1998 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS NOISY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE SCRAPING WINDSHIELD. MECHANIC INSPECTED MOTOR, AND SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT BATTERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE FOR FIVE TO TEN SECONDS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY INIDCATION, AND LOST ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE . THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN LAST 3 MONTHS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60MPH ON A PAVED COUNTRY ROAD, WHEN HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED LIGHTS FLASHED ON AND OFF SEVERAL TIMES, THE LIGHTS WERE THEN TURNED OFF AND TURNED BACK ON AGAING, THEY FLASHED ABOUT 2 MORE TIMES AND THEN REMAINED ON.*SLC

POWER STEERING RESERVOIR HOSE SEPARATED, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

VEHICLE STARTED DOWN SHIFTING WHILE TRAVELING ON WET PAVEMENT UP A SLIGHT INCLINE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER TRIED TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL BY PUMPING THE BRAKES, BUT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIP AND ENGINE BEGAN TO RACE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, BLACK TOXIC SMOKE SUDDENLY STARTED BELLOWING OUT FROM AROUND THE RADIO AREA IN THE CENTER DASHBOARD. A LOUD RAPID CLICKING SOUND WAS ALSO HEARD. UPON REALIZING WHAT WAS GOING ON, I STEERED THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE HIGHWAY RAMP AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I INSPECTED THE ENGINE UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. UPON A 15 MIN SHUTDOWN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND BOTH THE SMOKE AND CLICKING SOUND HAD CEASED SO I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. ON 28 DEC 00 THE MERCURY DEALER ONLY REMOVED THE RADIO AND GLOVEBOX AND NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL. AS A CONSUMER I AM NOT SATISFIED, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH TOXIC BLACK SMOKE AND A LOUD CLICKING SOUND SUDDENLY APPEARED FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE. I STEERED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN APPX.10 MIN. ON RESTART THE VEHICLE SMOKE & CLICKING SOUND CEASED. DEALER REMOVED RADIO AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT BUT COULD NOT DETECT ROOT CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION CONDUCTED. CONSUMER REQUIRED TO PAY ALL COSTS RELATED TO INCIDENT.*AK

WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED AT NIGHT OR IN RAINY WEAHTER CONDITIONS HEADLIGHTS ARE VERY DIM, CAUSING POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. ALSO, NOTE HEADLIGHTS LOOK LIKE FOG IS IN THE BULBS. CONSUMER HAS REPLACED HEADLIGHTS; BUT, PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK WHEN THE HEAD LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, THE PROBLEM SEEMED SOLVED, BUT THE PLASTIC LENSE COVER FOGGED UP AGAIN. ALSO THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS APPEAR BRIGHTER THAN HIGH BEAM. *YH

THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT STAY OPEN ON AN INCLINE, CONSUMER HAS HAD ANKLE CAUGHT TWICE. *MJS