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1995 Mercury VILLAGER problems and owner complaints

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

367 owner complaints analyzed

3 distinct recall campaigns

93,500 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1995 model year. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 44 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine is the most frequently named component, appearing in 31 of 367 complaints (8.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic	Matching reports	Share of complaints
Braking behavior	52	14.2%
Fuel system concerns	31	8.4%
Transmission and shifting	14	3.8%
Steering behavior	10	2.7%
Engine operation	9	2.5%
Electrical and battery issues	7	1.9%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine

Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly

Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip

Fuel System, Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline

Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control

Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery

Power Train:Automatic Transmission

Component breakdown data
Category	Count
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	31
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	23
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	22
Fuel System, Gasoline	21
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	19
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control	14
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery	13
Power Train:Automatic Transmission	13

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine: 31; Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly: 23; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 22; Fuel System, Gasoline: 21; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 19; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control: 14; Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery: 13; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 13

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000

25,000 to 49,999

50,000 to 74,999

75,000 to 99,999

100,000 to 149,999

150,000 and above

Under 25,000: 1; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 6; 75,000 to 99,999: 15; 100,000 to 149,999: 14; 150,000 and above: 6

75,000 to 99,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (15). 323 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

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1995: 14; 1996: 21; 1997: 27; 1998: 46; 1999: 50; 2000: 47; 2001: 71; 2002: 32; 2003: 27; 2004: 11; 2005: 10; 2006: 4; 2007: 3; 2008: 2; 2015: 1; 2016: 1

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 52 complaint narratives. Fuel system concerns appears in 31 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 14 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Complaint evidence

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10070535 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

SIDE SLIDING DOOR STICKS,SLIDING DOOR WINDOW DOESNT STAY SHUT,LOCKS WILL LOCK THEMSELVES ,BACK WIPER MALFUNCTIONS,GRINDING AND SQUEAKING FROM BRAKES,SMELL OF FUEL FROM PASSENGER SIDE AND PASSENGER P/W STICKS SOMETIMES

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10070535 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10080599 · 2004-07-08 (July 8, 2004)

VERY STRONG SMELLING GAS FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEED GAUGE WILL STOP WORKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED. CV BOOT IS LEAKING AND CRACKED. DRIVER SIDE AUTO-SEAT BELT SOMETIMES FAILS TO GO UP AND DOWN. REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER GETS STUCK IN UP POSITIONS WHEN TRING TO USE IT. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10080599 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10014307 · 2003-04-12 (April 12, 2003)

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, PARTICULARITY IN COLDER WEATHER, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UPON ENGINE INSPECTION, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE GASOLINE "WETNESS" UNDER THE FUEL INJECTOR. A NUMBER OF VISITS TO A LOCAL DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS PRODUCED "WE SMELL IT BUT CANNOT FIND IT" RESPONSE. NEW CLAMPS ON THE RUBBER HOUSE UNDER THE FUEL INJECTOR WHERE "WETNESS" WAS OBSERVED DID NOT PREVENT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS PROGRESSIVE. CURRENTLY (ONE YEAR LATER), THE SMELL OF FUEL IS CONSTANT. *NLM

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10014307 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10058446 · 2004-02-19 (February 19, 2004)

FUEL ODOR INSIDE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO FUEL LINE LEAK ON FUEL INJECTOR RAIL SEVERE FIRE HAZARD BAD PLACEMENT OF RUBBER FUEL LINE.!!!!!

Owner-reported narrative. 147,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058446 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10070382 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)

THE PAINT IS CRACKED ON THE HOOD, UNKNOWN WHAT MONTH, ABOUT 1997. WE NEVER HAD IT FIXED. DRIVERS DOOR SEATBELT STAYS IN THE RUNNING POSITION, IT WON'T MOVE FORWARD, BUT IT MAKES A LOUD MOTOR NOISE, UNKNOWN WHAT MONTH, SINCE ABOUT 1999. WE NEVER HAD IT FIXED. THE SEAT BELT ON THE RIGHT NEXT TO THE MIDDLE SEAT FELL OFF. WE TOLD THE DEALER. THEY ORDERED ONE. WE WENT BACK ABOUT A MONTH LATER THEY SAID IT WAS TOO LATE TO FIX IT. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN ABOUT MAY OF 1998, AT ABOUT 120,000 MILES. WE HAD IT REBUILT. IT WENT OUT AGAIN ABOUT A Y…

Owner-reported narrative. 120,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10070382 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10116315 · 2005-04-04 (April 4, 2005)

VEHICLE GEAR SHIFT APPEARS TO GO INTO PARK, HOWEVER THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT REALLY IN PARK, THUS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL, POSSIBLY WHEN NO ONE IS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO BE STRANDED BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART DUE TO IT NOT BEING ENGAGED IN THE PARK POSITION.*AK

Owner-reported narrative. 75,246 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116315 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10136868 · 2005-09-18 (September 18, 2005)

IN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES, MY VAN STALLS AND EVENTUALLY SPLATTERS AND QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OCASSIONS WITH MY WIFE AND ONCE WITH ME AND BECAUSE IT STALLS, THE STEERING GETS REALLY HARD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT.

Owner-reported narrative. 113,989 miles reported. Look up ODI 10136868 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 730983 · 2000-09-11 (September 11, 2000)

NOTCH WORN INTO THE SLIDING SURFACE ON STEERING KNUCKLE FOR FRONT BRAKE PADS PREVENTING THE OUTER PAD FROM SLIDING AND SELF ADJUSTING CAUSING OUTER PADS TO REMAIN STATIONERY AND CREATE LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND ANTILOCK BRAKES TO MALFUNCTION DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS COMMON, THIS SLIDING SURFACE SHOULD BE A NON WEAR SURFACE AND LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR WITH NO WEAR.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 730983 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10166858 · 2006-08-29 (August 29, 2006)

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ENGINE STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART AFTER REVERSING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN DRIVE PRIOR TO THE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE END OF THE CRANKSHAFT SNAPPED OFF AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 9/20/2006 - *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 92,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166858 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10135961 · 2005-09-21 (September 21, 2005)

DT: THE CONTACT STATED ON 9-8-05 HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON AT APPROXIMATELY 62 MPH AND SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED COASTING. IT SLOWED DOWN. HE PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR. HE OPENED THE HOOD, AND THERE WAS A BIG FIRE ON THE DISTRIBUTOR AND IGNITION AREAS. ALL OF THE SIX WIRES MELTED. THE CONTACT HAD IT TOWED TO A WORKSHOP, AND THEY SAID HE SHOULD CALL THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE CONTACT CALLED FORD, AND FORD SAID SOMEONE WOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM. THE MECHANIC AT THE WORKSHOP TOLD FORD THAT IT SEEMED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE…

Owner-reported narrative. 153,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10135961 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 511754 · 1996-12-04 (December 4, 1996)

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED; ALSO ELECTRICAL DISPLAY FUNCTIONS MODULE FAILURE/ FRONT END MISALIGNMENT/ENGINE NOISE/FUEL PUMP NOISE/ LEAF SPRING FAILURE AND REPLACED A/C FAN MOTOR. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 511754 at NHTSA ↗

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Data completeness

367 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

12.0%Usable mileage44 / 367 records

78.5%Valid incident date288 / 367 records

100.0%Valid filing date367 / 367 records

78.5%Ordered incident and filing dates288 / 367 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

From model yearThrough model year

Component complaint heatmap
Component	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	7919.1% ODI 10003415 · 87,000 mi THIS IS ABOUT MY 1993 MERCURY VILLAGER. AFTER VIEWING YOUR SITE, IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEM WITH MY CAR IS WIDESPREAD. THE BOLTS THAT CONNECT THE MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE BLOCK SHEARED OFF. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE IN MAY OF 1998 AND ALSO CONTACTED THE LINCOLN MERCURY DIVISION OF FORD. I EVEN SENT THEM TWO OF THE SHEARED BOLTS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE BOLTS ON THE FRONT MANIFOLD HAVE SHEARED. I NEVER EVEN RECEIVED AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FROM FORD IN RESPONSE TO MY LETTER. THE ENGINE NOW IS VERY NOISY AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO MY MUFFLER MECHANIC ABOUT 3… Look up ODI 10003415 at NHTSA ↗	176.7% ODI 10020998 3 EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BROKE OFF. SERVICE TECH SAYS THAT'S COMMON WITH VILLAGERS. *NLM Look up ODI 10020998 at NHTSA ↗	123.3% ODI 10054539 · 109,570 mi MY 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO FAULTY STUDS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WHERE IS THE RECALL? TO FIX PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN QUOTED $1,500 FROM A DEALER! *AK Look up ODI 10054539 at NHTSA ↗	73.7% ODI 10022988 · 81,000 mi EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO SEEP INTO INTERIOR OF VAN. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS CRACKED OPEN TO AVOID GETTING SICK. AFTER INTERNET SEARCH FOUND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING OR HELP OUT WITH THE COSTS WHICH WILL BE SEVERAL 1000 $$. *JB Look up ODI 10022988 at NHTSA ↗	43.2% ODI 10031650 THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. AK SCC *JB Look up ODI 10031650 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	11.4% ODI 10106873 INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED NUMEROUS EXCESSIVE COOLANT, CAUSING RADIATOR TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, AND COULD RESULT IN VEHICLE OVERHEATING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK Look up ODI 10106873 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	20.5% ODI 502747 THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD Look up ODI 502747 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.3% ODI 883787 WHEN FIRST PRESSING ON GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK. THIS IS SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL ON FORD, EXPLORER, 1997, 00S58.AK SLC Look up ODI 883787 at NHTSA ↗	42.1% ODI 706720 PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND THEN WE PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND THE CAR TOOK OFF AND HIT A WALL, THE ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK. *AK Look up ODI 706720 at NHTSA ↗	54.0% ODI 10026111 · 50,000 mi ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THEN, WHEN IT IS FREED, THE VAN ACCELERATES RAPIDLY CAUSING THE VAN TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, WHEN MANEUVERING IN TIGHT PARKING LIKE SITUATIONS, THE VAN WILL LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AND TWO, WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THERE IS A HESITATION THAT COULD CAUSE AND ACCIDENT IF THE RESPONSE TIME BETWEEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE TIME THE VAN ACTUALLY STARTS MOVING.*AK Look up ODI 10026111 at NHTSA ↗	910.8% ODI 10088348 MY 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER MINI VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE PEDAL CAN BE HARD TO PUSH SOMETIMES CAUSING TO PUSH DOWN TOO FAR. SEVERAL TIMES THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE OUT OF CONTROL. I FELT VERY UNSAFE AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE CONDITION. *JB Look up ODI 10088348 at NHTSA ↗	5328.6% ODI 10003554 · 40,000 mi THE ACCELERATOR ON MY 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER STICKS IN THE "UP" POSITION. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN I'VE HAD TO STOMP THE ACCELERATOR TO UNSTICK IT. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT COULD CAUSE YOU TO RAM INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU. ALSO, I HAVE FOUND MYSELF "STUCK" IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND WAS "FIXED" BY THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOW BECOME MUCH WORSE AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $420.00. I SAW… Look up ODI 10003554 at NHTSA ↗	3042.3% ODI 10004700 · 33,000 mi THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: REAR WIPER HANGS-WON'T CLEAR THE GLASS(TO OPEN REAR HATCH GLASS)-MOTOR INOPERATIVE, ACCELERATOR STICKS-HAS TO KEEP TAPPING IT TO LOOSEN, THE REAR BENCH SEAT RECLINER WILL LET GO AND SEAT WILL COLLAPSE, THE LEFT HANDLE IS LOOSE, AND THE REAR SEAT LATCH IS BINDING/COLLAPSING. Look up ODI 10004700 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	143.4% ODI 483033 LOOSE FRONT SEAT/SEAT GOES OFF TRACK. *AK Look up ODI 483033 at NHTSA ↗	4116.2% ODI 10016330 · 125,000 mi BROKEN CRANKSHAFT ON 94 MERCURY VILLAGER. MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE. FORD OASIS REPORT SSM 04925 STATES "ENGINEERING DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS THE INITIAL TENSILE FORCE SET ON THE ENGINE ACCESSORY BELTS DURING ASSEMBLY." IN FEB 1995 A NEW CRANKSHAFT THAT IS 2MM THICKER AT FRONT WAS IMPLEMENTED. IF FORD IS AWARE OF THEIR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WHY WAS A RECALL NOT REQUIRED? MANY WELL-MAINTAINED VEHICLES HAVE PERFORMED BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND NOW CONSUMERS MUST PAY TO REPAIR A DEFECT FORD ACKNOWLEDGED OCCURRED "DURING … Look up ODI 10016330 at NHTSA ↗	318.4% ODI 10000479 MY 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER''S CRANKSHAFT BROKE SUDDENLY UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE WE TRAVELED WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN ON A 2-WAY ROAD WITHOUT SHOULDER THAT NIGHT. WE NOTICED THAT A COMMON PROBLEM EXISTED ON BOTH NISSAN QUEST AND MERCURY VILLAGER (1993-1995) DUE TO NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINS ON INTERNET. WE BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT CAUSED BY IMPROPER DESIGN BY MANUFACTURE. SINCE IT IS A POTENTIAL LIFE-THREATEN DEFECT, THE AUTO MAKER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. Look up ODI 10000479 at NHTSA ↗	73.7% ODI 10042008 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. *AK Look up ODI 10042008 at NHTSA ↗	10.8% ODI 10064768 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER RESET IT BUT IT KEPT COMING BACK ON. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEED SENSOR. NM Look up ODI 10064768 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	10.5% ODI 10056269 · 145,000 mi GAS PEDAL STICKING UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. WHETHER OR NOT AT LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR LEAVING PARKING SPACE. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY WHEN PUSHING PEDAL DOWN TO ACCELERATE. PROBLEM IS WHEN I TRY TO PASS SOMEONE ON HIGHWAY, IT FEELS LIKE IT'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS. REPAIR FACILITY CLEANED THROTTLE CHAMBER WHICH SEEMS TO HELP. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FAST WHEN PASSING SOMEONE IS STILL THERE. *JB Look up ODI 10056269 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	15.6% ODI 10250057 · 98,000 mi ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL. *TR Look up ODI 10250057 at NHTSA ↗
Structure:Body:Door	1100.0% ODI 751899 AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS TRIGGER WITHOUT ANY REASON. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO EXTRACT MY CHILD (STRAPPED IN HIS CARSEAT) FROM THE CAR ON NUMBEROUS OCCASIONS PUTTING HIS LIFE AT RISK. A NUMBER OF DEALERSHIPS HAVE EITHER LAUGHED AT ME OR WANTED TO CHARGE UP TO $800 TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. MY CHILD IS UNABLE TO RELEASE HIMSELF FROM HIS CARSEAT NOR IS HE ABLE TO REACH WINDOW CONTROLS WHILE STRAPPED IN HIS CARSEAT. IT ROUTINELY REACHES OVER 100 DEGREES HERE AND HE COULD EITHER DIE OR BE SEVERELY INJURED BEFORE I WOULD FINALLY BE ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR. I HAVE … Look up ODI 751899 at NHTSA ↗	143.4% ODI 515408 BOTH IMPACT BEANS IN FRONT ELECTRIC DOORS ARE BROKEN; ALSO, DOOR LOCK ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK. *AK Look up ODI 515408 at NHTSA ↗	72.8% ODI 702622 THE LOCKS ONCE ENGAGED AUTOMATICALLY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN AS THE SOLENOID/MOTOR FIGHTS BACK WHEN TRYING TO OPEN MANUALLY. *AK Look up ODI 702622 at NHTSA ↗	92.5% ODI 511754 POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED; ALSO ELECTRICAL DISPLAY FUNCTIONS MODULE FAILURE/ FRONT END MISALIGNMENT/ENGINE NOISE/FUEL PUMP NOISE/ LEAF SPRING FAILURE AND REPLACED A/C FAN MOTOR. *AK Look up ODI 511754 at NHTSA ↗	2211.7% ODI 10015149 WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE SENSOR FAILED AND THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CONSUMER HAND. *JB Look up ODI 10015149 at NHTSA ↗	1814.4% ODI 566344 DOOR LOCKS CONTINUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHETER DRIVING OR PARKED Look up ODI 566344 at NHTSA ↗	78.4% ODI 543102 DESIGN OF THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING, MOTOR MUST BE SHUT OFF TO OPEN DOORS. Look up ODI 543102 at NHTSA ↗	31.6% ODI 10012468 WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. *JB THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW DOOR PANEL AND AN INJECTOR. SCC Look up ODI 10012468 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	163.9% ODI 502962 ABS CONTINUED TO PULSATE AFTER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *DSH Look up ODI 502962 at NHTSA ↗	145.5% ODI 484143 ANTI-LOCK BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL AFTER REPEATED REPAIR ATTEMPTS. *SKD Look up ODI 484143 at NHTSA ↗	226.0% ODI 517188 TRANSMISSION GEARS WORN DUE TO BROKEN GEAR. Look up ODI 517188 at NHTSA ↗	73.7% ODI 534312 ABS BRAKES FAILED. DEALER ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. Look up ODI 534312 at NHTSA ↗	54.0% ODI 10039092 · 110,000 mi DEFECTIVE ABS IN 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE SITTING STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD POSSIBLY STRIKING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR STATEMENTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *JB Look up ODI 10039092 at NHTSA ↗	22.4% ODI 10017946 · 15,765 mi WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. NLM BOTH FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH APART. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH BOTH REAR BRAKES AND THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER LOCKED UP. SCC *JB Look up ODI 10017946 at NHTSA ↗	31.6% ODI 10036954 · 35,000 mi WE OWN A '1999 MERCURY VILLAGER VAN. THE BRAKES HAVE HAD EXTENSIVE REPAIRS TWICE ,AND NOW MUST BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES. SECONDLY, THE ACCELERATOR STICKS. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED ONCE AND REQUIRES REPAIR AGAIN. (FIRST TIME UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME AT A COST OF APPROX. $460.) THE REPAIRMEN AT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIM THE DEVICE USED TO PREVENT SLUDGE FROM ACCUMULATING ON THE ACCELERATOR LINE TENDS TO WARP DUE TO HEAT EXPOSURE ALLOWING SLUDGE TO ACCUMULATE ON THE LINE AND CAUSING THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK. IT WAS FIRST REPAIRED AT… Look up ODI 10036954 at NHTSA ↗	34.2% ODI 746693 TOTAL BRAKE FADE, NOT PEDAL, BRAKES JUST WOULDN'T HOLD. HAD NORMAL PEDAL. ACCORDING TO AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR I AM TALKING TO, HE HAS AT LEAST ONE OTHER CASE SIMILAR. THIS INVOLVED A 2001 NISSAN SUV. IN THAT CASE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SENSOR WAS NOT SENDING THE PROPER SIGNAL FOR A FAILURE(WHICH WOULD HAVE DISABLED ABS) BUT NOT PROPER SIGNAL FOR ABS TO WORK. *AK Look up ODI 746693 at NHTSA ↗	15.0% ODI 8006941 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR MOMENTARILY AND POP BACK UP. ALSO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID IS OCCURRING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND IS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. AK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, THERE WILL BE NO BRAKE, BUT IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE PEDAL POPS UP AND THE VEHICLE GOES ON ABS MODE. YH Look up ODI 8006941 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	112.7% ODI 560003 THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SYMPTOMS OF RECALL 00V-419, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THE FUEL LEAK BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPOINTMENT WASN'T UNTIL TWO WEEKS, THE CONSUMERS FELT THIS PROBLEM NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR THEREFORE THEY REPAIRED IT THEMSELVES. NLM Look up ODI 560003 at NHTSA ↗	145.5% ODI 10056616 · 114,000 mi I AM THE OWNER OF A MERCURY VILLAGER 1994 MINIVAN AND I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL INVOLVING LEAKING GAS. I HAVE A STRONG GAS ODOR IN MY VEHICLE AND MY MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD GAS CAP BUT THE FUMES ARE STILL THERE. NOW I'M THINKING IT'S THIS VENT HOSE LEAKING GAS LIKE THE RECALL SAYS. *JB Look up ODI 10056616 at NHTSA ↗	236.3% ODI 10128862 · 96,000 mi DT: CALLER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL BUT NOT ON HER VEHICLE. THE RECALL #00V419002, FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER SAID HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CALLER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. SHE SAID IT IS GETTING WORSE. CALLER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT RECALL.AK JB Look up ODI 10128862 at NHTSA ↗	52.7% ODI 560666 THE CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING RECALL WORK 00V-419 FOR THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM PERFORMED DUE TO DEALER PROBLEMS AND LACK OF PARTS. NLM Look up ODI 560666 at NHTSA ↗	129.6% ODI 10046523 · 144,500 mi THERE WAS A FILLER PIPE/VENT HOSE FAILURE WHICH WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED IN MARCH 2001. IT FAILED A SECOND TIME IN THE SAME LOCATION. AK RECALL#00V419002 SCC *JB Look up ODI 10046523 at NHTSA ↗	22.4% ODI 606351 GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH Look up ODI 606351 at NHTSA ↗	31.6% ODI 551430 FUEL TANK PUNCTURED BY REAR SUSPENSION COMPONENT DURING ROLLOVER CRASH. YH Look up ODI 551430 at NHTSA ↗	11.4% ODI 746252 TRAVELING INSIDE LANE; CRUISE ON 60MPH. ROCK IN ROAD APPEARED SIZE OF SOFTBALL. PASSED OVER ROCK SCRAPPING BOTTOM OF MANIFOLD SHIELD, HITTING THE PLIABLE PLASTIC SHIELD BREAKING FUEL PURGE VALVE, AND BENDING REAR STABILIZER BAR. LIST OF PARTS ORDERED FOR REPAIR BY GARAGE AND INSURANCE ADJUSTOR: CLOCK SPRING, AIRBAG CONTROL MODULE, STEERING WHEEL AND INSTRUMENT PANEL AIRBAGS, FUEL TANK, REAR STABILIZER BAR AND BRACKET, FRONT LOWER AIR DEFECTOR, FUEL PURGE VALVE, AND ALIGN 4 WHEEL SUSPENSION. NO ONE HAS AN ANSWER TO WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED … Look up ODI 746252 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	122.9% ODI 483612 SMOKE WITH SMELL OF BURNING LEAVES BILLOWED FROM WINDSHIELD VENTS WHEN ENGINE STARTED. *DSH Look up ODI 483612 at NHTSA ↗	104.0% ODI 544632 POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL. Look up ODI 544632 at NHTSA ↗	195.2% ODI 10002910 · 125,000 mi HAVE HAD SEVERAL WATER PUMPS REPLACED IN OUR 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. BEGINS LEAKING AFTER TWO TO FOUR WEEKS DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. 4 REPLACED LAST WINTER, DROVE FINE DURING SUMMER, RECENTLY REPLACED AGAIN BY SAME REPAIR SHOP. EACH TIME THE WATER PUMP LEAKS BY THE SEALS IN THE PUMP. DEFECTIVE DESIGN? Look up ODI 10002910 at NHTSA ↗	1910.1% ODI 504548 VAN STALLED. Look up ODI 504548 at NHTSA ↗	43.2% ODI 759259 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK Look up ODI 759259 at NHTSA ↗	11.2% ODI 539046 BRAKES, STEERING, BODY, AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS. Look up ODI 539046 at NHTSA ↗	42.2% ODI 702210 WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE STARTING OF THE VEHICLE. IT WONT START EASILY AND IT STRUGGLES TO IDLE WHEN THIS OCCURS. IT DOESNT OCCUR ALL THE TIME AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM YET. THIS HAS BEEN DOING IT ON AND OFF FOR 2 MONTHS NOW. IT WILL WORF FINE FOR 2 DAYS THEN SUDDENLY JUNP OUT AND DO IT AGAIN. Look up ODI 702210 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	51.2% ODI 710956 LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. ALSO WILL SOMETIMES LOCK WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE AFTER UNLOCKING THEM SEVERAL TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS IF NEEDED TO FLEE VEHICLE QUICKLY. Look up ODI 710956 at NHTSA ↗	41.6% ODI 10024158 · 92,000 mi AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT VARIOUS TIMES. ALL THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. AK THE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC CLEANED THE CONTACTS, HOWEVER HE COULD NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM. JB *NLM Look up ODI 10024158 at NHTSA ↗	82.2% ODI 10045128 · 87,000 mi MY SLIDING DOOR LATCH ON MY 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER POPS OPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING!!! I AM AFRAID MY CHILD WILL FALL OUT AND I WILL SUE MERCURY FOR A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. *LA Look up ODI 10045128 at NHTSA ↗	2714.4% ODI 10034169 · 125,000 mi WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN SLIDING DOOR LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE KEEPS SLIDING OPEN. CONSUMER BELIEVES LOCKING MECHANISM IS BROKEN. *AK Look up ODI 10034169 at NHTSA ↗	1713.6% ODI 10045210 · 45,000 mi DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND OFF, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR PARKED. *LA Look up ODI 10045210 at NHTSA ↗	44.8% ODI 10007954 · 24,000 mi THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK WHEN EVER THEY SEEM TO WANT TO, WHEN I UNLOCK THEM THEY WILL LOCK AGAIN AS IM TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR. Look up ODI 10007954 at NHTSA ↗	21.1% ODI 548824 OWNER WAS INJURED BY THE LOCKING MECHANISM, DUE TO THE DESIGN PLACEMENT OF LOCK AND HANDLE, WHEN LOCKING WITH HAND ON HANDLE FINGER WAS SNAPPED. MJS Look up ODI 548824 at NHTSA ↗	11.4% ODI 8005924 VEHICLE SLIDING DOOR JAMS WHILE OPENING AND CLOSING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WIGGLE DOOR TO UNJAM IT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK Look up ODI 8005924 at NHTSA ↗	00.0% No examples available for this selection.	00.0% No examples available for this selection.

Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
Component	Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)	Median	Usable records	Examples
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	65,000–92,000 mi	83,000 mi	5	ODI 10007581 · 55,130 mi WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH SPEED, THE ENGINE WENT DEAD WITHOUT WARNING. TOWED THE CAR TO A SERVICE GARAGE, SOUTH RIVER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR LLC, 178 HILLSIDE AVE., SOTH RIVER, NJ 08882. THE MECHANIC FOUND CRANKCASE SNAPPED OFF AT THE HARMONIC BALANCER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ONLY WAY THIS COULD HAPPEN IS DUE TO FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. Look up ODI 10007581 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10009112 · 65,000 mi THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.JB Look up ODI 10009112 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10047724 · 107,000 mi WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HEARD ENGINE RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD 3 OTHER BROKEN CRANKSHAFTS ON SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSVERSELY MOUNTED ENGINE, BUT NO SUCH PROBLEMS SEEN WHEN SAME ENGINE IS MOUNTED WITH DRIVESHAFT TO REAR WHEELS.AK Look up ODI 10047724 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	96,000–139,580 mi	100,000 mi	5	ODI 10128862 · 96,000 mi DT: CALLER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL BUT NOT ON HER VEHICLE. THE RECALL #00V419002, FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER SAID HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CALLER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. SHE SAID IT IS GETTING WORSE. CALLER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT RECALL.AK JB Look up ODI 10128862 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151457 · 139,580 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE VENT HOSE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V419002, REGARDING THE TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. Look up ODI 10151457 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10151510 · 100,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS OFTEN PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V419002, REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR. Look up ODI 10151510 at NHTSA ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	90,625 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10004905 · 90,625 mi THE VAN STARTED TO SPUTTER AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICE SMOKE ENTERING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE SMOKE DIDN'T SMELL LIKE STEAM FROM OVERHEATING BUT A THICK BLACK SMOKE. I MOVED A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VAN AND CONTACTED THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE VAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS AND THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE WAS $13000. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WROTE OFF THE VEHICLE AND ONLY… Look up ODI 10004905 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Too few reports for a range	125,000 mi	1 (sparse)	ODI 10002910 · 125,000 mi HAVE HAD SEVERAL WATER PUMPS REPLACED IN OUR 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. BEGINS LEAKING AFTER TWO TO FOUR WEEKS DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. 4 REPLACED LAST WINTER, DROVE FINE DURING SUMMER, RECENTLY REPLACED AGAIN BY SAME REPAIR SHOP. EACH TIME THE WATER PUMP LEAKS BY THE SEALS IN THE PUMP. DEFECTIVE DESIGN? Look up ODI 10002910 at NHTSA ↗

Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

ComponentPeriod

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples

Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month	Campaigns announced	Examples
2024-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2024-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-09	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-10	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-11	None	No examples available for this selection.
2025-12	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-01	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-02	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-03	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-04	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-05	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-06	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-07	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-08	None	No examples available for this selection.
2026-09 (partial)	None	No examples available for this selection.

Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Observation windowFirst model yearSecond model year

2001: 7 complaints · 2002: 7 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model year	Through age 0	Through age 1	Through age 2
2001	3	3	7
2002	3	6	7

Date coverage across each selected cohort

Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year	Incident dates used	Filing date fallbacks	Excluded dates
2001	15	4	1
2002	15	3	0

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
Component	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Fuel System, Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control	Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery	Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	—	1 ODI 878322 THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 00V419.002/ TANK VENT HOSE. HAD PROBLEM FIXED, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. AK THE GAS SMELL THAT COMES INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FUEL LEAK. TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS FAILED. YH Look up ODI 878322 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	1 ODI 878322 THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 00V419.002/ TANK VENT HOSE. HAD PROBLEM FIXED, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. AK THE GAS SMELL THAT COMES INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FUEL LEAK. TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS FAILED. YH Look up ODI 878322 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	1 ODI 562572 ON COLD MORNINGS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED UP, THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS, CONSUMER STATES IT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURED IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER RESEALED ALL INJECTORS AND REPAIRED LINES AT RAIL CONNECTION, THERE WAS AN INJECTOR LEAKING ALSO A LEAK AT THE FUEL LINE AND RAIL CONNECTION, HOWEVER ONE MONTH LATER THE ODOR HAS RETURNED.*YH Look up ODI 562572 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 560486 THE FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS NOT THE LABOR, GAS LINE WAS ALSO AGED AND SWEATING CAUSING GAS FUMES WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER. NLM Look up ODI 560486 at NHTSA ↗	0
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	0	—	1 ODI 522898 STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHILE REFUELING. ALSO ABS BRAKES LOCK UP/FAIL IN PANIC STOP. *AK Look up ODI 522898 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 753754 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, FUEL PUMP BEGAN TO HOWL LOUDLY AND AT TIMES ACTED LIKE IT WAS SHUTING DOWN BUT WAS OK PER DEALER. MOTOR FAILED CAUSED BY "LACK" OF LUBRICATING HOLES IN BLOCK PER THE DEALER, WAS REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR STUMBLED AND SHUTDOWN AGAIN BUT RESTARTED 1 HOUR LATER. REAR BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY AND SQUEKS WHILE DRIVING. TOLD NOTHING WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES.*AK Look up ODI 753754 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 757789 1) HEATER: ALMOST CAUSED ELEC. FIRE, STOPPED WORKING, NOW NEEDS MOTOR REPLACED; 2) ABS FAILED ON SNOWY ROADS CAUSING SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT TO FRONT LEFT OF VEHICLE; 3) RECALL ON FUEL VENT HOSE, WILL REPLACE; 4) FRONT RT. LAP BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT (STUCK) NEEDS REPAIR/REPLACED; 5) OIL FILTER'S VERY VERY LOW LOCATION ON UNDERCARRIAGE FRONT, CAUSED DAMAGE TO FILTER, ALL OIL SPILLED OUT WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RAN OVER SNOW LEFT BY ROAD COMMISSION PLOW, CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROD BEARINGS, AND ENGINE, VEHICLE CURRENTLY OUT OF … Look up ODI 757789 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline	0	0	1 ODI 522898 STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHILE REFUELING. ALSO ABS BRAKES LOCK UP/FAIL IN PANIC STOP. *AK Look up ODI 522898 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 712575 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITANTLY FOR SINCE PURCHASED. FUEL INJECTORS ARE REPEATEDLY CLEANED. CAR HAS IDLED ROUGH. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATES POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND IS THE REASON FOR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 712575 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 887362 STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES. REPLACED SOLENOID AND CANISTER. IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 887362 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	1 ODI 562572 ON COLD MORNINGS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED UP, THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS, CONSUMER STATES IT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURED IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER RESEALED ALL INJECTORS AND REPAIRED LINES AT RAIL CONNECTION, THERE WAS AN INJECTOR LEAKING ALSO A LEAK AT THE FUEL LINE AND RAIL CONNECTION, HOWEVER ONE MONTH LATER THE ODOR HAS RETURNED.*YH Look up ODI 562572 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 753754 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE, FUEL PUMP BEGAN TO HOWL LOUDLY AND AT TIMES ACTED LIKE IT WAS SHUTING DOWN BUT WAS OK PER DEALER. MOTOR FAILED CAUSED BY "LACK" OF LUBRICATING HOLES IN BLOCK PER THE DEALER, WAS REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER THE MOTOR STUMBLED AND SHUTDOWN AGAIN BUT RESTARTED 1 HOUR LATER. REAR BRAKES GRIND LOUDLY AND SQUEKS WHILE DRIVING. TOLD NOTHING WRONG BUT IT CONTINUES.*AK Look up ODI 753754 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 712575 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITANTLY FOR SINCE PURCHASED. FUEL INJECTORS ARE REPEATEDLY CLEANED. CAR HAS IDLED ROUGH. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATES POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND IS THE REASON FOR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. Look up ODI 712575 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	0	0
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Emission Control	0	0	1 ODI 757789 1) HEATER: ALMOST CAUSED ELEC. FIRE, STOPPED WORKING, NOW NEEDS MOTOR REPLACED; 2) ABS FAILED ON SNOWY ROADS CAUSING SINGLE-VEHICLE ACCIDENT TO FRONT LEFT OF VEHICLE; 3) RECALL ON FUEL VENT HOSE, WILL REPLACE; 4) FRONT RT. LAP BELT WILL NOT PULL OUT (STUCK) NEEDS REPAIR/REPLACED; 5) OIL FILTER'S VERY VERY LOW LOCATION ON UNDERCARRIAGE FRONT, CAUSED DAMAGE TO FILTER, ALL OIL SPILLED OUT WHILE OPERATING VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, RAN OVER SNOW LEFT BY ROAD COMMISSION PLOW, CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROD BEARINGS, AND ENGINE, VEHICLE CURRENTLY OUT OF … Look up ODI 757789 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 887362 STRONG FUEL SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING ON AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER 3 TIMES. REPLACED SOLENOID AND CANISTER. IT DID NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 887362 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	0	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Delivery	0	1 ODI 560486 THE FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS ONLY REIMBURSED FOR THE PARTS NOT THE LABOR, GAS LINE WAS ALSO AGED AND SWEATING CAUSING GAS FUMES WHEN USING THE DEFROSTER. NLM Look up ODI 560486 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	0	0	—	0
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Search patterns

7 patterns with matching reports.

Fuel smell or leak mentions

22 mentions · 6.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 65,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10004158

WHEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER, CONSUMER STATES YOU CAN SMELL GAS FUMES IN THE CAB. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

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ODI 10014307 · 65,000 mi

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ODI 10065936

I OWN A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THREE YEARS AGO, I HAVE HAD A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH SMELLING GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VAN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, AND AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE GAS SMELL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. GAS FUMES ARE VOLATILE, AND IF THEY ARE STRONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO DETE…

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\b(fuel leak\w*|gas leak\w*|gas(?:oline)? smell|smell\w* (?:of )?(?:fuel|gas))\b

Stalling or loss of power

10 mentions · 2.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 92,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10136868 · 113,989 mi

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ODI 10166858 · 92,000 mi

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ODI 734102

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCAISIONS WHILE TRAVELING AT ABOUT 70MPH IN HIGH HEAT CONDITIONS ABOVE 90 DEGREES, MY CAR SIMPLY STALLED OUT. JUST STOPPED RUNNING AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. LATER AFTER COOLING OFF IT STARTED RIGHT UP. IN THE JULY 2000 INCIDENT I DID STOP BY A DEALERSHIP BUT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM SINCE IT STARTED RIGHT UP. ARE THERE OTHER REPORT OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER MERCURY VILLAGER OWNERS. IS THIS SIMILAR TO THE SITUATION IN CALIF?

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\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Brake response concerns

8 mentions · 2.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 92,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10166858 · 92,000 mi

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ODI 521295

BRAKES FAILED AFTER MANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS, CAUSING ACCIDENT.

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ODI 521461

BRAKES FAILED AFTER NUMEROUS REPAIR ATTEMPTS. VEHICLE WAS NOT STOPPING AND CAUSING COLLISIONS.

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

6 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 10080599

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ODI 712575

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON INTERMITANTLY FOR SINCE PURCHASED. FUEL INJECTORS ARE REPEATEDLY CLEANED. CAR HAS IDLED ROUGH. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. DEALER STATES POWER CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND IS THE REASON FOR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS.

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ODI 740031

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER ONE WEEK THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT A SPRING HAD COME LOOSE IN THE TRANSMISSON AND HAD MADE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND THEN CHEW UP THE GEARS NUMBER 3 AND 4 AND REVERSE THAT IS WHY IT WENT OUT AND THE FACT THAT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT WELL LUBRICATED IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS WHY IT WENT OUT DUE TO NO NEGLECT ON MY PART . SO I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND SEE I HAD MY VAN SERVICED BY THE SAME PEOPLE…

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\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Steering assistance concerns

3 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 831568

THE PULLEY OF THE POWER ASSIST BELT SNAPPED, CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT AND VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. *AK *ML

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ODI 836352

DUE TO THE BELT BEING TOO TIGHT WHEN ASSEMBLED, THE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSED LOSS POWER STEERING AND BRAKING SYSTEM, MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK.ET.

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ODI 892994

FUEL VAPORS WERE IN PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND MADE NECESSARY REPAIRS. VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY RECALL 00V419002. BUT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT REPAIR WORK WAS UNRELATED TO THIS CAMPAIGN. *AK CONUMER STATES FULE LINES WERE LEAKING AT FUEL RAIL, THRER WAS ALSO LEAK UNDER VEHICLE WHICH WAS DETERMINED TO BE POWER STEERING LEAK FROM A HOSE.*JB

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\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Battery drain and no-start mentions

2 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 180,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 10230451 · 180,000 mi

I HAVE A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. ON 6/6/08 I HEARD A NOISE AND SAW AND PUFF OF SMOKE. I WENT TO CHECK IT AND SAW NOTHING. I DROVE IT HOME AND THE NEXT MORNING THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THE PASSENGER DOOR WERE BURNED UP. THE ENTIRE INSIDE WAS COVERED IN SMOKE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START, AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS WOULD BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR CONSIDERING IT'S AGE AND CONDITION. *TR

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ODI 823812

VILLAGER WOULD NOT START UP INITIALLY. WHEN CHECKED BY DEALERSHIP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS UNABLE TO DELIVER CONSTANT FUEL PRESSURE TO THE ENGINE AND NEEDED REPLACING. OWNER IS HAVING FUEL PUMP REPLACED. *AK

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Hard or delayed shifting

2 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: Unavailable (0 usable records).

ODI 713717

INTERMITTENT SPEEDOMETER PROBLEM REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPEED SENSOR AND DROPPING THE TRANSMISSION TO REPLACE THE GEAR THAT DRIVES THE SPEED SENSOR WITH NO NOTICEABLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. APPEARENTLY, THERE WAS A MISALIGNMENT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO BE CORRECTED TO FUNCTION WITH NEW SPEED SENSOR. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE CORRECT SPEED IS NOT MEASURED. 30 DAYS AFTER THIS REPAIR, A DEALERSHIP HAS DIAGNOSED THE CURRENT PROBLEM AS BEING THE TRANSMISSION WITH THE FIX BEING A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VAN IS LESS THAN 5YRS OLD AND H…

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ODI 8015434

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. FRONT SEATS LURCHED FORWARD THAN COLLAPSED FLAT BACKWARDS ,TRAPPING 2 CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT.*AKI

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