There are 7 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 7 of 7 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS PULSATION IN THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THREE TIMES HAD THE FRONT ROTORS TURNED, AND THE FRONT PADS REPLACED. AFTER ABOUT 1,500 MILES THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS, BUT AFTER 2,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS BEFORE. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS CAUSING THE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT PROVIDE THE CONTACT WITH ANY SATISFACTION, AND TO CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO.*AK
ACCELERATION PROBLEM GOING BACKWARDS. CAR LURCHED BACKWARDS AND DID NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING.
REVERSE ACCELEARTION PROBLEM
WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE HIS FOOT ALSO HIT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL WERE INOPERATIVE AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS HARD TO TURN AT TIMES. *JB *CB *NLM
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDEL IS TO CLOSE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDEL. TS
VEHICLE ACELLERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HE APPLIED BRAKES TO GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE, BUT BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PADS WERE POSITIONED TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO EXAMINE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE REPAIR WORK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. UPDATED 08/24/06. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.