1992 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis, and owners have filed 255 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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3 safety recalls for the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Cruise control (vehicle speed control)

   NHTSA 08V051000 Reported February 4, 2008 225,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Ford is recalling 225,000 my 1992-2003 econoline, my 1993-1995 taurus sho, my 1992-1998 crown victoria, my 1993 bronco, f-series, my 1995-1997 f-series super duty stripped chassis, my 1992-1998 mercury grand marquis, and my 1992-1995 lincoln town car vehicles. The affected vehicles were previously repaired using a wiring harness that is…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new wiring harness, or replace the mating electrical component. The recall began on february 18, 2008. Owners may contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.

2. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 07V336000 Reported August 3, 2007 3,600,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   On certain pickup trucks, passenger vehicles, sport utility vehicles, and motor homes chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may, under certain conditions, leak internally and then overheat, smoke, or burn.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a fused wiring harness. Owners of the passenger cars included in this campaign will be instructed to return their vehicles to their dealers to have the speed control deactivation switch…

3. Electrical system

   NHTSA 99V124000 Reported May 19, 1999 262,695 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The speed control deactivation switch can develop a resistive short in the electrical circuit that could potentially result in an underhood fire. A fire is possible both when the vehicle is running and when the vehicle engine is off. Also, the short could disable the speed control system or cause…

   Remedy: Dealers will install a new speed control deactivation switch and connector shell. Owner notification began may 20, 1999.

255 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis have filed 255 complaints with NHTSA; 22 describe a crash and 27 describe a fire. Reports cite 114 injuries and 1 death. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 111,345 miles. Complaints peaked in 1995 with 70 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Vehicle speed control27
• Power train: automatic transmission20
• Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip16
• Electrical system: front underhood10
• Exterior lighting: headlights10
• Seats9
• Electrical system: ignition8
• Engine and engine cooling: gasoline8

What owners are reporting

“Head light goes on-off frequently. Auto delay off switch is operational even though head light getting on-off. I found that this vehicle has been recalled for this issue.”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 14, 2019 · Electronic stability control (esc)

“For the second time in approximately 1 year, the headlights started turning off an on when driving home on the freeway 4 nights ago. The first time this happened a year ago, the headlight switch , bur”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 21, 2016 · Electrical system

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis. Ranges cover every tested configuration.

Compare Mercury Grand Marquis model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Mercury Grand Marquis model year in NHTSA's database.

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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.