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
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TORQUE CONVERTER WENT OUT AT 20K MILES AND AGAIN AT 54K MILES. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. ON THE SECOND OCCASION THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT.*AK
2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
IN OCTOBER 2011, I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. I GOT OUT AND TOOK A WALK AROUND THE CAR AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING EXCEPT THE HEADLIGHTS. I TURNED THE LIGHTS SWITCH OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND I FOUND THAT I COULD HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH ON AND THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD WORK -- AS LONG AS I HELD THE SWITCH IN THE HIGH BEAM POSITION. THE SITUATION WORSENED, AND NOW THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED FROM OCTOBER 2011 UNTIL LATE MAY 2012. IF I NEED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT NIGHT, I MUST HOLD THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH WHILE I DRIVE. ONCE IN A WHILE YOU CAN SEE THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON BECAUSE THE LIGHTS GET EXTREMELY BRIGHT. THEN I CAN RELEASE THE "MOMENTARY" HIGH BEAM SWITCH. THE LIGHTS WILL ONLY STAY ON FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN GO BACK OFF. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MANY MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND FORD CROWN VICTORIA'S AROUND THE MODEL YEAR OF MY CAR HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HE HAS TRACED THE PROBLEM TO SOMETHING CALLED THE LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS IS AN ENGINEERING PROBLEM. FORD WANTS $600.00 JUST FOR THE PART. IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS, YOU WILL FIND AN ABUNDANCE OF VERY SIMILAR SITUATIONS AS I HAVE DESCRIBED TO YOU. NOT EVERYONE IS REPORTING THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP! UPDATED 08/20/12