2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS COMPLETING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,244 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

SINCE AUGUST 2013, EVERY TIME I TURNED ON MY SIGNAL LIGHT, THE INTERMITTENT SOUND FOR THE SIGNAL WOULD CLICK FASTER THAN USUAL INDICATING THAT A LIGHT MIGHT BE BAD. I WOULD CHECK ALL THE LIGHTS AROUND THE VEHICLE AND THEY WERE ALL GOOD. THEN GOING ABOUT 55 ON A HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS REALLY DARK IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. PULLED OVER AND FOUND THAT I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHT. THE HEAD LAMPS HAD TURNED OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE ON THE ON POSITION. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME HOLDING MY HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AT ALL TIMES. I HEARD A CLICK, THE LIGHTS CAME ON. I LET GO OF THE HIGH BEAM. THE HEAD LAMPS STAYED ON FOR 15 MIN AND CLICK, THEY WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES. FINALLY, I TOOK THE CAR TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE BAD. I WOULD THINK THAT THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ITEM SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS LISTED ON NHTSA WEBSITE. IT COULD BE REALLY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AT RANDOM INTERVALS. THE CONTACT HAD TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM LEVER IN THE ON POSITION IN ORDER TO SEE THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL PROCESSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,728 UPDATED 11/15/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 12/3/13

WAS DRIVING DOWN BUSY HIGHWAY LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT HAPPENED TO BE CHURCH DRIVE AHEAD AND PULLED IN OFF HIGHWAY, THE LIGHTS HAS WENT OUT ABOUT 5 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. CHECKED ON INTERNET, AND FOUND A LOT MORE WITH SAME PROBLEM, SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOME ONE IS KILLED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A LOUD NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED CALLING THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

VERY HARD TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY FOR THE LAST 2 MONTHS AS ITS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME WITH MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER MY WIPERS STARTED TO GO ON IN DELAY MOOD AND MY LIGHTS TURNED ON.I WAS SHOCKED AT THIS BECAUSE MY WIPER SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF SETTING AND MY LIGHT SWITCH WAS IN AUTO SETTING AND IT WAS A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY.AFTER ABOUT TEN OR 15 MINUTES THE WIPERS STOPPED AND LIGHTS WENT OUT.A FEW DAY LATER I WAS GOING TO THE STORE AND IT STARTED ALL OVER WIPERS STAYING ON IN THE DELAY MOOD AND THIS TIME DID NOT STOP.I CALL MY BROTHER IN FLORIDA WHOM IS A AUTO TECH AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT SEEMED LIKE THE MULTIFUCTION SWITCH AND TOLD ME TO CHANGE IT OUT WHICH I DID.IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND THE CAR REMAINS DOWN DUE TO THIS ISSUE.THERE IS ONLY 42300 ON THIS CAR WHICH MY FATHER GAVE ME AS A GIFT AND HE BOUGHT IT NEW FROM LEOMINSTER LINCOLN MECURY AND I FEEL THIS ISSUE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO COMPLETE WIPER FAILING OR WORSE A CAR FIRE FROM SOME DEFECTIVE SYSTEM THAT CONTROLS THIS WIPER SYSTEM.CAR REMAINS DOWN AS OF THE WRITING OF THIS REPORT.DUE TO MYSELF BEING DISABLED AND ON S/S DISABILITY I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I FEEL A DEALER SERVICE TECH SHOULD TAKE THIS ISSUE FROM HERE.I HAVE DISCONECTED THE BATTEY AND THE CAR NOW SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS COMPLETING A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID BUT THE FLUID WAS AT THE PROPER LEVEL. THE CONTACT THEN ADDED A LUBRICANT SPRAY TO THE STEERING COLUMN. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53102.

HARD TO STEER, THEN A BINDING, MORE PRESSURE NEEDED TO TURN STEERING WHEEL. THEN STEERING SEEMED TO RETURN TO "NORMAL". NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CORROSION ON STEERING SHAFT U-JOINT. *JB