2000 Mercury Grand Marquis problems
NHTSA has received 216 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, and 12% of them involve engine. After that come lighting (11%) and steering (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 216 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 12% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 17 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 114 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 | 9 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 22 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 19 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 8 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 9 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 7 |
What the data shows
Among the 114 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 75,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 82,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 21 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 17 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 21 model years of the Mercury Grand Marquis with enough data (104 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Consumer lost control at 35 MPH on a gravel road, vehicle hit a tree, then bursted into flames. Consumer suffered minor head injuries, vehicle was totalled. Cause of fire unknown at this time. While driving the consumer had met another driver going south in the middle and tried to miss the other vehicle and lost control. The consumer ran into the woods and hit two small trees and the vehicle then caught fire, which started under the wheel of the drivers side.
While driving 65 MPH started to change lanes, and noticed another vehicle in same lane, and swerved back to the right. As soon as she turned wheel to right she lost control of vehicle, it went across 2 lanes of traffic to left, and hit a tractor trailer head-on . Airbags did deploy. Consumer and passenger sustained minor injuries. Consumer stated it felt like vehicle was on ice. Prior to this, when driving over a bump, vehicle was hard to control. Insurance will send an investigator, vehicle was totalled.
An electrical system malfunctioned caused the headlights flicker while driving. The air conditioner malfunctioned. The vehicle experienced noise in the gear box. The technician packed grease on the rims and under the wheel covers. The battery failed and as a result the vehicle would not start. *nlm
I own a 2000 grand marquis that I bought n 05 as of the last past year I cant drive at night cause of the headlights going off while driving I have been ticketed 4 this and have taken it to a dealer only to get no help. After driving 10-15mins they will click and turn off after 1-5mins pop back on. I hope 2 get answer so I want do away with the ford motor company products.