Battery Problems of Mercury Grand Marquis

My mother-in-law has a 2004 Grand Marquis & last night when she started the car to go home after visiting us, the headlights would not come on at all. . . . Additionally, the interior lights have come on all by themselves intermittently, and consequently, the battery is drained each time it happens. The interior problem may or may not fix itself by starting/shutting off/opening/closing door. All I did was type "2004 Mercury Grand Marquis" in yahoo search & a multitude of similar problems came up in the results: all stating a defective light control module (lcm). I am going to take the one out of her car today & take it apart & inspect it for cracked ("cold solder") solder joints as almost anything with a pc board ( (made in the last 25 years especially) tends to develop cracked solder because they are made cheaply by using as little solder possible to hold the joint together (when new, anyways) . Yet another cheap, modern junk electronic item pumped out in bulk by the thousands that the manufacturer will not support, unless it fails within the warranty period! I cannot believe Ford motor company won't issue a recall for this problem as it is not an isolated problem, according to my research! maybe once someone dies in a car wreck from the lights going out while they're going down a freeway @ 70mph, someone will get a good lawyer and sue the pants off of Ford motor company!! class action lawsuit, anybody?.

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The contact owns a 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis. While driving 25 mph, the contact noticed smoke, a poignant odor, and small flames seeping from the dashboard. He pulled over, exited the vehicle, and called 911. He tamed the fire with a fire extinguisher. The police and fire departments arrived and disconnected the battery. A police report was filed. The contact did not notify a dealer and no repairs were made. The current and failure mileages were 81,210. Updated 12-12-07 a copy of the police report was provided. Updated 12/12/07.

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While driving the brake lines failed and had to be replaced. The owner came outside and saw the brake fluid on the ground and realized that the brake lines failed. The owner drove the vehicle with no brakes to the dealership and they repaired it. Then the owner realized that the brake lines were rusted. The left rear seat belt was replaced twice. The wiper motor, wiper switch, drivers side mirror switch and rotors were all replaced. The turn signal switch, driver window switch , tail light , catalytic converter were replaced. The consumer was told the ball joints and shocks were bad. The battery was replaced.

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While driving at night battery light on the instrument panel will illuminate for five to ten seconds intermittently. Dealership has examined vehicle, but could not reproduce the problem. Please provide any additional information / attachments.

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My problems began almost immediately after purchase. The abs and the power loss, I consider to be life threatening. The power losses occurred during rush hour, after dark and while driving alone. Considering the fact that I am female, I consider this to be a two-fold danger. Ford has offered to pay me $2000 toward the trade-in of my car (cloverleaf to pay 17,500 for mine). This still has me paying in the neighborhood of 5500 for a 99 model. I did not purchase my car to be trading in after a year and none of this is my doing nor my choice. The car I was driving before the purchase of my new one (it wasn't a Ford product) had 150,000 miles. I no longer felt safe in it. It appears that I was wrong. I probably was safer in it than in the new one. I realize that none of my problems will qualify my car for the lemon law, however, considering the numerous problems I have had, I most defineately consider it to be a lemon.

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