Mercury / Grand Marquis / 1992

1992 Mercury Grand Marquis problems

Owners have filed 330 complaints about the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 16.1% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of electrical system at 13.3%.

Complaints330

Crashes28

Fires33

Injuries119

Deaths1

What owners report breaking

Service brakes, hydraulic 16.1% · 53

Electrical system 13.3% · 44

Vehicle speed control 9.7% · 32

Power train 8.8% · 29

Exterior lighting 8.5% · 28

Fuel system, gasoline 6.7% · 22

Engine and engine cooling 6.4% · 21

Visibility 5.2% · 17

Severity

Of those complaints, 28 describe a crash, 33 describe a fire, 119 report an injury and 1 report a death.

Reading the numbers

Across the 18 model years of the Mercury Grand Marquis in this data, 1992 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2005 draws the most.

Filings are rising — 8 in the last three years against 4 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.

The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 114,000 miles.

In owners' own words

Since the car is new it has had a problem with the front brakes dragging, causing excessive front brake wear. The brakes were replaced at least 3 times under the warantee and once afterwards. With about 8,000 miles on the last set of pads they show significant wear and will not last more than another 6,000 miles. I have read in articles of other people having this same problem. The car has a design defect. Service brakes, hydraulic

When vehicle is in motion and if abs brakes are engaged, brake action is sudden & extreme, creating a dangerous condition. This has been an ongoing problem that has gotten worse over the years. Abs will energize by itself when vehicle goes over bumps, particularly in wet weather. Dealer can't seem to remedy the problem. *Ak Service brakes, hydraulic

Dt: the brake lines were rotting. The consumer noticed this on april 21, 2004. Vehicle lost brake function while driving. This happened on dry pavement. There was no warning and no noise. Did not contact the dealer, but had it repaired at a local automotive shop. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 47,465 miles

Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.

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Other Mercury Grand Marquis years

1991 106 complaints · 21.7% electrical system 1993 178 complaints · 19.1% power train 1994 197 complaints · 16.8% vehicle speed control 1995 222 complaints · 14.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 282 complaints · 30.9% engine and engine cooling 1997 370 complaints · 34.6% engine and engine cooling

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