2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 4%of 162 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 125,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, 4% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 125,000 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“While driving the consumers wife loss control of the steering wheel and hit the rails on both sides. The vehicle headed into a ditch on the left side, the consumer yanked the wheel to send the vehicle straight but instead the went across two lanes and slammed into the median. The dealer was notified. The air bags did not deploy. At the time of the accident, the consumer was working the electronic passenger seat controls and the consumer wanted to know if there was any connection. The mechanic claimed the ball joint failure caused the accident, the ball joint had no grease.”
NHTSA complaint #10026857, filed 2003-08, 47,764 miles“The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. After merging to the side of the road and exiting the vehicle, a trailer sideswipped the entire driver's side of the contact's vehicle. The driver of the trailer attempted to make a turn prior to crashing into the vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified due to it being out of business. The failure mileage was 125,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10908549, filed 2016-09, 125,000 miles“The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while sitting in an intersection with the brakes depressed, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and lightly crashed into another vehicle. The air bags then deployed abnormally, several moments after the crash occurred. The contact was injured by the air bag and sustained lacerations to his left arm. A police report was filed. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised that the air bags should not have deployed without a forceful impact. The vehicle was repaired. …”
NHTSA complaint #10384186, filed 2011-02, 200,000 miles“2000 Mercury Grand Marquis air bags failed to inflate in an accident. Consumer states that he was involved in an accident and that the air bags did not inflate. Consumer sent a complaint to ford and never received a response.”
NHTSA complaint #10221665, filed 2008-03Related recalls
- 00V050000Feb 17, 2000Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. These vehicles may have been built with lower than the intended level of torque on the bolts that attach the air bag…Covers: Mercury Grand Marquis 2000, Ford Crown Victoria 2000
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 11% |
| 2010 | 2 | 8% |
| 2009 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 | 3 | 4% |
| 2007 | 6 | 6% |
| 2006 | 37 | 26% |
| 2005 | 67 | 14% |
| 2004 | 6 | 2% |
| 2003 | 11 | 3% |
| 2002 | 3 | 4% |
| 2001 | 19 | 12% |
| 2000 | 6 | 4% |
| 1999 | 5 | 3% |
| 1998 | 4 | 3% |
| 1997 | 2 | 1% |
| 1996 | 6 | 3% |
| 1995 | 10 | 6% |
| 1994 | 11 | 7% |
| 1993 | 6 | 4% |
| 1992 | 14 | 5% |
| 1991 | 11 | 13% |
| 1990 | 9 | 16% |
Other parts of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
21 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 complaintsSuspension
15 complaintsVehicle speed control
13 complaintsSeat belts
9 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTires
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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