2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,546. UPDATED 11/21/14*CN UPDATED 5/6/2015 *JS

SPLICING ON ALMOST ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS HAD COME APART. AFFECTED WERE THE RADIO, CLOCK, WINDOWS, POWER SEATS, LIGHTS, DOOR LOCKS, TRUNK RELEASE INSIDE CAR, LOW TIRE MONITOR WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON CONSTANTLY, SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT STAYED ON, WARNING BELL FOR KEY IN IGNITION STAYED ON EXCEPT WHEN CAR WAS MOVING, DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OFF WHENEVER YOU GOT OUT OF CAR. SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE CONSTANT AND SOME WERE INTERMITTENT. AS A RESULT OF THE LOCKING PROBLEM, OUR VEHICLE WAS STOLEN, BUT THANKFULLY FOUND WITH NO DAMAGE. WITH NO HELP FROM OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER, I FINALLY CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. COMPLAINT DEPT. AND WAS TOLD TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN ON IT, WHICH I DID AT ANOTHER DEALERS, AND THAT IS WHEN THEY FOUND THE WIRING SPLICING PROBLEM. AS A RESULT OF THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, IT HAS BLOWN THE MOTORS WHICH CONTROL BOTH THE POWER SEATS. I HAVE HAD THE WIRING FIXED BUT NOT THE MOTORS REPLACED DUE TO THE EXPENSE INVOLVED. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE A REAL LEMON ON MY HANDS AS WELL AS AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT NIGHT IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM, MY WIPERS QUIT WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE RAIN STOPPED, BUT COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER. ON APRIL 23RD THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS BAD. P/N 8W7Z*17508*A. I HAVE FOUND SINCE THE REDESIGN OF WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY IN 2003, THAT THE WIPER MOTORS GET WATER IN THEM AND SHORT OR CORRODE THE INTEGRAL WIPER ELECTRONIC BOARD. EVEN THOUGHT THE FAILURE RATE MAY BE LOW, THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISASTER, LIKE I COULD OF HAD IS GREAT. THIS PART SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND EFFECTED VEHICLES RECALLED. I HAVE NO COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALER WORK. *TR

YESTERDAY, TUESDAY 23, 2014, I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING SPOT ON THE PARKING DECK ABOUT 15 FEET AND PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE. IT LURCHED FORWARD AT A TREMENDOUS HIGH SPEED AND ALTHOUGH I HIT THE BRAKES, THE AUTO SLAMMED INTO THE RETAINING WALL AT THE PARKING SPOT I HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I RECEIVED MINOR BRUISING ON MY ARMS, LEGS AND RIBS DUE TO THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THIS AUTO HAS SIDE AIR BAG AS WELL, BUT ONLY THE DRIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. I WAS CHECKED OUT BY A MEDIC, WHO WAS STAYING AT THE RESORT AND HEARD THE CRASH. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES. EMS ARRIVED AND CHECKED ME OVER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. ..UPDATED 06/26/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED FOR NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V385000. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS A RESULT THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THERE ARE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FAILED. THE AIR CONDITIONING WOULD ERRONEOUSLY BLOW THROUGH THE DEFROST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THAT THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL UNIT WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WOULD ONLY EMIT AIR FROM THE DEFROSTER AND UNDER SEAT VENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRUNK LIGHT ILLUMINATED EVEN THOUGH THE TRUNK WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER AND TRUNK LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND HAD ALMOST COME TO A STOP WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD & HIT A (VACANT) STORE FRONT. I FEEL THE VEHICLE ACCEL- ERATED ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE AT THE TIME, MY FOOT DID NOT SLIP OFF OF THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH "DRIVE BY WIRE" OR, NO CABLE IS ATTACHED TO THE THROTTLE BODY FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND EXTENSIVELY EXAMINED THE THROTTLE SYSTEM. NO APPARENT CAUSE WAS DETERMINED AND THEY TOLD US IT MAY NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. WE HAVE TRADED THE VEHICLE IN SINCE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED DUE TO LACK OF CONFIDENCE IN IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE DEALERS FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE LAST DEALER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STATED THE SHOCKS SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH HEAVY DUTY SHOCKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,596. UPDATED 10/12/11*LJ UPDATED 3/30/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH GOODYEAR WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADES (NA), MODEL NUMBER: 765-22. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPER BLADES WERE DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NOT REMAIN ATTACHED TO THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING. THE WIPER BLADE SET WAS REPLACED WITH A DIFFERENT MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAIALBLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.