2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

STEERING

Ford is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria (including Crown Victoria Police Interceptors), Mercury Grand Marquis, and Lincoln Town Car vehicles. The affected vehicles are currently registered or were originally sold in Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2003-2005 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured October 3, 2001, to August 2, 2005. The affected vehicles have a lighting control module (LCM) that may fail, resulting in a loss of headlights.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN AFTERMARKET FUEL FILTERS SOLD UNDER THE PUROLATOR BRAND NAME, P/N F65277, SHIPPED FROM JANUARY 16 THROUGH JUNE 2, 2006, FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. DUE TO INCORRECT DESIGN, THE QUICK CONNECTORS MAY NOT FULLY SEAT WITH THE TUBE INTERFACE, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON MAKING THE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE BATTERY CABLE INCLUDES A FUSIBLE LINK THAT MAY CONTACT AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHAFE ON A #2 CROSS MEMBER ATTACHING BOLT.

STEERING:RACK AND PINION:PINION SHAFT

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 Ford Crown Victoria, 2005-2011 Mercury Grand Marquis vehicles manufactured March 23, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and 2005-2011 Lincoln Town Car vehicles manufactured March 8, 2004, to August 30, 2011, and on which the upper intermedia

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

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

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

This is a serious safety hazard that could result in death or injury. If I hadn’t escaped in time, I would have been killed. I am urging the NHTSA to investigate this defect and take immediate action to remove these vehicles from the road. Others may not be as lucky. This issue is life-threatening, especially because the fire started while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles must be recalled and removed from use before more people are injured or killed.

This is a serious safety hazard that could result in death or injury. If I hadn’t escaped in time, I would have been killed. I am urging the NHTSA to investigate this defect and take immediate action to remove these vehicles from the road. Others may not be as lucky. This issue is life-threatening, especially because the fire started while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles must be recalled and removed from use before more people are injured or killed.

This is a serious safety hazard that could result in death or injury. If I hadn’t escaped in time, I would have been killed. I am urging the NHTSA to investigate this defect and take immediate action to remove these vehicles from the road. Others may not be as lucky. This issue is life-threatening, especially because the fire started while the vehicle was in motion. These vehicles must be recalled and removed from use before more people are injured or killed.

On [XXX] I was driving this recently purchased Grand marquis . On [XXX] here in San Antonio around ten at night I hit the brakes and something under the hood compartment blew up and it cocked the car . I was trapped inside and when I finally was able to get my seatbelt released I had to break the window with my head . The previous week I reached out to ford and they told me they would address the issue and that they would call me back and that was to no avail. i reached out to ford and at first

On [XXX] I was driving this recently purchased Grand marquis . On [XXX] here in San Antonio around ten at night I hit the brakes and something under the hood compartment blew up and it cocked the car . I was trapped inside and when I finally was able to get my seatbelt released I had to break the window with my head . The previous week I reached out to ford and they told me they would address the issue and that they would call me back and that was to no avail. i reached out to ford and at first

On [XXX] I was driving this recently purchased Grand marquis . On [XXX] here in San Antonio around ten at night I hit the brakes and something under the hood compartment blew up and it cocked the car . I was trapped inside and when I finally was able to get my seatbelt released I had to break the window with my head . The previous week I reached out to ford and they told me they would address the issue and that they would call me back and that was to no avail. i reached out to ford and at first

VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP WHEN FOOT BRAKE WAS APPLIED. WHEN BRAKE WAS APPLIED VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD, PASSING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. I HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE OCCURED.

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS TRAVELING ON NORTHFIELD ROAD IN BEDFORD HEIGHTS OHIO AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE DRIVE WAY THAT LEADS TO WALMART. THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED COMPLETELY LOOSE SPINNING AROUND. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM LIBERTY FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DONE IN RESPONSE TO RECALL NUMBER 13S08 - STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NUMBER - 14N01. (LIGHTI

Mileage: 140,540

I WAS TRAVELING ON NORTHFIELD ROAD IN BEDFORD HEIGHTS OHIO AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE DRIVE WAY THAT LEADS TO WALMART. THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED COMPLETELY LOOSE SPINNING AROUND. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM LIBERTY FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DONE IN RESPONSE TO RECALL NUMBER 13S08 - STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NUMBER - 14N01. (LIGHTI

Mileage: 140,540

I WAS TRAVELING ON NORTHFIELD ROAD IN BEDFORD HEIGHTS OHIO AND TURNED RIGHT ON TO THE DRIVE WAY THAT LEADS TO WALMART. THE STEERING WHEEL SNAPPED COMPLETELY LOOSE SPINNING AROUND. I LOST CONTROL OF THE STEERING AND THE CAR CRASHED INTO A CURB BEFORE I COULD APPLY THE BRAKES. THIS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR AFTER I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM LIBERTY FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS DONE IN RESPONSE TO RECALL NUMBER 13S08 - STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM NUMBER - 14N01. (LIGHTI

Mileage: 140,540

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

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

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

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR SPUN INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT A WALL AND GUARD RAIL BUT DID NOT HIT ANY CARS. MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND LONG THE ONE SIDE OF THE CAR SCRAPPED UP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

I WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN MY TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CAR SPUN INTO TRAFFIC AND HIT A WALL AND GUARD RAIL BUT DID NOT HIT ANY CARS. MY WHOLE FRONT END WAS SMASHED IN AND LONG THE ONE SIDE OF THE CAR SCRAPPED UP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SIMILAR TO EVENTS AS PUBLISHED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08066, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK. NO WARNING, JUST WENT OUT. PULLED OFF ONTO SHOULDER AND COULD NOT AVOID SLIDING OFF THE ROAD - VERY DANGEROUS. FINALLY FIGURED OUT IF YOU PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ALL THE WAY TOWARDS YOU IT WILL TURN THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT ON POSITION .. IF YOU LET GO THE HEADLIGHTS GO BACK OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPEARS WITHOU

Mileage: 229,000

SIMILAR TO EVENTS AS PUBLISHED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE08066, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT DARK. NO WARNING, JUST WENT OUT. PULLED OFF ONTO SHOULDER AND COULD NOT AVOID SLIDING OFF THE ROAD - VERY DANGEROUS. FINALLY FIGURED OUT IF YOU PULL THE TURN SIGNAL LEVER ALL THE WAY TOWARDS YOU IT WILL TURN THE BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS ON, BUT YOU HAVE TO HOLD IT ON POSITION .. IF YOU LET GO THE HEADLIGHTS GO BACK OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND APPEARS WITHOU

Mileage: 229,000