MERCURY MARQUIS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

MERCURY MARQUIS PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of MERCURY MARQUIS recalls and defective parts found on MERCURY MARQUIS automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the MERCURY MARQUIS manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For MERCURY MARQUIS

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
1997 MERCURY MARQUIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1997 MERCURY MARQUIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 43626	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 2005-03-14
Summary: ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES BUILT WITH ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL, THE REAR BRAKE LINE MAY CHAFE DUE TO CONTACT BETWEEN IT AND A FLOOR PAN STIFFENING RIB, AND A BRAKE FLUID LEAK MAY OCCUR.
1985 MERCURY MARQUIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Recall
1985 MERCURY MARQUIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM Units affected: 14008	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1985-05-21
Summary: BRAKE BOOSTER REAR SHELLS MAY HAVE REDUCED WALL THICKNESSES WHICH COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: REPEATED BRAKE USE COULD CAUSE THE SHELL TO CRACK AND THE BOOSTER ASSEMBLY TO COME APART. SERVICE BRAKES CAPABILITY WOULD BE TOTALLY LOST WITHOUT WARNING AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
1984 MERCURY MARQUIS SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Recall
1984 MERCURY MARQUIS	SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE Units affected: 530000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1983-12-20
Summary: THE BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE D-SHAPED RING FOR THE SHOULDER BELT ARE INADEQUATELY SUPPORTED BY THE MATERIAL IN WHICH THEY ARE MOUNTED. THE ATTACHMENT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES".
1983 MERCURY MARQUIS POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Recall
1983 MERCURY MARQUIS	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Units affected: 98162	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1983-03-07
Summary: THE PARKING GEAR MAY NOT ENGAGE, EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS PLACED IN THE "PARK" POSITION. THIS OCCURS IF THE LINKAGE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION THAT ACTUATES THE PARK GEAR WAS IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. A PIN THAT RETAINS COMPONENTS ON A LINKAGE (ACTUATING) ROD COULD BREAK AND THE LINKAGE MAY NOT ENGAGE THE PARKING GEAR.
1983 MERCURY MARQUIS POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Recall
1983 MERCURY MARQUIS	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT Units affected: 36000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1983-02-24
Summary: THE SHIFT INDICATOR MAY NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE SHIFT SELECTOR POSITION. SOME VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR TUBE RETAINING CLIPS THAT MAY NOT BE HARD ENOUGH. THE CLIP MAY LOOSEN OR FALL OFF, AND THE SELECTOR TUBE MAY BECOME DISPLACED.
1981-1982 MERCURY MARQUIS SUSPENSION:REAR Recall
1981-1982 MERCURY MARQUIS	SUSPENSION:REAR Units affected: 4361	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1982-12-28
Summary: THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED FROM STEEL WITH MATERIAL THICKNESS BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS FOR POLICE DUTY. THIS COULD LEAD TO CRACKS DEVELOPING IN THE CONTROL ARMS, AND EVENTUALLY, THE POSSIBILITY OF FRACTURE OF AN ARM.
1981 MERCURY MARQUIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Recall
1981 MERCURY MARQUIS	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH Units affected: 18154	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1980-11-13
Summary: SOME OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE ELECTRICAL RELAY SYSTEMS WHICH MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO WATER LEAKAGE INTO THE RELAY CASE. WATER ENTRY MAY CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT WITHIN THE RELAY.
1981 MERCURY MARQUIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Recall
1981 MERCURY MARQUIS	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH Units affected: 14000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1980-09-23
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY START IN REVERSE GEAR. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING AFFECT". SOME OF THESE VEHICLES MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH A DEFECTIVE NEUTRAL START SWITCH THAT OCCASIONALLY PERMITS ENGINE STARTING WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IN THE REVERSE ("R") POSITION.
1979 MERCURY MARQUIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Recall
1979 MERCURY MARQUIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES Units affected: 82000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-05-15
Summary: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH BRAKE PUSH-ROD TO BRAKE PEDAL RETAINING PINS WHICH WERE NOT HEAT-TREATED AS SPECIFIED. THIS COULD ALLOW THE BRAKE PEDAL TO BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE PUSH-ROD.
1979 MERCURY MARQUIS SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Recall
1979 MERCURY MARQUIS	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS Units affected: 162000	FORD MOTOR COMPANY Report Date: 1979-04-30
Summary: SOME OF THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH MISINDEXED FRONT BRAKE HOSES WHICH COULD CONTACT A TIRE OR WHEEL IN A FULL-TURN CONDITION. CHAFING AND WEAR TO THE BRAKE HOSE COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND FRONT WHEEL BRAKING CAPABILITY.