Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 17810 | 05/01/2004 | 10008569 | Transmission failure where there is a large amount of metal or debris in the pan. *tt | 08/05/2004 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 04217 | 11/01/2004 | 10013369 | General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt | 04/15/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - TORQUE CONVERTER | |||||
| 06910 | 10020077 | Catalytic converter brick rattle or buzzing noise. *tt | 07/19/2006 | ||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 06216 | 01/01/2006 | 0644 | 10014100 | Limited slip axle chatter, shudder, binding sensation, or vibration during low speed turning maneuvers. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 03/04/2005 | 16890 | 1 | 04/29/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while approaching a stop under normal braking, the vehicles engine revs and surges forward. the brake pedal must be depressed to the floor to stop the vehicle. this happened 5 times and the vehicle was inspected by the dealer however; the problem could not be duplicated. the vehicle was driven over 6,000 miles when the problem returned. it was taken back to the dealer for service and again the dealer was unable to duplicate the problem. *ak the consumer believed there is a problem with the transmission. updated 04/06/06. *jb | |||
| 08/26/2004 | 375 | 2 | 08/25/2004 |
| New 2004 mercury marquis. had car for one day. attempted to make a quick left turn by depressing accelerator to the floor. motor started revving up but the car would not move. let off gas and transmission engaged. after making the turn,stopped the car, still in drive, put the gas pedal to the floor. the engine went into high revs and the car moved very slow,released the gas and the transmission once again engage. took car back to dealer and they are replacing the transmission. *jb | |||
| 11/21/2003 | 12 | 11/20/2003 | |
| The transmission keeps stalling on upgrades.. it stalls on grades after the first week...the transmission will not hold up under pressure....it continues to lose pressure...power...it must be recalled.. the first one i had i thought should be recalled but the dealership gave me another after 8 months....it is doing the same thing please somebody help i will go everywhere i know and make this public until this is resolved. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||
| 11/16/2005 | 17300 | 1 | 12/04/2003 |
| Stopped at red light. engine stopped. could not restart. was towed to lincoln/mercury dealer. diagnosis indicated failure of powertrain command module. according to service manager this failure could take place at any time or place and at any speed. subsequent to this the heater motor blower control unit failed.*jb | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||
| 03/20/2006 | 6000 | 3 | 10/21/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while shifting from drive to park the gear locked in reverse and while driving at low speeds at night the headlights would not go from low beam to high beam. additionally, the tires slowly deflate. the dealership was alerted. they repaired the gear column, headlight switch and suggested to check the tires weekly and add air. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION - COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY | |||
| 10/14/2004 | 12000 | 1 | |
| My car a mercury grand-marquis(2004), on october 14,2004 almost caused to my wife and myself a tragedy.in my own home, the car failed in transmission to go rear, instead went forward into my backyard,crashed against a tree and went into a lake in my property. as a result the car was towed to alan ford in bloomfield hills,mi for rapaired with damages over $14.000.i made the a complain by phone to the nhtsa and promissed a leter peply which nevr happened and folow up calls it was informed to me that there was never a record of my call.*ak | |||