Two problems related to hydraulic power assist steering system have been reported for the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis based on all problems reported for the 2000 Grand Marquis.
Consumer lost control at 35 mph on a gravel road, vehicle hit a tree, then bursted into flames. Consumer suffered minor head injuries, vehicle was totalled. Cause of fire unknown at this time. While driving the consumer had met another driver going south in the middle and tried to miss the other vehicle and lost control. The consumer ran into the woods and hit two small trees and the vehicle then caught fire, which started under the wheel of the drivers side. The consumer went into the windshield and injured her forehead/head and neck.
While driving 65 mph started to change lanes, and noticed another vehicle in same lane, and swerved back to the right. As soon as she turned wheel to right she lost control of vehicle, it went across 2 lanes of traffic to left, and hit a tractor trailer head-on . Airbags did deploy. Consumer and passenger sustained minor injuries. Consumer stated it felt like vehicle was on ice. Prior to this, when driving over a bump, vehicle was hard to control. Insurance will send an investigator, vehicle was totalled. Consumer stated that the amount of movement she made to return to the other lane was not extreme, however the front of the vehicle spun to the right causing her to strike the side of a flatbed tractor trailer.