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2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 157 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, most often about the engine (19% of complaints, typically around 96,000 miles). It is 5th of 12 Grand Marquis model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis problems
Engine
29 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 96,000 miles. Parts named most often: engine, cooling system, exhaust system.
Temp gauge is not connected. I recently had to have the replace the intake manifold and the shop informed me that there was nothing to connect it to.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated he noticed coolant fluid on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact started the vehicle and noticed that the high engine temperate warning light was illuminated. The dealer was contacted but was not able to diagnose the vehicle. The manufacturer…
Speed control
27 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 50,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle accelerated without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 50,000.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the accelerator pedal failed to return to the original position after being depressed. The contact had to lift the accelerator pedal with his foot in order to get the vehicle to slow down. The contact stated no warning light was…
Seat belts
23 complaints · 15%Half of these problems showed up before 83,500 miles. Parts named most often: front, rear/other.
Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The driver's side seatbelt releases on it's own. The current and failure mileage was 88,000. The dealer name was the only dealer info avail. Lm
While driving the car the drivers and passengers seat belts release. I took it to a mechanic and they said the spring in the seat belt holder is failing. It isn't very unsettling to be driving the car and the seatbelt releases for no reason. It could be related to the 2000 seatbelt recall. We just bought the car for…
Air bags
19 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 51,000 miles. Parts named most often: frontal.
Tl contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving 30 MPH, the brakes made a squealing sound and locked when the pedal was depressed. The failure caused the contact to rear end the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been…
Vehicle proceeding north on city street. Collided with side of vehicle #2 west bound at intersection. Driver's side airbag failed to deploy. Passenger side deployed.
Brakes
16 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 35,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, pedals and linkages, conventional.
Consumer stated there was a rattling noise coming from the engine when cold, dealer informed consumer the timing gear needed to be replaced, also the dashboard vibrated, however dealer stated nothing was wrong, the trim panel was loose on the door, the left front door closed too hard, the vehicle would lean to the…
Tl contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving 30 MPH, the brakes made a squealing sound and locked when the pedal was depressed. The failure caused the contact to rear end the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle has not been…
Transmission
13 complaints · 8%Parts named most often: automatic transmission, driveline.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle would roll slightly when the gear was placed into park. The contact engaged the emergency brake prior to exiting the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage…
Electrical
13 complaints · 8%Half of these problems showed up before 84,000 miles. Parts named most often: ignition, wiring, instrument cluster/panel.
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. Frequently a plume of smoke comes out the left side of the steering post. There is also a burning odor. It only lasts for a second. There is no equipment failure so far. I have taken the car to two different ford dealers and they tell me this is not uncommon, don"t worry about it. I have…
While driving at night, my lights turned off by themselves on a dark rural road. If I hadn't jammed on the brakes, I would have eaten the railing or worse. Turns out the (lcm) lighting control module, is defective. When I looked it up online, it seems that many cars are having this issue, even my local police…
Lights
11 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 96,500 miles. Parts named most often: turn signal, headlights.
The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving 60 MPH, the front and rear warning and signal lamps failed to illuminate. In addition, both high and low beam head lamps failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the light control module failed and…
While driving at night, my lights turned off by themselves on a dark rural road. If I hadn't jammed on the brakes, I would have eaten the railing or worse. Turns out the (lcm) lighting control module, is defective. When I looked it up online, it seems that many cars are having this issue, even my local police…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2001 Mercury Grand Marquis recalls
Seat belts: buckle assembly
Risk: In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate occupant protection, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the front outboard seat belt buckles and if the buckle fails the inspection process, it will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. Equipped with seat belts supplied by trw. It is possible that the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt buckle may not fully latch. Ford crown victoria built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 mercury grand marquis built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01. Lincoln town cars built at wixom assembly plant from 3/27/00 - 5/30/01. Lincoln navigators built at michigan truck plant from 4/11/00 - 5/31/01. Ford windstars built at oakville assembly plant from 3/23/00 - 5/30/01. Ford rangers built at twin cities plant from 3/28/00 - 5/30/01, and also at the edison plant from 3/13/00 - 5/25/01. Ford f-150 truck built at norfolk plant from 4/18/00 - 5/25/00; at ontario plant from 5/10/00 - 5/28/01; at kansas city plant from 9/11/99 - 5/25/01; and at cuautitlan plan
Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive
Risk: In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.
Full defect summary
Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.
Air bags
Risk: This condition could result in personal injury.
Fix: Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and mini vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Spark plug ejection from cylinder head
Summary
On september 6, 2005, odi received a petition requesting that the agency investigate allegations of engine spark plug ejection in certain model year 1997 through 2004 ford vehicles with triton v-8 and v-10 engines.odi received a total of 474 non-duplicative complaints on the subject vehicles where the complainant, or the dealer repairing the vehicle, reported that a spark plug detached from the cylinder and/or ejected from the engine.as of december 8, 2005, odi is not aware of any allegations where the alleged defect resulted in a loss of vehicle control, a crash, an injury, or a fatality in any of the 10,319,810 subject vehicles.in addition, odi is aware of only two incidents where the vehi
Front seat belt buckle assembly
Summary
During the initial recall campaign in 2001, the subject vehicles were inspected by ford dealerships using a test tool that would detect a defective front seat outboard seat belt buckle assembly.approximately one million vehicles passed the inspection test for one or both front buckles.subsequent to the recall service action, odi received 15 consumer reports alleging that a passed inspection buckle subsequently failed to latch or inadvertently unlatched during use.in addition, ford has identified 543 owner and field reports alleging buckle failure subsequent to passing the inspection test.ford tested and examined over 100 warranty-returned buckles and found that 44% of the buckles had no prob
Post rear end collision fires
Summary
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Questions about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- What are the most common problems with the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: engine (29 complaints, typically around 96,000 miles); speed control (27 complaints, typically around 50,000 miles); seat belts (23 complaints, typically around 83,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from July 16, 2001 (seat belts). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2001 a bad year for the Mercury Grand Marquis?
- It is 5th of 12 Grand Marquis model years by number of complaints, with 157 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.