2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

THE CARS STARTED MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH EVEN AFTER HAVING A COMPLETE TUNE-UP AND AFTER ABOUT WEEK LATER IT STARTED ALL OVER AND WAS TAKEN INTO THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP THAT FOUND THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE, WHICH WE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE FOLLOWED UP AND FORD NEEDS TO REFUND ALL EXPENSES DUE TO THE CUSTOMERS. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS SITUATION, WE ALSO HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD TO HAVE HIS REPLACED. THANK YOU

THE BLOWER MOTOR ON MY GRAND MARQUIS LS BECAME INOPERATIVE. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM, MY SERVICE PROVIDER DETERMINED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR SPEED CONTROLLER WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THEY PROCEEDED TO ORDER A NEW ONE, AND WERE INFORMED THAT THIS ITEM WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACKOREDER AND THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN A NEW ONE COULD BE OBTAINED. THIS TELLS ME THAT THERE MUST BE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF GRAND MARQUIS AUTOS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE FOGGING OF THE WINDOWS DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER AND NO MEANS TO CLEAR THEM. IF THIS MODULE HAS AN EXCESSIVE FAILURE RATE, THE ITEM SHOULD BE PLACE ON A RECALL LIST.

2000 MERCURY MARQUIS HAS A DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR BOX. *MR THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE BUSHING IN THE STEERING GEAR BOX THAT PUT A BINDING MOTION ON THE STEERING MECHANISM. THE BINDING ACTION WAS OVERRIDDEN BY POWER ASSIST ON TURNS, BUT NECESSITATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST BE USED TO COMPLETE THE RETURN AFTER THE TURN WAS COMPLETED. *SC

2000 GRAND MARQUIS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. *JB

VEHICLE WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STARTED SHAKING. THEN, LOST ITS TRACTION CONTROL, AND CAUSED THE LIGHTS IN THE DASHBOARD TO TURN OFF. THIS EVENTUALLY LED THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF, AND THE DRIVER LOST STEERING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR A CHECKUP, BUT THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK CAR SHUDDERED, FOLLOWED BY ENGINE SHUT DOWN RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. *BF *NM

HEADLIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE BATTERY SYSTEM WILL WEAR DOWN. *AK

WHILE BEING PARKED THE HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF WITHOUT A KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CHANGED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. HOWEVER, WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 65 MPH.

THE INTAKE MANIFOLD DEVELOPED CRACKS. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE COOLANT LEAKED ONTO THE COILS THAT CONNECT TO THE SPARK PLUGS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE AND SKIP CYLINDERS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WITH THE SPEED CONTROL ON , THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY STOPPED. *BF THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED OFF, WHICH INACTIVATED THE SPEED CONTROL, AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SMELL HOT BURNING WIRES.*JB

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO 60 MPH. THE CONSUMER PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO SLOW IT DOWN. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE THE RPM(S) WERE COMPLETELY OPEN. THE IDLE VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED.