2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT FOR NO REASON CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAMS FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,696.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LOWER AND MIDDLE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,890.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING FREEZES UP WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. I TOOK IT TO COLONIAL FORD IN PLYMOUTH, MA. AND THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING SHAFT I CHECK THE RECALL LIST AND MY WIFE WHO HAS A 2010 EXACT SAME MODEL IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR STEERING PROBLEMS AND MY NEIGHBORS DAUGHTER WHO HAS A 2000 EXACT SAME MODEL HAS THE SAME STEERING PROBLEM AND TOOK IT TO SULLIVAN BROTHERS IN KINGSTON, MA. AND THEY FIXED IT FOR FREE SAYING IT WAS A RECALL ITEM WHY WOULD ALL THREE CAR HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEERING AND YET FORD ONLY PUT A RECALL ON THE 2000 AND THE 2010, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE 2003 IN NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT USED THE EMERGENCY HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL REACHING HER DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123900.

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE NORMAL POSITION AFTER MAKING A RIGHT OR LEFT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE STEERING SHAFT WAS CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN LUBRICATED THE STEERING SHAFT AND STATED THAT IF THE FAILURE CONTINUED THE STEERING SHAFT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ABOUT A MONTH LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. DA *JB

PREMATURE FAILURE OF REAR AXLE SHAFT BEARING. ORIGINAL NHTSA RECALL # 04V328000 IN JULY OF 2004. MY CAR WAS NOT IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL, BUT I HAVE JUST HAD THIS VERY PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. IF I HADN'T TAKEN THE CAR IN, I COULD HAVE HAD A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM IF THE BEARING HAD GONE OUT TOTALLY. PLEASE FORCE FORD MOTOR CO. TO EXPAND THIS RECALL TO PAY FOR SIMILAR REPAIRS EVEN IF NOT INCLUDED IN ORIGINAL RECALL. A CAR WITH ONLY 50,000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM! *TR

LATELY WHEN I CRANK THE CAR AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON IN THE AUTOMATIC SETTING. I SWITCH IT TO MANUAL AND THEY STILL DO NOT COME ON. WHEN I SWITCH IT BACK TO AUTOMATIC THEY USUALLY COME ON. SOMETIMES I HAVE TO DO THIS TWICE TO GET THEM TO COME ON. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE HAD THEM GO OFF WHEN DRIVING AND GOT THEM TO TURN BACK ON THIS WAY. QUITE A FEW TIMES I'VE LEFT A BRIGHTLY LIT PARKING LOT AT NIGHT NOT REALIZING THE LIGHTS HADN'T COME ON AND SUDDENLY REALIZED IT WHEN I PULLED OUT INTO THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 GRAND MARQUIS THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND COME BACK ON INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAS NOT OFFERED A RECALL YET. GUESS THEIR WAITING FOR DEATHS TO OCCUR BEFORE DOING SO....SO SAD. THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE SAME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS UNTIL IT IS SCARY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY-----OWN UP AND RECALL THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,500. *TR