1996 Mercury Marquis problems
The 1996 Mercury Marquis has 40 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (25%) concerns engine. Next are brakes (15%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 40 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Mercury Marquis with enough data (20 complaints in that window).
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.
Tilt steering column pointed downward. Traveling minimal speed vehicle slid off ramp air bag deployed hitting driver under the neck.
Consumer was driving vehicle on a road at approximately 35 MPH, vehicle rode over a sheet of ice, causing vehicle to go out of control, vehicle landed on top of a rock, deploying air bags, consumer received injuries from air bag deployment.
During a 15 MPH vehicle collision driver's seat belt did not restrain the driver. Consumer's head hit the steering wheel. Vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.
We own a 1996 mercury grand marquis that the intake manifold failed on 2/28/02 with 70,089 miles on it and the "96 crown victoria and "97 mercury cougar have been recalled for the same problem of a failure of the "composite" one and ours was not. We ended up being towed 130 miles. Ts
The intake manifold cracked and leaked antifreeze which caused the vehicle to over heat. The dealer stated a recall had been issued but only for police vehicles. Ph