2004 Mercury Grand Marquis Fuel system Problems

“I was driving at a speed of 45mph on a county road in rush hour traffic when my car's engine light came on simultaneously as power of vehicle slowed while making a rattle type noise and cab smelled strongly of gas. I rolled windows down pulled over within a block to a napa store. The employee told me they do not run diagnostics and I would have to take it somewhere. I drove slowly to a 2nd auto parts store 1 mile away to run diagnostics. Once done, diagnostics identified a miss-fire on spark plug #2. Had vehicle towed to home and took 'heli-coil' off and spark plug came out with it damaged. …”

“Fuel pump and crankshaft sensor both went out on vehicle at same time. Repair of crankshaft sensor was a $400 and fuel pump repair was $740. Doors do not lock properly when using the key remote and lights inside the vehicle on controls flicker on and off. Heating element in leather seat on passenger side has never worked and had to replace tires due to unusual wear and tear. Cost to replace tires was $478. Driver sides door will not shut all the way due to alignment problems and this problem has not been corrected. Had to replace fuel filter due to leaking and this cost $178. …”

“Dt: the contact stated while driving vehicle caught on fire. There were no warning signs indicating a problem with the vehicle. He noticed smoke coming from the floorboard and the dashboard. When he pulled off the road there were flames coming up through the floorboard. The vehicle has not been inspected to determine the cause of fire, but he believed it was the fuel injection system. The manufacturer referred him to contact the dealer. He has not contacted the service dealer to inform them of the fire.”

“While driving, I came to a stop light and suddenly, the car idled high and lurched forward while my foot was on the brake, luckily, I was stopped well away from the vehicle in front of me. The car idled high and seemed to have a mind of it's own. I took the back roads home and backed into our garage. The car smelled hot, and I though I had smoked my brakes, trying to keep control of it. Later that night, I told my husband about the car's actions and he did not believe me, though my daughter who was with me at the time confirmed that the car had indeed accelerated on it's own. …”

“The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, a fuel odor emitted from the vehicles vents. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000.”