2005 Mercury Grand Marquis service brakes, hydraulic problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Apr 21, 2010
“Both front inner brakes not properly contacting rotor. Only a 1 inch width of inner brake pads have ever contacted rotor. Based upon the amount of rust and pitting of the non contact area of the rotors it appears that the brake pads were never contacting properly. In all my years of servicing…”
filed Nov 16, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Grand Marquis years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Grand Marquis | 2 | 8% |
| 2008 Grand Marquis | 5 | 6% |
| 2007 Grand Marquis | 5 | 5% |
| 2006 Grand Marquis | 8 | 6% |
| 2004 Grand Marquis | 4 | 1% |
| 2003 Grand Marquis | 4 | 1% |
| 2002 Grand Marquis | 5 | 6% |
| 2001 Grand Marquis | 13 | 8% |
| 2000 Grand Marquis | 17 | 10% |
| 1999 Grand Marquis | 8 | 5% |
| 1998 Grand Marquis | 6 | 4% |
| 1997 Grand Marquis | 32 | 10% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.