Ownership Cost for 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis (LS Ultimate)
Estimated: $37143 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1524
$731
$640
$579
$518
$3992
Insurance
$1484
$1536
$1590
$1646
$1703
$7959
Fuel
$1814
$1868
$1934
$2011
$2102
$9729
Maintenance
$2763
$1793
$930
$606
$2291
$8383
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$420
$420
$420
$420
$420
$622
Total Ownership Costs
$8982
$7115
$6453
$6298
$8296
$37143
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 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
Trim: LS
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1989
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
FUEL LINE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKED GASOLINE ONTO PAVEMENT, UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS EVENT WAS NOT CAUSED BY AN ACCIDENT, AND DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS EVENT DID CREATE A FIRE HAZARD, BUT IT WAS CAUGHT IN TIME. MY CAR IS IN THE DEALER'S REPAIR SHOP 13+ DAYS NOW AND STILL AWAITING REPAIR, BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER (FORD) HAS THE NEW FUEL LINE PART ON "NATIONAL BACK ORDER" AND REFUSES TO FULFILL MY DEALER'S ORDER FOR A NEW PART. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY CAR FIXED. PLEASE NOTE ALSO THAT THIS SAME CAR MODEL WAS INVOLVED IN A PRIOR MANDATORY RECALL IN 1996 FOR A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH CAUSING A FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, AND THIS SAME CAR WAS ONE OF THE CARS REPORTED TO YOU THAT HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT ON FIRE. FORD REFUSES TO RECALL THIS CAR. I THINK ANOTHER MANDATORY RECALL FOR THIS NEW PROBLEM IS NEEDED NOW.
2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2005 MERCURY MARQUIS. THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THEY WILL NOT COME BACK ON FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES. THIS IS WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON. THE OTHER LIGHTS STAY ON (PARKING AND TAILLIGHTS), BUT THE HEADLIGHTS GO OFF. I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH ON THIS SITUATION TODAY, AND LEARNED THAT THIS IS OCCURRING ON SEVERAL YEAR MODELS OF MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS AND FORD VICTORIAS. THE PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED ON THE INTERNET AS A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE LCM (LIGHT CONTROL MODULE). I TOOK MY MERCURY TO A FORD/MERCURY DEALER TODAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, WHICH CONFIRMED: "DIAG PIN TEST ISOLATED TO ERRATIC RELAY INTERNAL TO LCM MODU" TO REPLACE THIS PART, I WAS QUOTED ALMOST $800 BY THE DEALER, INSTALLED (PART PRICE IS $511). I CALLED FORD/MERCURY CUSTOMER SERVICE TODAY, 800-241-3673, AND LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS (TEL. CALL REF. [XXX]). THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE GAVE ME YOUR WEBSITE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, TO BE DRIVING AND HAVE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OFF, AND REMAIN OFF. IT STARTED APPROXIMATELY FEB. 15 AND CONTINUES TO PRESENT. *TR