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1997 Mercury Grand Marquis brakes problems

The 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis has 36 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

36

Brakes complaints

10%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Grand Marquis brakes complaints by model year55 complaints1983: 1 complaints1986: 2 complaints1988: 2 complaints1989: 8 complaints1990: 9 complaints1991: 15 complaints1992: 55 complaints1993: 26 complaints1994: 26 complaints1995: 34 complaints1996: 25 complaints1997: 36 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 10 complaints2000: 20 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 7 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 7 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 12 complaints2007: 6 complaints2008: 10 complaints2009: 6 complaints2010: 2 complaints2011: 1 complaints
Grand Marquis brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DUE TO DESIGN AND THE SPACE FROM THE GAS PEDAL TOTHE BRAKE PEDAL, THE OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN AN MINOR ACCIDENT . MANFACTURER CONTACTED; HE STATED THAT THIS WAS THE DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE. *AK ”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · June 8, 1997 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis have?

NHTSA has 36 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis brakes — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.