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2005 Mercury Grand Marquis steering problems

Owners reported steering problems in 20 complaints for the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
20 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
115,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When steering problems show up

Steering complaints by mileage, 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 115,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 115,000 miles
Based on 12 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 12 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 115,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

I bought this car from some stranger who doesn’t care about my shoulder pains driving a car with the steering wheel upside down these part stores & insurance companies get theirs can I please get what’s due to me so tired of the brakes making my steering wheel jerk & didn’t have any heat in a car I’ve spent my entire check on I really can’t believe this much over a faulty can I get some type of reimbursements for my pain & suffering from driving this guy’s high school car even if it looked like it did brand new…

September 2022 Injury

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel failed to operate as intended causing the contact to have driven straight instead of turning. No warning light was illuminated. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as the steering column needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, as the steering column was replaced twice.

Reported at 145,000 miles, April 2026

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