1996 Mercury Grand Marquis engine problems
79 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, which is 28% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 28% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 56 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 56 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 7 fires.
What owners wrote
While driving manifold cracked, causing a fire in the fuel tank. Dealer notified. While driving the manifold cracked which caused antifreeze to leak from the vehicle. The dealer indicated that the manifold was a defective part and that they replaced many of them with the same type of failure. *scc *nlm
My car intake cracked. The car dealership informed us that there was a recall of police vehicles by mercury/ford for this problem but not to consumers.
Other problems reported for the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Exhaust system 38 complaints
- Brakes 25 complaints
- Fuel system 21 complaints
- Steering 21 complaints
- Lighting 20 complaints
- Cruise control 19 complaints
- Electrical system 17 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints