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2000 Mercury Grand Marquis brakes problems

The 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis has 20 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 9% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Brakes complaints

9%

Share of year

4

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

“WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MPH MADE A SUDDEN STOP WITH ENOUGH SPACE IN FRONT, BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT WORK OR HOLD AND VEHICLE KEPT COASTING, CAUSING A REAREND ACCIDENT.*AK THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. *YH”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · April 21, 2001 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis brakes — 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.