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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
394
Owner Complaints
18
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
51
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Declining -36%
Complaint Trend
9 last 24mo vs 14 prior

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2003 Mercury Grand Marquis Safety Recalls (2)

15V86100022/12/2015
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.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LCM, free of charge. The recall began April 14, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 15S39.

06E05600013/06/2006
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 CONNECTION MAY BELIEVE THAT THE QUICK CONNECTOR IS FULLY ATTACHED.

Remedy: UFI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 4, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT UFI FILTERS USA AT 800-230-5876.

Most Common Problems Reported for 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
172
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
25
STEERING
25
SUSPENSION
21
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
21
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
14
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
STRUCTURE
10

Based on 394 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

26
Crash-Involved Complaints
18
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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