NHTSA complaint: 2005 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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 WITHOUT WARNING. 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET - SO I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AGENCY CLOSED THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION?? WHAT COULD BE MORE DANGEROUS THAN LOSING YOUR HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT?? THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FROM FORD MOTOR CO. ON THIS ISSUE! MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND COMMUNICATIONS TO FORD MOTOR CO. HAVE PRODUCED NO HELP. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY A $700 REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A PROVEN DEFECTIVE "LIGHTING CONTROL MODULE". THIS IS A "SAFETY-RELATED" ISSUE IF THERE EVER WAS ONE! *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation