Turn Signal Problems of Mercury Grand Marquis

My headlights, hazards, and turn signals all just randomly went out while driving. They have not come back on since. After reading forums I believe it to be the lcm but my year model is not included in the recall. I believe this issue dates back farther than 2000 and Ford should step up and recall more of these lcm components.

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The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting). Hempstead Ford (301 n franklin st, hempstead, NY 11550, (516) 483-7200) indicated that they provided the recall remedy; however, the contact stated that the low beams, high beams, and daytime running lights failed to function. The failure progressed for years with no solution from the manufacturer. The dealer did not specify what part was replaced and indicated that the turn signals also failed to function. The contact informed the dealer and showed them that the turn signals functioned improperly, but they failed to provide a remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was waiting for a solution. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

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I was driving down the road at night and was turning left when my headlamps just turned off for no reason and I had to drive with high beems the only way they would work is if you hold the turn signal lever towards you. This scared me to death because in my state at this time of year deer are everywhere.

My husband and I were on vacation on August 14th 2015 when we were going to leave our location, we turned car on and headlights; when we noticed headlights would not turn on at all. We manually turned the knob multiple times and no lights turned on. When he pulled turn signal lever back toward him, we came to a conclusion the only way we could travel was with the manual high beams on. He had to hold the lever the entire way to our next location in the mountains which was dangerous for us as well as other drivers. The headlights somehow came back on. And on August 26 2015 I just had the same problem with headlights not working unless holding back the manual high beams lever. This time they did not come back on. Not only am I as a driver blinding people with high beams, I am risking my driving by holding down a lever while trying to drive. The lever hits the steering wheel and makes it difficult to turn the wheel. This is a serious problem that many others with this year make and model are experiencing. This needs to be addressed and fixed.

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The gear shift id on the dash board has quit working, and we can only identify the gear that we have engaged by feel. Also, we have a recurring problem with the left rear turn signal flash going bad. When this happens, the turn signal flashes at a super fast rate. Both of these problems are safety issues. The gear shift problem happened while the car was stationary, the turn signal problem happened while making a left turn.

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Vehicle headlights work intermittently . Cruse control does not reset or turn on when supposed to. This is also an intermittent problem, sometimes resetting, and sometimes not. Headlights would sometimes not turn on when driving unless pulling turn signal arm toward steering wheel and holding. High beams only would work.

Headlamps turned off while driving down dark highway at night!!! only able to make high beam lamps work by pulling turn signal lever back and holding in that position. Low beam and high beam do not work, only high beam when manually held on. Should be recalled!!! very dangerous!!!.

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Similar to events as published in NHTSA action number pe08066, I was driving on the interstate at night and the headlights suddenly went dark. No warning, just went out. Pulled off onto shoulder and could not avoid sliding off the road - very dangerous. Finally figured out if you pull the turn signal lever all the way towards you it will turn the bright headlights on, but you have to hold it on position . . If you let go the headlights go back out. The problem is intermittent and appears without warning. 1000's of complaints about this same issue all over the internet - so I can't believe the agency closed the original investigation?? what could be more dangerous than losing your headlights at night?? there should be an immediate recall from Ford motor CO. On this issue! my local Ford dealer and communications to Ford motor CO. Have produced no help. This is approximately a $700 repair at the dealership for a proven defective "lighting control module". This is a "safety-related" issue if there ever was one!.

I left the house after dark to pick up my husband from work. When I got to his job I turned the car off because I was early. When he got to the car and I restarted it the headlights did not come on. They came back on after I used the turn signal about 2 minutes later. After that we notice that occasionally the lights would go off while driving at night but would come back on after a couple of minutes. Until one night when they stop working altogether. It stayed that way till we took it to a dealership where they informed us that they were aware of it happening to other cars but the piece that we needed was on back order and we would have to wait for one and a half months. While we were waiting the only way to have headlights while driving was to hold the high beams stick because it wouldn't even work if you pushed the high beams to the always on position.

The headlights turn off randomly. The running lights stay on but the normal headlights will go off randomly and then come back on several to tens of minutes later. I can hear a clicking sound when the lights do go off and back on. When the lights do go off, I can hold the high beams on if I hold the stick toward me. Sometimes initiating a turn signal will cause the headlights to come back on.

I was driving southbound on route 95 from baltimore to washington at night. While driving, my headlights suddenly went out. I normally keep the headlights set on the automatic mode. When the headlights went out, I turned the headlight dial on the dash to each of the positions without being able to reilluminate the headlights. I noticed that when I pulled the turn signal lever towards me, the high-beams would go on, but they would not go on when the lever was pushed away from me to keep the high beams on while freeing my hands. I therefore had to drive for approximately 20 miles while keeping the highbeams activated with my left hand. This posed problems when I needed to turn the wheel. I brought the car to my local Ford dealership, jerry's Ford in annandale, virginia. Even though I kept the car at the dealership for several days, they were unable to diagnose the problem because the headlights were properly functioning. The problem recurred while I was driving south on I-95, headed to new york, on October 6. At that time I lost the headlights and they remained out for well over one hour, requiring me to keep the high beams activated with my left hand while driving the car. I am now experiencing the problem on nearly a daily basis. I make short trips to the grocery store, less than a mile from my house, at night, and invariably lose the headlights while driving home. One time I was able to restore the headlights by turning the dial on the dash to the manual position (far right). At other times, this does not work.

I was returning home with my wife from a trip to charleston, SC, at about 10:00 pm, driving at 60 mph, when my headlights suddenly shut off. That happens in the vicinity of awendaw and there are no street lights in the area. Both my wife and I screamed in panick while I was trying to slow down the car and staying in my lane on the highway. I was thankful that the turn signals, marker lights and brake lights still worked, so any other cars would be able to see me. When I finally pulled up the side of the road without any mishaps, I inspected the car and found out that all the fuses were good. I then restarted the car and still did not get my headlights to come on. I played with the turn signal/ low beam/high beam lever and got the flashing high beam position to work, so I drove home to myrtle beach holding the flashing high beam lever up to light my way. Otherwise, I would have to hire a taxi, spend the night in the nearest hotel to wait for daylight to resume my trilp home. Apparently, the problem with the headlights shutting off without warning while driving at night comes from the lighting control module installed the the 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis that malfunctions when the cars reached an average mileage of 69,000 miles (some as early as 30,000 miles, up to 114,000 miles documented).

The lights were on in normal mode when I heard a click and they suddenly cut out. I was driving slowly in town and was able to pull over; I discovered that I could hold the turn signal control signal for the passing brights and get light; otherwise no lighting would turn on regardless of attempts to change the lighting mode and restarting the car. Eventually the lights came back days later, but have continued to cut out intermittently ever since. This is a major safety hazard as there is no predicting the failure, and the brights are not good to have to hold to use.

Headlights go off unexpectedly while driving at night. Experimenting found that high beam (unsafe when driving on 2 way road) may be kept on by holding the turn signal lever in the up position (thus occupying the left hand while driving) internet search indicates that this is a fairly common problem with this make and model, and that replacement of the light control module is expensive ($700 - $900) and not always a long term fix. Should be a Ford recall item.

Turned on headlights they did not come on but if you pull back on turn signal high beam works when held in position.

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.

2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. . This is a loaner car while my f-150 was in the shop. I used the car for work that morning. Lights worked fine,but I needed to use my trailor the next day so my wife was going to use the car for work the next day so I could use our explorer to pull the trailor. The car needed gas and it was dark out. We went to go for gas and when I started it the parking lights worked but the headlights would not. I pushed the turn signal lever forward and the brights didn't either. I checked the fuses and could not find one bad. It is going back to the Ford dealership. I would think from what I have read about this being an ongoing problem, there would of been a recall by now. I'm just glad it didn't happen to my wife on her way to work,it was foggy and dark that morning.

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. ).

The contact owns a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the headlights and high beam headlights failed without warning. The contact went to try the lights two hours after the failure and the lights did illuminate, but failed shortly thereafter. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was told that there was short in the lever used for the turn signal and the lights. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 96,000.

While driving at night, my wife put on the left turn signal and the headlights immediately failed, creating a dangerous situation. She frantically fiddled with various light controls until finally discovering that by manually holding the "flash to pass" high beam lever, it brought the headlights on allowing her to make it home. The headlights were checked by the Ford dealer on August 5, 2011. Tests revealed no cause but the mechanic suspected the light control module. He advised further driving, which I did that same evening only to experience repeated headlight failure when using either turn signal or activating the high beams. Then I discovered a number of internet postings in which drivers experienced the same problem with Grand Marquis' or Ford crown victorias made in the 2000's. Then I found a website which stated that the original light control module had a major problem involving a bad circuit that is the definitive cause of the problem. The local Ford dealer acknowledged awareness of the problem (even citing several crown victoria police interceptors that required lcm replacement), but because Ford has not issued a recall, they wanted over $1,000 for diagnosis, part, and labor. A website also noted that Ford recently completely revised the lcm with an internal redesign by Ford engineers so that the new lcms will never fail. The website also noted that some dealers continue to sell the old defective lcm which will only fail again. My opinion: besides not wanting to pay an exhorbitant amount to replace one component of a vehicle's light system, it appears Ford is fully aware of a potentially deadly defect affecting many thousands of Grand Marquis' and crown victorias currently in use, but has not issued a recall. This potentially deadly defect must be addressed! it is entirely possible fatal accidents have already occurred but were misattributed.

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, running on low beam, and the lights went out again on the ramp when I operated the left turn signal. I continued to ocala by way of atlanta, running in daylight only. I took the car to ocala Ford as soon as I arrived in ocala. The dealer had the car several days and finally duplicated the failure. They replaced a module at the cost of $786. 00 and said the car was safe to drive. No repair was done to the turn signal. I got the module from the dealer and sent it to NHTSA for testing to determine if it actually was defective. If not, then my car presents a risk to everyone sharing the highway with me at night, because the problem would still be there. In my opinion, sudden and catastrophic failure such as this presents fatal risk to anyone involved in a crash, including the general public. This failure has nothing to do with reasonable wear and tear, it is a design/manufacturing defect, worsened by a failure by Ford to provide a diagnostic program. Since the problem is intermittent, people may have already died and no trace of the failure would be found by examining the wreck. Updated 01/19/11/ updated 01/20/11.

I own a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis and the headlights will randomly decide to work or not work. Most times they work for 3-5 minutes and then just go out. . The running lights and turn signals still work. The only way to see is to manually hold the high beam light in position while driving.

2005 Mercury Grand Marquis 85,000 miles, headlights go out at any speed when hitting a bump or pot hole. No high beam or low beams but flash to pass will light both high and low if turn signal arm is held back.

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the headlights would go out completely while driving at any speed. Sometimes the lights will illuminate within a few minutes or up to fifteen minutes. When he pulls the turn signal lever towards him, the bright lights illuminate, but shut off when he lets go off the lever. The dealer informed him to bring the vehicle in for inspection. The repair would cost between $400 and $500. The failure mileage was 98,000. Updated 4/16/09 the consumer stated the repairs were made by replacing the lcm. Updated 04/20/09.

The contact owns a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis. Occasionally, when driving 55-60 mph, the vehicle would vibrate. The vibration also occurred while driving between 35-40 mph. The contact stated that she had to add water to the antifreeze receptacle each day because the vehicle would overheat. While making a left turn, the contact would hear a rustling sound as if something was rubbing together. In addition, the rear windows would not go down. The front passenger side window would go down, but would not go back up. The contact was informed that the failure was electrical. The blinkers, brake lights, and cruise control have failed. She also received a safety recall notice for the vehicle speed control. The powertrain and recall number were unknown. The current mileage was 90,647 and failure mileage was 73,000.

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Problems with my wife's 2002 Mercury Grand Marquis LS not cranking at odd times. I have cranked up the car, and driven it into the garage, then go back out a couple minute later - 15-30 minutes - and the car would not crank. The last time I pulled the car into the garage one evening and when my wife went to go to work the next morning it would not crank. The dealer's service department can not find a problem. However, the left turn signal went out about a year ago, requiring a module be replaced. After that we noticed the foot pedal adjustment diid not work and a loose connection was found to be the problem. The starting problems did not start until after the turn signal module was replaced. I have found other incidents of problems with the ignition switch for this model Mercury.

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The turn signal failed intermittently. The cause had not been determined. The turn signal raced extremely fast that the lights flicker instead of blinking. The problem occurred 30 times since Dec. 2003. Ford was aware of the problem but did not have a fix.

Car would not idle after starting. Thank god it happened in driveway. Towed to dealer, and dealer replaced iac valve, and cleaned fuel system. Car had 37974 miles on it. Purchased used on 07/03/03, was certified as used car, 33750 miles. Noticed intermittent turn signal flashing when purchased. Changed bulbs, no improvement. Shouldn't a safety recall be issued instead of a TSB on the idle problem?.

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