general problems of the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.

1 passenger seat belt not functioning properly 2 speed control not working 3 passenger side headlight not working in low beam only high beam.

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while the vehicle was in a stop position the vehicle accelerated without any warning indicators. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic where it was diagnosed but the technician couldn't determine the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 218,000. The VIN number was not available. Ng.

Tl- the contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while traveling approximately 70 mph, the vehicle was jerking and the abs warning light, the brake light and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle had a drastic reduction in speed and the contact had to coast the vehicle over to the side of the road to turn the vehicle off and back on to prevent the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and diagnosis more than twice for various repairs and the repairs did not remedy the failure. The service engine warning light continued to illuminated and the vehicle jerked violently, reduced speed and potentially may stall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 136,037. Dyd.

I was turning into my drive way and the car all of a certain accelerated to a speed up and I immediately jump on to the brake to stop the car and it crashed into the back fence . I got out the car to check and see if the pedal had the floor mat on it and their was nothing on it.

The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the accelerator pedal failed to return to the original position after being depressed. The contact had to lift the accelerator pedal with his foot in order to get the vehicle to slow down. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Car would start and die. Failed to run at idle. Replaced idle air sensor. Event occurred at 55,000 miles.

Car would not idle after starting. Thank god it happened in driveway. Towed to dealer, and dealer replaced iac valve, and cleaned fuel system. Car had 37974 miles on it. Purchased used on 07/03/03, was certified as used car, 33750 miles. Noticed intermittent turn signal flashing when purchased. Changed bulbs, no improvement. Shouldn't a safety recall be issued instead of a TSB on the idle problem?.

2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. . Sudden engine acceleration. While stopped at a traffic light, the engine accelerated at a rapid rate and had to be placed in neutral in order to return to normal idle. Fortunately driver had his foot on the brake.

Criuse control fails to disengage while driving at highway speed of 65 mph, causing accident and total loss of vehicle.

When shifting from park to reverse the power train will lock up or go into a severe strain similar to brakes being locked. Occassionally the car will surge forward even though the trans indicator is in the reverse position.

When vehicle is idling at stop sign, at a red light, in gear with foot on brakes, vehicle will start accelerating. Consumer has to slam on brakes to keep vehicle from jumping forward. Also, has to turn key off. But, this problem only happens intermittently.

While driving at 10 mph engine started to race really loud, consumer turned key off, and hit brakes immediately and stopped. Consumer towed vehicle to dealer, and currently it has worked. The motor started racing following a loud noise, and went out of control. The problem appears to be a factry defect.

Vehicle has accelerated 3 times when consumer wanted to slow down. Applied brakes, but was not able to slow down. Finally, had to take vehicle out of gear to slow down. Dealer cannot find cause.