One problem related to automatic transmission has been reported for the 1998 Mercury Marquis. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Consumer pulled into parking lot, vehicle jumped through parking barrier, down decline and went through a chain link fence. Tall shrubbery stopped the vehicle. The gear would sometimes get stuck between reverse and neutral, two week ago, dashboard was lit up and vehicle would not start. Twice vehicle was towed to dealership and they replaced a cable leading to the gear shift.
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