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2007 Mercury Grand Marquis Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 96 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis, most often about the wheels and tires (26% of complaints, typically around 17,500 miles). It is 7th of 12 Grand Marquis model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis problems
Wheels and tires
25 complaints · 26%Half of these problems showed up before 17,500 miles. Parts named most often: valve, pressure monitoring and regulating systems, tread/belt.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The vehicle has tech international, model tr413 valve stems. The contact was informed on several occasions that the tires were flat on her vehicle. Two valve stems were replaced in the original michelin tires. The dealer then replaced all four tires due to the flat tires.…
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The vehicle has dill-acp tr-413 tire valves. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle began riding roughly. He pulled the vehicle to the side of the road and noticed bulges in the front passenger side tire and a fractured valve stem. He took the vehicle to the…
Body and structure
18 complaints · 19%Half of these problems showed up before 40,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the paint on the vehicle has started to strip and the roof has rusted. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and advised him that the paint was delaminating and needed to be repainted. The manufacturer was contacted and advised him that they won't…
First the paint started pealing on driver side door. I thought it was tape because the window was broken, and I had to put plastic over the window until glass dealer could get window. Now the hood is peeling too. The color is silver metallic it was purchased brand new in massachusetts.
Speed control
13 complaints · 14%Half of these problems showed up before 39,000 miles. Parts named most often: accelerator pedal.
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact was reversing from a parking spot and when she shifted into drive, the vehicle rapidly accelerated independently and crashed into a building. The contact was not injured. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and was not taken to the dealer for inspection or…
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the vehicle would not accelerate from a stop. The contact then shifted into reverse and the vehicle surged backward until crashing into a concrete post. The vehicle was towed home. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not…
Steering
9 complaints · 9%Parts named most often: hydraulic power assist system.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH the power steering failed to function. The owner stated that he felt "stiffness" in the steering wheel making the vehicle hard to steer. He took the vehicle to a local repair shop and replaced the power steering…
On september 29, 2017 around 9-10 pm , my husband had just picked me up from work and I was 6 months pregnant, we were driving down the highway and a car on the opposite side of the highway pulled out from the light and hit US on the driver side wheel and fender and broke the steering knuckle, the rack and pinion and…
Engine
7 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 82,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine.
I was driving the vehicle. As I started up a hill the speed limit changed. I gave the gas pedal a little push. It went to the floor where it stuck wide open. The car leaped forward and I immediately applied the brake. I really had to push the brake as hard as I could to get the vehicle to stop. When I got the vehicle…
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the rpmâs revved up and the vehicle lunged forward. The contact depressed the brake pedal and the rpmâs decreased. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The…
Brakes
6 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: pedals and linkages, foundation components.
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle surged forward until heavy pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken directly to an authorized dealer and the transmission linkage was repaired. Approximately three years later, the…
Air bags
6 complaints · 6%Parts named most often: frontal.
The air bag warning light came on after starting car. Took to ford dealer. The passenger front seat belt assy needs to be replaced due to internal fault. If not replaced, air bag will not deploy in event of an accident.
About 3 years ago my air bag light came on and has been on ever since. I took my car to my dealership, marshall brothers. I told the service guy that the light stays on. He said that he has been seeing this problem in other mercuries and that they should be issuing a recall. He said that both seats in the front had to…
Transmission
5 complaints · 5%Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Tl contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving approximately 35 MPH and proceeding to a complete stop, the vehicle surged forward when the brake pedal was depressed. The contact disengaged the clutch and moved the gear shifter to the "park" position. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's…
The contact owns a 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the vehicle surged forward until heavy pressure was applied to the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken directly to an authorized dealer and the transmission linkage was repaired. Approximately three years later, the…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 Mercury Grand Marquis recalls
Steering: pinion shaft
Risk: Improper servicing of the upper intermediate shaft could cause the shaft to separate, which can then result in a loss of steering control, and increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify the owners of vehicles whose repair records reflect that the upper intermediate steering shaft was repaired during the course of the prior recall 13v-385. Dealers will inspect and replace the upper immediate shaft if necessary free of charge. The recall began november 17, 2014. Owners may contact ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 14s25.
Full defect summary
Ford motor company (ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 ford crown victoria, 2005-2011 mercury grand marquis vehicles manufactured march 23, 2004, to august 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 lincoln town car vehicles manufactured march 8, 2004, to august 30, 2011, and on which the upper intermediate shaft was serviced during the course of safety recall 13v-385. The prior repairs may not have been correctly performed.
Steering
Risk: If the lower bearing separates, the vehicle may experience a loss of steering, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. The upper intermediate shaft and steering column lower bearing will be inspected to identify any damage that may have occurred as a result of lower intermediate shaft corrosion, and repaired or replaced as necessary. If the steering column lower bearing has separated, a retainer clip will be installed. The recall began on october 23, 2013. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's recall number is 13s08.
Full defect summary
Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 ford crown victoria (including crown victoria police interceptors), mercury grand marquis, and lincoln town car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in connecticut, delaware, the district of columbia, illinois, indiana, iowa, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, virginia, west virginia, and wisconsin. Severe corrosion can seize the lower intermediate shaft which may cause the upper intermediate shaft to collapse and the steering column lower bearing to separate.
Visibility and wipers: windshield
Risk: If the windshield is not properly retained to the vehicle, wind noise, squeak/rattles and/or water leaks may occur. Also, loss of windshield retention may reduce occupant protection in the event of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the windshield free of charge. The recall began on november 22, 2006. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Full defect summary
Certain passenger vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 212, 'windshield mounting.' the windshield may not be properly secured to the vehicle body.
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
Steering column shaft obstruction
Summary
On july 7, 2014 the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation based on five complaints (voqs) alleging incidents ofinterference between dislodged exhaust manifold heat shields and the lower steering shaft/knuckle, including one alleging the interference resulted in a crash on a highway entrance ramp. Since opening this investigation, odi has received four additional owner complaints.one indicated that the shield was removed before binding could occur.the other three occurred at low speed and produced some momentary steering binding that was overcome by the driver when additional steering effort was applied.once the shield was repaired or removed, the steering retu
Tire valve cracking
Summary
On october 14, 2008, odi opened pe08-060 to investigate allegations of cracked and leaking snap-in tire valves in model year (my) 2007 vehicles manufactured by ford motor company.the valves were supplied to ford by topseal auto-parts, a subsidiary of the shanghai baolong automotive corporation in china.valves made by topseal for aftermarket sale were the subject of two recent safety recalls by tech international (08t-018) and dill air controls (08t-028), the latter of which was investigated by odi in pe08-036 and ea08-022.the defect conditions addressed by the aftermarket tire valve recalls both involved inadequate resistance to ozone cracking due to issues with the supply of anti-ozonant ch
Questions about the 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: wheels and tires (25 complaints, typically around 17,500 miles); body and structure (18 complaints, typically around 40,000 miles); speed control (13 complaints, typically around 39,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 Mercury Grand Marquis have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from November 5, 2014 (steering). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the Mercury Grand Marquis?
- It is 7th of 12 Grand Marquis model years by number of complaints, with 96 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.