1999 Mercury Grand Marquis: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 23, 2012 · Transmission · 120,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle started stalling with the illumination of the check engine warning light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer advised that the transmission would need replacing. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not under recall. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 126,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2011 · Engine · 90,200 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 1999 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle would stall sporadically and without warning. A local mechanic diagnosed that the intake manifold would need to be replaced. The dealer was contacted, but denied any assistance with repairs to the defect. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 90,200 and the current mileage was 91,000.

Filed Jan 24, 2008 · Engine · 87,500 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury grand marquis. While driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle hesitated, stalled, and the check engine light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle also began to loose coolant. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and they discovered that the intake manifold was cracked. There was no recall on the intake manifold. The current mileage was 88,000 and failure mileage was 87,500.

Filed Jun 4, 2004 · Engine · 60,000 miles · NC

While driving 55 MPH a loud noise was heard coming from the front. Vehicle then stalled. Consumer restarted the vehicle and pull over. Then, consumer noticed that oil leaked underneath. Consumer drove vehicle to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the cylinder head cracked, and needed to be replaced (20794 miles). *ak recently the consumer noticed another oil leak which appeared to be the same as that from the first cylinder head. The service manager inspected the vehicle and concluded that oil was leaking from the cylinder head again (59700 miles).

Filed Nov 21, 2003 · Engine · 40,000 miles · OH

Problem: the car was diagnosed with a leaking head gasket & defective manifold. Cost to repair $2504.80 (I paid it) I brought the car in on 11/17/03 and got it back 11/20/03. I was told the repair was complete. As I drove it off the lot the car shimmied and stalled. The car was brought right back and they still are working on it as of 11/21/03 9am. History of problem at ford: ford has issued the following technical service bulletins for these two problems ( from www.alldata.com ) 03-6-2 mar 03 engine - oil leak from r/h cylinder head gasket 02-1-4 jan 02 engine head gasket - approved replacement procedures 01-21-10 oct 01 engine - oil leaking from head gasket 02-2-2 intake manifold - cross-over channel coolant seepage according to www.lemonaidcars.com ( www.gm-v6lemons.com/mediaattn.htm )the ford 4.7 liter has had these problems before and caused ford to extend warranties to 6 yrs./ 75,000 miles on older models (www.autosafety.org/article.php?did=121&scid=59 ). They also know the manifold part used to original make the engine is defective. The repairs are costing me $2504.80 with no help from the dealer or manufacturer.

Filed May 28, 2002 · Engine · MS

Consumer started vehicle at a cold start and pulled out, then came to a stop. Consumer pressed the accelerator and vehicle stalled out.*ak

Filed Apr 19, 2000 · Fuel system · MN

Driving over safety warning strips on the side of the road caused fuel shut off system to stall, which may have caused a crash. Dealer said it was a common problem. *ak