10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
82,973 miles

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problem #159

Jun 302018

Grand Marquis

  • 136,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the headlamps and tail lamps would intermittently fail to operate without warning. Doug henry Ford of ayden (4057 lee St, ayden, nc) diagnosed that the light control module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 136,000.

- Winterville, NC, USA

problem #158

Jun 222018

Grand Marquis

  • 87,000 miles
Coming from a concert which thankfully was very close to home, the headlights did not turn on and there were no dash lights. The vehicle was not in motion but as the car was starting to move, still no lights. There was a recall on this vehicle in 2014(lcm #15S39) that was repaired and reimbursed by our local Ford dealership. This was a known issue for 2003-2005 Mercury Grand Marquis and 2003-2005 Crown Victoria. I have since seen complaints come up as of Jan.2018 that this problem has again come to light. This is a horrendous safety issue and not an inexpensive fix. How many more times will this keep happening? we love this car, have had it for 13 years and it has less than 90000 miles on it. Tried contacting Ford customer service and they were no help!! we just wanted to make this known that obviously this is an ongoing problem with this particular year vehicle.

- Joliet, IL, USA

problem #157

Jan 262018

Grand Marquis

  • miles
When driving at night, headlights will sometime become dim, usually the headlights will cut off. Less than a minute, after they go off, headlights will return back on.

- Duckhill, MS, USA

problem #156

Jan 172018

Grand Marquis

  • 105,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the front driver and passenger side headlights were dim and prevented the contact from seeing at night. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called bert wolfe Ford at (304) 344-1601 (located at 1900 patrick St plaza, charleston, wv 25387) where it was confirmed that no recalls were associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000 (exterior lighting). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number: Cas13954234. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

- St Albans, WV, USA

problem #155

Oct 222017

Grand Marquis

  • 100,000 miles
Head lights and tail lights will turn off while driving

- Jenison, MI, USA

problem #154

Oct 122017

Grand Marquis

  • 157,000 miles
I have a serious dangerous situation going on with the headlights that could end with fatal results. The headlights will go out by themselves at night which could result in a car crash. The lights will go out without warning while the vehicle is in motion wherever you are.

- Macon, MS, USA

problem #153

Sep 262017

Grand Marquis

  • 115,481 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated the vehicle's exterior headlamps failed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of failure however due to them stating the vehicle was already remedied under NHTSA campaign number 15V861000(exterior lighting) no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 115,481.

- Gadsden, AL, USA

problem #152

Sep 192017

Grand Marquis

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving approximately 60 mph, the headlights went out without warning. The contact managed to drive home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (borman autoplex in las cruces, nm, 575-525-4500) where it was diagnosed that the lighting module needed to be repaired. The technician stated that the failure was repaired earlier per an unknown recall; therefore, the contact would be responsible for the repair cost. The manufacturer was called and stated that the recall repair was a one-time repair and hung up the phone. The failure was not repaired. The failure mileage was not provided.

- Las Cruces, NM, USA

problem #151

Jun 102017

Grand Marquis

  • 120,238 miles
My lights do not come on when my wipers are activated in the rain. This happen when I am driving or stationary.

- N Chesterfield, VA, USA

problem #150

Jul 122017

Grand Marquis

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000 (exterior lighting); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. A dealer was not contacted about the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Hedgeville, SC, USA

problem #149

Jun 142017

Grand Marquis

  • 194,480 miles
Recall 15S39: My lights were working just fine but I received a recall notice. When I called to make an appoinment I said I had no problems with my ligh but the letter said it might occur at anytime. I drive approx. 35,000 miles per year. May 17,2017 I made appoinment.for june12,2017. What I thought was a new module was installed. June 14, 2017 my lights suddenly went out when I was driving. They suddenly came back on. Later that evening they would not come on at all. (it stays on automatic). I got the manual lights to come on. No bright light only intermittant brights. The next day I took it to GEM city Ford. After an hour they said they were O.K. 10 P.M. the lights went out again. I used manual. Called they said they would call back.they didnot with more than oncalls never to be called back. Then I left a note I would get it checked while out of sate. Then I got a call requesting that I bring it in. I was leavine the state F or a week. Came back to town the next week told that the patch that was put in was working and I could purchase the module.this is a dangerous thing. The fix caused a proble that the fix was supposed to do. I want my car back to the way it was. When driving it makes a pop then goes out or comes on. When starting they may not come on at all. I don't want this to happen when I'm going throught the mountains of Georgia or tennesse at night. This should have not been patched. It's lazy. A persons life that bought this vehical should be worth more than that. No way to up load. I can fax.

- Quincy, IL, USA

problem #148

Dec 222015

Grand Marquis

  • 105,000 miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the exterior headlamps failed. The failure occurred without warning. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000 (exterior lighting) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The joe myers Ford dealer was contacted and they informed the contact that they would not be able to schedule them in until September. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #147

Mar 202016

Grand Marquis

  • 90,000 miles
Front head lights will not comes on at night or they will go off while drving at night.

- Mesquite, TX, USA

problem #146

Dec 222014

Grand Marquis 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury garnd marquis. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000(exterior lighting); however the part for the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 05/17/17 updated 10/12/2017

- Barnegat, NJ, USA

problem #145

Feb 282017

Grand Marquis

  • 92,000 miles
Safety recall notice 15S39/NHTSA recall 15V-861 not completed on my car. Was notified by Ford Jan 2016 that repair would be accomplished but it has not.

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

problem #144

Dec 222015

Grand Marquis 8-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000 (exterior lighting). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 04/05/17lj updated 10/6/2017

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #143

Jan 242017

Grand Marquis

  • miles
The recall is over a year old and the lights are now failing to come on. If I wack the console I can get the lights on but it's getting worse. What can be done to remedy this?

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #142

Jan 192017

Grand Marquis 8-cyl

  • 163,850 miles
I live in a remote part of Hawaii and am a physician who gets called in the middle of the night for emergencies. I was driving on the upper road with several drop offs and my lights went out in the middle of driving. The high beams did not work either, but I had to hold down the lever for the lights to work. I almost wrecked my vehicle and I could have driven off the road and killed myself. In addition, my patient needing emergency surgery could have died because I was not there to administer anesthesia. There is no excuse for this. Absolutely none! I have changed fuses, lights and the light switch. This was on an isolated highway with no lights in the mountains on the big island. There was nothing to light the highway but the stars. I was driving between 55-60 miles an hour.

- Waikoloa, HI, USA

problem #141

Jun 272016

Grand Marquis 8-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V861000 (exterior lighting). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was experiencing a failure in which the exterior lighting randomly shorted while waiting months for the parts. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #140

Jan 012016

Grand Marquis

  • 80,000 miles
I understand there is a problem with the headlights failing and a letter was issued about a year ago, but no parts were furnished to dealers.

- Marysville, KS, USA

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