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1997 Mercury Grand Marquis cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 24 complaints for the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis, 6% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
24 7% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 2
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mercury grand marquis. While pulling into the driveway between 1-5 MPH, the engine revved and accelerated when the contact depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle crashed through the garage wall. The contacts wife was pinned to another vehicle already in the garage. Her right arm, both knees, and both hips were injured. She had a cut above her left eye, which was closed completely. A police report was filed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 190,000.

Reported at 190,000 miles, March 2008 CrashInjury

Tl*the contact owns a 1997 mercury marquis. The contact stated that when he depressed and held down the accelerator pedal, the vehicle stalled. If he pressed gently on it and released it, the vehicle would begin to accelerate. The vehicle had not been inspected or repaired. The contact believed that the failure could be within the cruise control mechanism or the electrical system. The failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 98,000.

Reported at 80,000 miles, January 2009

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