2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HOW CLOSE THE PEDALS WERE POSITIONED TO ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS BY HOLDING THE TURN SIGNAL BAR. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800.

IN OCTOBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT OUT AND TOOK A WALK AROUND THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND I FOUND THAT I COULD HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK -- AS LONG AS I HELD THE SWITCH IN THE HIGH BEAM POSITION. THE SITUATION WORSENED, AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED FROM OCTOBER 2011 UNTIL LATE MAY 2012. IF I NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT, I MUST HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH WHILE I DRIVE. ONCE IN A WHILE YOU CAN SEE THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON BECAUSE THE LIGHTS GET EXTREMELY BRIGHT. THEN I CAN RELEASE THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THE LIGHTS WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN GO BACK OFF. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MANY MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S AROUND THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS TRACED THE PROBLEM TO SOMETHING CALLED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. FORD WANTS $600.00 JUST FOR THE PART. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YOU WILL FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS I HAVE DESCRIBED TO YOU. NOT EVERYONE IS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! UPDATED 08/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT NIGHT, THEY CAME ON AGAIN FOR A MIN., BUT CUT OFF THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TO HOLD MY BRIGHT SWITCH DOWN FOR A 30 MIN DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD A FUSES CHECKED, AFTER LOOKING ON LINE IT LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, THIS IS SCARY, CONSIDERING I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. *TR

LET ME START BY SAYING THIS IS A SAFETY RISK THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. INSTRUMENT ILLUMINATION STAYED ON. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAM BACK ON. THEY TURNED OFF MINUTES LATER. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CYCLING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE HEADLAMP SWITCH, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DRIVING WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHT PULLED BACK INTO BRIGHT-FLASH POSITION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE. THIS WAS AFTER SEVERAL PULL-OFF-THE-ROAD EVENTS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO BE BAD. $300 AFTERWARDS, THE INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS NEVER ILLUMINATED. FROM 12/11 THROUGH 5/12, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY DURING THE DAY -- OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT, BUT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL PULLED BACK TO HIGHBEAM FLASH. AFTER REVIEWING MANY INTERNET POSTS, I DISCOVERED THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE (LCM) WAS THE SUSPECT COMPONENT. THE DEALERSHIP PRICE FOR THIS COMPONENT, AS OF 5/12, IS $521.67. I REMOVED THE LCM AND OPENED IT TO INSPECT. AFTER NOTHING WAS FOUND (BURNED COMPONENTS, COLD SOLDER JOINTS, ETC.), I REASSEMBLED AND REINSTALLED IT. AFTER AN OPERATIONAL CHECK TO SEE IF RESEATING THE CONNECTORS FIX IT, I DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FULLY FUNCTIONAL. WE'LL SEE IF THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AN MANY INTERNET REPAIR POSTS FOR 2003-2005 FORD CROWN VICS AND GRAND MARQUIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 0717/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAPPENED ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. OCCASIONS IN BETWEEN, THE LIGHTS ENGAGED PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH HE DEPRESSED BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/25/12

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 11 PM ON APRIL 15, 2012 WHEN HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. BLINDLY SWERVED OFF ROAD ONTO GRASS. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. DROVE REMAINING DURATION OF TRIP WITH HIGH BEAMS ENGAGED. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE IN TWO WEEKS. THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES WERE AT AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE THIRD INSTANCE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JS