2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM -- THIS WINTER THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TURNING OFF ON THEIR OWN, FORCING YOU TO HOLD THE BRIGHTS IN POSITION SO AS TO CONTINUE DRIVING AT NIGHT. AT FIRST THEY CAME BACK ON. NOW THEY COME BACK ON RARELY. THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHTS ARE PUT ON AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR A WHILE THEY MAY STAY ON (BETTER THAN 50/50 CHANCE). BUT AFTER TURNING CAR OFF DURING NIGHT AND RESTARTING, THE LIGHTS ALWAYS FAIL A FEW MINUTES OR LESS INTO YOUR DRIVE. WHY HASN'T FORD BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000. *TR...UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THERE IS A REPLACEMENT PART BUT IT WILL ALSO FAIL IN DUE TIME. UPDATED 05/17/2013*JS

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WITHOUT WARNING, EXTINGUISHED. I TURNED THE 'HIGH BEAMS' ON AND THEY ALSO FAILED TO LIGHT. I STOPPED AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY FORD CROWN VICTORIA / MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS (MULTIPLE MODEL YEAR) AUTOMOBILES ARE SUFFERING FROM THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS APPARENTLY A FAILURE IN THE 'LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE' (LCM). THERE ARE MANY WEB SITES THAT OFFER RE-MANUFACTURED LCM'S BUT I QUESTION WHY THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL? I THINK THAT LOSING YOUR HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WOULD SOMEHOW QUALIFY AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THIS SHOULD BE THE MANUFACTURER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAD JUST LEFT A FUNERAL HOME AND DRIVING BACK HOME ON A 4 LANE ROAD. WE TURNED TO AVOID GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY AND DECIDED TO TAKE ANOTHER ROUTE. AS WE WERE HEADING UP THIS 2 LANE ROAD THAT WAS DARK ALL OF A SUDDEN OUR HEADLIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CARS COMING AT US WERE FLASHING THEIR LIGHTS. I SLOWED DOWN AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO A SIDE STREET. SAT THERE TRYING TO DETERMINE WHY THE LIGHTS WERE OUT. TURNED THE SWITCH FROM THE ON POSITION TO THE AUTOMATIC POSITION AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. WE DROVE ALL THE WAY HOME ON BACK ROADS TO AVOID GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE, NOT KNOWING IF THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT OR NOT. READ THE MANUAL TO SEE IF WE HAD MISSED ANYTHING AND THEN GOT ON THE INTERNET AND SAW THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM. I WILL CONTACT THE DEALER AND SEE ABOUT FIXING IT BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE IS BAD AND SO ARE THE REPLACEMENTS. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THERE IS A NEWER IMPROVED MODEL THAT IS NOW BEING USED. THANK GOD WE WERE NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS INSPECTED AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE HEADLIGHT SENSOR MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE MY HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF. MY PARKING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE THE ROAD WAS TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. THERE IS NO PATTERN OF OCCURRENCE. I INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE HEADLIGHT MODULE SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT KIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT RE-ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN THEN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT KIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD IDLE ABNORMALLY VERY HIGH SECONDS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OCCURRING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER THEN RECOMMENDED HAVING THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BUT COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE REPAIR WOULD REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE LIGHTS GO OUT ON THE MERCURY MARQUIS. IT IS INTERMITTENT. SOMETIMES, THEY WILL GO BACK ON. I HAVE TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM TO GET HOME. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL AND STOP TRYING TO SLIDE OVER THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS FOR ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND BELIEVED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.