1998 Mercury Grand Marquis engine problems
29 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 17% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
1) normal driving usage; 2) plastic intake manifold cracked, overheating car; 3) part will have to be replaced $590 from ford motor company.
Vehicle started to buck and when I pulled my vehicle over I lifted the hood. I found anti-freeze flowing on the top of my engine. I had it towed to my local garage & they told me that the intake manifold is cracked. I did some research and found out there's a recall on this part. When I called my local ford dealer, they told me there is a recall on this part, but it's only for police and fleet vehicles only. Now that this was said to me, I was told by my garage it would cost me $1000 to fix.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Lighting 17 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints
- Suspension 16 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints