2006 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis, and owners have filed 143 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 2006 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. Pinion shaft (steering)

   NHTSA 14V704000 Reported November 5, 2014 36,888 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles manufactured March 8, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and on which the upper intermediate shaft was serviced during the…

   Remedy: Ford will notify the owners of vehicles whose repair records reflect that the upper intermediate steering shaft was repaired during the course of the prior recall 13V-385. Dealers will inspect and replace the upper…

2. Steering

   NHTSA 13V385000 Reported August 29, 2013 355,000 vehicles potentially affected Ford Motor Company

   Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine,…

   Remedy: Ford will notify owners and dealers will replace the lower intermediate shaft, free of charge. The upper intermediate shaft and steering column lower bearing will be inspected to identify any damage that may have…

143 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis have filed 143 complaints with NHTSA; 16 describe a crash and 2 describe a fire. Reports cite 9 injuries and 0 deaths. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 68,742 miles. Complaints peaked in 2014 with 26 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Air bags37
• Vehicle speed control36
• Seat belts21
• Steering13
• Fuel/propulsion system11
• Engine8
• Electrical system7
• Structure: body6

What owners are reporting

“The contact owns a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver’s side exhaust manifold shield fell into the steering linkage and caused the ve”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, July 23, 2026 · Steering

“5/9/2021 The SRS dashboard light came on with a bell warning. Bell quits after a short time but the light stays on solid. When turning ignition on, light and bell comes on, blinks 3 times, does this 6”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, August 8, 2025 · Air bags

Fuel economy and specs

EPA ratings for the 2006 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.