2003 Mercury Grand Marquis Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 3%of 362 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,115miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis, 3% of the 362 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,115 miles. 3 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.
“My wife hit a suburban on its driver side. Our car had $6000.00 damage to the front end of our 2003 Mercury marquis with only 3000 miles on it. My complaint is that the air bag did not deploy on impact, there by causing facial injury and a broken nose.”
NHTSA complaint #10041439, filed 2003-10, 3,500 miles“A spring in the driver's seat belt buckle failed, causing the airbag light on the instrument panel to illuminate and deactivate the air bag system in the event of a front impact requiring air bag deployment. The seat belt and buckle was required to be replaced. The air bag light illuminated every time the driver fastens the seat belt. The airbag light stays on and would not go off when the driver fastens the seat belt. The dealer traced this to a faulty seat belt latch. …”
NHTSA complaint #10836737, filed 2016-02, 73,900 miles“Driver seatbelt was replaced (bad maybe) and air bag light came on immediately after seat belt was replaced wipers turn on by themselves and will not turn off.”
NHTSA complaint #11119394, filed 2018-08, 107,000 miles“At 69000 miles the lighting control module, climate control module, restraint control module stopped functioning. All at the same time. Odd they all go out at the same time. Safety issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10556887, filed 2013-12, 69,800 miles“While driving 65 MPH the passenger side air bag deployed without warning. As a result the passenger sustained back, right shoulder, neck and arm injuries from the deployment of the air bag .”
NHTSA complaint #10038454, filed 2003-10, 8,115 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 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis
207 complaintsElectrical system
51 complaintsSteering
28 complaintsSuspension
28 complaintsVehicle speed control
27 complaintsEngine cooling
13 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
12 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaintsWheels
10 complaintsBody and structure
9 complaintsBrakes
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 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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