2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 156 complaints · 0 recalls
Most-reported system: ENGINE (19 complaints · 12.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 13
  • Fires 5
  • Injuries 10
  • 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 19 of 156 owner complaints (12.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. ENGINE: 19 complaints, 12.2% of reports ENGINE 19 · 12.2% · 2 fire reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 17 complaints, 10.9% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 17 · 10.9% STEERING: 15 complaints, 9.6% of reports STEERING 15 · 9.6% · 3 crash reports 1 fire reports VISIBILITY: 15 complaints, 9.6% of reports VISIBILITY 15 · 9.6% SERVICE BRAKES: 14 complaints, 9.0% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 14 · 9.0% · 3 crash reports SUSPENSION: 12 complaints, 7.7% of reports SUSPENSION 12 · 7.7% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 11 complaints, 7.1% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 · 7.1% · 1 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 11 complaints, 7.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 11 · 7.1% · 2 crash reports SEAT BELTS: 8 complaints, 5.1% of reports SEAT BELTS 8 · 5.1% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 88 complaints, 56.4% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 · 56.4% · 9 crash reports 2 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 19 12.2% 0 crashes · 2 fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 17 10.9% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 15 9.6% 3 crashes · 1 fires
VISIBILITY 15 9.6% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 14 9.0% 3 crashes · 0 fires
SUSPENSION 12 7.7% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11 7.1% 0 crashes · 1 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 11 7.1% 2 crashes · 0 fires
SEAT BELTS 8 5.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 88 56.4% 9 crashes · 2 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 2000. 2000-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2000-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2001-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2001-Q2: 6 owner reports 6 2001-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2001-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2002-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2003-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2003-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2004-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q1: 10 owner reports 10 2005-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2006-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2006-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2010-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2017-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2017-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2018-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2019-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2020-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2022-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2023-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2023-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 2000 Jul 2023 Investigation SQ01014 ● Investigation SQ01014 Investigation DP02007 ● Investigation DP02007 Investigation DP05005 ● Investigation DP05005
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2000-Q1 Owner reports 2
2000-Q2 Owner reports 1
2000-Q3 Owner reports 6
2000-Q4 Owner reports 8
2001-Q1 Owner reports 3
2001-Q2 Owner reports 6
2001-Q3 Owner reports 5
2001-Q4 Owner reports 3
2002-Q1 Owner reports 4
2002-Q2 Owner reports 3
2002-Q3 Owner reports 4
2002-Q4 Owner reports 3
2003-Q1 Owner reports 3
2003-Q2 Owner reports 3
2003-Q3 Owner reports 5
2003-Q4 Owner reports 2
2004-Q1 Owner reports 2
2004-Q2 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 3
2005-Q1 Owner reports 10
2005-Q2 Owner reports 3
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q4 Owner reports 5
2006-Q1 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q3 Owner reports 3
2006-Q4 Owner reports 1
2007-Q1 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q1 Owner reports 2
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 2
2010-Q4 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 4
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q3 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q1 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 2
2015-Q2 Owner reports 2
2015-Q4 Owner reports 1
2016-Q1 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 2
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q2 Owner reports 3
2017-Q3 Owner reports 2
2017-Q4 Owner reports 1
2018-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 2
2018-Q3 Owner reports 2
2019-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2020-Q3 Owner reports 2
2020-Q4 Owner reports 2
2022-Q2 Owner reports 2
2023-Q2 Owner reports 1
2023-Q3 Owner reports 1
Defect investigation 1 SQ01014
Defect investigation 1 DP02007
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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