2006 Mercury Grand Marquis Seat belts Problems
- Complaints
- 22about this part
- Share
- 15%of 143 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 78,012miles
- Trend
- FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.
NHTSA recorded 22 complaints about the seat belts of the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis, 15% of the 143 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 78,012 miles. 1 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 the repeated chiming sound began and a light illuminated on the dash display. This continued as long as the car was being driven. I drove it to a private repair shop that maintains my vehicles. He diagnosed it as the failure of the seat belt pre-tensioner assembly. He called the service manage of one of the local ford motor service managers, described the problem and the sm agreed that it was the problem. He did the repairs.. Cost to me was $539.42.. The repair was done 2/20/2014. In july 2014 the same chiming/light flashing again occurred. …”
NHTSA complaint #10916456, filed 2016-10, 46,730 miles“Started car to go to work idling in drive way and I got an air bag light and alarm going off, turned car off and restarted and same thing. Was scared to drive until I talked to mechanic at local dealership. He said the problem is in the seat belt assembly and would have to be replaced.parts about 260 dollars plus labor probably another 200 dollars. Researching air bag light issues for Grand Marquis for fixes for my problem I discovered there are several other owners of same model with same issue. Was wondering if others has reported and if so why has there not been a recall. …”
NHTSA complaint #10614585, filed 2014-07, 107,242 miles“In feb, 2014, I originally had a minor crash when another driver was cited for reckless driving. His insurance paid for my damage. No airbags were deployed on either me, the driver, or my mother, the passenger. We were belted in. Recently, on september 7th, 2015, the airbag warning light and chimes came on when I started the vehicle. The light continues to come on, the chime rings in 3 sets of 5 periodically. The dealer that fixed the original damage, alan jay, ran a $55 diagnostic and stated the passenger seat belt pretensioner was open, and that this could have only occurred in an accident. …”
NHTSA complaint #10767127, filed 2015-09, 112,456 miles“Air bag symbo appears on dash - loud buzzing sound - when driving - nalley ford ,sandy springs,atlanta, ga. Reported point test found both pretensloer faulty seat belts drive front and passenger front”
NHTSA complaint #11015436, filed 2017-08, 123,000 miles“Air bag light came on vehicle when opening door, took to private shop and dealer future ford of roseville and both states it is a common issue with this model. Called ford on their toll free number and stated since it's not a ntsb recall they are not obligated to fix. Error is that tensioner spring or/and canister in tensioner is over sensitive and will likely fail and cause a high ohm reading to the computer, causing error light on, to blink 3-3 for driver side or 3-4 for passenger, and disabling airbags. …”
NHTSA complaint #11019041, filed 2017-08, 121,746 milesSeat belts: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 11% |
| 2010 | 1 | 4% |
| 2009 | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 | 3 | 4% |
| 2007 | 3 | 3% |
| 2006 | 22 | 15% |
| 2005 | 36 | 7% |
| 2003 | 5 | 1% |
| 2002 | 7 | 9% |
| 2001 | 23 | 15% |
| 2000 | 9 | 6% |
| 1999 | 7 | 4% |
| 1998 | 3 | 2% |
| 1997 | 6 | 2% |
| 1996 | 5 | 2% |
| 1995 | 4 | 2% |
| 1994 | 1 | 1% |
| 1993 | 1 | 1% |
| 1992 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 1 | 2% |
| 1988 | 4 | 5% |
| 1987 | 6 | 14% |
Other parts of the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis
37 complaintsVehicle speed control
37 complaintsFuel system
13 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsBrakes
12 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsEngine
8 complaintsBody and structure
8 complaintsExterior lighting
6 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 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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