1987 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 43 complaints · 5 recalls
Most-reported system: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (18 complaints · 41.9%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 16
  • Injuries 2
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution ELECTRICAL SYSTEM appears in 18 of 43 owner complaints (41.9%) in this vehicle snapshot. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 18 complaints, 41.9% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 · 41.9% · 14 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 7 complaints, 16.3% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 · 16.3% · 2 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 6 complaints, 13.9% of reports SEAT BELTS 6 · 13.9% ENGINE: 4 complaints, 9.3% of reports ENGINE 4 · 9.3% · 2 fire reports FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 4.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 4.7% WHEELS: 2 complaints, 4.7% of reports WHEELS 2 · 4.7% POWER TRAIN: 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports POWER TRAIN 1 · 2.3% STEERING: 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports STEERING 1 · 2.3% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 2.3% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 2.3% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 31 complaints, 72.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 31 · 72.1% · 13 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 41.9% 0 crashes · 14 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 7 16.3% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 6 13.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 4 9.3% 0 crashes · 2 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 4.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
WHEELS 2 4.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 2.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 31 72.1% 0 crashes · 13 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Feb 1987. 1995-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q2: 14 owner reports 14 1996-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1998-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1999-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Feb 1987 Aug 2007 Recall campaign 87V012000 ◆ Recall campaign 87V012000 Recall campaign 87V131000 ◆ Recall campaign 87V131000 Recall campaign 87V139000 ◆ Recall campaign 87V139000 Recall campaign 88V028000 ◆ Recall campaign 88V028000 Recall campaign 07E064000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E064000 Investigation PE87055 ● Investigation PE87055 Investigation PE91125 ● Investigation PE91125
  • Campaign 07E064000 was reported 4,136 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 4
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q2 Owner reports 14
1996-Q3 Owner reports 1
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 2
1997-Q2 Owner reports 2
1998-Q3 Owner reports 2
1999-Q1 Owner reports 2
1999-Q2 Owner reports 2
1999-Q3 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 87V012000
Recall campaign 1 87V131000
Recall campaign 1 87V139000
Recall campaign 1 88V028000
Recall campaign 1 07E064000
Defect investigation 1 PE87055
Defect investigation 1 PE91125
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Safety Recalls (5)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E064000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    A LEAKING FUEL PUMP COULD CREATE A VEHICLE FIRE HAZARD.
    Remedy:
    FEDERAL-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.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 87V012000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    Consequence:
    STEERING CONTROL WOULD BE DIMINISHED, WITH REDUCEDCONTROL OF LEFT WHEEL ONLY AND CONSIDERABLE STEERING WHEEL FREE PLAY.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE STEERING CENTERLINK.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 87V131000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    BENT FUEL RAIL COULD CAUSE A FUEL LEAK, WHICH INPRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE.
    Remedy:
    REPLACE FUEL RAIL ASSEMBLIES AS NECESSARY.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 87V139000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
    Consequence:
    COUPLING 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.
    Remedy:
    INSTALL RETAINER CLIPS OVER THE COUPLINGS TO PREVENT COUPLING SEPARATION AND FUEL LEAKAGE.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 88V028000

    Report date
    Component:
    SEAT BELTS
    Consequence:
    SEAT BELT COULD BIND BETWEEN SEAT CUSHION AND SEAT BACKCAUSING THE RETRACTOR TO BE SLUGGISH OR UNABLE TO TAKE UP EXCESS BELT SLACK.
    Remedy:
    REMOVE AND PROPERLY INSTALL THE RIGHT AUXILIARY SEAT BELTS.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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