Cruise Control problems of the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis

On Tuesday night, April 28, my 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis suddenly caught fire under the hood of the car and the engine was in flames in a matter of minutes. My car had been sitting for hours before I got in it and drove it home, approximately 2 1/2 miles. When I parked my car in the driveway I entered my house. Within five minutes my daughter screamed that smoke was coming out from under the hood. Within another 5 - 10 minutes the entire engine area was in flames. Fire rescue arrived and put out the fire, but not before my car was, for the most part, ruined. From what I have heard, and read, I believe it was something to do with the cruise control mechanism.

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. After receiving a safety recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000 (vehicle speed control), the contact had the switch disconnected in his vehicle. On March 8, 2008, he received another recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 08v051000 (vehicle speed control:cruise control). He called the dealer and was informed that they would be in touch with him as soon as the part was available. As of September 8, 2008, the contact has not heard back from the dealer. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 87,000. Updated 10/03/08 updated 10/07/08. 8jb.

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control. The dealer stated that the recall part was unavailable. The recall number was unknown. The current mileage was 47,293.

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact has not received a remedy for recall number 05s28 in a reasonable amount of time. The vehicle speed control was disconnected. There had been no failure to date. The vehicle was received as a gift. The NHTSA campaign id number was unavailable. The current mileage was 135,357.

The contact owns a 1996 Ford Grand Marquis. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign id #07v336000). She stated that the dealer disconnected the vehicle speed control. As a result, she began to have electrical problems with the power windows. The dealer refused to inspect the power windows until the vehicle speed control has been reconnected. As of January 16, 2008, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The failure mileage was 82,000 and the current mileage was 85,000.

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. Occasionally, when driving 55-60 mph, the vehicle would vibrate. The vibration also occurred while driving between 35-40 mph. The contact stated that she had to add water to the antifreeze receptacle each day because the vehicle would overheat. While making a left turn, the contact would hear a rustling sound as if something was rubbing together. In addition, the rear windows would not go down. The front passenger side window would go down, but would not go back up. The contact was informed that the failure was electrical. The blinkers, brake lights, and cruise control have failed. She also received a safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 90,647 and failure mileage was 73,000.

The contact stated vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle was turned off and parked for eleven hours. The fire department report concluded the fire started around the vehicle speed control:cruise control. A police report was taken, also, pictures were available. The vehicle was totaled.