Equipment Related Problems of the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis

Table 1 shows three common equipment related problems of the 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Mercury Grand Marquis

Problem Category Number of Problems
Electrical Equipment problems
1
Equipment problems
1
Air Conditioner problems
1

Electrical Equipment problem #1

Design of electronic message center causes instrument panel to get dark when the headlight are turned on during the day and the light cannot be adjusted.

Equipment problem #2

Your form is a little difficult to complete for a complaint of this nature. The problem lies with the floor mats. They are so light weight that they tend to shift when one enters or departs the vehicle. They also shift when the vehicle is in motion, due to the movement of the foot between the brakes and the gas. Even the retention post for the drivers floor mat fails to keep it in place. It tends to rotate to the right and move forward toward the pedals. This is a problem that could cause an accident if the floor mat were to jam either the brake or gas pedal. Thank you for your time.

Air Conditioner problem #3

While driving the air conditioner failed and then the vehicle shut down. Driver was able to restart vehicle after approximately 10 minutes. The next morning, a tow truck driver cranked the vehicle and drove it onto the tow truck. Before the vehicle was secured to the tow truck, it began to smoke from under the engine area and suddenly it burst into flames.


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