Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Mercury Grand Marquis

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

5
Open recalls
43
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
25
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

43 filed
2
Crashes
16
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
    8
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    6
  • Seat BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE Assembly
    5
  • Electrical SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
    4
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:IGNITION
    3
  • Exterior LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
    1

Recalls

5 campaigns
07E064000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP2007-08-27

CERTAIN FEDERAL-MOGUL AFTERMARKET FUEL PUMPS SOLD UNDER THE BRAND NAMES OF CARTER, ACCUFLOW, NAPA, TRUFLOW, PARTS DEPO, AND PARTS MASTER, SHIPPED BETWEEN AUGUST 2006 AND JULY 2007 FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL PUMP DIAPHRAGM IN CERTAIN PRODUCTION RUNS MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED OR INADEQUATELY TESTED WHICH MAY CAUSE THE FUEL PUMP TO LEAK.

RiskA LEAKING FUEL PUMP COULD CREATE A VEHICLE FIRE HAZARD.

FixFEDERAL-MOGUL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 15, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT FEDERAL-MOGUL AT 248-354-7700.

88V028000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR1988-03-08

AUTOMATIC RETRACTOR FOR SEAT BELTS FOR DUAL FACING REAR SEATS MAY BE INSTALLED IN AN IMPROPER LOCATION.

RiskSEAT BELT COULD BIND BETWEEN SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BACKCAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO BE SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK.

FixREMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL THE RIGHT AUXILIARY SEAT BELTS.

87V139000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1987-09-04

SPRING LOCK FUEL LINE COUPLING MAY NOT BE PROPERLY ENGAGED.

RiskCOUPLING COULD DISENGAGE DUE TO FUEL PRESSURE,VIBRATION, AND ENGINE MOVEMENTS; THIS WOULD CAUSE LOSS OF FUEL WHICH, INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CREATES A FIRE RISK.

FixINSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.

87V131000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM1987-08-17

FUEL RAILS MAY BE BENT SO THAT NO. 5 INJECTOR CUPS ARE OUT OF DESIGN POSITION.

RiskBENT FUEL RAIL COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.

FixREPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES AS NECESSARY.

87V012000·STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING1987-02-09

STEERING CENTERLINKS MAY BREAK AT A BEND LOCATION.

RiskSTEERING CONTROL WOULD BE DIMINISHED, WITH REDUCEDCONTROL OF LEFT WHEEL ONLY AND CONSIDERABLE STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY.

FixREPLACE STEERING CENTERLINK.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
PE91125·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC1991-09-11 → 1992-01-15

BRAKE LINE PUNCTURES

PE87055·POWER TRAIN1987-09-09 → 1988-03-10

FIRES

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