The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while stopped at a stop sign and attempting to accelerate, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that there was a loud clanking sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission failure. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.
Mercury Grand Marquis transmission failure problems
25 of the 3,703 owner complaints about the Mercury Grand Marquis describe complete transmission failure, most of them for the 1992 model year.
- owner complaints
- 25
- worst model year
- 1992
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Stalling 1Slipping 1Shudder 1Power windows 1Overheating 1Jerking 1Hesitation 1Fire or smoke 1
What owners say
The car make a loud crackle sound when I make a left turn, and also my transmission starting acting up. I took it back to the dealership where I purchase it from and they told me nothing was wrong, and I had the extended warranty, but I took it upon myself and took it to a transmission shop and I was then told that I need a new transmission. So the dealer lied to me and now my warranty ran out and they won't fixed it. What can I do. I also see alot of recall for my car that no one never sent me info about.
Car jerking so that I took to reliable mechanic. He drove car and said the transmission is slipping. The mechanic said the transmission fluid smelled a little burned consistent with slipping of the transmission. The mechanic's recommendation was to wait until transmission completely failed since he thought the only option was to have transmission replaced. This 1995 mercury grand marquis has only 34,000 miles on it. I had heard recently that many of the mercury's and ford's had early transmission failure.
Transmission failure, causing stalling.
The transmission was replaced. The virbration/shudder continues. The going into reverse problem appears to be solved.
Torque converter went out at 20k miles and again at 54k miles. On both occasions the torque converter was replaced. On the second occasion the entire transmission went out.
Have had the transmission worked on 3 different times. The third time they put in a new transmission. Which I had to pay for. The paint is peeling off and leaving big bare spots. I have had my right back door worked on several times because the locks wouldn't open and the windows would not roll down right now my right rear window and my left front window will not roll down!!! My car hesitates and jumps when I am going about 20-40 miles per hour, and when I hit 50-60 MPH my steering wheel starts to vibrate. My brakes squeak but we don't see nothing wrong. I have put about $3500 into this car since I bought it, and I am really sick of messing with it.
Transmission failed.
Transmission failed.
Transmission failed. Qcaw
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- The park rod assembly contains a park cam with inadequate surface hardness, which could lead to park disengagement or no park engagement when the lever is placed in park.
- Risk
- If park is not engaged and the parking brake is off, avehicle roll-away could result.
- Remedy
- Replace park rod assembly on automatic transmissions.
Recall number 91V048000 · Recall details
Questions about the Mercury Grand Marquis transmission failure
Which Mercury Grand Marquis years have complete transmission failure problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1992 (7 complaints), 1993 (5 complaints) and 1991 (3 complaints).
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