2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TO HOLD MY BRIGHT LIGHTS SWITCH TOWARDS ME IN ORDER TO SEE ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT ON MY WAY TO AND FROM ANY GIVEN DESTINATION WITHOUT WARNING. I'VE HAD IT FIXED BUT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN.

I RECEIVED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM LETTER ON APRIL 14 2014, REGARDING MY LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. THE MODULE WENT OUT ON JUNE 30 2015. I HAD THE LETTER BUT I FORGOT ABOUT IT UNTIL I WAS LOOKING UP SOME PAPERS JUST RECENTLY. OF COURSE I HAD IT FIXED BY A PRIVATE GARAGE ON 6/ 30/ 2015. IT ONLY HAD 61,416 MILES . ON IT AT THAT TIME. I CAN NOT SEE WHY I CAN NOT BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIR NOW. IT COST ME $387.02. I HAVE BEEN A FORD CUSTOMER SINCE 1956.

VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY . CRUSE CONTROL DOES NOT RESET OR TURN ON WHEN SUPPOSED TO. THIS IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SOMETIMES RESETTING, AND SOMETIMES NOT. HEADLIGHTS WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN ON WHEN DRIVING UNLESS PULLING TURN SIGNAL ARM TOWARD STEERING WHEEL AND HOLDING. HIGH BEAMS ONLY WOULD WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED DAILY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/29/16

MY 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HAS EXTREMELY TIGHT STEERING ISSUE. ESPECIALLY TIGHT ON LEFT TURNING. THE CAR ONLY HAS 51,900 MILES. SAW FORD HAS RECALLED 2005 TO 2011. NOT SURE WHY THEY DON'T RECALL 2003 AND 2004. THEY ARE THE SAME GENERATION. THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKED 2 DAYS. FORTUNATELY IT IS NOT ON HIGHWAY. CAN'T IMAGE WHAT SAFETY PROBLEM IT WILL CAUSE.

LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE HAD BAD SOLDER JOINT. LIGHTING CUT OFF IN MIDDLE OF THE DESERT AT 65+ MPH. I PAID 300+ FOR A NEW LCM.

I AM HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME MOVING MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. IT STARTED WITH SOME NOISY OPERATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE I CAN GET THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE THE CAR DOESN'T WANT TO TURN. I AM A AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE ROAD. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THERE IS A ISSUE WITH A COMPONENT OF THE STEERING SYSTEM AND YOUR DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING IT. I HAD A 2009 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS THAT A STEERING PART RECALLED.

I WAS DRIVING IN A SMALL TOWN ON SMALL STREET WITH NO STREET LIGHTING. I WAS ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR AND STARTED TO BRAKE FOR A STOP SIGN. HEADLIGHTS FLASHED AND WENT OUT. I TURNED MY HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN TURNED THEM BACK ON AND THEY WERE GOOD. AFTER MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM THE STOP SIGN ABOUT 100 FEET MY LIGHTS WENT OUT. IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIND IN THE DARK A PLACE TO PULL OVER. I TRIED TURNING MY ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY, AND WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP, NO LIGHTS. I PLAYED AROUND WITH MY LIGHT LEVERS AND FINALLY FOUND THAT IF I DEPRESSED AND HELD THE FLASH LEVER MY LIGHTS WOULD WORK. I HAD ONE HECK OF A TIME TRYING TO MAKE TO LEFT TURNS AND HOLD DOWN LEVER TO GET HOME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE SPEED AND RPMS INCREASED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED BLUE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. MA 09/25 UPDATED 12/05/2017*CN

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A SMALL DEALER ON 6/30/15. ON 7/8/15, AT ABOUT 8PM, I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A LONG TRIP FOR WORK, GOT ABOUT 20 MILES INTO MY 70 MILE DRIVE, WHEN IT SEEMED LIKE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME WAS DARKER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN, I MADE SURE MY HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS ON HEADLIGHT MODE. IT WAS ACTUALLY ON AUTOMATIC MODE, SO SWITCHED IT TO REG HEADLIGHT MODE. I WAS NOT USE TO THIS NEW CAR YET, HAVING NOT DRIVEN IT MUCH AT NIGHT YET AND JUST THOUGHT IT WAS MY IMAGINATION, THAT THEY WERE NOT ON AS THEY SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED PREVIOUSLY. I KEPT DRIVING AS I COULD STILL SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT ON ME BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY GETTING DARKER AND DARKER AND NOW CARS COMING FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION WERE FLASHING ME, SO I HAD A FEELING THAT THEY WERE NOT WORKING. WHEN IT WAS SAFE TO DO, AFTER TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS WORKING BY TURNING THE SWITCH DIAL, I IMMEDIATELY FOUND A SOMEWHAT SAFE SPOT TO PULL OVER. I GOT OUT, LOOKED IN THE FRONT AND SURELY THEY WERE NOT WORKING BUT ONLY IN FLASH MODE. I TURNED CAR OFF, CHECKED FUSES, WAITED ABOUT 10 MORE MINUTES, THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN. THEY FINALLY CAME ON, SO I TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION AND MADE A DASH TOWARDS HOME AGAIN, WHICH WAS PROBABLY ANOTHER 35 MILES OR SO. I DO HAVE AAA, IF I NEEDED TO USE IT BUT JUST WANTED TO GET HOME. I MADE IT HOME SAFELY, THANK GOD BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE INTERMITTENT, AS THEY WORK SOMETIME AND OTHER TIMES THEY DON'T. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON THIS MATTER AS IT SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN ANYMORE POSITIONS WHERE THIS KEEPS HAPPENING. I WORK LATE A LOT BUT SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED, I'M EXTREMELY NERVOUS DRIVING CAR PAST A CERTAIN TIME NOW AND CAN'T AFFORD THIS TO KEEP HAPPENING AS THIS IS MY MAIN CAR, I USE DAILY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND LOOK FORWARD TO ANY/ALL REPLIES BACK. HAVE A GREAT DAY. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR