2001 Mercury Grand Marquis cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 27 complaints for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, 13% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 13% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 62% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 8 crashes, 7 injuries.
What owners wrote
While applying brakes vehicle accelerated . As a result, the vehicle collided into a cement wall at 80 MPH. Air bags deployed. Occupants wer both taken to intensive care unit.
Cruise control moves gas pedal rapidly down and back up at a rate of 1 to 2 occilations per second, at times car can be felt to jerk back and forth. Dealer has made many attempts to correct the issue under warrenty but now is being told that ford will no longer pay for repairs. I feel this may be a safety issue as I do not know when the car may accelerate out of controll.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Engine 26 complaints
- Seat belts 24 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints