2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Steering Problems
- Complaints
- 18about this part
- Share
- 11%of 162 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 90,000miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 18 complaints about the steering of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, 11% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“A bolt in the shifting linkage loosens over time on many ford models. Our bolt apparently loosened & causes shifter to be in a great other than what is indicated on the dash. Our vehicle indicated it was in the ' park' position, but was not. The vehicle later rolled down the hill & caused nearly $1200 of damage to the passenger side. Ford knows of this problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10937065, filed 2016-12, 90,000 miles“The seat belts do not restrain. Also, the steering rod was broken and fixed at the last inspection which was 5/2018. We were told that the seat belts would cost $1500 or more to repair. I saw on this website that there was a recall on seat belts not restraining.”
NHTSA complaint #11113437, filed 2018-07, 75,000 miles“On 08/18/2008 my mother took her vehicle to sunnyvale lincoln Mercury dealership [408] 732-7000[she purchased the vehicle there] because she was having problems getting the transmission to go in gear using the gear shift handle on the steering colomn. The dealership [invoice 24804, gabriel medina] said the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle drove o.k. It was just hard to go from park to drive. My mother is 86 years old and lives by her self. I feel strongly that she was taken for a ride and cheated out of $2,611.93. …”
NHTSA complaint #10240968, filed 2008-09, 17,352 miles“While driving down ga highway 16 from dublin, ga to warner robins, ga the car started swaying and become very hard to controll. Nearly missed going under a semi.extremely scarey. Had to pull off road forcibly. Turn vehicle off waited for a while then proceeded home very catiously.”
NHTSA complaint #10837481, filed 2016-02, 156,000 miles“Takata recall when putting gas in my car the fuel leaks out before the gas gets into the tank by fuel filter. And the steering column makes a popping and winding sound when steering wheel is in use driving the car.”
NHTSA complaint #11065328, filed 2018-01, 258,000 milesSteering: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 22% |
| 2010 | 6 | 24% |
| 2009 | 5 | 19% |
| 2008 | 23 | 29% |
| 2007 | 9 | 9% |
| 2006 | 13 | 9% |
| 2005 | 20 | 4% |
| 2004 | 65 | 19% |
| 2003 | 28 | 8% |
| 2002 | 9 | 12% |
| 2001 | 11 | 7% |
| 2000 | 18 | 11% |
| 1999 | 16 | 10% |
| 1998 | 17 | 12% |
| 1997 | 22 | 7% |
| 1996 | 21 | 9% |
| 1995 | 24 | 13% |
| 1994 | 10 | 6% |
| 1993 | 18 | 13% |
| 1992 | 9 | 4% |
| 1991 | 1 | 1% |
| 1989 | 1 | 2% |
| 1988 | 3 | 4% |
| 1987 | 1 | 2% |
| 1986 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
21 complaintsBrakes
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 complaintsAir bags
6 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.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology