1997 Mercury Grand Marquis electrical system problems

12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis — 4% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

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crash / fire reports

What owners report

“Twice this happened I was driving and the car just turned off I couldn't control the wheel I had to hurry and put it on natural and start the car again, and put it in drive. Can you tell me if there was a recall on this vehicle it really scared me I was on the main highway or can you tell me what…”
filed May 29, 2014
“1997 ford grand marquis - occasional interruptions in electrical power were occurring with the radio going off, the low fuel level light going on, and the battery meter dropping. After replacing the battery the interruptions continued until finally the battery cables caught on fire. I turned off…”
filed Jun 23, 2010

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Malfunction indicator lamp illuminated with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0442, p0455, p0456, p0457 or p1442 or a check fuel cap lamp illuminated with dtc p0457 for the evaporative emission system. *tt
03203 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 13, 2003
Malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) p0420 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold - bank 1) and/or p0430 (catalyst system efficiency below threshold - bank 2). *tt
17310 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 2003
Remote keyless entry (rke) - service tips. *tt
03181 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 15, 2003