2001 Mercury Grand Marquis: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis. The newest campaign is 01V227001. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jul 2001. The NHTSA record gives the component Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly. NHTSA has 157 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 01V227001, in the NHTSA record
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 dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 1,434,500 units in total.
01V227001Received . 1,400,000 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Buckle Assembly
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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 built at st. Thomas assembly plant from 4/17/00 - 5/29/01. Lincoln town cars built at wixom assembly plant from 3/27/00 - 5/30/01. Lincoln navigators built at michigan truck plant from 4/11/00 - 5/31/01. Ford windstars built at oakville assembly plant from 3/23/00 - 5/30/01. Ford rangers built at twin cities plant from 3/28/00 - 5/30/01, and also at the edison plant from 3/13/00 - 5/25/01. Ford f-150 truck built at norfolk plant from 4/18/00 - 5/25/00; at ontario plant from 5/10/00 - 5/28/01; at kansas city plant from 9/11/99 - 5/25/01; and at cuautitlan plant from 5/16/00 - 6/9/01. Ford super duty f-250, f-350, f-450, and f-550 trucks built at kentucky plant from 4/17/00 - 5/27/01; and at cuautitlan plant from 5/16/00 - 6/19/01. Ford excursions built at kentucky plant from 4/17/00 - 10/2/00. Ford expeditions built at michigan truck plant from 4/11/00 - 5/31/01.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the restraint system may not provide adequate occupant protection, increasing the risk of personal injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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 dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-866-436-7332.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 01S21. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V412000Received . 16,000 units.
Air Bags / Frontal / Sensor/Control Module-Inactive
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In some cases, less than the intended level of protection in the event of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the rcm and crash sensors and, if necessary, replace them.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S52/53/54. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V270000Received . 18,500 units.
Air Bags
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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 within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673.
Report filed by FORD MOTOR COMPANY. Manufacturer campaign number 00S26. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
157 complaints, 207 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis
- All 2001 vehicles
| Component | 2001 Grand Marquis | All 2001 vehicles | Grand Marquis, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 130.4 | 44.2 | 92.6 | 27 |
| Seat Belts | 115.9 | 18.9 | 31.1 | 24 |
| Air Bags | 96.6 | 67.1 | 50 | 20 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 96.6 | 114.2 | 94.2 | 20 |
| Power Train | 67.6 | 91.9 | 48 | 14 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 62.8 | 85.2 | 64.4 | 13 |
| Electrical System | 62.8 | 98.6 | 112.2 | 13 |
| Exterior Lighting | 53.1 | 31.1 | 188.7 | 11 |
| Steering | 53.1 | 41.6 | 73.8 | 11 |
| Structure | 48.3 | 69.6 | 30.1 | 10 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 24.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 26
- Complaints that report a fire
- 3
- Injuries in the complaints
- 20
- Deaths in the complaints
- 2
- Date of the newest complaint
- 26 Jan 2023
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP05005 | Defect petition | SPARK PLUG EJECTION FROM CYLINDER HEAD | Engine and Engine Cooling / Engine | 22 Sep 2005 | 4 Jan 2006 | |
| EA05004 | Engineering analysis | FRONT SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Seat Belts | 17 Feb 2005 | 6 Jul 2005 | |
| SQ01014 | Safety query | POST REAR END COLLISION FIRES | Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage | 27 Nov 2001 | 3 Oct 2002 | 02I003000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Mercury Grand MarquisThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/mercury/grand-marquis/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis?
- 1,434,500 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Mercury Grand Marquis have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 32 recall campaigns for the Mercury Grand Marquis, model years 1977 to 2011. 3 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 27 of 207 component mentions, or 130.4 per 1,000. For all 2001 vehicles the figure is 44.2 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis open?
- No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.