Seven problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The speedometer not working properly brakes not working properly abs light on steering and suspension cross sit.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. While pulling into the driveway between 1-5 mph, the engine revved and accelerated when the contact depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle crashed through the garage wall. The contacts wife was pinned to another vehicle already in the garage. Her right arm, both knees, and both hips were injured. She had a cut above her left eye, which was closed completely. A police report was filed. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 190,000. Updated 04/16/08 mckinney incident report. Updated 04/16/08.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received a recall notice in September for the vehicle speed control control. When the dealer disconnected the deactivation switch, they also disconnected the horn. The dealer stated that the fee to reconnect the horn was $45. 00; however, the dealer didnt require the contact to pay the fee. Ford is unable to give them a date when the parts for the vehicle speed control will be available. The failure mileage was 90,000, and the current mileage was 100,000. Updated 02-25-08.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control. The switch was disconnected at that time. He is requesting that Ford give him an approximate date as to when the parts will be available. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 48,000. Updated 03-04-08.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received a Ford safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control in August of 2007. The speed control switch was disconnected at that time. He spoke with the dealer twice, but the part was still unavailable. Complaint number 1400372637 was filed with the manufacturer. There had been no failure to date. The purchase date, powertrain, and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 46,000. Updated 3/11/08 the consumer stated the dealer informed her the part would be available, however the vehicle is not fixed as of yet. The consumer stated the part still is not available. Updated 03-11-08.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign id number 07v336000) in August of 2007. As of December 26, 2007, the dealer had not disconnected the vehicle speed control or repaired the vehicle. The recall parts were unavailable. There had been no failure to date. The current mileage was 153,000. Updated 01-29-08.
The contact owns a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis. He received a recall notice for the vehicle speed control (NHTSA campaign id # 07v336000). As of December 5, 2007, the dealer had not repaired the vehicle because the parts were unavailable. The contact felt that the recall has not been performed in a timely manner. The current mileage was 179,880 and there had been failure to date. The vehicle purchase date was unavailable. Updated 01-10-08. The consumer stated 8 months to repair a recall is unacceptable. Updated 12/31/07.
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