2003 Mercury Grand Marquis: windshield wiper failure

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Airbags, Seat belts · 107,000 miles · SC

Driver seatbelt was replaced (bad maybe) and air bag light came on immediately after seat belt was replaced wipers turn on by themselves and will not turn off.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Lights · 120,238 miles · VA

My lights do not come on when my wipers are activated in the rain. This happen when I am driving or stationary.

Filed Dec 8, 2015 · Visibility · 120,000 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the windshield wipers operated independently. The contact mentioned that the fuse was removed to prevent the windshield wipers from operating. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

Filed Sep 29, 2015 · Lights, Visibility · OH

My 2003 mercury grand marquis has had an issue with the lighting module for the headlights. The headlights will not turn on anymore and from what I see from others complaints about this model is that the majority of the complaints with this vehicle are with the same issue! I really hope that this issue becomes a recall since obviously they are aware of how many people are having this problem. Do you know how hard it is not to be able to drive at night?! Let alone when it's rainy or foggy out. I have young children what if theres an emergency?? This issue needs to be addressed before more people get into an accident! Are they waiting for someone to die first!? Another issue I have is with the windshield wipers- they only have one speed- fast. I don't know why they wouldn't make them with slower settings, every time it rains lightly I have to turn them on for a second and off repeatedly because there aren't any slower settings. I like the comfort of my grand marquis but these issues really need to get resolved or I'll be forced to by another vehicle and if they don't do a recall on the exterior lights I will never buy another vehicle from ford motor company because it will show that they really don't care about people's safety!

Filed Dec 27, 2011 · Lights, Visibility · 127,000 miles · TX

Head lights when off. I turned them to the auto setting and they would work for a short time and go off. Then they wouldn't work no mater were you set them. Wiper came on by themselves and I had to pull the fuse to stop them, when I needed the wipers I have to replace the fuse. Then when I try to turn them off they stop in the drivers view if they stop at all. Sometimes they would work right and then not at all. The wiper water pump would not work either. Now it's working again.

Filed Feb 10, 2006 · Visibility · 20,807 miles · IN

Dt*: the contact stated over a period of two years acorns have accumulated inside the holes surrounding the windshield wiper arms. The holes are two inches in diameter. The contact lives near an acorn tree and the acorns funnel themselves down into the holes. There were 50 or more acorns inside that caused the mechanism to bind. The contact believes this is a design defect. This caused the wiping mechanism to bind and stripped the gear in the windshield wiper motor causing the wipers to stop working. The wipers have been repaired. Updated 3/9/2006 -