1997 Mercury Grand Marquis power train problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis — 4% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Coolant leak from crack in plastic intake manifold. This car only has 97,130 miles on it and well cared for. They should not be using plastic in this application - it should be iron or aluminum. This is a common problem I was told with the 4.6 v8 engine. Ford needs to recall these and replace at no…”
filed Feb 9, 2015
“The car make a loud crackle sound when I make a left turn, and also my transmission starting acting up. I took it back to the dealership where I purchase it from and they told me nothing was wrong, and I had the extended warranty, but I took it upon myself and took it to a transmission shop and I…”
filed Jul 2, 2009
“Put car in park, and it showed to be in park. But, it was in reverse, going backward, and almost caused an accident.”
filed Apr 21, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt
042107 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 13, 2004General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt
04217 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2004
Power Train problems in other Grand Marquis years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Grand Marquis | 2 | 8% |
| 2009 Grand Marquis | 2 | 8% |
| 2008 Grand Marquis | 3 | 4% |
| 2007 Grand Marquis | 5 | 5% |
| 2006 Grand Marquis | 4 | 3% |
| 2005 Grand Marquis | 5 | 1% |
| 2004 Grand Marquis | 9 | 3% |
| 2003 Grand Marquis | 12 | 3% |
| 2002 Grand Marquis | 1 | 1% |
| 2001 Grand Marquis | 13 | 8% |
| 2000 Grand Marquis | 6 | 4% |
| 1999 Grand Marquis | 12 | 7% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.