2005 Mercury Grand Marquis owner complaints

2005 mercury grand marquis. Consumer requests NHTSA investigate head lights control module *tgw the consumer stated the headlights stopped working after 10 minutes. The lights went out several times while driving early in the morning hours and at night. The control module was replaced at a cost of $ 684.54.

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.

At any given time the lights just go out and I can only see by manually using the high beam lights. The lights will come on for a few moments then out they go again. You can hear a clicking sound when it is goes out and back on. This is extremely dangerous especially since I have 3 children in my vehicle and any given time. *tr

The headlights on the vehicle went out while driving on the highway. Parking lights stayed on and flashers worked allowing to get the car to the break down line. This has happen about 8-10 times since the first. In checking for a fix, I found there are a number of companies offering a repair solution and this looks like a common and dangerous problem that occurs often. I noticed this has been investigated before but nothing done. Having your headlights go out seems dangerous enough to me. The repair part to do it yourself is sold for about $10. $125 + to purchase a repaired lighting control module. My Ford dealer will replace the lcm for $650. *tr

While driving with headlights on at night the headlights turn off. After stopping and turning car off and restarting engine the headlights eventually start working again. Happened multiple times the same night. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low beam headlights suddenly failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 113,000.

Nighttime, turned car off in drive through line at fast food place 185 miles from home. Have light switch on automatic. Turned car on and drove off only to realize that my headlights were not on. Stopped in adjacent parking lot and began playing with the switch, turning car off and on, trying to figure out how to drive three hours with no lights... High beam flash mode would function, but would be very unsafe on two lane highway. Suddenly began working on own. Stopped one time in route home but again played with it till it came on again. Fear this is a big safety issue. *tr

Head lights go on and of by itself while driving

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

Started vehicle to move it in my driveway. Put it in drive and throttle stuck open and vehicle slammed my garage corner. Tried putting it in park and it went into reverse (brake override did not work) instead and crossed street, went across neighbors landscaping stones and slammed into the house next door's front porch at which time the ignition shut down and the car came to a stop. Many thousands of dollars in damages to all three homes. *js

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, run

I purchased a 2005 grand marques from this company. I was driving one day (11/5/07) when the vehicle caught on fire, I was lucky enough to be in front of firestone service station. As soon as I exit the vehicle the engine burst into flames. Firestone along with the assistant of the charlotte fire dept came to my rescue siding that it was an electrical fire. The car was towed back to the dealer for repair. After admitting that it was a malfunction of the sensor in the heating element, insurance company was off the hook. But I'm left to fight of not wanting to repair a burnt engine and repainting the car. What I'masking for is a car of equal value. My argument is that if list on car facts, the vehicle is no longer worst what I owe. Plus six weeks prior to the fire I had just paid 15

The low beam headlights failed while driving at various speeds without warning. I was forced to drive with the high beams illuminated. This happens very frequently. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. I called the dealer. They said it was not covered under warranty. He said the part would be about $600, and with labor all cost would run about $800!the vehicle was not repaired the current mileage was 71,100. Remanufactured lcm is about $300 or new about $500 from an independent auto parts store. *tr

2005 mercury grand marquis caught fire. Consumer states the engine ignited the fire when she turned into a parking lot. She stated that there was no apparent reason for the fire. *kb the consumer was informed the fire was due to an electrical defect. *jb

On three occasions when shifting from park to reverse the engine sped up (accelerated drastically) causing the wheels to spin and only by quick application of the brake was an incident avoided. I drove into a parking space, put the car in park, then not satisfied with the position I attempted to back up, that's when the car accelerated. *jb

Rough engine idle, dealer reps say "all the new ones do it", "it's normal". I have asked them about it on several occasions since purchasing the car. My 2005 marquis does not get nearly the good gas mileage the 2001 marquis did with the same engine. The dealer told me "you can't compare cars". *nm

Rough engine idle, dealer reps say 'all the new ones do it', 'it's normal'. I've asked them about it on several occasions since purchasing the car. Not nearly as good gas mileage as our 2001 grand marquis got, was told by the dealer, "you can't compare cars'. *nm

Dt: the contact stated while going through an intersection another vehicle ran a stop sign and struck the contact's vehicle on the side. Upon impact, the contact's vehicle was knocked into another lane and was hit head on by a third vehicle. This second impact caused the other vehicle to tail spin and was hit in the rear by the first vehicle. The side air bags didn't deploy, but the frontal air bags did. The contact was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. There was extensive damage to the side of the vehicle, the outer column was pushed into the seat, and the dashboard came apart. The contact and passenger sustained injuries. The vehicle was totaled by the insurance company. *ak updated 01/25/06. *jb

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

I was traveling on northfield road in bedford heights ohio and turned right on to the drive way that leads to walmart. The steering wheel snapped completely loose spinning around. I lost control of the steering and the car crashed into a curb before I could apply the brakes. This occurred approximately an hour after I picked up my car from liberty Ford dealership for repairs done in response to recall number 13s08 - steering column shaft and customer satisfaction program number - 14n01. (lighting control module).