Electrical System Problems of Mercury Marauder

The headlights started to flicker on and off while driving on the highway at night, then the car stalled. I instinctively put it in neutral to try and restart which I did but it stalled again and this time it was completely dead while unfortunately on the curve of a 2 lane bridge with no shoulder or breakdown lane. Luckily the hazard lights were enough for on coming traffic and tractor trailers to see me in time or I could have easily been killed on that bridge. Great appreciation to dispatch and the state troopers for their assistance.

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Head light flicker on and off , low beams are dim , hig beams not bright.

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I was entering onto a parkway at 05:30 hours, day-break, when my heahlights shut off. I turned the on/off switch, flicked the hi-beams, no lights. I pulled the driving lamps switch, they came on. I drove for about 10 seconds and the headlights came on. I have not driven this vehicle at night since this event. I took my car to a local service center and we experimented with the head lights. Car running, drivers window down. . . Turned head lights on, parking lights came on but head lights did not come on. Turned on left turn signal and head lights came on. Jiggled multi function switch and head lights flickered as did left turn lamp. Ordered new multi function switch will have it installed 13 may, 2013. Concern: I searched the internet for similiar problems and no one else mentioned the muliti function switch, they all refered to the lighting control module. I now fear my problem could occur again after replacing the multi function switch. This is a life threatening problem occuring on similiar vehicles.

Headlights, turn signals, side markers, fog lamps all died unexpectedly when driving down the road twice on Friday night. Faulty 'lighting control module' (part number 3w7z-13c788-aa on my specific vehicle) to blame. Previous investigation by NHTSA closed (pe08066), but problems remain - * 2001-2004 panther platform vehicles will have this problem eventually if they haven't already due to the relay being sized to small and eventually burning out. Massive safety issue with losing your lighting while driving at highway speeds on dark backroads.

The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Marauder. The contact stated while driving in inclement weather the windshield wipers would not operate unless they were on full speed. The wipers would also come on automatically and spray the fluid when they were not manually operated. In addition, the headlights and interior lights would flicker on and off when they were in the off position. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer nor had it been repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 33,500.

Headlights in 2004 Mercury Marauder began going out intermittently at about 60k miles, also intermittently not coming on when turned on by switch. They now rarely stay on for more than 5 minutes at a time. This is undoubtedly related to the widely reported failure of motorola-manufactured Ford lighting control module (lcm, Ford p/n 4w7z13c788bb) units in many Ford 'panther' platform models (crown vic, grand marquis, Marauder) through model year 2004. Nhtsa action pe08066 addresses this issue. The Ford/Mercury dealer I sought service for this issue from recommended replacement of the lcm at a cost of $700 for parts and labor. The part is available through internet sources from $300 to $500. The dealer would not guarantee that this part replacement would fix the intermittent headlight problem, so I have decided to purchase and replace the unit myself and return the part if this does not correct the problem. This is an issue of public safety that should be addressed by a recall -- cars traveling at night without headlights are a danger to the driving and pedestrian public. It is hard to fathom why the NHTSA would disagree with this logic and close this investigation. Since many owners and third-parties are now sharing stories and home-grown solutions on the internet (replacing/re-soldering the defective nec relay p/n eq1-11111s, which is the root cause of the problem), the NHTSA is passing ownership and responsibility of Ford's bad manufacturing decision on to vehicle owners. This is a terrible message to give the public, it further erodes any trust a consumer could possibly have in Ford products. The huge volume of fleet vehicles (taxi, police, municipal) that are affected makes this an even more critical safety issue. The NHTSA should have its legal position prepared for a worst-case scenario in which an accident resulting in death is linked to this defect.

2003 Mercury Marauder. All interior and exterior lights fail as you drive down the street. I have taken the car in 5 different times in the last 6 months to 2 different dealers and no one can fix the problem.