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2004 Mercury Marquis 04 Grand Marquis WONT START (SOMETIMES)

Tiny
HAMMOCKSMAN
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  • 2004 MERCURY MARQUIS
  • V8
  • RWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 60 MILES
My 04 Mercury Grand Marquis with 60k miles lately has giving me the following issue: in a couple of instances, when I go to start it nothing happens, turn the ignition, all the panel lights come up, and no ignition. I naturally panicked, kept on trying for a while, and then finally started!
I read somewhere that it was the Ignition lock cylinder fault. I replaced it, however, when I did that, the same thing happened, no ignition, and on top of that the battery was drained!
That car has been in our family since new, and it is well-maintained and low mileages for her age. I like to keep it the same way.
Can you help?
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Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015 AT 10:22 AM

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Tiny
ED-WEEZY21
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  • 248 POSTS
This just sounds like you have a failing starter. Starters when they start failing, do this exact symptom. When it engages, it starts the vehicle right up with no problems. But when it doesn't engage, it will either do nothing, or you will hear it make a whining noise but nothing will happen. I would remove the starter and have it tested multiple times to see if you can duplicate it outside of the vehicle. Also check the connections and battery terminals to make sure they are good.
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Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 AT 3:38 PM

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