NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Mercury Grand Marquis Recalls
The 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on November 5, 2014.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 80
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis
Steering: rack and pinion: pinion shaft
- Campaign
- 14V704000
- Reported
- November 5, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 36,888
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2011 Grand Marquis, 2 other models
Steering
- Campaign
- 13V385000
- Reported
- August 29, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 355,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2005–2007, 2009–2011 Grand Marquis, 2 other models
Suspension: front: hub
- Campaign
- 07V270000
- Reported
- June 26, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,800
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
2008 Mercury Grand Marquis complaints by year
NHTSA has received 80 owner complaints about the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, the newest on October 13, 2026. Of these, 11 describe a crash (14%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 8 injuries and 2 deaths.
In complaints about the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis, the component group named most often is the steering (29%), followed by the vehicle speed control (19%) and the electrical system (11%).
2 of the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis's 3 recalls also concern the steering.
Where 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis owners gave the mileage (66 complaints), the median was 45,659 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Steering23
- Vehicle Speed Control15
- Electrical System9
- Structure9
- Engine And Engine Cooling5
- Exterior Lighting5
Complaints received, by year
| 2007 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | |
| 2009 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 8. 35% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2008 vehicles, the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis drew 0.8× the complaints of the median Mercury Grand Marquis year in the same window: 7th highest of the 10 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 4/5
The 80 complaints about the 2008 Mercury Grand Marquis are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Mercury Grand Marquis by model year
Other 2008 Mercury models
Newest record on this page: October 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted