2001 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis, and owners have filed 157 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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3 safety recalls for the 2001 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. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

   NHTSA 01V227001 Reported July 16, 2001 1,400,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: passenger and sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks, and minivans. Equipped with seat belts supplied by trw. It is possible that the driver's and/or front passenger's outboard seat belt buckle may not fully latch. Ford crown victoria built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01 mercury grand marquis…

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front outboard seat belt buckles and if the buckle fails the inspection process, it will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

2. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

   NHTSA 00V412000 Reported December 6, 2000 16,000 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Vehicle description: minivans and passenger vehicles. A restraint control module (rcm) or a side or front crash sensor may have been assembled with one or more of the screws that mount the circuit board in the housing missing. If some or all of the screws are missing, the performance of the occupant restrains could be affected.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.

3. Air bags

   NHTSA 00V270000 Reported September 13, 2000 18,500 vehicles potentially affected FORD MOTOR COMPANY

   Certain passenger vehicles, limousines, and MINI vans were built with a newly designed restraint control module (rcm). In some cases, the rcm does not recognize certain system faults that could result in an air bag or seat belt pre-tensioner unexpectedly activating during the self-test sequence at vehicle start-up.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the rcm in these vehicles. Owner notification began september 14, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

157 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis have filed 157 complaints with NHTSA; 26 describe a crash and 3 describe a fire. Reports cite 20 injuries and 2 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 80,930 miles. Complaints peaked in 2002 with 24 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Vehicle speed control23
• Seat belts16
• Air bags: frontal12
• Engine9
• Air bags8
• Electrical system8
• Exterior lighting8
• Engine and engine cooling7

What owners are reporting

“The contact owns a 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated he noticed coolant fluid on the ground underneath the vehicle. The contact started the vehicle and noticed that the high engine temper”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 26, 2023 · Engine and engine cooling

“When driving the steering will feel loose and the car sway left and right but the steering wheel isn't moving. Feels like the front wheels are going to all of a sudden shoot left or right and loose co”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 3, 2022 · Steering

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2001 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.