1995 mercury grand marquis with speed control recall. Consumer states that she received the recall in august 2007. She states that the dealer stated that the parts would be available in december now they will be available in february to may 2008.
1995 Mercury Grand Marquis acceleration complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 1995 mercury grand marquis. The contact received a safety recall notification for the vehicle speed control in september of 2004. The dealer stated that the part would be available the following month. As of january 16, 2008, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle. The current mileage was 124,000 and there had been no failure to date. Updated 02-14-08. *kb updated
My 1995 mercury grand marquis odometer is over 144k. I've experienced intermittent failure of the headlight switch, especially when temperature is near or below freezing. When it's cold outside, and the vehicle has been sitting for a while and therefore cold when I turn on the headlights, I have to play with the switch for the headlights to stay on. It's now taking longer and longer for me to get the lights to stay lit. I've only experienced one failure while driving on the highway, after the vehicle had been driven for over 20 minutes. When I first purchased my vehicle, I replaced all 4 headlamp bulbs because they were too dim. The replacements didn't resolve the problem. From what I've read, the root cause of the problem is the plastic covering on the headlamps. The composition of the plastic breaks down with age and discolors, reducing the brightness of the headlights. This design fault of using plastic over glass is a dangerous safety hazard. If I change from low to high, my headlights appear to illuminate the road within allowable brightness, increasing visibility. Driving on roads with insufficient street lights is dangerous with only the low beam headlamps. I've considered driving with the high beams at all times, to ensure my safety, but have questioned the legality of such a choice. The newer vehicles today seem to be sporting those super bright headlights, are extremely blinding to those who have to drive in front of or in the opposite direction as they blind you as they get closer and pass you. This past fall, I received a recall notice for the cruise control in my grand marquis. I took the vehicle into the dealership; they disconnected the cruise control, taped the ends of the wire, and sent me on my way. I was told that the parts would be in during q4, and that I would receive a follow-up letter to come back and have the replacement part installed. We are into q1 of the next year, and there hasn't been any follow-up from ford/mercury.
1995 grand marquis caught fire while parked. Customer states there was no warnings on why the vehicle caught fire. Dealer told him that his vehicle was not included in any of the recall for this vehicle. *kb the consumer stated he received a recall notice shortly after the incident pertaining to the cruise control switch. The consumer contacted ford, however ford stated there was nothing they could do.
Dt*: the contact stated while the vehicle was parked outside of the garage, there was a strong odor of smoke present. The contact went outside to determine the origin of the smoke and discovered the front of the vehicle engulfed in flames. The fire department was alerted and extinguished the fire. Afterwards, the fire department inspected the vehicle and determined the fire originated at the engine compartment. The vehicle sustained extensive fire damage. The manufacturer was alerted. *ak the consumer stated that he received a recall letter pertaining to cruise control which was the cause of the fire. The consumer contacted the manufacturer informed them of the recall notice and in turn the manufacturer asked them to contact the insurance company which already compensated the consumer for the vehicle. The consumer provided photos and the recall notice for the vehicle. Updated 09/18/07
Intermittently vehicle will suddenly accelerate and jerk forward. Dealer has been notified.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on two occasions.
When starting the vehicle and foot is applied to brakes, vehicle goes into a high idle and open throttle position, pressed foot on brakes to stop vehicle.
Sudden reverse acceleration.
While pulling into parking lot, engine suddenly accelerated wide open, hit curb, brakes applied, no prior warning, both airbags deployed.
While driving vehicle went into open throttle position impact 12:00 position speed unknown, replacement of the throttle float sensor screw linkage. Tt the sudden acceleration resulted in accident eventhough the consumer jammed the brakes to stop the vehicle.
Driving the vehicle at a speed 5mph, went into open throttle position, vehicle went out into the 2 north bound lane impact 1-2 position tt *jb there was one injury in incident.
Auto. In park when consumer put in drive, car accelerated forward while making a quick left turn to avoid wooded area. Tt
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