Ownership Cost for 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis (LS Ultimate)
Estimated: $38191 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1741
$836
$731
$661
$592
$4561
Insurance
$1509
$1562
$1617
$1673
$1732
$8093
Fuel
$1814
$1868
$1934
$2011
$2102
$9729
Maintenance
$2763
$1876
$986
$730
$2291
$8646
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$475
$475
$475
$475
$475
$703
Total Ownership Costs
$9279
$7335
$6635
$6537
$8405
$38191
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4600.0
Displacement CI: 280.70922283576
Displacement L: 4.6
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 224
Engine KW: 167.0368
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MERCURY
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 977
Model: Grand Marquis
Model Year: 2005
Plant City: Talbotville
Plant Company Name: St. Thomas
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LS
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1993
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RECALL # 99V124000 FORD/SPEED CONTROL SWITCH; DEALER DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO CORRECT RECALL. OWNER HAS CALLED SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. OWNER HAS BEEN WAITNG FOR 2 MONTHS. PARTS ARE NEVER AVAILABLE.*AK
2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I WAS DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OFF, SWITCHED TO MANUAL, WORKED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. TRIED TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON, NO LIGHTS, HAD TO HOLD DIMMER SWITCH FORWARD TO GET LIGHTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE THE FIRST ONE. NOW NOT EVEN HOLDING THE DIMMER SWITCH FORWARD ALWAYS WORKS. TODAY WE WERE STOPPED BECAUSE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT (DRIVER WAS HOLDING DIMMER SWITCH FORWARD). TAIL LIGHTS ALSO FLICKER AT TIMES WHEN HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND CONTROL PANEL FLICKERS TOO. WE HAVE GONE TO LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SERVICE AND ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING CONTROL MODULE DUE TO LARGE BACK ORDER. SO WHAT ARE WE TO DO IN THE MEANTIME? THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO THOSE IN THE CAR AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. I UNDERSTAND RECALLS ARE WHEN THERE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND THIS DEFINITELY QUALIFIES! SO WE NOW OWN A CAR THAT WE CAN'T DRIVE WHENEVER HEADLIGHTS ARE NEEDED, WHICH IS VERY LIMITING. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET HOLD OF FORD DIRECTLY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. WE ARE NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, BUT THAT SHOULD NOT MATTER ON SUCH A SERIOUS ISSUE! THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT A 2005 GRAND MARQUIS. *TR