2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Structure Problems

I bought this car from some stranger who doesn’t care about my shoulder pains driving a car with the steering wheel upside down these part stores & insurance companies get theirs can I please get what’s due to me so tired of the brakes making my steering wheel jerk & didn’t have any heat in a car I’ve spent my entire check on I really can’t believe this much over a faulty can I get some type of reimbursements for my pain & suffering from driving this guy’s high school car even if it looked like it did brand new pipes falling apart [XXX] won’t stop over heating caused me to run off the road because windows can’t let right window down it’s so much I can say but I rather not thanks this is devastating to me & my child kid doesn’t wanna feel like his dad I has no say so for him or his own child driving in guy’s [XXX] did one thing some else messes up it has caused me so much grief & mental attacks trying to keep this guy car maintained I’ve tried trade ins but they’ve told me that the car wasn’t worth nothing but $700 what can I do with that basically paid my entire earnings out on a Car I love my step son I just don’t want him to feel like I’m a bad person because I’m dealing with financial stability [XXX] I’ve paid so much & I want my happiness one way or another crooks on social media lined up to [XXX] me you & the next with this false narratives & defected goods [XXX] my great grandpa doesn’t like the way this one car has caused me so much pain going in these rich stores buying parts & being ripped off because the car isn’t stable enough to hold up what I’ve fixed [XXX] it’s going to go on for the rest of my life & I’m scared. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

TAKATA RECALL ALSO THE EXTERIOR FRONT BODY BUMPER PANELES AND LEFT DOOR MOLDING PANELS ARE IMPROPERYLY AND IN ACCURATE/Y AND INADEQUATELY SECURED ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE DRIVER DOOR POSSIBLIY RESULTING IN UNSAFELY COMING APART WHILE TRAVELING ON THE ROAD THE IMPERFECTED PLACEMENT CAN BE EASILY SEEN BY GLANCING AT THE SIDE AND FRONT AREA OF THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 82,588

AS I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY VEHICLE'S LOW AND HIGH BEAMS (LIGHTS) SUDDENLY CUT OFF. UNEXPECTEDLY, THE ROAD I WAS TRAVELING BECAME VERY DARK BECAUSE I LIVE IN RURAL AREAS IN WEST VIRGINIA. UNFORTUNATELY, A SECOND LATER, MY CAR RAN OVER A SMALL BOULDER ON THE SIDE ON THE ROAD CAUSING A DAMAGE (SMALL CRACKS) AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MY BUMPER. NEVERTHELESS, I PUT THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON UNTIL I RETURNED HOME RIGHT AWAY. EARLIER THIS WEEK, I USED THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS ISSUES. HOWEVER A DAY LATER, THE ISSUE RETURNED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TRAVELING IN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR. ALL LOW/HIGH BEAM LIGHTS CUT OFF. MY ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO HOLD THE "FLASH TO PASS" LEVER TOWARDS ME, AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WOULD TURN ON. HOWEVER, IT IS EXTREMELY CUMBERSOME DRIVING THIS WAY. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY MANY MECHANICS THAT THE MAIN CULPRIT IS THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE (LCM) AND THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS BECOME EXTREMELY COMMON IN GRAND MARQUIS ESPECIALLY 2005 MODELS. CONSUMERS AND PERHAPS THE GOVERNMENT MAY NEED TO FURTHER INTERVENE, SO FORD CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS SAFETY/HAZARDOUS. IN MY CASE, MY BOTTOM BUMPER SUFFERED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE - IT COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. CURRENTLY, I ONLY USE MY VEHICLE DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT REPAIRS CAN EXCEED $700 OR MORE AND IN SOME INSTANCES, THE ISSUE RETURNS WITHIN A FEW MONTHS AFTER REPLACING THIS PART. THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE SHOULD PERHAPS BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED AS THE LCM COULD BE THE MAIN CULPRIT, BUT SOMETHING ELSE COULD ALSO BE TRIGGERING THE LCM TO FAIL. THANK YOU GREATLY! *TR

Mileage: 48,000

STARTED VEHICLE TO MOVE IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AND VEHICLE SLAMMED MY GARAGE CORNER. TRIED PUTTING IT IN PARK AND IT WENT INTO REVERSE (BRAKE OVERRIDE DID NOT WORK) INSTEAD AND CROSSED STREET, WENT ACROSS NEIGHBORS LANDSCAPING STONES AND SLAMMED INTO THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR'S FRONT PORCH AT WHICH TIME THE IGNITION SHUT DOWN AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGES TO ALL THREE HOMES. *JS

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDALS WERE POSITIONED VERY CLOSE TO ONE ANOTHER. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN WHICH HE DEPRESSED BOTH PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. UPDATED 09/06/2012 *JS

Mileage: 25,000

HOOD WAS OPEN WHILE CHECKING OIL ETC. IT SUDDENLY FELL DOWN ON ME WITHOUT WARNING, HAVE CUT ON MY RIGHT EYEBROW IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY SERIOUS IF I WAS IN ANOTHER POSITION. WAS IN MY GARAGE AND NO WIND WAS CAUSE PROBABLY WEAK STRUTS. HAVE NOT YET CHECK IT OUT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

ON SEPT. 27, 2009, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SAW WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A LEAF ON MY WINDSHIELD. I LATER STOPPED AND NOTICED THAT A 5" DIAMETER SECTION ON THE HOOD AND A 3' BY 8-10" SECTION ON MY ROOF HAD PEELED OFF. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE BODY SHOP FOREMAN ADMITTED IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT BUT AFTER TALKING TO FORD WAS TOLD FORD WOULD NOT COVER IT AS IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS A 2005 MERCURY MARQUIS AND IT ONLY HAS 71000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

THE PAINT ON MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS STARTED PEELING OFF IN FEBRUARY 2009, FIRST APPEARING ON THE ROOF, THEN THE HOOD, AND AROUND THE WINDOWS. DEALER STATES OUT OF WARRANTY, NO COVERAGE, BUT THIS IS CLEARLY A PAINT DEFECT, AS STATED BY A LOCAL BODY SHOP. IN ORDER TO REPAIR, PAINT HAS TO BE GRINDED DOWN TO BARE METAL AS PAINT PRIMER DID NOT BOND WITH METAL PROPERLY. COST TO REPAINT CAR IS ESTIMATED AT $3,000. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

PAINT STARTED PEELING FROM MY 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS IN MARCH 2007. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH QUAD SUN VISORS. THE ORIGINAL SUN VISORS COVERED ONLY ONE DIRECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT PURCHASED ADDITIONAL SUN VISORS TO COVER BOTH THE WINDSHIELD AND THE SIDE WINDOW AT THE SAME TIME.

Mileage: 100

DT: CONSUMER STATES THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE CAME DOWN IN FRONT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR BLOCKING THE TOP OF THE MIRROR. CONSUMER CAN N' T SEE PROPERLY OUT OF THE MIRROR. HE CALLED FORD AND THE DEALER TO ASK IF HE COULD ADJUST THE REARVIEW MIRROR SOMEHOW IN THE DOWN POSITION. BOTH SAID THERE WAS NO SOLUTION FOR THIS. SERVICE DEPT SAID THERE HAD BEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK *JB