Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the vehicle accelerated rapidly without warning. The contact tried to depress the brake pedal and disengaged the cruise control but neither attempts to slow the vehicle were successful. The contact was able to slow the vehicle down only by depressing the accelerator pedal again after a period of unintended acceleration. The dealer was not contacted about the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was 88,000. Updated 10/24/17
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis: sudden unintended acceleration
12 of the 157 complaints about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 12
- of this car's complaints
- 8%
- typical mileage
- 60,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 mercury grand marquis. While the vehicle was stopped, the vehicle accelerated without warning. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed, but the technician could not determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 218,000. The VIN was not available.
Sudden acceleration. Incident occurred in my home driveway. Car lurched forward into my house, damaging the right side of my car and left side of the garage.
Sudden acceleration.
Consumer stated the vehicle experienced sudden acceleration on numerous occasions. The acceleration stopped by itself on attempts to stop the acceleration. When on cruise going up a hill, the vehicle would accelerate rapidly when holding the accelerator up.*scc
While backing out of a parking lot the vehicle suddenly accelerated without prior warning. Causing damage to the vehicle. The dealership is aware of the problem. Mr
Consumer stated while backing out at 5 MPH, vehicle suddenly accelerated, consumer was not able to stop vehicle, after about 100 ft vehicle hit a building, the vehicle was totalled, no injuries.*ak
When shifting from park to reverse the power train will lock up or go into a severe strain similar to brakes being locked. Occassionally the car will surge forward even though the trans indicator is in the reverse position.
Vehicle would suddenly accelerate while idling at a stop light/sign. Had no warning. Would need to press hard on brakes and shift/ turn vehicle off. Had been to dealer and mechanic who placed vehicle on diagnostic machine. Nothing was found, even after being test driven.
Vehicle suddenly accelerated when applying brakes to stop at approaching stop light, this occurred for second time. Vehicle taken to dealer.on first occasion dealer was unable to locate cause. On second occasion dealer replaced transmission. Feel free to provide any further information on this matter.
Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while slowing down for a red light, the speed control has been disconnected. Nlm
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
12 of 157 owner complaints about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis (8%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 2006.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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