Bulletins


BulletinBulletin dateReplacement BulletinItem no.SummaryAdded
STRUCTURE - BODY
BC039394120112/01/199437773Taxi and police fleet vehicles may experience a crack on the left hand a pillar area. *tw01/10/1995
STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR
99-8-1505/03/1999606419Subject regarding door trim panel replacement - service tip. *tt01/05/2001
9701051063705/01/199752915Concerns were door latch will not open or close. *yc10/30/1997
BC351297230101/23/199751496Wind noise from the front door area at varying speeds and conditions on affected vehicles. *jd06/27/1997
BC101709723001/23/199751520White stress mark in the door scuff plate, replace with new level part. *jd06/27/1997
BC101789723001/23/199751533Wind noise from the front door area at varying speeds and conditions on affected vehicles. *jd06/27/1997
BC351197230101/23/199751495Wind noise from the front door area on affected vehicles. *jd06/27/1997
BC355297230101/23/199751508A white stress mark in the door scuff plate. *jd06/27/1997
BC101779723001/23/199751532Wind noise from the front door area on affected vehicles. *jd06/27/1997
BC303295040104/01/19953030413Unknown11/01/1995
BC285195040104/01/199539838Keyless entry key fobs are sensitive and could cause the inadvertant activation of the trunk release or panic functions. *tw11/01/1995

Consumer Complaints


Fail datemilesoccurencesPurchase date
STRUCTURE - BODY
03/23/1999208/01/1998
 When moving the sunvisor to down position it is causing the fuse to blow. *ak
STRUCTURE - BODY - ROOF AND PILLARS
04/26/1995400103/15/1995
 Tl*the contact's father owned a 1995 mercury grand marquis. while driving 60 mph, the driver veered off the road and drove over a 10-inch gap, which flattened the passenger side front and rear tires. the flat tires caused the vehicle to rollover and land on the roof. as a result, the roof caved in and killed the driver. the contact did not know who inspected the vehicle. the contact's brother believed that the death was due to a missing pillar on the roof's structure. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. the vin appeared to be invalid. the engine size, powertrain, and number of cylinders were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 400.
STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS
04/20/2006148550104/11/2003
 Vehicle was in for routine maintenance and a general inspection was being done prior to a family trip. the frame of the vehicle was found to be extremely rusted about 6 inches back from the front tires on both sides of the vehicle (directly below the front door hinge area of the vehicle). the lower channel of the frame was completely rusted and gone on the driver side and even worse on the passenger side (the same location on both sides). the vehicle was deemed to be completely unsafe to drive and was taken off the road and parked. this is an extremely dangerous and potentially lethal failure. complete replacement of the frame seems the only remedy to correct this failure. the vehicle is in otherwise great shape and shows no sign of other body rust problems. filing this complaint is the only action taken at this time to correct the failure. the vehicle has been removed from operation due to safety reasons. *nm
11/24/2002104/01/2002
 We purchased from an old gentleman of our aquaintence this car that showed 56000 miles. the car was wobbly and un-steady. we took it to our mechanic who suggested we put new shocks which did not help. we had felt a strange floating sensation the day before while driving on the interstate. the afternoon of the incident we heard a noise in the rear and the car started shaking very bad. the driver applied brakes which caused the car to spin around and head to the ditch. he got it back on the road, applied brakes again, again lost control, finally got it stopped. witness heard a metalic sound before, went back later and picked up a 2 1/2 inch bolt which was missing from the connection between the stablizer bar and rear axle. i feel this is an extreme danger. we feel there was a defect in the rear suspension all along. we replaced the bolt but the car is still wobbly and shakey in the rear. thanks for any information you can supply. dt