2005 Mercury Grand Marquis complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE HEADLIGHTS HOWEVER, BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE MANUFACTURED PART BEING ON A MASSIVE BACK ORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. ..UPDATED 11/14/12 *BF UPDATED 11/16/2012 *JS

MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE REAR ENDED AND OUR 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS GS AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED IN SPITE OF BEING HIT THREE TIMES BY A DELIVERY DRIVER WITH A BOX TRUCK AT THE INTERSECTION OF PEMBROKE AND DIXIE HIGHWAY IN HOLLYWOOD. I JUST LEARNED ON NATIONAL TV THAT FORD OBTAINED FAKE AIRBAGS FROM SUPPLIERS IN CHINA. IF THIS IS OR ISN'T TRUE, SHOULD FORD COMPENSATE US IN SOME WAY? *TR

DURING EARLY MORNING TRAVEL, BOTH HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AT THE SAME TIME. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED FINE FOR A WHILE, THEN SUDDENLY STOP WORKING AS YOU DRIVE. FORD DIAGNOSED TO BE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE AND TO REPAIR IS ALMOST A THOUSAND DOLLARS. THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS!! HEADLIGHTS ARE A SAFETY NECESSITY AND THIS MANUFACTURER DEFECT IS ABOVE AND BEYOND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE! *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

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 5:50 AM IN THE DARK WHEN ON COMING TRAFFIC BEGAN FLASHING THEIR HEADLIGHTS AT ME. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS (WHICH I ALWAYS HAVE SET ON AUTOMATIC) HAD GONE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD TO DRIVE A SHORT DISTANCE TO FIND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT GET THE HEADLIGHTS TO COME ON WITH THE SWITCH IN EITHER THE AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL SETTINGS. I REPEATEDLY SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITHOUT ANY LUCK. I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL THE SUN CAME UP TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO WORK. I GOGGLED THIS HEADLIGHT PROBLEM AND FOUND IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE OF THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE IN THE 2003-2005 FORD CROWN VICTORIA AND MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR CO. BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THESE CARS WITH THIS COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT AND WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE. I PERSONALLY THINK FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRING THIS DEFECT WITH NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR

DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPLAINT: LCM KNOWN DEFECT: BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED, IN BOTH DIM AND HIGH-BEAM POSITIONS. THEY WILL NOT COME ON IN EITHER THE AUTOMATIC OR MANUAL DASHBOARD SWITCH POSITIONS. (THE BULBS ARE STILL GOOD.) THE PARKING LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED AT NIGHT. IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS THAT THIS FAILURE WILL *ALWAYS* OCCUR AT NIGHT, OR DURING STORMY WEATHER, THREATENING SAFETY, BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT NORMALLY USED DURING THE DAYTIME. LATER TESTING REVEALED THE PROBLEM TO BE INTERMITTENT. AT ONE POINT, THE AUTOMATIC DASHBOARD SWITCH POSITION WORKED FOR BOTH DIM AND HIGH-BEAMS, BUT THE MANUAL SWITCH POSITION DID NOT WORK. THE NEXT MORNING, BOTH THE AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL POSITIONS WORKED. WHEN THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED, NEITHER POSITION WOULD WORK. THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND REPORTS FOR THE 2003-2005 MODEL YEARS, AND THE PROBLEM IS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. THIS MODULE IS SO UNRELIABLE THAT IT HAS BEEN NAMED THE "LIGHTS OUT MODULE" ON THE INTERNET. A SAMPLING OF COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND AT THESE WEB SITES: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2003/FORD/CROWN_VICTORIA/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2004/FORD/CROWN_VICTORIA/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING/PROBLEM.ASPX HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/FORD/CROWN_VICTORIA/EXTERIOR_LIGHTING/PROBLEM.ASPX. THIS IS A *SAFETY* ISSUE. LIVES ARE AT STAKE. PLEASE FORCE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFO

WHILE DRIVING MY 2005,MERCURY,GRAND MARQUIS, AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY WENT OUT ON ME...MAKING VISIBILITY IMPOSSIBLE...AFTER MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM,I FIND THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR MERCURY, GRAND MARQUIS...AFTER READING OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,I WONDER WHY THIS HAS NOT BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST......THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE HEADLIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY OR WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN ENGAGED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ UPDATED 10/05/2012/2012 *JS

2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS, HEADLIGHTS WHEN OUT AT 45 MPH SW 147 AVE, RIGHT LANDS. TOTAL DARKNESS. ..UPDATED 08/31/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON, WHEN HE ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. WHILE PARKED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE WARNING FLASHERS WERE THE ONLY LIGHTS ON THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE THAT FUNCTIONED WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52. ..UPDATED 10/03/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES THE HEADLIGHTS BEGAN FAILING WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, WITHOUT WARNING. OCCASIONALLY, TURN THE ENGINE OFF THEN ON, OR TURNING ON THE WIPERS WOULD TURN THE LIGHTS ON. UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TURNED THE LIGHTS ON AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHT MODULE AND THE ICM NEEDED TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,864. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/17/12

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HASN'T WORKED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY SINCE. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK EITHER UNLESS I HELD IT IN THE POSITION THAT I WOULD NORMALLY JUST PUSH FOR IT TO STAY ON. IN PROCESS OF TAKING CAR TO DEALER. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ONE YEAR IN JULY. HOPE FORD PAYS FOR THIS BECAUSE IT MUST BE A FACTORY DEFECT. I SEE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE OR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

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 THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO ENGAGE THE SWITCH MULTIPLE TIMES BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,726.

WAS COMING HOME IN PITCH DARK AND THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT AND I RUN OFF THE ROAD, A GOOD THING THERE WAS NOT TREE THERE. THEN ON THE INTERNET I FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE, I DO NOT KNOW WHY SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE, THE HEAD LIGHTS ON OUR 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS QUIT WORKING AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER IN THE EMERGENCY STOPPING LANE. ALL HAZARD, MARKER LIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. AFTER SPENDING A FEW MINUTES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE HEAD LIGHTS BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN AND WE MADE IT TO OUR DESTINATION. I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE TOUCHED SOMETHING WRONG AT THE TIME AS I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR VERY OFTEN (OR THAT MAYBE TOO MUCH LIGHT HAD FLASHED ON THE LIGHT SENSOR ON THE DASH AND MADE THEM GO OUT.) THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND SHE USES IT MOSTLY DURING DAYTIME. THE CAR IS NOT DRIVEN VERY OFTEN AT NIGHT AND SO IT WAS A QUITE A WHILE BEFORE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN. IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND AFTER TALKING TO OTHERS, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS MUCH MORE COMMON ON GRAND MARQUIS, CROWN VICS, AND TOWNCARS THAN I WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT OF FORD'S LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) PART# 7Z-13C788-AA AND FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED AND REPLACED THESE DEFECTIVE LCM'S LONG BEFORE NOW. WE HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY FORD ABOUT A RECALL AND I COULD NOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT A LCM RECALL ON FORD'S OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE. SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE FORD IS NOT INTERESTED IN MY SAFETY, I HAVE PLACED AN ORDER TO PURCHASE FORD'S IMPROVED REPLACEMENT LCM FOR MY CAR. I REALLY DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS ITEM TO REPLACE THEIR OBVIOUS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. IF FORD DIDN'T THINK THEY HAD A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT, THEY WOUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 10 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UP TO 50 MPH AND THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO SEVERAL TREES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH INDICATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLIGHT MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS INSTRUMENT PANEL SHOWED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER DID SUGGEST THAT THE MODULE WAS FAULTY AND THAT THE CONTACT COULD REACH UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND TAP IT, AND THE LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL THE REMEDY WAS REASONABLE OR SAFE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUED HOWEVER, OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 60,000. UPDATED 08/01/12*LJ UPDATED 08/01/12

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WILL GO OUT AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR A FEW MIN. THEN THEY WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND GO OUT AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT IN THE DARK OR DURING RAINSTORMS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HOW CLOSE THE PEDALS WERE POSITIONED TO ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, HE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL INSTEAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED AGAINST ANOTHER VEHICLE AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO HOW CLOSE THE PEDALS WERE POSITIONED TO ONE ANOTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS BY HOLDING THE TURN SIGNAL BAR. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,800.

IN OCTOBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT OUT AND TOOK A WALK AROUND THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND I FOUND THAT I COULD HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK -- AS LONG AS I HELD THE SWITCH IN THE HIGH BEAM POSITION. THE SITUATION WORSENED, AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED FROM OCTOBER 2011 UNTIL LATE MAY 2012. IF I NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT, I MUST HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH WHILE I DRIVE. ONCE IN A WHILE YOU CAN SEE THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON BECAUSE THE LIGHTS GET EXTREMELY BRIGHT. THEN I CAN RELEASE THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THE LIGHTS WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN GO BACK OFF. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MANY MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S AROUND THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS TRACED THE PROBLEM TO SOMETHING CALLED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. FORD WANTS $600.00 JUST FOR THE PART. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YOU WILL FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS I HAVE DESCRIBED TO YOU. NOT EVERYONE IS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! UPDATED 08/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LAMPS WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND MY HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT NIGHT, THEY CAME ON AGAIN FOR A MIN., BUT CUT OFF THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE. I HAVE TO HOLD MY BRIGHT SWITCH DOWN FOR A 30 MIN DRIVE HOME. I HAVE HAD A FUSES CHECKED, AFTER LOOKING ON LINE IT LOOKS LIKE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, THIS IS SCARY, CONSIDERING I HAVE 3 CHILDREN. *TR

LET ME START BY SAYING THIS IS A SAFETY RISK THAT COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF LIFE. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. INSTRUMENT ILLUMINATION STAYED ON. HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS CYCLED AND THE HEADLIGHTS CAM BACK ON. THEY TURNED OFF MINUTES LATER. AFTER PULLING OVER AND CYCLING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AND THE HEADLAMP SWITCH, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DRIVING WITH THE SIGNAL LIGHT PULLED BACK INTO BRIGHT-FLASH POSITION WAS THE ONLY WAY TO DRIVE. THIS WAS AFTER SEVERAL PULL-OFF-THE-ROAD EVENTS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC, WHO DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH TO BE BAD. $300 AFTERWARDS, THE INTERMITTENT SYMPTOMS WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, THE HEADLIGHTS NEVER ILLUMINATED. FROM 12/11 THROUGH 5/12, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONLY DURING THE DAY -- OCCASIONALLY AT NIGHT, BUT WITH THE TURN SIGNAL PULLED BACK TO HIGHBEAM FLASH. AFTER REVIEWING MANY INTERNET POSTS, I DISCOVERED THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE (LCM) WAS THE SUSPECT COMPONENT. THE DEALERSHIP PRICE FOR THIS COMPONENT, AS OF 5/12, IS $521.67. I REMOVED THE LCM AND OPENED IT TO INSPECT. AFTER NOTHING WAS FOUND (BURNED COMPONENTS, COLD SOLDER JOINTS, ETC.), I REASSEMBLED AND REINSTALLED IT. AFTER AN OPERATIONAL CHECK TO SEE IF RESEATING THE CONNECTORS FIX IT, I DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM FULLY FUNCTIONAL. WE'LL SEE IF THE PROBLEM REPEATS ITSELF. THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED AN MANY INTERNET REPAIR POSTS FOR 2003-2005 FORD CROWN VICS AND GRAND MARQUIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 0717/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHTS HAPPENED ON EIGHT SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED. OCCASIONS IN BETWEEN, THE LIGHTS ENGAGED PROPERLY. UPDATED 07/17/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH HE DEPRESSED BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF UPDATED 07/25/12

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 11 PM ON APRIL 15, 2012 WHEN HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED. BLINDLY SWERVED OFF ROAD ONTO GRASS. SHUT CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ENGAGE. DROVE REMAINING DURATION OF TRIP WITH HIGH BEAMS ENGAGED. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE IN TWO WEEKS. THE FIRST TWO OCCURRENCES WERE AT AROUND 15 MILES PER HOUR. THE THIRD INSTANCE ALMOST RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JS

HEADLIGHT FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 PM ON 3/24/12, I SUDDENLY LOST MY HEADLIGHTS AS I WAS DRIVING SOUTH THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA ON INTERSTATE-95. I PULLED INTO A REST AREA, AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, MY HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. I DROVE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT APPROXIMATELY 8:00 PM ON 3/25/12, I LOST MY HEADLIGHTS AGAIN WHILE DRIVING THROUGH FLORIDA. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ONLY A FEW MILES AWAY FROM MY MOTEL WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE NEXT MORNING, 3/26/12, I TOOK MY CAR TO AN INDEPENDENTLY-OWNED GARAGE, AND THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A DEFECTIVE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE. HE WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN A NEW MODULE FROM A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP AND SUCCESSFULLY INSTALL THE MODULE INTO MY CAR. THERE IS NO QUESTION THE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE MY HEADLIGHTS BY FIRST TRYING TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH OR THE HEADLIGHT DIMMER SWITCH. WHAT'S MORE, HE WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DEFECTIVE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE TO RESPOND TO AN EXTERNAL COMPUTER COMMAND. THE REPAIR COST $816.77. I WAS CONCERNED THAT I SUDDENLY LOST MY HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, BUT EVEN MORE CONCERNED WHEN I HEARD A PARTS SPECIALIST AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT PROVIDED MY NEW REPLACEMENT LIGHT CONTROL MODULE CLAIM HIS DEALERSHIP WAS REPLACING AN AVERAGE OF THREE OF THESE MODULES WEEKLY ON FORD CROWN VICTORIA PATROL CARS BEING DRIVEN BY LOCAL POLICE. THE IDEA OF POLICEMAN LOSING THEIR HEADLIGHTS DURING HIGH

HEADLIGHTS WILL ACTIVATE AND DEACTIVATE WITHOUT CONTROLS BEING MANIPULATED. WHEN THEY ARE ACTIVE, THEY ONLY STAY ON BRIEFLY. COMMON PROBLEM AMONGST THAT YEAR AND MODEL AFTER PERFORMING AN ONLINE SEARCH FOR THE ISSUE AND POSSIBLE RECALL ACTION BY MERCURY/FORD MOTORS. *JS

HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY, UNEXPECTEDLY GOES OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS..... *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHTS RESET INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND TURNED THE SIGNAL LEVER, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHERE THE DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE MODULE WHICH CONTROLLED THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER DID NOT REPLACE THE MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED BECAUSE THE PRETENSIONERS HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,450. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 05/14/12

HEADLIGHTS FAIL TO COME ON OR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. OTHER LIGHTS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR FUNCTION. HEADLIGHTS WILL BURN ONLY IF THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER IS HELD BACK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT IS BEING EXPERIENCED BY MANY FORD CROWN VICTORIA AND MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS OWNERS, MODEL YEARS 2004-2005. DEALERS WILL REPLACE LIGHT CONTROL MODULE FOR $500 WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF SEVERAL FORD OWNERS WITH THE SAME IDENTICAL PROBLEM. MANY WRECKING YARDS ARE SOLD OUT OF THE SALVAGED LCMS (DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM ANYWAY.) *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED ILLUMINATING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON NJ HIGHWAY 29 IN TRENTON THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. THEY WOULD NOT TURN ON EXCEPT WHEN I HELD THE "BRIGHTS" LEVER UP. AT SOME POINT THEY WOULD COME BACK ON, BUT THEN THEY WOULD GO OFF AGAIN. I WAS AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC ON A LIGHTED ROADWAY. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALER BUT DID NOT GET REPAIRED BECAUSE COST IS EXORBITANT (OVER $800). THE PROBLEMS CONTINUES SO I DO NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AT NIGHT. THIS APPARENTLY HAPPENS FREQUENTLY TO THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR BUT MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEE IT AS A PROBLEM (I CORRESPONDED WITH THEM ON THIS MATTER). BEFORE I REALIZED THE SEVERITY I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE LIGHTS CUT OUT ON A POORLY LIGHTED CITY STREET AS I WAS TURNING THE CORNER AND I ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN I COULD NOT SEE. *TR

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.

IT WAS APPROX. 2:30AM [NIGHT TIME] AND I WAS DRIVING ON A RURAL STATE HIGHWAY @ 65MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS SUDDELY WENT OUT. THE SWITCH WAS SET TO AUTOMATIC ON / OFF. VISIBILITY INSTANTLY BECAME ZERO IN THE PITCH BLACK.. AS I WAS 20 MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN ON A STATE HIGHWAY IN AN UNPOPULATED AREA WITH NO LIGHTING.. NOT EVEN MOON LIGHT. I SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS RUNNING OFF THE ROADWAY INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH.. TAKING OVER 100 FEET TO STOP. AFTER GAINING MY COMPOSURE, I NOTICED THAT MY DASHLIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING ALONG WITH MY YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS. I TRIED THE HEADLIGHTS SWITCH BY CHANGING IT FROM OFF, TO FULL ON- TO AUTO... WITH NO SUCCESS AT FIRST. BUT AFTER 3-4 MINUTES THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON AND WORKED IN BOTH THE AUTO & IN THE SWITCHED 'ON' POSITIONS FOR 20-30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF. SO I KNEW THE PROBLEM WASN'T WITH A BLOWN FUSE. THIS CONTINUED TO BE THE CYCLE.. THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD COME ON FOR 20-30 SECONDS AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE WORKING AGAIN. BY PULLING THE TURN CONTROL / HIGH BEAM LEVER TOWARD ME, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE PASSING LIGHT SETTING OF MY HEADLIGHTS TO WORK AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK HOME... BUT THIS CREATED A DANGER TO VEHICLES I MET.. AS IT BLINDED THEM. I COULDN'T TURN OFF THE BRIGHT PASSING BEAM WITHOUT GOING DARK ON THE ROADWAY. NEXT MORNING I CHECKED THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND DISCOVERED THAT 1000'S OF OTHER MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME P

UPON STARTING UP 2005 MERCURY MARQUIS (~24000 MILES) AND PLACING CAR INTO DRIVE, CAR ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND CRASHED INTO A GAS STATION PUMP. THE CAR ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS IN A "JAMMED STATE". THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PUT RIGHT FOOT THEN BOTH FEET ON BRAKE TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CAR WOULD NOT SLOW MUCH LESS STOP. DRIVER SUFFERED VERY SERIOUS EYE INJURY AND CURRENTLY HAS NO SIGHT IN INJURED LEFT EYE. THERE IS THE RISK OF LOSING LEFT EYE. PASSENGER SUFFERED FRACTURED STERNUM AND OTHER BRUISING. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER ARE TRAUMATIZED FROM THIS CAR ACCELERATOR MALFUNCTION. *TR

THE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AT NIGHT. I PULLED OVER AND PLAYED WITH THE LIGHT SWITCH UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. I HAD TROUBLE WITH THE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE I REPLACED THE LIGHT SWITCH ON 01/04/12. ON A TRIP TO THE STORE TONIGHT, THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AGAIN. AFTER CHECKING ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS IT MUST BE THE LCM MODULE, AT A COST OF $700, TO $900. DOLLARS. IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH FORD MOTOR CO, VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED UNEXPECTEDLY AND FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*BF THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS SINCE REPLACED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. UPDATED 03/08/12