1996 Mercury Grand Marquis problems
NHTSA has received 282 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis, and 28% of them involve engine. After that come exhaust system (13%) and brakes (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 282 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 24
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 116 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 29 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 37 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 9 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 8 |
What the data shows
Among the 116 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 86,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 85,000 miles (56 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 24 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Mercury Grand Marquis with enough data (85 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Violent deployment of passenger side airbag caused driver's shirt to catch fire during collision which could have resulted in servere burns / major property damage.
While approaching a stop, after going 15MPH, the right front "a" frame broke, causing the frame to be disconnected from body of vehicle. Had vehicle taken to dealer. Dealer refused to repair due to mileage, but the mechanic repaired the vehicle.
September of 2003 the intake manifold blew in my car on my way to my dads funeral and I contacted the ford company about it and they said it was going to cost me 690.00 to get it fixed and I said that wasnt right. They recalled the police cars and taxi cabs with the same problem but would not recall the consumers vehicles. I told them that I knew they had brought those vehicles back so then they offered to do the job for 590.00 strange isnt it!!
Tl*the contact owns a 1996 mercury grand marquis. Occasionally, when driving 55-60 MPH, the vehicle would vibrate. The vibration also occurred while driving between 35-40 MPH. The contact stated that she had to add water to the antifreeze receptacle each day because the vehicle would overheat. While making a left turn, the contact would hear a rustling sound as if something was rubbing together. In addition, the rear windows would not go down.
The car all of a sudden felt different while driving one day, kind of sluggish and then the engine light went on. The temp rose and smoke started coming out from under the hood. When I pulled over to let cool down I couldn't start it up again. Had it towed to a mechanic who said that the engine was shot. Not worth repairing. Had it towed back home and its been parked in my driveway ever since.