. For my car or home damage. I am still receiving letters about this serious fire problem. Is ford motor company responsible for damages & reimbursement of fire reports.

Filed Sep 26, 2007 · Engine · 85,000 miles · NY · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. Within five minutes of parking the vehicle, it caught fire. The fire originated underneath the hood on the driver side near the tire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was destroyed. The contact received a recall notice in september of 2007 for the federal safety agency campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control). The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 85,000.

Filed Sep 11, 2007 · Engine · PA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. While parked in the driveway, the vehicle caught fire. The manufacturer was notified and, after 10 days, wanted to inspect the vehicle. By that time, the vehicle was already at the junk yard. The structure of the home was burned as a result of the fire. The contact recently received recall notice number 05s28. Both fire and police reports were filed. The powertrain and mileages were unavailable.

Filed Aug 17, 2007 · Acceleration · 144,000 miles · GA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. She stated the vehice caught fire fifteen minutes after she parked. A complaint was filed with ford, and it was denied stating that the vehicle was too badly burned. The fire damaged 2 trees, grass, driveway, and melted rear tail lights of another vehicle. There is a safety recall for vehicle speed control (the federal safety agency campaign #07v336000). A report from the fire department is available. The current and failure mileage were 144,000.

Filed Aug 16, 2007 · Engine · 149,000 miles · MN · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. The vehicle had been parked in the driveway for five hours when the contact heard a popping sound. The vehicle began to smoke and he noticed flames under the hood. A fire and police report was filed. The contact stated that no prior failures occurred before the fire. He is unsure if the vehicle was destroyed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 149,000.

Filed Aug 28, 2006 · Acceleration · 138,000 miles · TX · fire

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 was hurt. But the house which we rented, and most of its contents were a total loss. Subsequent investigation, which included ford representatives, showed failure of speed control override switch as cause of fire. (entire vehicle has been impounded by carpenter law firm llp of plano, attorney for the homeowner's.) absent renters' insurance, we filed a letter of demand with ford in march of 2006, detailing losses. Inexplicably, it was denied. While ford has recalled millions of vehicles to correct problems with this same component, our model and year has never been among the recalls as far as we know. We will probably have to file a lawsuit in order to recover damages.

Filed Oct 18, 2005 · Electrical · TX · fire

Dt: the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that in may 2005 the vehicle caught on fire. The fire started in the electrical system in the steering column under the hood. There was nothing unusual about the way the vehicle was operating before this happened. The vehicle had been parked about twenty minutes when it caught on fire. The fire melted all the plastic under the hood because they could not get the hood to open to put the fire out. *ak

Filed Sep 8, 2005 · Acceleration · 118,367 miles · TX

Dt: the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that this vehicle was experiencing the same problems as mentioned in recall 05v88000. While the contact's son was driving the fuse on the scads blew out. The only way the vehicle could be started was to put it in neutral because the vehicle will not operate if the brake lights were not working. The consumer replaced the fuse, but while replacing the fuse there was smoke coming from underneath the engine. The service dealer replaced the cruise control deactivation switch. This did remedy the problem.

Filed Jul 13, 2005 · Acceleration · LA · fire

My grand marguise caught on fire and burn my home to the ground, we have nothing left. Contact allstate insurance company for full details. We were never advised of any malfuction or recall. I do not have VIN numbers, mileage or anything else, the car burnt to thr point that it is unrecongnizable. My husband parked the car under the carport at appromitaly 7:00 - 7:30 p.m. On july 5, and the neighbor heard the horn blowing on the car a about 2:00-2:15 a.m. On july 6th. My husband and son almost did not make it out of the house. The witnesses all stated that the front of the car was what started the fire.