NHTSA complaint: 2003 MERCURY MARQUIS — SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. WHILE HE WAS CHANGING THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, HE DISCOVERED A GREASE LEAK. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BEARING LEAKED INTO THE BRAKE DISC, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ONLY REPAIRED POLICE VEHICLES WITH THIS FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 112,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation