2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LOW BEAM MODULAR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

I OWN A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OTHER OUTSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON AND PASSING LIGHTS WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND ALL SOURCES SAY IT IS A FAILED LCM, LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, FAILED HEADLIGHTS IS NUMBER ONE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS REPAIRED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND MERCURY DEALERS CONCERNING THIS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. YOU CAN USE THE PASSING LIGHTS, BUT THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND ON AN INTERMITTENTLY. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON HE HAD TO HOLD CONTINUE HOLDING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH, UNTIL HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE ANY BULLETINS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMERS HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/02/11

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT WITH MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND I WAS SCARRED TO DEATH,I"M A 65 YEAR OLD LADY AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED!I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER 5 MINS THEY COME BACK ON I MAKE IT HOME BUT IN A 15 MILE TIME THEY TURNED OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 44 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN GRADUALLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. HE THEN DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE FEATURE AND ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,770.

AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS ON VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CANNOT BE TURNED ON OR RESET MANUALLY. LIGHTS EVENTUALLY TURN BACK ON WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT IN MOTION, BUT DURATIONS ARE RANDOM. HIGH BEAMS WORK WHEN LEVEL IS HELD DOWN. HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO US IN A WEEK, 31 JAN 2011 BEING MOST RECENT EVENT. VEHICLE HAS 52000 MILES ON IT AND IS GOOD RUNNING ORDER. *LN

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER TRAVELING 25 MILES OR MORE, THE HEADLAMPS WOULD FAIL, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY FORCING THE USE OF HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

2005 MERC., HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF OR DON'T COME ON FOR A MILE OR TWO. SWITCH ON MANUAL OR AUTO. DEALER HAD CAR FOR TWO DAYS, SAID ALL CHECKED OK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-81 AT NIGHT, I OPERATED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WHILE ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 75 MPH TO PASS A TRUCK AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I ACCIDENTLY FORCED THE HIGH BEAM ON BY FLIPPING THE TURN/HIGH BEAM LEVER AND I HELD THE LEVER IN THAT POSITION UNTIL I COULD RETURN TO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND STOP ON THE ROADSIDE. TO SAY I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE IS NOT SIMPLY DRAMA. THE WORST PART WAS NOT KNOWING IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. WHILE OFF THE ROAD, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. I PUT ON THE LOW BEAM AND PROCEEDED ON I-81. AFTER SOME MILES, I AGAIN TRIED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND AGAIN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS TIME I WAS READY, AND USED THE HIGH BEAM LEVER TO GET TO THE ROADSIDE. AGAIN I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. I EXITED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, RUNNING ON LOW BEAM, AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE RAMP WHEN I OPERATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. I CONTINUED TO OCALA BY WAY OF ATLANTA, RUNNING IN DAYLIGHT ONLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO OCALA FORD AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN OCALA. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS AND FINALLY DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED A MODULE AT THE COST OF $786.00 AND SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE TURN SIGNAL. I GOT THE MODULE FROM THE DEALER AND SENT IT TO NHTSA FOR TESTING TO DETERMINE IF IT ACTUALLY WAS DEFECTIVE. IF NOT, THEN MY CAR PRESENTS A RISK TO EVERYONE SHARING THE HIGHWAY WITH ME AT NIGHT, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL BE THERE. IN MY OPINION, SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SUCH AS THIS PRESENTS FATAL RISK TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REASONABLE WEAR AND TEAR, IT IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WORSENED BY A FAILURE BY FORD TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED AND NO TRACE OF THE FAILURE WOULD BE FOUND BY EXAMINING THE WRECK. UPDATED 01/19/11/*JB UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.