1996 Mercury Grand Marquis exhaust system problems
38 complaints about exhaust system have been filed for the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 38 14% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 84,000 miles 29 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When exhaust system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 exhaust system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 84,000 miles, and 10% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 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
- Engine 79 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
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