2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

AIR BAG DASH LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH SEVERAL TIMES AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED STEADILY AFTER A FEW DAYS. DEALERSHIP CONDUCTED DIAGNOSTIC SCAN, WHICH REVEALED PROBLEM WITH BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER PRETENSIONERS, NEEDING REPLACING. THEIR ESTIMATE WAS APPROX. $1,500.00. FROM WHAT WE'VE RESEARCHED, THERE APPEAR TO BE NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THIS NATURE. THERE SHOULD BE A FULL INVESTIGATION WITH POSSIBLE RECALL. CANNOT AFFORD THIS REPAIR!!

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON, BLINKED THREE TIMES THEN FOUR TIMES; IT WILL DO THIS 2-3 TIMES THEN REMAIN LIT. NO CODE PULLED FROM STANDARD CODE SCANNER. I SEE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL; IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ASAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. ....UPDATED 07/22/15 *BF UPDATED 10/13/2017*CN

CAR FAILED SAFETY INSPECTION DUE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSIS INDICATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER HAD FAILED, AND AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE IN A CRASH. THE PRETENSIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS SEEMED LIKE A PREMATURE FAILURE, AS THE CAR HAS ONLY 47924 MILES. THE SERVICE DESK PERSON AT THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. I DID SOME CHECKING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT HE WAS CORRECT, ACCORDING TO ALL OF THE REPORTS EXACTLY LIKE MINE. IN VIRGINIA A CAR FAILS FOR THIS LIGHT BEING ON. I'M NOT SURE ABOUT OTHER STATES. IN VIEW OF THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY VEHICLE'S LOW AND HIGH BEAMS (LIGHTS) SUDDENLY CUT OFF. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING BECAME VERY DARK BECAUSE I LIVE IN RURAL AREAS IN WEST VIRGINIA. UNFORTUNATELY, A SECOND LATER, MY CAR RAN OVER A SMALL BOULDER ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD CAUSING A DAMAGE (SMALL CRACKS) AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MY BUMPER. NEVERTHELESS, I PUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON UNTIL I RETURNED HOME RIGHT AWAY. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I USED THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS ISSUES. HOWEVER A DAY LATER, THE ISSUE RETURNED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ALL LOW/HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CUT OFF. MY ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO HOLD THE "FLASH TO PASS" LEVER TOWARDS ME, AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. HOWEVER, IT IS EXTREMELY CUMBERSOME DRIVING THIS WAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THE MAIN CULPRIT IS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS BECOME EXTREMELY COMMON IN GRAND MARQUIS ESPECIALLY 2005 MODELS. CONSUMERS AND PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT MAY NEED TO FURTHER INTERVENE, SO FORD CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY/HAZARDOUS. IN MY CASE, MY BOTTOM BUMPER SUFFERED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE - IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CURRENTLY, I ONLY USE MY VEHICLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT REPAIRS CAN EXCEED $700 OR MORE AND IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ISSUE RETURNS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THIS PART. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE SHOULD PERHAPS BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AS THE LCM COULD BE THE MAIN CULPRIT, BUT SOMETHING ELSE COULD ALSO BE TRIGGERING THE LCM TO FAIL. THANK YOU GREATLY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE ONLY WAY THE HEADLIGHTS WORKS IF I HOLD THE HIGH BEAM PASS LEVER TOWARDS ME. *TR

I STARTED MY VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH FLASHES THREE TIMES, THEN ANOTHER THREE TIMES, THAN STAYS ON SOLID. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT PRE-TENSIONERS ARE SHORTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1608. THEY TOLD ME MY AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY DUE TO THIS MALFUNCTION. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO AND THEY SAID THERE ARE NO PLANS TO ISSUE A RECALL OVER THIS PROBLEM. THEY DID GIVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT IF I GET IT REPAIRED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THERE EVER IS A RECALL, THEY WILL CONSIDER REIMBURSEMENT. A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THAT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2005 GRAND MARQUIS. GIVEN THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT, HOW IS THIS NOT SUBJECT TO A SAFETY RECALL? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. AS A RESULT, THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE USED WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I WAS DRIVING ALONG ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD WITH NO MOON OR VISIBLE LIGHTS OF ANY KIND AT 55MPH WHEN I LOST ALL HEADLIGHTS, LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM DID NOT WORK. *TR

DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. HEARD A CLICK SOUND BUT DID NOT RELATE IT TO LIGHTS IMMEDIATELY. IT WAS JUST APPROACHING TWILIGHT. I GUESS WE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THE LIGHTS AS THERE WAS STILL SOME DAYLIGHT. NEXT NIGHT DRIVING IN TOWN AFTER DARK AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, JUST SUDDEN DARKNESS. WE WERE ON BUSINESS HWY 23 GOING OVER THE OVERPASS IN TOWN AND WERE ABLE TO GET OFF ON A SIDE STREET AND LIMP HOME HOPING THAT WE WOULD NOT GET STOPPED AND CITED. THIS IS MY VEHICLE THAT I USE FOR MY WORK. I NOW HAVE TO SCHEDULE MY WORK AROUND DAYLIGHT HOURS AS WE CAN NOT FIND THE LIGHT MODULE TO REPLACE MINE. THIS IS A HORRIBLE DANGER TO MYSELF, MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL. WE HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE PLACES TO FIND THE MODULE AND THEY ALL SAY THEY CAN NOT GET THEM. THE MOST FRIGHTENING OF ALL, WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SENT A RECALL NOTICE ON THIS. WE ARE GOING TO TRY A GARAGE THAT SERVICES ALL THE STATE PATROL AND POLICE CARS IN THIS PART OF WISCONSIN. THERE ARE STILL SOME OF THE MERCURY'S OUT THERE IN SERVICE. I SUSPECT THEY WILL SURELY SUPPLY THEM WITH THE MODULES. HOPE TO FIND ONE THERE SO I CAN RESUME NORMAL WORK HOURS AND NOT HAVE TO SCHEDULE DAYLIGHT ONLY WORK MEETINGS. I HAVE LOVED THIS CAR FOR 8 YEARS. WOULD HATE TO HAVE TO GIVE IT UP FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS BUT THE FACT THAT MERCURY DOES NOT RESPOND IS UPSETTING TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR