Mercury Marquis owners have reported 24 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (9 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (6 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
In firestone store parking area perpendicular to service for attendant to fill the rt frt tire. Pulled up to attendant , applied brakes and veh surged ahead, struggled to control to no avail. Made diffucult u turn to avoid drv into street traffic, crashed other veh, cont'd on jumping 2 inside pk Read details...
The contact owns a 1998 Mercury Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 mph, the cruise control failed. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. Read details...
The vehicle experiences sudden acceleration at various speeds. The owner has to stomp on the brake several times in order to stop the vehicle. Owner will notify the manufacturer. Read details...
While driving throttle cable would cause vehicle to lose acceleration to the pedal consumer would have to go under the hood and pull on the cable to restore acelleration. Vehicle been to dealer on two occasionsdd, cable was rerouted and adjusted, and problem still goes unresolved. Read details...
We were lucky. The accelerator not only stuck, but snapped down against the floor board. Luckily, I was driving, not my 70+ year old mother, and we were on an open road with no people or objects in front of us. Even so, we were doing appox. 80 mph before I put it in neutral and shut off the key. Read details...