2000 MERCURY MARQUIS Complaints

IAA AUTO AUCTION SOLD THIS VEHICLE ADVERTISED AS CASH FOR CLUNKER VEHICLE. THE PROGRAM ENDED 3 YEARS AGO HOW COULD THEY STILL HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SCRAPPED 3 YEARS AGO? IT IS ITEM #58 ON SIOUX FALLS SALE 1-28-2014. BELOW IS THE LISTING INFORMATION ON AUCTION. STOCK# :12399212 SALE DOCUMENT :REGULAR CERTIFICATE(IOWA) LOSS:OTHER PRIMARY:CASH-4-CLUNKER SECONDARY:RIGHT SIDE KEY:PRESENT START CODE:VEHICLE STARTS ODOMETER:191622 ODOMETER STATUS:NOT REQUIRED/EXEMPT FUEL TYPE:GASOLINE CYLINDERS:8 CYL ENGINE:4.6L V8 FI SOHC F2 TRANSMISSION:AUTOMATIC DRIVE LINE TYPE:REAR WHEEL DRIVE *TR

2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS - HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE ENGINE IS OFF. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO....SOME DAYS IT WILL WORK, OTHER DAYS IT WON'T...ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH SIGNAL LIGHT BLINKING FASTER AT TIMES THAN AT OTHERS...HAD THAT PARTICULAR PROBLEM FIXED BY CHANGING THE "LIGHT MODULE" FOR $500...NOW ITS THE CRUISE CONTROL...ONE MORE PROBLEM AND I'M SELLING THE CAR....*AK

WATER IS LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN IT RAINED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. *JB

TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, VEHICLE HARD TO SHIFT. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD SUDDENLY KNOCKING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND. THE CONSUMER WAS HOLDING ONTO THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND WAS DRAGGED ON HIS STOMACH ABOUT 50 FEET. THE CONSUMER DISLOCATED HIS SHOULDER AND SEPARATED MUSCLE AND TENDON AS WELL AS NERVES FROM THE ROTATOR CUFF. THE DRAGGING ALSO INFLICTED NUMEROUS CUT ON THE CONSUMERS STOMACH AND LEGS. *NM

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD DRAGGING THE CONSUMER 50 FEET COMING TO A STOP AS IT HIT THE CURB. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED NUMEROUS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE SHIFT LEVER WAS STILL IN PARK. *TC *JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING THE VEHICLE STALLED *AK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH, IT HESITATED AND SURGED 4 TO 6 TIMES IN A ROW. IT FELT LIKE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON. *PH. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE COMPUTER WAS BAD, AND THE WIRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED WITH THE DESIGN OF THE NEWER VEHICLES. WHILE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE RIGHT REAR DOOR, THE CONSUMER HIT HER HEAD, SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. THIS ALSO HAPPENED IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING ON A WET SURFACE VEHICLE SNATCHES ITSELF FROM SIDE TO SIDE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT OF MY 2000 MERCURY GRAND MARQUE IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN A CHILD SEAT IS BELTED THERE, THE SEAT BELT STRAP GRADUALLY SLIDES LOOSE THROUGH THE LOCKING DEVICE. THE SEAT BELT APPEARS SECURE AT FIRST, BUT IT GRADUALLY LOOSENS AS THE WEIGHT OF THE CHILD SEAT ROCKS AGAINST IT. THE BELT LOOSENED COMPLETELY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN USELESS IN A CRASH. FORTUNATELY, WE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM BEFORE ANYONE WAS HURT. WE WENT TO DUDDIE FORD OF NORTHBOROUGH, MA ON 1/29/03 AND PRESENTED THE PROBLEM.