2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

HELLO, I OWN A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG / SEATBELT SYSTEM. THERE IS A LIGHT THAT IS ON THAT SAYS AIRBAG. I HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO SAID IT WAS LIKELY A SEATBELT TENSIONER PER THE CODE IN THE COMPUTER. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE PAGES OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A WORKING REPLACEMENT COULD NOT BE INSTALLED AS THESE PARTS ARE NUMBERED TO THE CAR AND HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AND REPROGRAMMED. DEALERS HAVE QUOTED OVER $500+ FOR THE REPAIR, PER MY RESEARCH. GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE JUST ON THE FORUMS, FOR MANY YEARS AND MILEAGES OF THIS CAR, JUST FOR THIS PROBLEM. THERE IS AN APPARENT PROBLEM WITH FORD'S S Q.C. FROM THE START. IF THEY ARE GOING TO INSTALL A SAFETY SYSTEM IT OUGHT NOT BECOME A LIABILITY, AS I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL SAVE ME OR INJURE ME MUCH LESS IF THE SEAT BELTS WILL WORK IN AN EMERGENCY! YOUR FEEDBACK IS APPRECIATED. IF I HAVE REACHED THE WRONG DEPT. IN ERRATA COULD YOU EITHER FORWARD THIS TO THE RIGHT PARTY OR LET ME KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. AGAIN THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED FORD NOT INCLUDING ON THE RECALL LIST, MODELS THAT HAVE HAD RECALL PROBLEMS BEFORE. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU KINDLY [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

UNINTENDED ACCEL. SOMETIMES WHEN I STEP ON THE BRAKE THE CAR ACCELERATES INSTEAD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS ME AND MY BIG FEET. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH I FIND IT MAY BE COMMON AS THE 2005 GETS OLDER. I ASKED IF BRKE PEDAL COULD BE ADJUSTED SO THAT THERE WAS NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE GAS PEDAL, I WAS TOLD NO. I HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED, MINIMUM IMPROVEMENT. ONE DAY I "SHOT" ACROSS US19 IN ROSS TOWNSHIP WHEN I BRAKED. INSTEAD OF STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT, I KEPT GOING UNTIL I CLEARED TRAFFIC IN BOTH DIRECTIONS RUINING 2 WHEELS & TIRES - SUBSEQUENTLY REPAIRED. THE CAR NOW SITS IN OUR DRIVEWAY, AFTER SOME OTHER OCCURRENCES WITHOUT INCIDENT. I'M LEARY OF DRIVING IT & DON'T WANT TO SELL IT & GET SOMEONE INJURED OR KILLED. FORTUNATELY I HAVE A 2004 SABLE WHICH I DRIVE DAILY WITH NO SUCH PROBLEMS! IDEAS?

THE SEAT BELT LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OFF HAD EXTENED WARRANTY BUT IT DID NOT COVER THE PRICE TO FIX THE SEAT BELT WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE WAS 900.00 ''' LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND COULD NOT AFFORD THIS PRICE ALSO THE HEAD LIGHT RECALL RECIEVED A LETTER BUT NEVER HEARD ANOTHER THING ON THE HEAD LIGHT MY CONCERN IS THE SEAT BELT

TAKATA RECALL ALSO THE EXTERIOR FRONT BODY BUMPER PANELES AND LEFT DOOR MOLDING PANELS ARE IMPROPERYLY AND IN ACCURATE/Y AND INADEQUATELY SECURED ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR POSSIBLIY RESULTING IN UNSAFELY COMING APART WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THE IMPERFECTED PLACEMENT CAN BE EASILY SEEN BY GLANCING AT THE SIDE AND FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE

AIR BAG LIGHT TURNED ON AND HAS REMAINED ON. VEHICLE HAS 20195 MILES. APPARENTLY THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM THAT COMPANY HAS FAILED TO ADDRESSED

MY GRAND MARQUIS LIGHTS WOULD NOT COME ON LAST NIGHT AND WENT TO AUTO ZONE. THEY CHECKED ALL MY FUSES. STILL NOTHING THEN I WAS STUCK TRYING TO HOLD THE HIGHBEAMS ON THE WHOLE DRIVE HOME. STARTED TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. TRYING TO FIND OUT WHAT I SHOULD DO NEXT.

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AS A USED VEHICLE WITH 42900 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS NO HISTORY OF AN ACCIDENT ON THE CARFAX REPORT. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE REPAIR ENDED UP COSTING OVER $1000 BECAUSE NEW SENSORS HAD TO BE INSTALLED FOR THE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. THE AUTOMOBILE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS COMMON FOR 2005 FORD AUTOMOBILES. WHY HASN'T FORD ISSUED A RECALL TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM?

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIAGNOSIS INDICATED SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE. SINCE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DELOY IN THIS CONDITION, IT WAS REPLACED, COSTING $513.00. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS.SAFETY RECALL IS WARRANTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS FLICKERED WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS FOR THE HEADLIGHTS; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.