1988 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Electrical System Problems

FORD SAYS THE STARTER SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER THE STARTER SWITCH RECALL. THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE SWITCH HAS BURNED CONTACTS AND IS DEFORMED PROBABLY FROM HEAT. THE HARNESS CONNECTOR, THAT GOES TO THE SWITCH, IS MELTED , SPLIT AND DEFORMED. MY TURN SIGNALS AND A/C FAN MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO GET ERRONEOUS ENGINE WARNING AND LOW OIL WARNING LIGHTING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE SWITCH DOES GET VERY WARM AND IT WAS JUST THAT OR HOT UPON FAILURE. THE RECALL (96V071000) DID NOT ACTUALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. A SAFETY HAZARD REMAINS IN EXISTANCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THE SWITCH WAS BROKEN OR WORN OUT BUT THE SWITCH IS HEATING OR BURNING UP. THE RECALL SHOULD REMAIN EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH UNLESS A ENGINEERING CORRECTION IS MADE ON THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION.*AK

FORD SAYS THE STARTER SWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE UNDER THE STARTER SWITCH RECALL. THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH AGAIN. THE SWITCH HAS BURNED CONTACTS AND IS DEFORMED PROBABLY FROM HEAT. THE HARNESS CONNECTOR, THAT GOES TO THE SWITCH, IS MELTED , SPLIT AND DEFORMED. MY TURN SIGNALS AND A/C FAN MOTOR DOES NOT WORK. I ALSO GET ERRONEOUS ENGINE WARNING AND LOW OIL WARNING LIGHTING AT VARIOUS TIMES. THE SWITCH DOES GET VERY WARM AND IT WAS JUST THAT OR HOT UPON FAILURE. THE RECALL (96V071000) DID NOT ACTUALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM. A SAFETY HAZARD REMAINS IN EXISTANCE WITH THESE VEHICLES. I WOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IF THE SWITCH WAS BROKEN OR WORN OUT BUT THE SWITCH IS HEATING OR BURNING UP. THE RECALL SHOULD REMAIN EFFECTIVE FOR CHRONIC REPLACEMENT OF THE SWITCH UNLESS A ENGINEERING CORRECTION IS MADE ON THE VEHICLES IN QUESTION.*AK

IGNITION SWITCH / STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN HEAT UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 2 OCCASSION AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL.*SLC

ON TWO OCCASIONS AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND ROAD CONDITIONS VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND DIED WITHOUT WARNING. ANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 96VO71000. ANOTHER CAR ALMOST REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, IT WAS RAINING AND COULD HARDLY SEE ANYTHING. *AK THE CAUSE FOR STALLING OF THE VEHICLE WAS A FAULTY IGNITION MODULE. THE DRIVER SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. *YH

AS CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE . SHE APPLIED BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. FRONT TWO TIRE WERE ON FIRE AT THAT TIME. FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP.*AK

WHILE IN BED HEARD AUTOMOBILE CRANKING BY ITSELF. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOOK OUT OF THE WINDOW, SAW SMOKE, AND THEN AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT BLAZE OUT.*AK

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY, IGNITION MODULE REPLACED BUT VEHICLE CONTINUES TO STALL. NLM

IN 98 WE TOOK THIS CAR IN FOR AN IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHEN WE RETURNED HOME THE SWITCH REFUSED TO ALLOW US TO TURN IT OFF WE CALLED THE FORD DEALER THAT HAD DONE THE REPLACEMENT WE HAD NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM UNTILL THIS TIME THEN ONCE I GOT IT TURNED OFF AND WE WENT TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE RUN POSITION OR ALLOW ANY OF THE LIGHTS OR ACCESSORIES TO WORK I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN LEAVE IT RUNNING AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AS SOON AS THEY COULD THIS WAS AT 5:00 P.M.ON A FRIDAY EVENING AND THEY WOULDNT BE RETURNING TO WORK UNTILL MONDAY MORNING I THEN CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO LEAVE THIS CAR RUNNING FOR 2 1/2 DAYS UNTILL THEY RETURNED TO WORK ON THE FOLLOWING ,MONDAY /////AIR CONDITIONER - THE AIR CONDITIONER ON THIS CAR SINCE WE BOUGHT IT REFUSES TO WORK UNTILL IT HAS BEEN RUN FOR ABOUT 1 HR THEN IT WILL WORK FINE IT HAS BEEN RECHARGED AND CHECKED TO SEE IF THAT IS THE TROUBLE 3 TIMES WE HAVE REPLACED THE CLIMATE CONTROL TEMP. SENSOR IT WILL THEN WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN AGAIN BECOME AS IT WAS I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE FULL SIZE FORDS AND IT SEEMS NO ONE CAN SAY WHAT IT IS FOR SURE I HAVE TRIED ALSO REPLACING THE TEMPERATURE CONTROLS ON THE HEAT AND AIR SELECTOR SWITCH WITH NO LUCK AS WELL

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE.

HORN BUTTONS SHRINK IN COLD WEATHER.

WHILE DRIVING NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OFF ROAD AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, AND NOTICED INSULATION ON WIRE WAS BURNING APPROXIMATELY 6-8 INCHES AWAY FROM ALTERNATOR; CONNECTOR SHOWED SIGN OF BURNED AND MELTED INSULATION. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED.

WHEN GOING TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AFTER DRIVING, THE KEY IS VERY HOT AND BURNS DRIVER'S FINGER. *AK

THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE AS CAR WAS BEING PARKED.

FIRE ORIGINATED IN OR ABOUT THE IGNITION SWITCH.

IGNITION SWITCH FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).

RECALL -96V071000 (IGNITION SWITCH). THE SERVICE WAS DONE IN AUGUST OF 1996. ON OCT. 20TH 1996, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, AND SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE, UNDER THE HOOD. RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE. *AK *SLC

IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE RESULTING IN VEHICLE FIRE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE.

OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPAIR UNTIL OCTOBER.*AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. *AK

BATTERY REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL.

ALTERNATOR REPLACED PRIOR TO RECALL.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED INSIDE THE VEHICLE ON DASHBOARD DUE TO POSSIBLE SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CATCH FIRE. *AK

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE FROM BELOW THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE DRIVING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, DASH BURNED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES BETWEEN THE WINDSHEILD AND THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, DASH BURNED. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN WHEN IT BURST INTO FLAMES BETWEEN THE WINDSHEILD AND THE HOOD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED THE IGNITION SWITCH TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM IGNITION SWITCH. SOMEONE ASSISTED OWNER IN SHUTTING IT DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, WIRES OVER HEATED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF STEERING COLUMN, FIRE DISTINQUISHED IT'S SELF, WIRING HARNESS WAS BURNT. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED OUT, CAUSING FIRE. *DSH

IGNITION SWITCH GOT VERY HOT, NO FIRE YET. *AK

IGNITION SWITCH GOT VERY HOT, NO FIRE YET. *AK

HEADLIGHT SWITCH OVERHEATS DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT BEHIND DASH. *DSH

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, INTERIOR COMPLETELY BURNED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED, UNDER THE DASH COMPARTMENT FIRE, ELECTRICAL SHORT, INTERIOR COMPLETELY BURNED. *AK

WHEN CAR WAS PARKED THE INTERIOR CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CONSUMER IGNITION SWITCH CAUGHT ON FIRE NEED TO BE REPLACED . TT