2003 Mercury Grand Marquis lighting problems
210 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis, which is 47% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 210 47% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 96,000 miles 167 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 36 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 22 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 20 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 11 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 10 |
What the data shows
Of the 167 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 96,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Its the LCM L(IGHT CONTROL MODULE)...HEAD LIGHTS went out on me one night coming down [XXX] causing me to wreck in a ditch and hitting a light pole
Tl*the contact owns a 2003 mercury grand marquis. The contact stated that the headlights module failed. While driving approximately 45 MPH at night the headlights shut off and caused the driver to hit a deer. The front end was damaged. The dealer advised the contact to report the failure to the manufacturer. There were no related recalls on the headlights. The failure mileage was 110,000.
Other problems reported for the 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis
- Electrical system 52 complaints
- Steering 28 complaints
- Suspension 28 complaints
- Cruise control 27 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints