2001 Mercury Grand Marquis seat belts problems
24 complaints about seat belts have been filed for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 24 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When seat belts problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 seat belts complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury, 2 deaths.
What owners wrote
Attorney represented the family of wallace petro who had died in an automobile accident while driving a 2001 grand marquis the attorney alleged that the driver's side seat belt buckle failed, and caused mr. Petro to be ejected during the roll over incident. The vehicle was previously serviced under recall 01v227000. Information as told to odi.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the passenger side seat belt buckle will not latch and stay locked. The contact went to the dealer and they stated that there was no recall on the seat belts; however, the insurance company stated otherwise. The failure mileage was 70,000. Updated 03/23/09. Updated 03/23/09.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Engine 26 complaints
- Air bags 20 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints