Brakes Failed problems of the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6) [xxx] 4/21/2010 2005 Mercury marquis on April 17th 2010, at approximately 1 pm, as I hit the brakes approaching a stop sign, the brake failed and the engine raced, we traveled about 14 feet through the stop sign, the brakes worked again and the engine died down. Had there been a car in front of me or a pedestrian crossing I would have hit them. We took the car to a local shop on the same day, they diagnosed it and couldn't find anything wrong with it. On the 19th we took the car to a Lincoln Mercury dealer who also did not find anything wrong with the car. They had no suggestions for solving this dangerous condition. About 10 days ago I had the same thing occur, however, it was no more then 1 or 2 seconds and I was on the highway. Researching on the internet I found a number of cases of this serious problem with the Mercury and some other Ford products. This is very serious and must be remedied.

Email from congressman on behalf of constituent, regarding problems concerning abs brake system on Mercury and Lincoln vehicles. The consumer stated he experienced 3 brake failures on 2 Lincoln/Mercury vehicles. The first vehicle was his own personal 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis and the second vehicle was a rented 2006 Lincoln town car. The consumer stated he drove his personal vehicle 3-4 days with no problem. Then one time when braking for a red light, the vehicle slowed most of the way down to stop, then the consumer lost total control of stopping the vehicle, and ended up stopping 10-20 feet after what he intended. The consumer was sitting in the intersection. The consumer returned the vehicle to the dealership where they cancelled the sale. The consumer stated when he applied the brakes on the rental car, the vehicle didn't stop in a controlled manner. The second time the incident happened, the consumer had to use the parking brake to stop the vehicle. The consumer wanted to offer his opinion on the Toyota acceleration problem. Updated congressional letter. 09/07/10.

2005 Mercury Grand Marquis brake failure. * the consumer stated when he attempted to apply the brakes, the vehicle slowed most of the way down to the stop, then the consumer lost control of the vehicle and ended up stopping 10 to 20 feet of where he intended to stop. The consumer believed there was a serious brake issue with the vehicle. The consumer returned the vehicle to the dealer and the contract was cancelled. The consumer stated a rented a 2006 Lincoln town car and it exhibited the same brake failure twice in a short time. The brakes did not stop the vehicle in a controlled manner. See also 10184790.