IllustrationTHE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER PULLED INTO HIS GARAGE. FIVE MINUTES LATER THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE GARAGE TO FIND IT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE ON FIRE. *MR *PH *NLM
1994 Mercury Grand Marquis
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Grand Marquis years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis are substantially higher than the model-year median of 78.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Grand Marquis years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 23 of 156 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports20 fire reports13 injury reports
What owners actually said
156 reportsMY ODOMETER READ AT TIME OF DELIVERY 109362 AND IT STILLS READ THE SAME THING. THE COMPANY NATION AUTO SALES IN MIRAMAR,FL KNEW THAT AND DIDN'T SIGN THE ODOMETER DISCLOSURE FORM. *NLM
VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 3.5 HOURS WHEN IT SUDDENLY BURST INTO FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. TS REFERENCED IN EA02-025
WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN, CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. VEHICLE HIT A PARKED VAN, THEN A METAL POLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, CONSUMER SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST AND A BRUISED CHEST. NLM
THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT ABOUT MY CAR, IT IS ABOUT THE NEW HEADLIGHTS ON ONCOMING VEHICLES. LAST NIGHT, DRIVING ON I680, I WAS BLINDED BY A VEHICLE COMING UP BEHIND ME AND THIS WAS ONLY THE FIRST OF THREE OCCURANCES BY THREE DIFFERENT CARS. SOMETHING MUST BE DONE ABOUT THIS!!!!!*AK
THERE WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED FROM DRIVER'S SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK
REGULATOR WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST THREE YEARS. WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED PROBLEM. 2 DRIVER/1 PASSENGER, AND 1 REAR PASSENGER REGULATOR TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
TIE ROD FELL OFF. NO WARNING. TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL. GREASELESS FITTINGS.*AK
FORD MOTOR CO. HAS ISSUED TOW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON A FRONT SEAT PROBLEM THAT REPORTS A LOOSE FRONT SEAT FLOOR REINFORCEMENT BRACKET THAT CRACKS (TSB NUMBER 98-24-5 AND 94182). THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE FRONT SEAT TO COME LOOSE AND THE SEAT WILL RELEAST IN CASE OF A CRASH INCLUDING A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS CAN RESULT …
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FORD MOTOR CO. HAS ISSUED TOW TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS ON A FRONT SEAT PROBLEM THAT REPORTS A LOOSE FRONT SEAT FLOOR REINFORCEMENT BRACKET THAT CRACKS (TSB NUMBER 98-24-5 AND 94182). THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE FRONT SEAT TO COME LOOSE AND THE SEAT WILL RELEAST IN CASE OF A CRASH INCLUDING A REAR-END COLLISION. THIS CAN RESULT IN SEVERE INJURIES TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THEY DO NOT INFORM THE VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL THREAT AND, WHILE RECOGNIZING THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT, REQUIRE THE CUSTOMER TO PAY THE REPAIR COST.*AK
THE SEAT TRACK HAS FAILED AGAIN, AFTER IT WAS FIXED BY THE DEALER TWICE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT CAUSED ME TO FALL INTO THE BACK SEAT FROM A STOP LIGHT AND JERKED MY HANDS FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND I LOST CONTROL MOMENTARILY.
Official recalls
308V051000 · Vehicle Speed Control:cruise Control
Feb 4, 2008
FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND MY 1992-1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED USING A WIRING HARNESS THAT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE CIRCUIT POLARITY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: AS A RESULT, THE FUSE IS LOCATED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN IN THE INTENDED INPUT POWER FEED CIRCUIT, AND MAY NOT OFFER THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS, OR REPLACE THE MATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
07V336000 · Vehicle Speed Control
Aug 3, 2007
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN TO THE DEALERS FOR INSTALLATION OF A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 13, 2007, AND MAILING COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 19, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-888-222-2751.
94V152000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components
Aug 9, 1994
THE NUTS AND BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE REAR BRAKE ADAPTOR TO THE AXLE HOUSING FLANGE CAN LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE. IF ONE OR MORE OF THE NUTS COME OFF THE BOLTS, DAMAGE TO THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY OR TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) SENSOR AND SENSOR RING (IF SO EQUIPPED) WILL OCCUR. IF ALL FOUR NUTS ON ONE END OF THE AXLE COME OFF THE BOLTS, DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC LINE OR THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE CAN OCCUR.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: OCCURRENCE OF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NEEDED, INSTALL NEW BOLTS. IF ANY OF THE FASTENERS ARE DISCONNECTED, THE PARKING BRAKE AND ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
5EA02025 · Speed Control Deactivation Switch Fires
Opened Sep 6, 2002 · Closed Jun 30, 2004
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
BASED ON THE LOW RATE OF FIRE INCIDENTS (2.5 INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES SOLD) WHERE FAILURE OF THE SCDS IS INVOLVED AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLES ? 7 TO 11 YEARS ? A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES.FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SEE THE ATTACHED CLOSING REPORT.
DP02007 · FUEL-FED Fires
Opened Aug 22, 2002 · Closed Dec 4, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
THE FARS DATA SHOWS THAT THE RISK OF FIRE FROM IMPACT IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS THE SAME AS ALL OTHER SEDANS.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE NOT OVER REPRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE RISK OF FIRE IN REAL-WORLD HIGH-ENERGY CRASHES.A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RELATED TO POST CRASH FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS SET OUT IN THE CLOSING REPORT FOR SQ 01-014 AND THAT REPORT IS IN THE DOCKET FOR THIS PETITION.AFTER REVIEWING THE PETITION AND ITS SUPPORTING MATERIALS, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FURNISHED BY FORD AND GM, AND INFORMATION WITHIN THE AGENCY'S POSSESSION FROM PREVIOUS INVESTIGATIONS AND OTHER RELATED ACTIONS,NHTSA HAS CONCLUDED THAT FUTHER INVESTIGATION CONCERNING POST-CRASH FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS NOT LIKELY TO LEAD TO A DECISION THAT THE VEHICLES CONTAIN A SAFETY DEFECT.
SQ01014 · Post Rear End Collision Fires
Opened Nov 27, 2001 · Closed Oct 3, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage
There is no summary currently available
RQ01002 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Sep 20, 2001 · Closed Sep 6, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
No summary supplied.
PE95027 · Passenger Air Bag Detachment
Opened May 3, 1995 · Closed Aug 31, 1995
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Air Bags:frontal
There is no summary currently available