2.1

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
77,141 miles

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problem #1

Jan 072008

Marauder 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 77,141 miles
Both rear axles and bearings were damaged and had to be replaced. Ford has issued a bulletin on this: Article no. 03-5-5 axle-rearaxle shaft and/or axle bearing premature wear-vehicles produced before 1/1/2003. My '03 Mercury Marauder was built in Aug. '02. Both axles, bearings and seals had to be replaced at the cost of $647.55.

- Pinehurst, NC, USA

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