My Mercury marquis is unsafe! both of my night-time headlights went out at the same time. All other lights work fine inside and out. The head-lights now only work if I hold the high-beam bar, however, they do not work if I let go of the control bar. I drive my vehicle very little, and mostly during the day; however, I do take 70 mph interstate highway trips returning at night. There is no fuse for the head lights or the light control module in either the fuse box above the brake pedal, or under the hood. Further investigation reveals that the head light fuse is inside the light control module which is located under the dash above the gas-pedal. Also, I've learned that even when this lcm unit is replace, that a new lcm unit can be defective also. Common sense dictates that something electrical is causing the fuse to blow in the unit. I believe this indicates a looming fire hazard about to happen. Overheating the electrical system from where" if I would elect to have the lcm unit modified with a larger interior fuse, I fear this is not a solution either. Ford needs to find the source of the problem that is blowing this fuse even in the new units. The installation at the dealership is $700 or above. The market price of the lcm unit is $90. Fords needs to recall and replace this lcm unit for an indefinite period; however, since they are making a bunch of money replacing them, and no one has gotten killed yet, will they" I fear replacing the unit this week, an the new one failing and me, suddenly with no headlights possibly running over a pedestrian, or crashing on the interstate and me or someone dying. This problem makes my Mercury absolutely unsafe !!! I want an indefinite recall of this unit, and for Ford to find and repair the cause of the unit failing.

- Destin, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the headlights shut off without initiation and without warning on an intermittent basis. The dealer advised the contact to bring the vehicle in for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer had not been notified and the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000 and the current mileage was 125,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Slinger, WI, USA

The headlight would not come on. This first happened 2007, vehicle was inspected and repaired. Under warranty headlight modular. This happened again June 2011. Headlight modular needs to be replace again.

- Eldersburg, MD, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that the exterior headlights would fail intermittently. The dealer diagnosed that the computer module failed and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was in the process of being repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileage was 80,000.

- Dumas, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph at night, the headlights and the interior lights would suddenly malfunction and stop illuminating, increasing the risk of a crash. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, where a diagnostic test indicated that the head light control module was faulty. The contact did not have the headlight control module replaced. The failure mileage was 150,000.

- Coffeville, AL, USA

The contact owns a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The contact stated the vehicle headlights and windshield wiper failed. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who performed a diagnostic that located the failure at the headlight control modulator and the windshield wiper motor. The manufacturer was contact and but provided no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

- De Valls Bluff, AR, USA

Head light turn off while driving for no apparent reason, then cycle back on for a few minutes and then turn off again, this continues with out end.

- Euclid, OH, USA

All headlights quit without notice of any sort. After replacing bulbs and switches, I went directly to Ford. They charged almost $700 to replace the "processor lighting control", which the service clerk explained was likely the problem. Since Ford knew this was a problem, why did they not recall the vehicles having this problem. We could have had a very serious accident.

- Addison, ME, USA

Head lights on my 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis will not come on. Parking lights work and hi beams. Got pulled over by columbus oh police department because I was driving with hi beams on. This is the second time that this has happened.

- Columbus, OH, USA

2004 Mercury Grand Marquis headlight will not come on. Must hold high beam lever to use headlights and drive with one hand. I replaced the light assembly didn't help.

- Baltimore, MD, USA

When driving at night the low beam headlights go out while vehicle is in motion. This failure is unpredictable and leaves the driver literally "in the dark" with the vehicle moving at whatever speed and direction it is going at. This is definitely a serious safety issue as my research has found that this is a common failure of the vehicle's "light control module" (lcm). Further research reveals that the Ford / Mercury automotive dealerships maintain a ready stock of this part for replacement at the hefty average price of $ $700. Given the severity of this safety issue it is difficult to understand why there has been no apparent action by NHTSA to require a recall by the manufacturer. This failure recurs frequently and unpredictably.

- West Cape May, NJ, USA

Vehicle has defective lighting control module (lcm). Headlights would not turn on until lcm was kicked. (lcm is mounted directly above gas pedal) now headlights are turning off while driving. (but come back on if the lcm is kicked. ) looking at ebay there are many companies that offer a total upgrade of your existing lcm. They install heavier duty relays. The part # on my lcm is 4W7T-13C788-aa. So it is evident that there is a problem with many lcm's in and around that model year.

- Dover, PA, USA

The nighttime head lights failed on the Mercury marquis. 2004 model; we brought the car into the dealership to have the module replaced which is expensive.

- Mandeville, LA, USA

My 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis headlights keep turning off without warning at night. I almost killed a pedestrian as the lights went out at night and I couldn't see before stopping the car. I did however strike the empty babystroller they were pushing which contained groceries. I'm told by the dealer that it is a module. Costing $500. Plus $99 an hour to diagnose ( which will of course be a min of two hours ) ad then the labor for total of about $1,000. This seems to happen more often the not. I've looked online and found lots of people with the same problem. Fortunately there have been no injuries or deaths yet as a result that I'm aware of. So when there is a death because of this, whose is going to tell the family that this was aproblem that could have been avoided or fixed. We should have to wait for injury or death for action to be taken. The dealer ( Lincoln Mercury) says its a defective part ( module). This is a safety issue since you can't legally drive a car @ night without lights. Please look into this and make something happen, please !

- North Haven , CT, USA

2004 Mercury Grand Marquis outside lights goes off and on intermittently. I have 72,000 miles on my car. It suddenly happen one day while I was driving at night from my second job on the highway. It scared me nearly to death and is very dangerous.

- Euclid, OH, USA

Headlights go out while driving. They will stay off for a 2 or 3 min. And will come back on for a while, then go off again. I have had the light go off in a 5 mile drive 4 times. This is very dangerous. I have not had a crash, but was pulled over by the police. I have replaced one part, the multi-purpose switch and it had no effect on the lights. After several days of research I believe the cause is the light control module, this part runs from 400 to over 700 dollars. I am on a fixed income and do not have the money to fix this problem. Ford should be the one to replace the part. The headlight switch has nothing to do with the lights going out. Since the purchase date the switch was on auto, after changing the M-P switch I put the headlights on manual on/off. This problem has being going on for over 2 months. The problem has not been fixed. No funds.

- Bentonville, AR, USA

Loss of headlights while night driving. This happened on two different occasions. Correction required was the replacement of the lighting control module (lcm) on a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis gs ($512,00). We understand this problem entails 2000 to 2007 Ford Crown Victoria and Mercury marquis models only, and Ford Motor Co, has received numerous complaints about this happening but refuses to issue a recall notice.

- Spofford, NH, USA

I was driving my vehicle and the headlights just turned off. I could not see the road. It lasted for about a minute where I have to stop on the side of the road and wait. After that they turned on. Then a few days later they did the same thing. This has happened about 10 times

- Patchogue, NY, USA

Headlights on my 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis stopped working while driving. All of the fuses are ok so problem is somewhere else. Parking lights and blinkers still work. Can hold the high beam lever towards the driver seat and lights will come on but I must hold the lever in while driving with one hand.

- Houma, LA, USA

The headlights do not stay on. The lights may or may not go on initially but can go out at any time making driving hazardous. The only way to make them light is to hold the handle in the "bright light" position." I have contacted Ford with the problem and several dealers to no avail. This has been happening for approximately a year. A related problem seems to be that the air conditioner blower stopped working and the brake light stays on all the time. Judging from the complaints I have read on the internet, many people have all three problems at once.

- Mesquite, NV, USA