Questions tagged [mercury]
Mercury was an American-market division that was marketed and sold by automobile manufacturer Ford Motor Company. Marketed primarily as an entry-level premium brand, Mercury was created in 1938 to fill the price gap between the Ford and Lincoln vehicle lines.
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Car Won't Start After Disconnecting and Reconnecting Ground Cable
I wanted to reset my check engine light to see if a problem I think I fixed resurfaces, so I disconnected my negative lead from the post. When I reconnected the lead the car refused to start.
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transmission blown?
while i was driving my car going about 20 miles an hour i tried to stop and all my brakes were gone even my e brake...i panicked shut my key and put my car in park..well it stopped but it made a boom ...
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Is my battery draining while car is off?
How much current in amperes is flowing while a car is completely turned
off? How long can it sit before battery is drained enough to be a problem?
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Radiator bubbling over
What causes a radiator to bubble up and leak from the top?
I have a 2002 Mercury Sable. I have the thermostat changed.
It will overflow but when I go to add more and check on the fluids oF the ...
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Mercury Comet Gear Shifter Is Loose
I have a 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente that I am restoring and I'm trying to make it drive as smoothly as possible. However, the car's gear shifter lever on the steering column (automatic transmission) ...
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1996 Mercury Sable overheating while idling
My car is overheating while idling at light. I have been driving it without a thermostat for about 6 months. I have had the water pump replaced and the reservoir. I have also replaced the reservoir ...
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2003 Mercury Sable - lack of power and hesitation when accelerating
2003 Mercury Sable
When accelerating from stop sign, red light, attempting to get on the highway the car has no power when applying pressure to the gas pedal. Struggling to get past 20-25 mph. Once ...
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Car sounds and feels like wants to shut off
2000 Mercury Grand Marquis ....... My car sounds and feels like wants to shut off.
It started yesterday - I was leaving a friends house and was about 2 lights away from home when i felt this weird ...
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mercury milan key stuck in ignition, shifter will not come out of park
2007 Mercury Milan
At first the key was stuck in the ignition. Now it wont shift out of park.
Are these 2 issues related?
Will installing a new shifter kit fix both issues?
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Can't get into trunk of 2000 mercury marquis
Anyone have any ideas to get into a locked, jammed trunk of a 2000 mercury marquis?
They key, the remote, and the button on the door all do not work, although a clicking sound is produced. You can't ...
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How do you take wheel locks off a '95 Mercury Tracer?
I have a 1995 Mercury Tracer Trio that needs new tires. I do not have the wheel lock key/tool to remove them though. Is there an alternate way to remove them without having to take it to a mechanic?
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What would cause my truck to shut off during me cranking it?
My 1999 Mercury Mountaineer shut off during mid crank. It acted as if it wanted to crank then it shut off. Everything shut down. Outside and inside lights shut off. When I tried to crank it, it didn't ...
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What is making this noise coming from the rear end of my car?
2004 Mercury Grand Marquis
It starts to make a noise the faster that I go the more high-pitched the noise gets when you slow down the noise gets more low-pitched.
It's coming from the rear of the ...
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1990 Mercury Cougar LS stereo wire color diagram
I'm having trouble finding color coding for my Mercury Cougar. I found a diagram but it shows the stereo constant power wire is green and yellow, but there is no green and yellow in my Cougar stereo ...
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2000 Mercury Marquis Check Engine Light Issue
I have a 2000 Mercury Marquis. When the temps were -20+ I went out and started the car often letting it run at 20 minute intervals. On the last day of the cold spell the check engine light stayed on. ...
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Does 2000 Mercury Sable LS Premium have 12V available?
I'm going to be driving/living in a '00 Mercury Sable Sedan LS Premium 4D, which has a 24V electrical system. 100% of my equipment runs on 12V. Does this car have a high-current (>40A) 12V regulator ...
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High idle, not shifting gears - 1995 Mercury Mystique
My friend has a 1995 Mercury Mystique that was suffering from low idle problems (stalling out at stoplights, etc). He replaced the throttle position sensor, and after that the low idle problem was ...
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Dealer can't program new ECU for 2001 Mercury Cougar because of transmission type
I brought the original ECM in to order a replacement, put it in myself, and then towed the car to Ford. Now they are saying they can't program it because the computer is for a manual and my car is an ...
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1995 Mercury Sable 3.8l - 2300rpm at Starting Of Engine but Will Not Fall Below 1500rpms
This car is driving me absolutely batty. I have never had any problems with it before.
The other day I drove my car to Vegas airport from Orange County (about 4 hr drive) and my car died on me 6 ...
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2004 Mercury Marquis LS A/C & fan problems [duplicate]
My 04 Mercury Grand Marquis auto temp controlled A/C was working fine last night when I parked it. I got in it today, and it has no fan speeds at all, and the compressor is kicking on and off. I'm not ...
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Is a loose part on a 1995 Mercury Tracer important?
I just noticed a loose part on my 1995 mercury tracer trio. Honestly, I am unsure of the name of the part and its importance. It's the black plastic piece under the front bumper and it's hanging but ...
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2002 Mercury Sable with wrong coolant in it
My wife's 2002 Mercury Sable we purchased a year ago has red coolant in it. I found the owner's manual online and it recommends Ford Green or Ford Yellow. Will this coolant damage her vehicle? Can it ...
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1995 Grand Marquis Blower Motor housing L&R
The blower motor housing is shot. both left and right side. I got the right side off pretty easy but the left side looks not so easy.
If I am looking at it correctly, it looks like the heater core ...
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Loss of coolant from under car
I just replaced top and bottom radiator hoses and car has new water pump. It's an '86 mercury grand marquis. Once I replaced everything and filled the radiator with 50/50, I cranked the car up. Soon ...
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2001 Mercury Sable -- Rough Idle/High RPM and Transmission Leaks
I have a 2001 Mercury Sable (24V DOHC V6) that has been having problems with its vacuum system. I live in Florida where the average temperature lately has been in the 80s.
I've been experiencing a ...
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A/C Fan Speeds Working on High and Low only on 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis LS
On my 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis, the blower just started working on only two speeds, high and low. Recently the blower suddenly quit working altogether and it was the resister. What's the best take ...
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2004 Mercury Monterey - [Self-canceling] turn signals turn on after a turn
I've noticed a relatively harmless, but particularly annoying issue has cropped up with my 2004 Mercury Monterey (more-or-less identical to a Ford Freestar of the same model year). Normally, I turn on ...
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Where is the satellite receiver/control for 2010 Mercury Milan?
My 2010 Mercury Milan is Sirius radio capable. I accepted a free trial but can not get the radio to work. All that is displayed is No Signal.
I've called Sirius who graciously walked me through some ...
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2004 Mercury Sable -Trouble with starting and stalling
I've had my car in and out of the shop for several weeks and I'm really becoming very frustrated. I don't really know ANYTHING about cars, but about a month ago the car would sporadically have ...
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'00 Mercury Sable Heater Only Working at ~20% Power
I've had issue with the heater in my Mercury Sable for a number of years. Over that time span I've worked on it several times, with a range of results.
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~5 years ago, I had a garage look into ...
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2005 Mercury Montego securilock appears stuck
I've got a 2005 Mercury Montego that wont turn over. You would think the thing is complete dead, lights don't turn on, power locks don't work, but the battery is full.
What does happen though is a ...
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AWD truck doesn't shift smoothly. I was advised to not change the transmission fluid
AWD Mercury Mountaineer. 1997
Automatic transmission.
8 cylinder 5.0L
150k miles. fairly good shape. Pretty awesome truck.
From 1st to 2nd gear, the transmission shifts with a light clunk. Also, at ...
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2010 Mercury Milan Headlight alignment
Is there any way to adjust the vertical alignment of the headlights on my Milan? The driver's side headlight shines up too high. Also, there is a dark spot in the middle of the beam. Could these two ...
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Is this what is making my car sound like a racecar?
Recently, my car (2000 Mercury Grand Marquis) started sounding like a racecar: the engine became very loud. There's clearly something going wrong with the exhaust system. I'm trying to understand ...
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'00 Mercury Sable speedometer and ??? issues
My Sable is having several issues and I can't tell if they are related. The car is driven less than average, three or four days per week. At some point, it lost coolant and I had to add about two ...
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2004 Mercury Grand Marquis blower motor not coming on at all
I'm working on a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis. The blower motor has suddenly stopped working. All speeds were available and it was blowing cold air before the malfunction. It was blowing fine, ...
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