2004 MERCURY MARAUDER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 23 complaints · 1 recalls
Most-reported system: EXTERIOR LIGHTING (9 complaints · 39.1%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 2
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 0
  • 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 EXTERIOR LIGHTING appears in 9 of 23 owner complaints (39.1%) in this vehicle snapshot. EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 9 complaints, 39.1% of reports EXTERIOR LIGHTING 9 · 39.1% SERVICE BRAKES: 4 complaints, 17.4% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 4 · 17.4% · 1 crash reports POWER TRAIN: 2 complaints, 8.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 2 · 8.7% STRUCTURE: 2 complaints, 8.7% of reports STRUCTURE 2 · 8.7% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 4.4% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 4.4% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 4.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 4.4% ENGINE: 1 complaints, 4.4% of reports ENGINE 1 · 4.4% STEERING: 1 complaints, 4.4% of reports STEERING 1 · 4.4% TIRES: 1 complaints, 4.4% of reports TIRES 1 · 4.4% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 9 complaints, 39.1% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9 · 39.1% · 1 crash 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)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 9 39.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
SERVICE BRAKES 4 17.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 2 8.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 2 8.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 4.4% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 1 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STEERING 1 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
TIRES 1 4.4% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 9 39.1% 1 crashes · 0 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 Jul 2004; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 2006. 2004-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2006-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2008-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2009-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2012-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2015-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jul 2004 Oct 2018 Recall campaign 06E056000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E056000 Investigation PE14021 ● Investigation PE14021
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2004-Q3 Owner reports 1
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2006-Q1 Owner reports 2
2006-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q3 Owner reports 1
2008-Q4 Owner reports 2
2009-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q1 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2012-Q2 Owner reports 1
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2014-Q4 Owner reports 2
2015-Q1 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 06E056000
Defect investigation 1 PE14021
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Safety Recalls (1)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E056000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    FAILURE OF THIS CONNECTION COULD LEAD TO FUEL SPILLAGE AND, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
    Remedy:
    UFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.
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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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