2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER STATES THE ENGINE IGNITED THE FIRE WHEN SHE TURNED INTO A PARKING LOT. SHE STATED THAT THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE FIRE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE VEHICLE HAS VOGUE CUSTOM BUILT RADIAL IX TIRES, SIZE 235/SSR17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND THEN THE VEHICLE SWERVED. HE NOTICED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CAUSE OF FAILURE APPEARED TO BE A DAMAGED TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 37,000.

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH DEFECTIVE TIRES CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE TIRES ARE COMING APART AROUND THE WHITE SIDE WALLS**CC THE TIRES WERE BY MICHELIN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 2 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING TO APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO CRASH INTO A FIRE HYDRANT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BROKEN BACK AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BRUISED BOWEL AND INTERNAL BLEEDING. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. AS OF JULY 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ENGINE FAILED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE REAR BUMPER BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART HER VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A MECHANIC. DUE TO A COMPUTER ISSUE, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AS PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED THE CONTACT TO HAVE PANIC ATTACKS AND TO SEEK A PHYSICIAN FOR MEDICATION. SHE HAS NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 20,194.

2005 GRAND MARQUIS PARKING BRAKE FAILED DROPPING CAR INTO REVERSE. RUNIING OVER DRIVER AND CRASHING INTO PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS BRAKE FAILURE. **CC THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE SLOWED MOST OF THE WAY DOWN TO THE STOP, THEN THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ENDED UP STOPPING 10 TO 20 FEET OF WHERE HE INTENDED TO STOP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A SERIOUS BRAKE ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTRACT WAS CANCELLED. THE CONSUMER STATED A RENTED A 2006 LINCOLN TOWN CAR AND IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BRAKE FAILURE TWICE IN A SHORT TIME. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. *JB SEE ALSO 10184790. *DSY

WHEN VEHICLE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE REQUIRES EXTREME PRESSURE IN ORDER TO HAVE IT STOP. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS FORCED TO PASS A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THESE OCCASIONS HOWEVER DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS AND ARE NOW CONSIDERING INSTALLING A "BLACK BOX" TO RECORD THE INCIDENT IF IT OCCURS IN THE FUTURE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *JB

TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE HORN SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR IN DEC 2004: 1) SOUNDS WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN HIT IT AT ALL AND 2) WON'T SOUND WHEN I NEED IT UNLESS I HIT IT IN EXACTLY THE RIGHT PLACE WHICH SEEMS TO CHANGE EVERY TIME I NEED IT! A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN IT SOUNDED ON IT'S OWN IT LASTED ALMOST A FULL MINUTE! HITTING IT HAD NO EFFECT. AND THEN, A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN I NEEDED IT, IT NEVER SOUNDED! THIS SCARES THE I-DON'T-KNOW-WHAT OUT OF ME AND EVERYONE AROUND ME! I'VE TAKEN IT TO DARCARS ON BRANCH AVENUE IN MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD. A NUMBER OF TIMES IN 2006. THEY WERE ABLE TO REPEAT SYMPTOMS, AND DID DO SOMETHING THAT FIXED PROBLEMS FOR AWHILE. BUT PROBLEMS KEEP RESURFACING. SECOND WEEK OF JAN 2006, HORN WENT OFF ON IT'S OWN WHILE I WAS IN A CURVE TO THE RIGHT, AND THE CAR TO THE LEFT OF ME ALMOST WENT OFF THE ROAD. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!! ALMOST BETTER TO NOT EVEN HAVE THIS HORN! *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS, A SQUEAKING NOISE WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE SQUEAKING NOISE WAS NORMAL, AND THAT WAS THE WAY THE BRAKES WERE DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED. UPDATED 01/10/07. *JB