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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2000 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls

The 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 18, 2000.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
8

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
162

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
14

5 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

8 recalls on the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis

Equipment: mechanical: integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer

Campaign
00V200000
Reported
July 18, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 875,000
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V200000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Campaign
00V157001
Reported
June 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 1,167
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V157001: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Campaign
00V157002
Reported
June 12, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 1,129
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 209, seat belt assemblies
Same campaign
also 2 other models

00V157002: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Visibility: windshield wiper/washer

Campaign
00V138000
Reported
May 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 23,000
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V138000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Seat belts: front: retractor

Campaign
00V083000
Reported
March 20, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 83
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V083000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal

Campaign
00V050000
Reported
February 17, 2000
Vehicles affected
up to 39
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 1 other model

00V050000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2001–2006 Grand Marquis, 24 other models

06E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Steering

Campaign
15E082000
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 Grand Marquis, 2 other models

15E082000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2000 Mercury Grand Marquis complaints by year

NHTSA has received 162 owner complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, the newest on July 6, 2023. Of these, 14 describe a crash (9%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.

In complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, the component group named most often is the exterior lighting (13%), followed by the steering (11%) and the electrical system (10%).

1 of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis's 8 recalls also concerns the steering.

Where 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis owners gave the mileage (89 complaints), the median was 73,825 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Exterior Lighting21
  • Steering18
  • Electrical System17
  • Engine And Engine Cooling17
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic17
  • Suspension15

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis received by NHTSA, by calendar year
200017
200118
200215
200314
200410
200519
20066
20072
20086
20092
20103
20117
20125
20133
20144
20155
20164
20176
20185
20193
20204
20222
20232

Complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 19. 40% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2000 vehicles, the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Mercury Grand Marquis year in the same window: 4th highest of the 10 ranked years.

Mercury Grand Marquis years to avoid →

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 5/5
  • Side: 4/5

The 162 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

2000 Mercury Grand Marquis crash tests and safety technology

For the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis, NHTSA lists no electronic stability control, forward collision warning or lane departure warning.

Ratings, rollover risk and technology of the 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings API, retrieved October 28, 2026; NHTSA terms of use. How the tests work

Mercury Grand Marquis by model year

Other 2000 Mercury models

Newest record on this page: July 6, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted