2002 Mercury Grand Marquis Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 78 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 72,523miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the air bags of the 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis, 4% of the 78 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,523 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I swerved to avoid an animal in the road and hit a telephone pole head on at 35 MPH. My air bags never deployed. The front end of the car was crumpled well into the engine compartment. The police, fire dept and emt's were all very surprised the air bags did not deploy. I have sustained some injuries but nothing life threatening. (cracked ribs, soft tissue damage, lower back injury). No other vehicles were involved in the accident.”
NHTSA complaint #10457617, filed 2012-05“The contact owned a 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated he was involved a rollover crash and the drivers air bag did not deploy. The rollover was caused by the vehicle being driven off of the roadway. The contact did not know the speed that the vehicle was traveling at. The vehicle was determined to be destroyed. The police and fire department appeared on the scene and cut the contact out of the vehicle. The vehicle was not inspected to determine why the drivers air bag did not deploy even though the passenger air bag deployed. The failure mileage and current mileages were 130,000. …”
NHTSA complaint #10436844, filed 2011-11, 130,000 milesAir 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 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis
17 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsEngine cooling
10 complaintsSteering
9 complaintsSeat belts
7 complaintsTires
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 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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