Mercury Grand Marquis brake failure problems

Filed Jul 1, 2015 · Brakes · 88,000 miles · NJ

Rusty brake line failed. Leaked brake fluid resulting in loss of braking. All brake lines look rusty. What happened to stainless steel brake lines?

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · 55,749 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle suddendly accelerated and brakes failed intermittently. Also, the contact mentioned that the power steering malfunctioned and as a result, the steering wheel became hard to maneuver whenever attempting to make a turn. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who informed the contact that the vehicle was included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 13v385000 (steering). The vehicle was repaired under the recall. In addition, the contact mentioned that the vehicle accelerated upon applying both feet to the brake pedal to no avail. The authorized dealer diagnosed and replaced the ball joints, lower control arm, front and back brakes, fuel filter and the stabilizer bar. The failure recurred intermittently with the brakes smoking upon the contact attempting to park the vehicle with both feet on the brakes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle assy needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure still recurred with the unintended acceleration and brake failure. The vehicle was to be inspected, diagnosed and repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,749.

Filed Oct 12, 2012 · Acceleration · 112,000 miles · TN

Gas pedal went all the way to the floor and would not release. I kept hitting the pedal to try and release it for about 2 miles. I kept my foot on the brake to try and slow the car down, but that didn't help. The floor mat was not under the pedal because it is too short to reach it. After hitting the pedal as hard as I could numerous times it released.

Filed May 5, 2012 · Brakes · CT · crash

I was coming to a stop when the brake pedal started vibrating and going lower and lower to the floor and the car did not stop resulting in an accident. I was told by the ford mechanic that the computer tests did not show any problem with the antilock system but I think there is a problem when you apply your brakes and the car does not stop. I have also talked to a number of people some of them who work on cars etc..and found out that this is not an uncommon problem. Furthermore, it happens a lot and on all types of vehicles with antilock systems. I was told that this can happen on and off which is why it is hard to detect. I was lucky in the fact that I was going slow and nobody was hurt, but what if that had been a different ending and it had been a serious accident? I have never been in an accident before and I resent the fact that I was not at fault for this one, the brakes did not work!!!!!

Filed Sep 30, 2011 · Brakes · NJ

All the brake lines on car from front to rear are rotted. Cause brake failure while driving.

Filed Apr 21, 2010 · Brakes · 36,000 miles · NY

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) [xxx] 4/21/2010 2005 mercury marquis on april 17th 2010, at approximately 1 pm, as I hit the brakes approaching a stop sign, the brake failed and the engine raced, we traveled about 14 feet through the stop sign, the brakes worked again and the engine died down. Had there been a car in front of me or a pedestrian crossing I would have hit them. We took the car to a local shop on the same day, they diagnosed it and couldn't find anything wrong with it. On the 19th we took the car to a lincoln mercury dealer who also did not find anything wrong with the car. They had no suggestions for solving this dangerous condition. About 10 days ago I had the same thing occur, however, it was no more then 1 or 2 seconds and I was on the highway. Researching on the internet I found a number of cases of this serious problem with the mercury and some other ford products. This is very serious and must be remedied.

Filed Sep 11, 2009 · Brakes · 105,000 miles · IN · fire

I began smelling smoke while driving 1994 grand marquis. After approx. 30 seconds of smelling smoke, flames and smoke came out of rear left of hood. Brakes did not work. Car coasted into an intersection and stopped. I immediately exited the car, called 911 and waited for fire department to respond. The engine compartment was totally engulfed in flames. Fire department was able to put fire out. Entire engine compartment was burned extensively, mostly on left side. Left front tire was burned and deflated. Fire appears to have started under master brake cylinder.

Filed Jun 3, 2009 · Brakes · 59,000 miles · CA · crash

Catastrophic brake failure on 2000 mercury grand marquis. Involved power brakes, booster, ABS system. Caused minor injuries but total loss of two vehicles.

Filed May 2, 2009 · Brakes · 63 miles · NJ

Brakes failed, brakes light went on pulled over checked the fluid it was empty I called a tow truck and took it to my service station . Brake lines were rotted , in order to fix the brake lines they would had to take the body of the car off the chassie to fix them two expensive that way . Had them cut the lines that were bad and reroute the lines on the outside of the frame . A yr later same thing happen again the first time the car had 63,000 miles on it . This time the car has 76,000 miles on it .car is now at the shop to see what they can do to fix this problem again . The car is a 1993 grand marquis with about 73,000 miles on it the car was brought new from the dealer and was kept in excellent running condition all these yrs.

Filed Mar 14, 2008 · Brakes · TX

Email from congressman on behalf of constituent, regarding problems concerning ABS brake system on mercury and lincoln vehicles. *kb the consumer stated he experienced 3 brake failures on 2 lincoln/mercury vehicles. The first vehicle was his own personal 2005 mercury grand marquis and the second vehicle was a rented 2006 lincoln town car. The consumer stated he drove his personal vehicle 3-4 days with no problem. Then one time when braking for a red light, the vehicle slowed most of the way down to stop, then the consumer lost total control of stopping the vehicle, and ended up stopping 10-20 feet after what he intended. The consumer was sitting in the intersection. The consumer returned the vehicle to the dealership where they cancelled the sale. The consumer stated when he applied the brakes on the rental car, the vehicle didn't stop in a controlled manner. The second time the incident happened, the consumer had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle. *jb the consumer wanted to offer his opinion on the toyota acceleration problem. Updated congressional letter. 09/07/10