On three separate occasions the vehicle has stalled while driving on the highway. *nm each time this happened the vehicle could not be restarted and had to be towed to the nearest garage. The dealer informed the consumer that service bulletin 12950 as issued in 1999 identifying a fix for this problem. Since the consumer's vehicle was no longer under warranty he was forced to pay for the repair.
1998 Mercury Grand Marquis: engine stalls while driving
10 of the 143 complaints about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 38 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
What owners say
Electrical short on 1998 mercury grand marquis causes engine to stall at highway speeds. Power brakes and steering not operable when engine stalls. Cannot restart engine when condition occurs. Car towed all three times. Problem documented in ford service bullitin 12950. Problem occured 3 times: november 2003 october 2004 november 2004.
While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer used a starter battery kit to restart the vehicle or contacted aaa to have the vehicle towed. The aaa representative indicated that the stalling may be due to engine motor failure. Dealership and sears retail store performed a diagnostic test, but no failure code was found. Also , the battery and air bag warning light came on. This failure almost caused rear end collision.*ak owner is an ex philadelphia eagle football player named curtis bunch-black.
Intermittently while driving at highway speed vehicle stalled. This caused the loss of steering and the brakes. Vehicle was towed to the dealership, they charged $750.00, and problem recurred.
While traveling in traffic vehicle stalled without any inidcation, and lost ability to steer and brake . This has occurred 6 times in last 3 months. Please provide further information.
While driving fuel pump failed and vehicle stalled.
Consumer was leasing a vehicle that experienced engine stalling problems, consumer ended up losing money to get out of the lease to get into a safer vehicle.
While driving up a hill shifting into second gear, and when moving pawl back to drive, it won't be able to do so. Also, engine will stall, and there will be no power steering or brakes. Then, shifting to neutral and moving vehicle so that it could start working again.
While driving vehicle would stall for no reason. If at a stop sign/light & idling, would shut itself down. Been to dealer twice for stalling & mechanic cannot locate cause of problem. Its an intermittent problem.
While traveling the vehicle stall out without indications. Manufacturer has ben contacted. Please provide further details.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Some 1997-2008 vehicles equipped with a 4.6L 2V, 5.4L 2V, or 6.8L 2V engine--spark plug thread repair...
- Extended coverage program 05N04 - extended coverage for composite intake manifold
- Wds cop kit diagnostic tip - coil on plug (COP) ignition systems - engine misfire or rough running
- Engine misfire or running - coil on plug (COP) ignition systems - wds cop kit diagnostic tips
- Engine misfire or rough running condition with coil on plug (COP) ignition systems may be more accurately...
- Revised cooling fan motor available
- Some vehicles may exhibit an intake manifold crossover (first runner) coolant seepage condition
- Some engine assemblies with aluminum cylinder heads repaired in-vehile have been found to leak coolant...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis?
10 of 143 owner complaints about the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis (7%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 2003.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There are 0 recalls and 38 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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