1997 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 313 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (124 complaints · 39.6%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 10
  • Fires 6
  • Injuries 11
  • 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 ENGINE appears in 124 of 313 owner complaints (39.6%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 124 complaints, 39.6% of reports ENGINE 124 · 39.6% · 1 crash reports 3 fire reports SERVICE BRAKES: 30 complaints, 9.6% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 30 · 9.6% · 2 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 29 complaints, 9.3% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 29 · 9.3% SUSPENSION: 23 complaints, 7.4% of reports SUSPENSION 23 · 7.4% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 22 complaints, 7.0% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 22 · 7.0% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 19 complaints, 6.1% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 19 · 6.1% · 1 fire reports STEERING: 17 complaints, 5.4% of reports STEERING 17 · 5.4% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 9 complaints, 2.9% of reports POWER TRAIN 9 · 2.9% VISIBILITY: 8 complaints, 2.6% of reports VISIBILITY 8 · 2.6% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 233 complaints, 74.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 233 · 74.4% · 7 crash reports 3 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)
ENGINE 124 39.6% 1 crashes · 3 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 30 9.6% 2 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 29 9.3% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 23 7.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 22 7.0% 3 crashes · 1 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 19 6.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
STEERING 17 5.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 9 2.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 8 2.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 233 74.4% 7 crashes · 3 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 Oct 1996. 1996-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1997-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 1997-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1998-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 1998-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 1998-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 1998-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 1999-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 1999-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 1999-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2000-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2000-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q2: 4 owner reports 4 2001-Q3: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2002-Q3: 9 owner reports 9 2002-Q4: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q2: 12 owner reports 12 2003-Q3: 10 owner reports 10 2003-Q4: 10 owner reports 10 2004-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2004-Q4: 14 owner reports 14 2005-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2005-Q3: 12 owner reports 12 2005-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q1: 17 owner reports 17 2008-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1996 Apr 2020 Investigation SQ01014 ● Investigation SQ01014 Investigation DP02007 ● Investigation DP02007 Investigation EA02025 ● Investigation EA02025 Investigation RQ03002 ● Investigation RQ03002 Investigation RQ03004 ● Investigation RQ03004 Investigation EA03012 ● Investigation EA03012 Investigation DP05005 ● Investigation DP05005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1996-Q4 Owner reports 1
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1997-Q2 Owner reports 4
1997-Q3 Owner reports 2
1997-Q4 Owner reports 1
1998-Q1 Owner reports 3
1998-Q2 Owner reports 6
1998-Q3 Owner reports 5
1998-Q4 Owner reports 5
1999-Q1 Owner reports 14
1999-Q3 Owner reports 8
1999-Q4 Owner reports 5
2000-Q1 Owner reports 5
2000-Q2 Owner reports 5
2000-Q3 Owner reports 3
2000-Q4 Owner reports 3
2001-Q1 Owner reports 7
2001-Q2 Owner reports 4
2001-Q3 Owner reports 7
2001-Q4 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 12
2002-Q3 Owner reports 9
2002-Q4 Owner reports 12
2003-Q1 Owner reports 8
2003-Q2 Owner reports 12
2003-Q3 Owner reports 10
2003-Q4 Owner reports 10
2004-Q1 Owner reports 11
2004-Q2 Owner reports 11
2004-Q3 Owner reports 12
2004-Q4 Owner reports 14
2005-Q1 Owner reports 6
2005-Q2 Owner reports 6
2005-Q3 Owner reports 12
2005-Q4 Owner reports 4
2006-Q1 Owner reports 4
2006-Q2 Owner reports 3
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 4
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 5
2008-Q1 Owner reports 17
2008-Q2 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 3
2009-Q4 Owner reports 2
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 3
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 1
2011-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 1
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q2 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 SQ01014
Defect investigation 1 DP02007
Defect investigation 1 EA02025
Defect investigation 1 RQ03002
Defect investigation 1 RQ03004
Defect investigation 1 EA03012
Defect investigation 1 DP05005
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Safety Recalls (0)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

Zero safety recalls recorded for this model year in official NHTSA records.

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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot Aug 21, 2026
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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