There are 2 stored owner reports matching the fuel system 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 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WITHOUT ANY FOREWARNING, VEHICLE STALLED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO START. A PASSING MOTORIST SAID HE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND RESTARTED BY PUSHING RESET BUTTON IN TRUNK. WE DID AND VEHICLE STARTED. COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS IF HAPPENED ON INTERSTATE WITH 18 WHEELER BEHIND. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID INERTIA SWITCH DEFECTIVE AND CHANGED. SAID THE RESET BUTTON IS SAFETY FACTOR TO AVOID FIRE IN CASE OF COLLISION. BUT THERE WAS NO COLLISION--NOT EVEN BUMP IN ROAD. BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE WARNING SYSTEM WHEN RESET BECOMES DEFECTIVE. *NM
THERE IS A CONCERN ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE GAS TANK AND THE SIMILARITY TO THE FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S WITH THEIR REAR END ACCIDENTS, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *JG *SCC
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.
NHTSA source checks for this vehicle year
Checks are recorded separately for each dataset, not for the whole page. Dates use UTC. A missing check date does not mean no records exist.
Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.