2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the headlights became inoperable, without warning. The contact pulled over on the side of the road, after turning off and turning on the headlight switch, the headlights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the dealer stated that the lighting control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included on NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting). The failure mileage was 156,000.

My windshield wipers started coming on and off by themselves in my 2005 grand Marquis. They also started spraying all of the windshield wipers fluid out. The lights also flicker on and off by themselves. The wipers then stopped working all together. I took it to a Ford dealership where they could not locate the problem.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the headlights fluctuated off and on without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting) and referred the contact to the dealer. The dealer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 81,000. The contact stated the failure happened at any speed and that the vehicle was repaired.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that on numerous occasions while the vehicle was started, the driver’s side air bag warning light intermittently illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a driver’s air bag pretensioner fault and that the seat belt pretensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,842.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving, the front headlights intermittently failed. The contact stated that he replaced the headlight bulbs, but the failure recurred. No warning light was illuminated. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting). The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 227,000.

Passenger seat belt pre-tensioner has malfunctioned. Air bag check light flashing code 34. My mechanic informs me the entire SRS will not function in a crash. He was informed by Ford that a replacement part is no longer available. The vehicle mileage is around 43,000. No rust and no collision damage. With the numerous complaints about this same problem why hasn't a safety recall be issued? Why hasn't Ford been required to stock replacement parts for a longer time?

The lcm light control module is malfunctioning and Ford/Mercury say that this vehicle is not part of the recall.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that several years ago while driving at night at an undisclosed speed, the headlights became inoperable. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the headlights resumed normal operation. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and had the headlights serviced under a Customer Satisfaction Program. Recently, the contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the headlights became inoperable without warning. The contact was forced to use the hazard lights after multiple attempts to restart the headlights had failed. The contact coasted the vehicle to the nearest gas station and upon arrival the headlights began to operate. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where he was given an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speeds, the headlights would intermittently turn off and back on. The contact stated that while driving over bumps in the roadway or depressing the accelerator pedal, the headlights would become inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with an intermittent electrical short in the headlight module. The contact was notified of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer and manufacturer were made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.

NEITHER THE AIR CONDITIONER NOR THE CRUISE HAS WORKED SINCE 46,000 MILES. IT NEEDS A NEW AIR COMPRESSOR WHICH WOULD COST OVER $1,000 AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE PLASTERED ALL OVER THE INTERNET.