2005 Mercury Grand Marquis Complaint Log

MY WIFE AND I WERE PULLING INTO A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT 9:30 PM IN THE EVENING, AFTER FINISHING DINNER. ONCE WE HAD APPROACHED HIGHWAY SPEED OF ABOUT 45 TO 50 MPH, OUR FRONT HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT. IMMEDIATELY MY WIFE PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY WITH OUR LIGHTS OUT, I GOT OUT OF THE AUTO TO INSURE THE LIGHTS HAD INDEED GONE OUT...YES, THEY WERE OUT BLACK AS MIDNIGHT. I ASKED MY WIFE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COME BACK JUST FOR THE HECK OF TRYING SOMETHING. YES THE LIGHTS DID COME BACK ON AND REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF OUR 25 MINUTE DRIVE. AS MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING HOME, SHE INDICATED TO ME THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME, ONLY ONE OF SEVERAL TIMES AS SHE WAS DRIVING, IT MIGHT BE IN THE RAIN DAY OR NIGHT, SHE NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN, HOWEVER AT THIS TIME, THE LIGHTS SEEM TO GO OUT ON A REGULAR BASIC. I'M GOING TO SEE IF THE DEALER CAN REPAIR, WHAT I HAVE BEEN LEAD TO BELIEVE IS THE LCM, AND TO EXPECT A CHARGE UP TO $800.00+, THIS IS A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT WAITING TO OCCUR, AND A EXPENSE THAT I THINK MERC. SHOW ABSORB, WITH ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW, I WOULD HOPE A NATION WIDE RECALL SHOULD TAKE PLACE, BEFORE THE IS LOSS OF LIFE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AND I DO APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOU MAY BE ABLE TO OFFER. KIND REGARDS, OWNER OF THE ABOVE AUTO, 2005 MERC. GRAND MARQ. LIGHT CONTROL MODULE, PROBLEM. *TR

I DID OWNED A 2005 FREESTAR VAN UNTIL I TRADED IT OFF, WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR JUST QUIT RUNNING AFTER GETTING THE VAN RESTARTED WITH NO TROUBLE THE TRANNY WOULD NOT GO FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE TRANNY LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANNY REBUILT AT MY COST PLUS THE TOLL BILL. FORD SHOULD TAKE OF THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS A FATAL ACCIDENT AND REIMBURSE OUT OF POCKET MONEY TO ALL THAT FILE A COMPLAINT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND AFTER COOLING OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN OPERATING AS NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 06/14/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO UTILIZE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE LOW BEAM MODULAR FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 44 MPH, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE ROARED LOUDLY. THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY. THE VEHICLE THEN GRADUALLY BEGAN TO DECELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. HE THEN DISENGAGED THE OVERDRIVE FEATURE AND ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHED A SPEED OF 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,770.

WHILE TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT WITH MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MY HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND I WAS SCARRED TO DEATH,I"M A 65 YEAR OLD LADY AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN SO SCARED!I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER 5 MINS THEY COME BACK ON I MAKE IT HOME BUT IN A 15 MILE TIME THEY TURNED OFF EVERY COUPLE OF MINUTES. *TR

IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS WHEN PUTTING TURN SIGNAL ON THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. *TR

2005 MERC., HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF OR DON'T COME ON FOR A MILE OR TWO. SWITCH ON MANUAL OR AUTO. DEALER HAD CAR FOR TWO DAYS, SAID ALL CHECKED OK. *TR

TIRES FROM WALMART STORE#1541, WITH LESS THEN 10,000, ROTATED & BALANCED,AT 45-55 MPH TIRES WOBBLE & SHAKE. THEY REBALANCED THEM TODAY X2 BUT STILL NOT CORRECT AT 50-60 MPH THEY STILL WOBBLE. I JUST COULDN'T GO BACK A THIRD TIME. THE STORE MANAGER JUST SAID FIX THEM TO HIS STAFF AND WALKED AWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THAT FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECT IN THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-81 AT NIGHT, I OPERATED MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WHILE ACCELERATING TO ABOUT 75 MPH TO PASS A TRUCK AND MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I ACCIDENTLY FORCED THE HIGH BEAM ON BY FLIPPING THE TURN/HIGH BEAM LEVER AND I HELD THE LEVER IN THAT POSITION UNTIL I COULD RETURN TO THE RIGHT LANE BEHIND THE TRUCK AND STOP ON THE ROADSIDE. TO SAY I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE IS NOT SIMPLY DRAMA. THE WORST PART WAS NOT KNOWING IF MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE WORKING. WHILE OFF THE ROAD, I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. I PUT ON THE LOW BEAM AND PROCEEDED ON I-81. AFTER SOME MILES, I AGAIN TRIED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND AGAIN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS TIME I WAS READY, AND USED THE HIGH BEAM LEVER TO GET TO THE ROADSIDE. AGAIN I COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. I EXITED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, RUNNING ON LOW BEAM, AND THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN ON THE RAMP WHEN I OPERATED THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. I CONTINUED TO OCALA BY WAY OF ATLANTA, RUNNING IN DAYLIGHT ONLY. I TOOK THE CAR TO OCALA FORD AS SOON AS I ARRIVED IN OCALA. THE DEALER HAD THE CAR SEVERAL DAYS AND FINALLY DUPLICATED THE FAILURE. THEY REPLACED A MODULE AT THE COST OF $786.00 AND SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. NO REPAIR WAS DONE TO THE TURN SIGNAL. I GOT THE MODULE FROM THE DEALER AND SENT IT TO NHTSA FOR TESTING TO DETERMINE IF IT ACTUALLY WAS DEFECTIVE. IF NOT, THEN MY CAR PRESENTS A RISK TO EVERYONE SHARING THE HIGHWAY WITH ME AT NIGHT, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM WOULD STILL BE THERE. IN MY OPINION, SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE SUCH AS THIS PRESENTS FATAL RISK TO ANYONE INVOLVED IN A CRASH, INCLUDING THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH REASONABLE WEAR AND TEAR, IT IS A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WORSENED BY A FAILURE BY FORD TO PROVIDE A DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM. SINCE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, PEOPLE MAY HAVE ALREADY DIED AND NO TRACE OF THE FAILURE WOULD BE FOUND BY EXAMINING THE WRECK. UPDATED 01/19/11/*JB UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

I OWN A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. ALL OTHER OUTSIDE LIGHTS STAY ON AND PASSING LIGHTS WORK. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND ALL SOURCES SAY IT IS A FAILED LCM, LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. I HAVE NOT FOUND A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT HAVE FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, FAILED HEADLIGHTS IS NUMBER ONE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. OWNERS SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY TO HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE LIKE THIS REPAIRED. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND MERCURY DEALERS CONCERNING THIS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND MAKES IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT. YOU CAN USE THE PASSING LIGHTS, BUT THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE IT BLINDS OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY; HOWEVER, THE HIGH BEAMS CONTINUE TO FUNCTION. THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HEADLIGHT MODULE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60000. UPDATED 03/07/11*LJ

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT AFTER TRAVELING 25 MILES OR MORE, THE HEADLAMPS WOULD FAIL, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY FORCING THE USE OF HIGH BEAMS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO WAS UNAWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE MANUFACTURER NOR HAD THE VEHICLE BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE LCM HAS, WITHOUT WARNING, FAILED. THE FIRST TIME, WHILE DRIVING ALONG US1 AFTER DARK, ALL LIGHTS - HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND DASHBOARD LIGHT - WENT OFF!! THERE WERE NO STREET LIGHTS AND CARS COULD NOT SEE US FROM BEHIND AND WE COULD NOT SEE WHERE WE WERE GOING! WE WERE TERRIFIED. OUR LIVES WERE AT STAKE AS WE ANXIOUSLY AND EXTREMELY SLOWLY MADE OUR WAY HOME. THE REPAIR WAS OUTRAGEOUSLY COSTLY. AND, OF COURSE, WE WERE RESTRICTED TO DRIVING ONLY IN SUNNY DAYLIGHT HOURS AS LIGHTS ARE REQUIRED WHEN RAINING. NOW, THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. HOWEVER, ALTHOUGH THE PART HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR OVER 10 DAYS, THERE IS NO WORD AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AND WE ARE ABOUT TO TAKE A FOUR-DAY TRIP! WE HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BOTH BY PHONE AND BY EMAIL, AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IS THAT IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. EXCUSE ME! THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH ISSUE!!! WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO A FAULTY LCM! IN ALL OUR YEARS WE HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH ANY OTHER CAR. WE HAVE READ IN SEVERAL BLOGS THAT THERE ARE DEFECTIVE MODULES BEING USED - YES, FROM FORD MOTOR CO.! DOES THERE NEED TO BE A HIGHWAY DEATH DUE TO THIS DEFECT BEFORE FORD WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND REPLACE THIS PART AT THEIR EXPENSE?? *TR UPDATED IVOQ 12/19/12

HOOD WAS OPEN WHILE CHECKING OIL ETC. IT SUDDENLY FELL DOWN ON ME WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE CUT ON MY RIGHT EYEBROW IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF I WAS IN ANOTHER POSITION. WAS IN MY GARAGE AND NO WIND WAS CAUSE PROBABLY WEAK STRUTS. HAVE NOT YET CHECK IT OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND ON AN INTERMITTENTLY. IN ORDER TO KEEP THE LIGHTS ON HE HAD TO HOLD CONTINUE HOLDING THE HIGH BEAM SWITCH, UNTIL HE DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WOULD CONFIRM WHETHER OR NOT THERE WERE ANY BULLETINS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ THE CONSUMERS HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 05/02/11

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS 85,000 MILES, HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT ANY SPEED WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR POT HOLE. NO HIGH BEAM OR LOW BEAMS BUT FLASH TO PASS WILL LIGHT BOTH HIGH AND LOW IF TURN SIGNAL ARM IS HELD BACK. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE RAOD AT 70 MPH AND THE HEADLIGHTS BLINKED OFF, ALL THE LITES WENT OFF, HEADLITES, TAILITES, ALL. I TURNED THE HEADLITE SWITCH ON AND OFF AND NOTHING. I SLOWED AND DOWN AND BEGAN TO PULL OF THE INTERSTATE AND THE LITES BLINKED BACK ON AGAIN. THIS OCCURRED 3 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY INTO WORK. I NOTIFIED FORD, NO ASSISTANCE AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE, STATED THEY HAD SEEN A FEW OF THEM. I SAW A CHRYSLER HAD A PROBLEM AND THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT MINE. I NOTIFIED FORD THIS WAS A SAFETY ITEM AND THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AT NIGHT, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE LIGHTS WERE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. UPDATED 03/16/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE USING THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE CONTACT COULD ONLY USE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVING ON DARK STREETS AT NIGHT COULD BE DANGEROUS. AFTER A SEARCH FOUND THOUSANDS OF SAME COMPLAINTS, LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM. THE PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE, NOT COUNTING LABOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING, THERE WAS A GLARE ON THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WHICH IMPAIRED HIS VISION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING TO A STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF AND BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

WE HAVE A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLAMPS. WHILE DRIVING ON SEPT 18,2010 IN THE EVENING I NOTICED DASH LIGHT WERE ON BUT IT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HEADLAMPS ON. I TRIED MANUAL SWITCHING AND STILL NO HEADLIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME WHEN I FOUND OUT HIGH BEAMS WORKED. 1ST TRIP TO DEALER WAS POSSIBLE LOOSE PIN. LOST HEADLIGHTS ON THE WAY HOME FROM DEALER. BROUGHT CAR BACK AND HEADLIGHTS STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DEALER JUST CALLED AND SAID HEADLIGHT MODULE WAS BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. ONE WEEK WAIT BECAUSE DEALER SAID IT IS UNUSUAL. CHECKED ON LINE AND FOUND A COUPLE OF HUNDRED COMPLAINTS OF SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND REMEDY. $750.00 PLUS. COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS LATER IN EVENING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. I AM REQUESTING OLD PART FROM DEALER THANK YOU *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. ALWAYS AT NIGHT. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS IN THE AUTO AND MANUAL POSITIONS. WHEN THE LIGHTS TURN OFF , PUTTING THE LIGHT SWITCH TO EITHER AUTO OR MANUAL ON, DOES NOT TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON. ONLY, AFTER WAITING FOR 20, 30, 40 OR MORE SECONDS WILL THE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN OPERATING THE LIGHT SWITCH. THE HAS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND WHILE DRIVING (CITY STREETS, FREEWAY). THIS CYCLE OF TURNING OFF AND ON HAS OCCURRED WHEN GETTING ONTO A FREEWAY AND REPEATS AT INTERVALS FOR 30 MINUTES OR MORE. THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY OBSERVED BY THE FORD DEALER TECHNICIAN WHEN HE COULD DRIVE THE AUTO HOME AT NIGHT FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE NIGHTS. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE WAS AT FAULT. THE PART NUMBER IS 5W7Z-13C788-AC. THE OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR FELL DOWN, OBSTRUCTING HIS VISION OF THE ROADWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO MANUALLY ATTACH THE VISOR TO THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE FOR IT TO REMAIN UPRIGHT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE VISOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 01/23/13 *BF UPDATED 6/4/13 *CN

THERE ARE SOME THINGS IN A CAR THAT SHOULD JUST WORK RIGHT FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR IF NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM'AND HEADLIGHTS THAT COME ON IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS. I HAVE A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS (I HAVE OWNED LINCOLN MERCURY PRODUCTS FOR YEARS) AND WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM MY DAUGHTER'S HOUSE ONE NIGHT, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON THE ROAD. MY INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE STILL ON, BUT I SUDDENLY COULD NOT SEE THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I PULLED OVER (AND FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A SHOULDER ON THAT ROAD). I FLIPPED THE LIGHT SWITCH BACK AND FORTH A FEW TIMES AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I FINISHED THE DRIVE HOME, WONDERING WHAT IN THE WORLD CAUSED THAT. A WEEK LATER, I WAS DRIVING HOME ON I-10 AT 9:00 P.M. WHEN SUDDENLY, THE LIGHTS WENT OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A STEADY STREAM OF TRAFFIC. I'M ALIVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE REST OF THE TRIP HOME. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND WAS SURE THAT MOST OF THE CARS IN THAT 'PACK' HAD SEEN ME BEFORE THE LIGHTS WENT OFF. I LET EVERYONE PASS ME AS I SLOWED DOWN AND QUICKLY GOT INTO THE RIGHT LANE WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC. I GOT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 50 MPH NOW AND SLOWED DOWN AFTER I GOT ON THE SHOULDER, SO I WOULDN'T BE HIT. THIS TIME I SAT THERE COUNTING MY BLESSINGS FOR A WHILE, THEN FLICKED THE SWITCH A FEW MORE TIMES AND THEY CAME BACK ON. I GOT BACK OUT ON THE ROAD AND ALMOST MADE IT TO MY EXIT BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING SLOWER SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER. I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND MADE IT TO MY EXIT THEN CAUTIOUSLY HOME. THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON AND WENT OFF THREE TIMES DURING THE REST OF THE RIDE HOME. MY POINT IN WRITING IS TO ASK FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO RECONSIDER ITS OPINION THAT THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE FIXED BY AN OFFICIAL RECALL. I HAVE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 3,064 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

8/27/10 CHICAGO-ILLINOIS 2005 GRAND MARQUIS - HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN DRIVING. YOU HEAR A CLICK AND SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE DARK AND TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS BAD. THEY CHARGED ME $143.75 TO TELL ME THIS, THEN THEY WANTED ANOTHER $930.00 TO REPLACE IT. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODULE IS NOT COVERED. I AM NOW ONLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE DAY TIME. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS OF MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND THE ONLY WAY TO CONTINUE TRAVELING WAS TO HOLD THE HIGH BEAM FLASH LEVER. ACCORDING TO FORD IT IS THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHT CONTROLLER AND IT COST 900 TO REPAIR. I ALMOST CRASHED DURING A RAIN STORM WHEN THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF AND UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON. DRIVING WITH HIGH BEAMS ON IS DANGEROUS AND HAVING TO HOLD THE FLASH LEVER WHILE DRIVING CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND AFTER TAPPING ON THE DASHBOARD THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE FAILURE HAD SINCE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND REPAIRED; YET, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,500.

HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. ENTIRE LIGHTING CONTROL MODEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE WORK AT THE DEALER WAS $708.47. *TR

2005 GRAND MARQUIS - HEADLIGHTS GO OFF WHEN DRIVING. YOU HEAR A CLICK AND SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK ON AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN THE DARK AND TO HAVE YOUR HEADLIGHTS GO OUT. THE FORD DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS BAD. THEY CHARGED ME $143.75 TO TELL ME THIS, THEN THEY WANTED ANOTHER $930.00 TO REPLACE IT. EVEN THOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODULE IS NOT COVERED. I AM NOW ONLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE DAY TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HEADLAMP FAILURE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO COME ON, CAN NOT SEE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT UNLESS HOLDING HIGH BEAMS ON. THE HEAD LAMPS ON LOW BEAM DO NOT WORK AT, I AM ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR DURING THE DAY TIME BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO PAY THE 730.00 TO REPAIR THE MODULE. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL AT FINDING A USED PART. THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JULY OF 2010 AND IT NOW OCTOBER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, AND AFTER THIRTY MINUTES, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HI-BEAMS AND CONTINUED DRIVING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 02/23/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. UPDATED 03/07/11

HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH SHE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE NO HEADLIGHTS OR ANY OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS. WHEN SHE ACTIVATED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON THE STEERING WHEEL THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 16,994.

HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OR SOMETIMES WILL NOT COME ON. LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE RELAY INTERMITTEN. LIGHTS GO OUT WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING. HIGH BEAMS AND CORNERING LIGHTS ALSO INOP WHEN ACTING UP.GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFTY ISSUE AS IT HAPPENS ON FREWAYS, HIGHWAYS ETC. WE HAVE TO TAP THE LCM IN ORDER TO GET THE LIGHTS BACK ON BUT THEY GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX ($800) SO I CANT AFFORD TO HAVE REPLACED. PLEASE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. USUALLY WITHIN 5 MINUTES OR SO THEY WOULD COME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN JUNE 2010 BY REPLACING THE LIGHTING MODULE AT HER EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 18,000.

DRIVING DOWN A ROADSIDE AND LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF, BUT I WAS ABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS. CHECK IT OUT THE NEXT DAY AND WERE WORKING FINE. PROBLEM CAME UP A YEAR LATER, AGAIN, IT RESOLVED ITSELF. *JS HAPPENED A THIRD TIME RECENTLY AND IT STILL OUT.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) [XXX] 4/21/2010 2005 MERCURY MARQUIS ON APRIL 17TH 2010, AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM, AS I HIT THE BRAKES APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE FAILED AND THE ENGINE RACED, WE TRAVELED ABOUT 14 FEET THROUGH THE STOP SIGN, THE BRAKES WORKED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE DIED DOWN. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR IN FRONT OF ME OR A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL SHOP ON THE SAME DAY, THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. ON THE 19TH WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER WHO ALSO DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY HAD NO SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION. ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO I HAD THE SAME THING OCCUR, HOWEVER, IT WAS NO MORE THEN 1 OR 2 SECONDS AND I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND A NUMBER OF CASES OF THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE MERCURY AND SOME OTHER FORD PRODUCTS. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS AND MUST BE REMEDIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IDLE, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,400 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,360. UPDATED 6/17/10 *CN UPDATED 06/21/10.*JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AFTER DARK AND THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS CLOSE TO HER DESTINATION AND WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE WITH THE STREET LIGHTS. I DON'T WANT TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE HAD SHE BEEN HEADING HOME. EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT FINE EXCEPT FOR THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND WILL COST ABOUT $500 FOR THE PART AND $200 LABOR. WE CURRENTLY DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT UNTIL WE HAVE ENOUGH MONEY SAVED TO GET THE REPAIRS DONE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE BECAUSE OF THIS (IF IT ALREADY HASN'T HAPPENED - WE WERE FORTUNATE). *TR

ON THE EVENING MARCH 18,2010 I STARTED MY CAR..IT WAS DARK. I PROCEEDED FOR ABOUT 1/2 MILE AT WHICH TIME I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE I87.II WAS DRIVING FOR 5-10 MINUTES WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE,WITH CARS PASSING ON BOTH SIDES. I MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE TO THE SHOULDER.SCARY WASN'T THE WORD. I TRIED TURNING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OFF/ON. NOTHING HAPPENED WHILE II WAS WORKING THE SWITCH, THE LIGHTS CAME ON..LIGHTS ON, I STARTED DRIVING. WITHIN 10 MILES, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ON OFF FOR THE NEXT 20 MILES..HOME>>>>II FIGURED OUT THAT I COULD HAVE LIGHTS IF I HELD THE FLASHER BAR ON BRIGHT. ONCOMING TRAFFIC DIDN'T LIKE THE BRIGHTS, BUT I HAD LIGHTS..TEMPORARY.. SO THE PROBLEM CONTINUES WHEN DRIVING IN THE DARK. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO PATTERN..THE LIGHTS WILL GO OUT..THEN, HOLD THE FLASHER BAR FOR LIGHTS..I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND 100'S OF OTHER S WITH THE SIMILAR PROBLEM. I CALLED FORD AND THEY ARE NOT DOING NOTHING. WHAT A SERIOUS INCIDENT LOOKING TO HAPPEN ... *TR

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN & CAN'T BE TURNED BACK ON BY DRIVER - VERY UNSAFE! THIS EVENT HAS OCCURRED MANY EVENINGS WITH LIGHTS ON AND OPERATING THE VEHICLE FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WITH LIGHTS OK. THEN SUDDENLY THEY GO OUT. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER 2005 MGM WITH SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE PROVIDE RECALL INFORMATION AND/OR METHOD TO GET FORDMOCO TO REPLACE BAD LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM). PLEASE CALL [XXX]@ CELL [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STRONG ODOR OF GAS, MECHANIC FOUND A DEFECT IN THE FUEL INJECTOR RAIL. *TR

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY REPAIRED THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE AT THE COST OF $300. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH THERE WAS NO SERVICE WARRANTY RELATED PROBLEM OR RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 51,000.