2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE UPPER INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AND STEERING COLUMN LOWER BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V850000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE STAYS ON AND SOMETIMES BLINKS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 21,523 MILES ON IT. I'M TOLD THIS IS AN INDICATION OF A MALFUNCTIONING AIR BAG OPERATION. HAS A RECALL BEEN ISSUED ON THIS MALFUNCTION. THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY AND MOVING. THIS HAS CREATED A FEAR OF THE AIR BAG NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE REPAIR FOR IT IS UNKNOWN TO ME.

CAME OUT IT WAS DARK I JUST STARTED THE CAR UP AND I HAD NO HEADLIGHTS ARE MY FRIENDS FOLLOW ME TO MY HOUSE WITHOUT LIGHTS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT HAD TO TAP THE SIDE OF THE LIGHTING FIXTURES TO GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO FUNCTION. FAIRWAY FORD (444 US-117, BURGAW, NC 28425, 910-259-2371, 1-(800) 291-7714) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. DEACON JONES FORD-LINCOLN (3301 MCLAIN ST, GOLDSBORO, NC 27534, (919) 736-3387) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) IN THE SPRING OF 2015; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER ALSO SCHEDULED A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT FOR JULY 30, 2019 REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V385000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V861000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HERRIN GEAR TOYOTA (6100 INTERSTATE 55 NORTH FRONTAGE RD, JACKSON, MS 39211, (601) 882-0351) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING, DOME LIGHT, AND ALL OTHER LIGHTING TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO INVER GROVE FORD LINCOLN (800-730-1765, LOCATED AT 4725 S ROBERT TRAIL, INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN 55077) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT RIGHT AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CHANGED ALL THE FUSES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT CALLED HASTINGS AUTOMOTIVE AT 651-437-4030 (LOCATED AT 3625 VERMILLION ST, HASTINGS, MN 55033) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

REPLACED THE LCM IN OCTOBER 2014 PER RECALL. REPLACEMENT LCM HAS FAILED ALSO. DPATRICK FORD, EVANSVILLE INDIANA WANTS TO CHARGE $700.00 TO INSTALL A BYPASS WIRING PART. HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON OR STAY ON. HOLD HIGH BEAM FLASH TO SEE AT NIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV FOR AWHILE AND THEN THE RPMS SLOWED DOWN TO A NORMAL LEVEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED ON THEIR OWN AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITHOUT ANY FAILURES SINCE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. *BF *TR

AIR BAG DIL CODE CAME UP 33. TOOK CAR TO REPAIR, COST ~$1300 TO REPLACE FAILED PRETENSIONERS DRIVER AND PASSENGER. SAFETY WAS COMPROMISED WITHOUT REPAIR AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MORE SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH HAD A COLLISION OCCURRED.