2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 15about this part
- Share
- 9%of 162 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 48,942miles
- Trend
- StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 15 complaints about the suspension of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, 9% of the 162 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 48,942 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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“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 stated when the vehicle was taken in for maintenance to replace a vapor management valve, the service dealer noted that both upper and lower ball joints were worn. There were no immediate repairs made to the ball joints.”
NHTSA complaint #10166091, filed 2006-08, 48,942 miles“When driving at highway speeds and a bump is hit steering will shimmy, and vehicle will move in a lateral motion across surface. Dealr has been contacted. The manufacturer says all 2000 models experience wheel shimming and is normal. The dealer, however, says it was caused by 16 tires which were too big for the vehicle. The consumer was experiencing difficulty having the manufacturer resolve the shimnming problem.”
NHTSA complaint #877843, filed 2001-01“While driving vehicle made a very loud noise. Took vehicle to the dealer and got no satisfaction. Took it to another dealer, and was told that rear end bearings had to be replaced due to deterioration.”
NHTSA complaint #10109184, filed 2005-01Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 4% |
| 2009 | 2 | 8% |
| 2008 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 | 2 | 2% |
| 2006 | 2 | 1% |
| 2005 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 3 | 1% |
| 2003 | 28 | 8% |
| 2002 | 11 | 14% |
| 2001 | 7 | 4% |
| 2000 | 15 | 9% |
| 1999 | 18 | 11% |
| 1998 | 16 | 11% |
| 1997 | 26 | 8% |
| 1996 | 15 | 6% |
| 1995 | 17 | 10% |
| 1994 | 2 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1992 | 5 | 2% |
| 1991 | 2 | 2% |
| 1984 | 1 | 7% |
Other parts of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis
21 complaintsBrakes
18 complaintsSteering
18 complaintsElectrical system
17 complaintsEngine cooling
17 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
16 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.
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