2003 Mercury Marauder suspension problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the suspension on the 2003 Mercury Marauder — 17% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Since buying the car in 2004 with 10k miles on it, I've put 120k on it. It's eaten thru 5 sets of tires. I've had them aligned every time I changed tires.. Had two axle rod's break. Radio failed. Ac will constantly turn on randomly. *tr”
filed Sep 20, 2010
“Both rear axles and bearings were damaged and had to be replaced. Ford has issued a bulletin on this: article no. 03-5-5 axle-rearaxle shaft and/or axle bearing premature wear-vehicles produced before 1/1/2003. My '03 mercury marauder was built in aug. '02. Both axles, bearings and seals had to be…”
filed Jan 7, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Cosmetic cracking of lower control arm bushing sleeve. *mj
17545 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 1, 2004
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Mercury Marauder
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.