The 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 4,039,000 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 197 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the vehicle speed control. Last updated July 5, 2026.
FORD IS RECALLING 225,000 MY 1992-2003 ECONOLINE, MY 1993-1995 TAURUS SHO, MY 1992-1998 CROWN VICTORIA, MY 1993 BRONCO, F-SERIES, MY 1995-1997 F-SERIES SUPER DUTY STRIPPED CHASSIS, MY 1992-1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, AND MY 1992-1995 LINCOLN TOWN CAR VEHICLES. THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED USING A…
Consequence
AS A RESULT, THE FUSE IS LOCATED IN THE OUTPUT CIRCUIT RATHER THAN IN THE INTENDED INPUT POWER FEED CIRCUIT, AND MAY NOT OFFER THE INTENDED PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT TO GROUND.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIRING HARNESS, OR REPLACE THE MATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FORD AT 1-800-392-3673.
ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS, PASSENGER VEHICLES, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MOTOR HOMES CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY, UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, LEAK INTERNALLY AND THEN OVERHEAT, SMOKE, OR BURN.
Consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSED WIRING HARNESS. OWNERS OF THE PASSENGER CARS INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLES TO THEIR DEALERS TO HAVE THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH DISCONNECTED AS AN INTERIM REPAIR. AS SOON AS REPAIR PARTS ARE AVAILABLE (EXPECTED OCTOBER 2007), OWNERS WILL…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC94V1520001994-08-09214,000 affected
Defect
THE NUTS AND BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE REAR BRAKE ADAPTOR TO THE AXLE HOUSING FLANGE CAN LOOSEN AND EVENTUALLY SEPARATE. IF ONE OR MORE OF THE NUTS COME OFF THE BOLTS, DAMAGE TO THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY OR TO THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) SENSOR AND SENSOR RING (IF SO EQUIPPED) WILL OCCUR. IF ALL FOUR NUTS ON ONE END…
Consequence
OCCURRENCE OF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY AND POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND, IF NEEDED, INSTALL NEW BOLTS. IF ANY OF THE FASTENERS ARE DISCONNECTED, THE PARKING BRAKE AND ABS COMPONENTS WILL BE INSPECTED AND SERVICED.
Complaints by component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
28
4crashes6fires6injuries2deaths
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
14
SEATS
11
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
10
9crashes5injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
8
2crashes3injuries
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
7
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
6
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
6
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
5
3fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
5
2crashes
Total complaints197
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“I understand that there were problems with the oil pans rusting”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speed, the headlights failed to remain illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that while driving at night with the low beam headlights activated, the headlights suddenly shut off. The driver was able to turn the headlights back on but the failure reoccurred. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or…”
“I was driving my 1994 mercury grand marquis gs home from work one night around 12:00 am and I experienced total lighting failure. All of the sudden everything was pitch black no lights what so ever. Every light on the car would go out and come back on simultaneously,causing me swerve, almost…”
“I was driving my 1994 mercury grand marquis gs home from work one night around 12:00 am and I experienced total lighting failure. All of the sudden everything was pitch black no lights what so ever. Every light on the car would go out and come back on simultaneously,causing me swerve, almost…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. While the contact was in his home he heard a loud explosion and within a few minutes flames were coming from the front end of the vehicle near the master cylinder. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. A fire report was filed. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1994 mercury grand marquis. While driving various speeds at night, all the exterior lighting seized without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the headlight switch assembly failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was…”
“I began smelling smoke while driving 1994 grand marquis. After approx. 30 seconds of smelling smoke, flames and smoke came out of rear left of hood. Brakes did not work. Car coasted into an intersection and stopped. I immediately exited the car, called 911 and waited for fire department to…”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP02007 Opened 2002-08-22 · closed 2002-12-04
FUEL-FED FIRES
THE FARS DATA SHOWS THAT THE RISK OF FIRE FROM IMPACT IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES IS THE SAME AS ALL OTHER SEDANS.THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE NOT OVER REPRESENTED WITH RESPECT TO THE RISK OF FIRE IN REAL-WORLD HIGH-ENERGY CRASHES.A FURTHER DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RELATED TO POST CRASH FIRES IN THE SUBJECT…
InvestigationEA02025 Opened 2002-09-06 · closed 2004-06-30
SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH FIRES
BASED ON THE LOW RATE OF FIRE INCIDENTS (2.5 INCIDENTS PER 100,000 VEHICLES SOLD) WHERE FAILURE OF THE SCDS IS INVOLVED AND THE AGE OF THE VEHICLES ? 7 TO 11 YEARS ? A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AND FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS…
InvestigationPE95027 Opened 1995-05-03 · closed 1995-08-31
PASSENGER AIR BAG DETACHMENT
There is no summary currently available
InvestigationRQ01002 Opened 2001-09-20 · closed 2002-09-06
ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
InvestigationSQ01014 Opened 2001-11-27 · closed 2002-10-03
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1994 Mercury Grand Marquis as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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