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2003 Mercury Marauder exterior lighting problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2003 Mercury Marauder27% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Exterior Lighting complaints
27%
share of all complaints
78,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I'm having issues with the headlights. When you try to use the bright lights the headlights go out. It seems my issue would fit under the lcm recall for 2003-2005 mercury grand marquis. When you enter the vin it shows no recalls. I'm hoping this is an oversight since the marauder is a version of…

    filed Nov 1, 2017

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2003 mercury marauder. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v861000 (exterior lighting); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…

    filed Oct 3, 2017

  • 15s39 this vehicle recall has been on my cat for almost a year. According to this website safercar.gov the remedy is available but when you take it to ford it is not. This vehicle has had this recall with no remedy for a year! This is a safety issue and needs to be addressed. It has destroyed the value of the car. Its…

    filed Nov 7, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Moisture in the headlamps. *tt

    16906 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 1, 2003
  • Erratic headlamp operation in autolamp mode. *tt *jb

    16698 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2003
All 2003 Mercury Marauder TSBs →

Exterior Lighting problems in other Marauder years

YearReportsShare
2004 Marauder1037%
Marauder exterior lighting problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.