2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TIRES FROM WALMART STORE#1541, WITH LESS THEN 10,000, ROTATED & BALANCED,AT 45-55 MPH TIRES WOBBLE & SHAKE. THEY REBALANCED THEM TODAY X2 BUT STILL NOT CORRECT AT 50-60 MPH THEY STILL WOBBLE. I JUST COULDN'T GO BACK A THIRD TIME. THE STORE MANAGER JUST SAID FIX THEM TO HIS STAFF AND WALKED AWAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HEADLIGHT MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

HOOD WAS OPEN WHILE CHECKING OIL ETC. IT SUDDENLY FELL DOWN ON ME WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE CUT ON MY RIGHT EYEBROW IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF I WAS IN ANOTHER POSITION. WAS IN MY GARAGE AND NO WIND WAS CAUSE PROBABLY WEAK STRUTS. HAVE NOT YET CHECK IT OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 03/16/11

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER TAPPING ON THE DASHBOARD THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

WAS DRIVING ON FRREWAY AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHTS TURNED OFF PULLED OVER ON SIDE OF THE FREEWAY SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON OFF FOR ABOUT 3 MIN THEN THEY TURNED ON. SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN A VERY LIFE THREATNING SITUATION WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT LIGHTS TURN OFF MORE FREAQUENTY READY TO SUE FORD FOR NOT TAKEING RESPONSOBILITY AND ISSUING A NATIONAL RECALL FOR THIS DEFFECT. I WAS TOLD BY A CLOSE FRIEND THAT WORKS FOR A MERCURY DEALER THAT IT IS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE AND THAT ALL POLICE VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM HAD THEM REPLACED.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVING ON DARK STREETS AT NIGHT COULD BE DANGEROUS. AFTER A SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS, LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE, NOT COUNTING LABOR. *TR

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 85,000 MILES, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT ANY SPEED WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE. NO HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAMS BUT FLASH TO PASS WILL LIGHT BOTH HIGH AND LOW IF TURN SIGNAL ARM IS HELD BACK. *TR