2004 Mercury Grand Marquis cruise control problems
Owners reported cruise control problems in 23 complaints for the 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 39,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 39,000 miles, and 79% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 fire, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
Dt: the vehicel accelerated suddenly and the brakes could not stop it. While in a parking lot to put air in the tires the vehicle just took off and crashed into a building. This happened july 30, 2005 the consumer is getting ready to contact ford.
Dt*: the contact stated while approaching a stop under normal braking, the vehicles engine revs and surges forward. The brake pedal must be depressed to the floor to stop the vehicle. This happened 5 times and the vehicle was inspected by the dealer however; the problem could not be duplicated. The vehicle was driven over 6,000 miles when the problem returned. It was taken back to the dealer for service and again the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Lighting 217 complaints
- Steering 67 complaints
- Electrical system 40 complaints