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1997 Mercury Grand Marquis fuel system problems

The 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis has 35 fuel system complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

35

Fuel System complaints

9%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Fuel System complaints by year

What owners report

PLASTIC INTAKE MANIFOLD RUPTURED CAUSING COOLANT TO FURTHER ENTER CYLINDERS AND MAY HAVE CAUSED CRACK IN ENGINE BLOCK-THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONALLY WELL CARED FOR INCLUDING OIL CHANGES EACH 2000 MILES-FORD & CO HAVE ESSENTIALLY SAID I'M ON MY OWN-THIS INTEGRAL PART SHOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Fuel System · September 2, 2002

Common questions

How many fuel system complaints does the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis fuel system — 9% 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.