NHTSA Data Explorer

Mercury Marauder

Data refreshed October 24, 2026

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Complaints

842

Active records

Recalls

2

Active records

TSBs

97

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

1

Injuries

32

Crashes

49

Fires

7

Top reported issues — Mercury Marauder

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Lighting behavior

451

Operating state

210

Electrical issue

157

Condition issue

141

Steering behavior

112

Noise

56

Engine behavior

27

Wiper/washer behavior

25

Fluid issue

24

Safety restraint issue

24

Reporting mechanism

19

Braking behavior

18

Vibration/harshness

18

Driver assistance issue

15

Performance issue

15

Safety restraint behavior

15

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

15

Thermal issue

13

Access/entry issue

11

Ride/handling behavior

11

HVAC behavior

10

Recent change

10

Smell

9

Powering on/off behavior

7

Starting behavior

6

Infotainment behavior

3

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Aug 24, 2026


The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a local Police Officer stopped the vehicle and made the contact aware that both taillights were inoperable. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the diagnostic result was unknown. The vehicle was serviced under an unknown recall; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure…

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed May 14, 2026


While driving my vehicle headlights turn off and back on, sometimes off for minutes sometimes flickering.

2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Aug 29, 2025


The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact received NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000 (Exterior Lighting). The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlights were flickering and became inoperable. Occasionally, the headlights operated as designed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that the parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was an independent mechanic and…

2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Aug 4, 2025


The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the key fob became inoperable. The contact was not able to start the vehicle with the security warning light illuminated. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

2004 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Jul 2, 2025


Auto lights stopped working. Tail lights will not come on

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed May 13, 2025


The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact that the headlights were intermittently inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated that the instrument panel lights, the brake lights, and the turn signal lights were inoperable. The contact who is a mechanic, had inspected the fuses, the fuse box, and other unknown parts, but found no failures. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number:…

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed May 6, 2025


The Lighting Control Module has failed and my brake lights and dash board lights turn off after couple minutes while driving with the lights on. I took my vehicle in to dealer already once for problem to be fixed a year ago. They did repair but now same problem is occurring again. I went back to dealer Sunrise Ford in Fontana and they said recall work is only warranty for 1 year or 12k miles. The work was done in December 2023. They want to charge me $230.00 for diagnostic. But issue is same…

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Jan 27, 2025


The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis The contact stated that both the headlamps and the taillights intermittently failed to operate as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed. The dealer placed a processor on the vehicle and rewired the lights however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Dec 22, 2024


The headlights shut off without warning

2003 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS

Filed Dec 10, 2024


The contact owns a 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the front headlights shutoff independently while turned on. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact who is an independent mechanic determined that the lighting control module (LCM) needed to be replaced. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V861000…

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Updated October 24, 2026. Refreshed nightly.