Consumer stated when brakes are applied vehicle lurched forward or backward and did not stop evenly. Ts dealer machined warped rear and front rotors and replaced the brake pads.
1996 Mercury Grand Marquis brakes complaints
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Consumer states while driving there is a coolant leak and the check engine light is on. Consumer is aware there is possibly a recall relating to the condition, however, dealership would not authorize possible recall. Dealer found a cracked plastic intake manifold, intake gaskets and plug wires were replaced. *tt
This almost lead to an accident due to brake failure.
Rear cross over line severe wear to differentail rubbed through brake line poor design on line mounting this happened in the rear right where line is routed to the left brake. Some one has maybe been killed due to this possibley being over look at an accident.*ak referenced in rq03-004
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The brakes are noisy due to failure of the brake booster, five replacement booster have been installed, however continue to fail.
This automobile was purchased new in september, 1996. The car now has 31,066 original owner driven miles on it. On 11/27/99, I took the car into a local shop (express oil change) for brake inspection. The car needed front brake pads and when the front wheel brake rotors were turned, all that was left on them was .965 in useable metal. The mechanic told me the rotors would have to be replaced on my next brake pad replacement. I walked across the street to vulcan lincoln-mercury dealership and asked mr. Marshall avery (service advisor) why the problem with brake rotors on my automobile, and he stated that ford was not using the same metal thickness once used in manufacture of brake rotors would be his guess. Why does an automobile which is minimally driven to and from work not have front brake rotors large enough in thickness to allow more than one turning? It would seem that ford motor company has reduced the thickness of its brake rotors to a dangerously thin level. This is a rip-off of the automotive consumer in that only 31,000 miles can be expected with a pair of front brake rotors and on the next brake replacement the rotors must be discarded and new ones purchased. In addition, it is a dangerous condition whereas a set of rotors which is turned once now is below the minimum dot requirement (.974) for thickness. I have sent a note via e-mail to ford motor company to their consumer assistance center, but have not received a reply. I would like to know how this situation has come about. I have owned many vehicles, but this is the first time front brake rotors have been an alarming issue in my maintenance program for my car. This situation concerns me due to the fact that my wife alone uses this car, and I am no longer sure of the safety of the brake system. It is my personal thinking that the use of a specific front brake pad which is not compatible with the rotor thickness has caused undue and early rotor wear on this size automobile. Thank you for listening.
Control of the vehicle. When deployment occurs the brakes should automaticly lock to prevent a runaway car.
When the brake was applied the brakes would momentarily work, then the pedal would go to the floor. The only to keep the automobile stopped was to shift into neutral and apply the parking brake. I had to shift into neutral because of the automatic parking brake release mechanism. Although the car has only 21k miles on the odometer the 36 month warrantly expired technically on 23 may 1999. I bought the car from the original owner on 28 may 1999 after he had the transmission replaced under warranty. The car was disabled for most of the month of may. I asked the ford motor company assistance number (800) personnel to cover this brake failure because the brakes would have failed in the 36 month warrantly period had the car not been in the repair facility so long. They refused. I had troncalli lincoln mercury complete the repair of the brakes which they determined to be a defective master cylinder.
Tire blew out.
Brakes makes noise.
Brakes make noise.
Gear indicator was in the reverse position vehicle surged backwards, braking system would not override the acceleration, causing the vehicle to hit a house.
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