Missing Items / Mercury Response

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DougKing77

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After attempting to get information from the service manager at my dealer, I contacted Mercury Assistance Headquarters about the items missing from my Marauder (remote brake release, alarm, fuel door release). The person I talked to was very helpful but admitted she did not know why these items were missing. She initially thought the missing items were options but I assured here that the only options available on a Marauder are a trunk organizer, moon roof and rear spoiler. I can see why Mercury dealers may be having problems getting information on these vehicles if Mercury headquarters is not fully aware of what these vehicles come standard with! To her credit, she offered to call back later that afternoon and did follow up. They still don’t have any additional information but said Mercury would contact me on Monday once they locate the correct person at the factory. According to her, Marauders are made in Canada. Some people on the board may already know this but I thought it was interesting. I will post Mercury’s response once I hear back from them. I did mention that there seems to be a dearth of information on these vehicles at the dealerships. My sales advisor was certain I had an alarm on my car but so far, I can’t get it to function (even with the procedure posted by several helpful members).
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I am also posting pictures of the dash and door to show where the clock and fuel door release button SHOULD be but are not. I am also including a picture of the leather seats where there is what appears to be some sort of suede material on the side facing the center storage console. Do all Marauders have this as well? These differences between 2003 Marauders are very puzzling.
 

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the material on the side of the seat is cloth. It's there to provide a cushion against the console as the power seat moves. I'm amazed that your car didn't come with the clock or remote fuel door release. When was it built. Are you sure they didn't sneak passed you some preproduction prototype.

I'd bring it back and ask for a new car... somebody at the factory ##### up... that car should never have been available for retail sale....

I thought quality is job #1 at Ford.....
 
Doug:

^^^what Johnny B said^^^

Mine has the little suede patches as well, and I do have a remote fuel filler door release and a clock.

I'm not aware of any of our cars having a factory alarm system per se; could the "alarm" you're referring to be the panic alarm? When you push a red button on the key-fob, the horn blows and ( I believe) the lights flash. The panther platform cars also have PATS (passive anti-theft system) which is not an alarm, but more of an ignition-kill, if you don't use the correct key to try and start the car.

One question for you...what is the remote brake release?
 
Check the build date on the car. The 300 "B"s had some of these items deleted. The fine print in the Mercury literarture "allows" MERCURY to do this. The clock is supposed to be replaced with the clock in the radio. The fuel door release was taken out. The full-size spare was replaced with a space saver. This is supposed to make up for the cost of the Traction Control.
 
It was built in Nov 2003

I bought it Dec 30th. No one seems to know much about this car. It DOES have traction control, which I understand some cars do not have. Of all the items, the automatic brake release is what I really miss. I have a Mercury Grand Marquee and I became accustomed to backing it into the garage and having the brakes release when I drive out. I keep driving out of the garage with the parking brake engaged on the Marauder. I am hopeful Mercury can help the dealership install/fix the problems.
 
RF, I think he meant automatic, not remote. Although my Bat Mobile had the remote brake release.
 
Missing Equipment

Doug The items you mention are all mid year changes by FMC. All 300B MM's that have traction control have # 1. Clock now in radio. # 2. No remote fuel door release (Also all GMs have the the remote fuel door deleated) . #3. No auto emergency brake release (who uses the emergency brake) #4. Don't know about the alarm. #5 Mini Spare. I am getting my MM delivered Monday it is a 300B and equipped as above. Did you really expect someone from FMC to know this? That is one of the problems with the sales of the MM no one especially the dealers know anything about the MM. The only item that disturbs me is the remote fuel door. Good luck with your new ride enjoy.:cool: John
 
Whoops, I meant Nov 2002

By automatic brake release, I mean the parking brake releases when you put it in drive. With regards to the alarm, my sales advisor told me if I locked the doors and closed them for 2 minutes, and then opened a door WITHOUT unlocking it through the remote, the horn should sound. I would also like to add a shock sensor as I want something to scare someone off should they attempt to break the glass. Right now, I can't get any response when I open the doors. Someone did mention shock sensors are present on earlier Crown Vic's. I gonna try to add one once I get everything straightened out with the car.
 
The MM that I recently saw, had Traction Control AND it DID have the clock and it DID have the fuel door release.
 
Missing Equipment

All the 300B MM's I checked ,about( 20 ) were equipped as I stated above. I don't know all the build dates by mine states it was built 01/03. I've been to about every dealer on Long Island and there are many. John:) :) :)
 
I swear it sounds like Marauders are like snowflakes...no two alike...

By the time directedby gets his, it'll have no subwoofer, no power seats, no tilt wheel, but it'll have all-wheel drive.
 
I bet it'll have a pine tree air freshener(now optional) and WILL be faster than the almighty Sable:burnout:



:rasta:
 
jefferson:

LOL!...

I hear the Sable is the most sought-after tuner car next to the Honda Civic...put 18" wheels and a 4" fart-pipe on it and you're good for 300 horse, easy...Hey Dennis, can I get a chip for my Sable? There's a couple of Lightnings around that need their a$$ kicked...
 
Missing Equipment

It was my understanding that the MM,GM and CV were all built on the same line at the factory. The items in question are the same for all three so when they are deleted from one they are deleted from all. The build sheet was probably printed before the changes. FMC as states in their brochure they can change standard equipment or pricing at any time without notice. John:( :(
 
RC:

The orderform on your link indeed shows a "clock-standalone", but doesn't show a remote gas tank filler door release. Also, the parking brake just says "Parking brake and Release", it doesn't specify automatic release...like I said in other posts, if the DEALER can't figure out what a Marauder is, maybe the assembly-line people can't either...it's just another black GM to them...
 
Hmm... just got done looking at the Mercury site. I'm puzzeled by these things:

At Build Your Marauder, the tires are said to be G-RATED! Do they mean G-Force?

At Build Your Marauder, Blue is still not a color option, BUT, Black with Flint is acceptable...

On Interior Features, hit the Audiophile Sound System. You'll see the radio displaying the clock in it's own face, not in the dash. However, click Floor-Mounted Shifter, and the clock is in the dash.

On Exterior Features, Mercury still claims the Marader only comes in black.

I'm curious, did you get a manual opening fuel door (little lip to put your finger in to open)? Cause if not, how'd you get your complimentary tank of gas?!?! :D
 
I'm disappointed to hear that FOMOCO is getting "cheap" with some of their high-end products. The CV and GM have always been almost as loaded with options as the Lincolns. Ford did some similar downgrades to the Mustangs in 1990. The '89 had a remote gas door release and console armrest. The '90 had neither of these either as standard or options. The more I hear the happier I am that I got the earlier (300A) version. We want more, more, more, and Ford responds by stripping stuff off it!
 
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