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2000 Mercury Grand Marquis electrical system problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis10% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Electrical System complaints
10%
share of all complaints
68,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury grand marquis. While stationary, the vehicle would not start when prompted. Upon starting the vehicle, a clicking noise occurred and the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the headlamp module was…

    filed Sep 29, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2000 mercury grand marquis. While operating the vehicle, a burning odor was present and black smoke began to pour into the cabin from under the glove compartment. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who indicated that the failure was due to an electrical…

    filed Dec 3, 2015

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

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.