1996 Mercury Grand Marquis defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03012 · opened Jul 25, 2003 · closed Apr 11, 2005 · led to recall 05V086000

  In a letter dated february 25, 2005, ford motor company (ford) notified odi that it would be conducting a customer satisfaction program (ford no. 04b26) to correct a rear brake line chafing concern in approximately 44,000 model year (my) 1997 ford crown victoria and grand marquis non-fleet vehicles equipped with electr…

• REAR BRAKE LINE FAILURE
  Recall Query RQ03004 · opened Mar 11, 2003 · closed Jul 25, 2003

  Odi has received 40 complaints alleging rear brake line failure in the subject vehicles, including 8 that have been received this year.an additional 192 reports and 478 warranty claims have been received from ford.a leak in the rear brake line can cause extended stopping distance.a search of odi's complaint database fo…

• BALL JOINT SEPARATION
  Recall Query RQ03002 · opened Jan 3, 2003 · closed Jun 3, 2003

  SEE ATTACHED REPORT.

• SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA02025 · opened Sep 6, 2002 · closed Jun 30, 2004

  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 investigatio…

• FUEL-FED FIRES
  Defect Petition DP02007 · opened Aug 22, 2002 · closed Dec 4, 2002

  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 vehic…

• POST REAR END COLLISION FIRES
  Investigation SQ01014 · opened Nov 27, 2001 · closed Oct 3, 2002 · led to recall 02I003000

  There is no summary currently available

• IMPROPER HEIGHT FOR HEAD RESTRAINTS
  Defect Petition DP98007 · opened Jul 28, 1998 · closed Sep 28, 1998

  Nhtsa was petitioned to commence a defect investigation of the subject vehicles on july 28, 1998.the petition alleges that the driver's seat head restraint was not high enough at its highest position to protect him from neck injuries sustained during a rear impact collision.other than the subject petitin, odi has recei…