U.S. public vehicle records

Mercury VILLAGER fuel problems

106 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.

Key facts

1,725 owner complaints analyzed

17 distinct recall campaigns

75,246 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 1992 to 2002 model years. Data updated: 2026-09-30 (September 30, 2026). 247 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Fuel system concerns evidence

106 of 1,725 complaints match this topic (6.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.

Owner report 541744 · 1998-09-28 (September 28, 1998)

GAS SPILLED/LEAKED ONTO GROUND WHEN TANK WAS FILLED. DEALER STATES THAT SEAM OF FUEL TANK WAS SPLITTING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 541744 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 560003 · 2001-02-28 (February 28, 2001)

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

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 560003 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 722083 · 2000-04-29 (April 29, 2000)

COULD SMELL GASOLINE VAPORS IN VAN AT IDLE ON COLD DAYS. FOUND THE SMELL WAS GAS LEAKING FROM FROM THE NEOPRENE FUEL LINES CONNECTED TO THE FUEL INJECTOR RAILS. (NOTE: DISCOVERED CAUSE, BY READING ARTICLE IN CINCINNATI INQUIRER, 4/29/00) ABOUT A 95 NISSAN QUEST WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM)

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 722083 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 724331 · 2000-06-21 (June 21, 2000)

FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL TANK VENT HOSES WHEN TANK IS FULL OR NEAR FULL. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724331 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 724538 · 2000-06-26 (June 26, 2000)

I HAVE EXPERIENCED FUEL TANK/LINE/PUMP LEAKS ON TWO OCCAISONS. IN JULY 1999 FOLLOWING A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT I HAD A LEAK IN THE TANK AND OR FUEL LINES. IN JUNE 2000 I AGAIN HAD A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT, AT A COST OF APPROX. $60.00 AND REPLACED A FUEL OR VENT LINE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 724538 at NHTSA ↗

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1,725 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

14.3%Usable mileage247 / 1,725 records

78.3%Valid incident date1,351 / 1,725 records

100.0%Valid filing date1,725 / 1,725 records

78.1%Ordered incident and filing dates1,347 / 1,725 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.

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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:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	81,250–115,750 mi	96,000 mi	22	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 ↗ ODI 10037373 · 145,000 mi THE TWO OUTSIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON THE BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK WERE BROKEN. THIS CAUSED EXHAUST FUMES TO ENTER THE CABIN.AK Look up ODI 10037373 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10056340 · 188,000 mi EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AND EXHAUST IS BACKING UP INTO THE CABIN. MY MECHANIC OWNS A VILLAGER AND TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE DEALER IS THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN FIX IT. I HAVE DONE SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH AND IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON AND COULD POSSIBLY BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. JB Look up ODI 10056340 at NHTSA ↗
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal	30,000–65,000 mi	40,000 mi	45	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 ↗ ODI 10139592 · 20,000 mi THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS THIS HAS HAPPENED INNUMERABLE OCCASIONS. THIS BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 1998, AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE DOORS AR NOT TO LOCK IF THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION, AND THEY DO. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHILE IT IS PARKED, WHEN ENTERING, AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DOORS DO NOT OVERRIDE THE LOCKS, AND IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK. USUALLY THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE BEING CL… Look up ODI 10139592 at NHTSA ↗ 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 ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	69,500–115,500 mi	92,000 mi	11	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 ↗ ODI 10023399 · 74,000 mi WHILE TEST DRIVING THE 94 MERCURY VILLAGER, WITH ONLY 74000 MILES, AT AROUND 40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND LOST ALL POWER TO BRAKES AND STEERING, WITH NO WARNING. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT THIS WAS A "BUILT-IN MECHANISM" AND THAT THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN OCCASIONALLY TO "RESET THE COMPUTER SYSTEM." OF COURSE THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE. THEY ARE TRYING TO SELL THIS VEHICLE IN EXTREMELY UNSAFE CONDITION AND FRANKLY I BELIEVE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. THE DEALER, GRAND AUTO MART IN ND STILL HAS THE VEHICLE FO… Look up ODI 10023399 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 10126943 · 22,000 mi CRANKSHAFT FAILED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. DEALER REPAIR COST WAS GOING TO BE $4200, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH LESS THAN 25000 MILES, AND WAS WELL MAINTAINED, AND EVEN THOUGH THIS PROBLEM WAS WELL KNOWN WITH THIS ENGINE. NOTE THAT THIS HAPPENED 8 YEARS AGO, BUT I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO FORMALLY DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM, AND JUST FOUND THE NHTSA COMPLAINT SITE. Look up ODI 10126943 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Too few reports for a range	35,000 mi	3 (sparse)	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 ↗ 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 ↗ 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 ↗
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	100,000–139,580 mi	114,000 mi	9	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 ↗ ODI 10166205 · 129,000 mi DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTICED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE WAS FAULTY. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V419002, REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM; STORAGE; TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. Look up ODI 10166205 at NHTSA ↗ 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 ↗
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 ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	23,000–100,250 mi	66,000 mi	8	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 ↗ 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 ↗ 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 ↗

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:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	Structure:Body:Door	Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System:Manifold/Header/Muffler/Tail Pipe	—	1 ODI 502747 THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD Look up ODI 502747 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 844793 HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR SERVICE & MECHANIC NOTICED EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS WAS DUE TO WEAK MOTOR MOUNTS. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED & KNEW ABOUT THE MOUNTS. *AK Look up ODI 844793 at NHTSA ↗	0	0	3 ODI 560319 THE FUEL FILLER PIPE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-419 CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE SEVERE HEADACHES. NLM Look up ODI 560319 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 891832 BOLT BROKE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAN HEAR A TICKING NOISE. ALSO, FUEL IS LEAKING OUT THOUGH CRACKS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 891832 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 560365 THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 560365 at NHTSA ↗	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control:Accelerator Pedal	1 ODI 502747 THROTTLE PEDAL STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SD Look up ODI 502747 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	1 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 ↗	1 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 ↗	0	0	1 ODI 10139592 · 20,000 mi THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS THIS HAS HAPPENED INNUMERABLE OCCASIONS. THIS BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 1998, AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE DOORS AR NOT TO LOCK IF THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION, AND THEY DO. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHILE IT IS PARKED, WHEN ENTERING, AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DOORS DO NOT OVERRIDE THE LOCKS, AND IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK. USUALLY THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE BEING CL… Look up ODI 10139592 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine	1 ODI 844793 HAD TAKEN VEHICLE FOR SERVICE & MECHANIC NOTICED EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED. THIS WAS DUE TO WEAK MOTOR MOUNTS. MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED & KNEW ABOUT THE MOUNTS. *AK Look up ODI 844793 at NHTSA ↗	0	—	1 ODI 708770 CRANKSHAFT BROKE APART IMMEDIATELY BEHIND TIMING GEAR. VEHICLE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN AT TIME OF FAILURE. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. / ELECTRIC LOCKS LOCK THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT HUMAN ASSISTANCE. MUST ALWAYS HAVE KEY IN HAND WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. FAILURES ARE ONGOING AND UNPREDICTABLE. *AK Look up ODI 708770 at NHTSA ↗	0	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 ↗	2 ODI 716351 WHEN BUYING VAN I NOTICED A LOUD CLACKING NOISE IN ENGINE ON COLD STARTS. I SAID I DIDN'T WANT CAR. THEY SAID IF THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN CAR (23,000MI)WOULD I BUY IT. I SAID YES. THEY PUT A REBUILT ENGINE IN VAN INSTEAD AND DIDN'T TELL ME. NOW HAS 31,0000 MILES ON IT AND IS CLACKING AGAIN PLUS SHAKES CAR VIOLENTLY FIRST 6 TO 8 SECONDS WHEN STARTING COLD. (INTERMITTENTLY) MECHANIC SAID IT HAS BAD PISTON PROBLEMS. FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SAYS IT'S OUT OF WARRENTY. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SECOND BAD ENGINE IN TH… Look up ODI 716351 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885457 ENGINE NOISE, KIND OF LOUD. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY SHOULD REPLACE TENSIONER.AK AFTER THE DEFECTIVE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. HOWEVER CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. YH Look up ODI 885457 at NHTSA ↗	0
Structure:Body:Door	0	1 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 ↗	1 ODI 708770 CRANKSHAFT BROKE APART IMMEDIATELY BEHIND TIMING GEAR. VEHICLE IDLING AT A STOP SIGN AT TIME OF FAILURE. TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. / ELECTRIC LOCKS LOCK THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY, WITHOUT HUMAN ASSISTANCE. MUST ALWAYS HAVE KEY IN HAND WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. FAILURES ARE ONGOING AND UNPREDICTABLE. *AK Look up ODI 708770 at NHTSA ↗	—	1 ODI 713556 WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ANTENNA ON 8/16. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 10/4, I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING BUT NOW, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS STUCK AND THE DOOR STIL… Look up ODI 713556 at NHTSA ↗	0	3 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 ↗ ODI 846235 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ENGINE STALLS. ALSO WHEN OPENING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR SOMETHING TRIGGERS INSIDE THE LOCK MECHANISM, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. AK Look up ODI 846235 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗	2 ODI 986873 THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER SLAMMING SHUT. AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, USUALLY AFTER REACHING 40 MPH THE DOOR WOULD JUST UNLATCH,ALSO LEFT TYRN SIGNAL DOESNOT WORK, BRAKES WERE REPLACED, REAR GLASS WIPER WIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, MOST OF THE POWER LOCKS HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REPAIRED, ALSO REAR BENCH SEAT AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE BEENINSPECTED.JB Look up ODI 986873 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip	0	1 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 ↗	0	1 ODI 713556 WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE THE ANTENNA ON 8/16. THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON 10/4, I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND THEY REPLACED THE SLIDING DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING BUT NOW, THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS STUCK AND THE DOOR STIL… Look up ODI 713556 at NHTSA ↗	—	0	3 ODI 835632 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, BRAKES TO FAILED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP TIME AFTER TIME, AND DEALERS CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. AK Look up ODI 835632 at NHTSA ↗ 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 ↗ ODI 781534 WHILE MAKING A TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED, THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, THEN THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED. Look up ODI 781534 at NHTSA ↗	0
Fuel System, Gasoline:Storage:Tank Assembly	3 ODI 560319 THE FUEL FILLER PIPE FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 00V-419 CAUSING FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE SEVERE HEADACHES. NLM Look up ODI 560319 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 891832 BOLT BROKE ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. CAN HEAR A TICKING NOISE. ALSO, FUEL IS LEAKING OUT THOUGH CRACKS. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK Look up ODI 891832 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 560365 THE LEFT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED. NLM Look up ODI 560365 at NHTSA ↗	0	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 ↗	1 ODI 719767 THE CAR INTERIOR SMELLED STRONGLY OF FUEL AFTER FILL UP. GAS SPILLED TO THE FLOOR, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE DOORS LOCKS LATCH UNASSISTED AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OPENED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME OCCURRENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS. Look up ODI 719767 at NHTSA ↗
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline	0	0	2 ODI 716351 WHEN BUYING VAN I NOTICED A LOUD CLACKING NOISE IN ENGINE ON COLD STARTS. I SAID I DIDN'T WANT CAR. THEY SAID IF THEY PUT A NEW ENGINE IN CAR (23,000MI)WOULD I BUY IT. I SAID YES. THEY PUT A REBUILT ENGINE IN VAN INSTEAD AND DIDN'T TELL ME. NOW HAS 31,0000 MILES ON IT AND IS CLACKING AGAIN PLUS SHAKES CAR VIOLENTLY FIRST 6 TO 8 SECONDS WHEN STARTING COLD. (INTERMITTENTLY) MECHANIC SAID IT HAS BAD PISTON PROBLEMS. FORD MOTOR CO. REFUSES TO CORRECT PROBLEM. SAYS IT'S OUT OF WARRENTY. WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE SECOND BAD ENGINE IN TH… Look up ODI 716351 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 885457 ENGINE NOISE, KIND OF LOUD. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY SHOULD REPLACE TENSIONER.AK AFTER THE DEFECTIVE TENSIONER WAS REPLACED, THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. HOWEVER CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING CONTINUOUSLY. YH Look up ODI 885457 at NHTSA ↗	3 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 ↗ ODI 846235 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ENGINE STALLS. ALSO WHEN OPENING PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR SOMETHING TRIGGERS INSIDE THE LOCK MECHANISM, WHICH CAUSES THE DOOR TO AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. AK Look up ODI 846235 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗	3 ODI 835632 WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. ALSO, BRAKES TO FAILED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP TIME AFTER TIME, AND DEALERS CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. AK Look up ODI 835632 at NHTSA ↗ 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 ↗ ODI 781534 WHILE MAKING A TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION THE STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED, THE DRIVER COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, THEN THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED. Look up ODI 781534 at NHTSA ↗	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 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗
Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch	0	1 ODI 10139592 · 20,000 mi THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS THIS HAS HAPPENED INNUMERABLE OCCASIONS. THIS BEGAN SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE IN 1998, AND CONTINUES TODAY. THE DOORS AR NOT TO LOCK IF THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION, AND THEY DO. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, WHILE IT IS PARKED, WHEN ENTERING, AND EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE INTERIOR DOORS DO NOT OVERRIDE THE LOCKS, AND IN AN EMERGENCY, ONE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IF THEY WERE TO LOCK. USUALLY THIS OCCURS MOST OFTEN WHEN THE DOORS ARE BEING CL… Look up ODI 10139592 at NHTSA ↗	0	2 ODI 986873 THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER SLAMMING SHUT. AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, USUALLY AFTER REACHING 40 MPH THE DOOR WOULD JUST UNLATCH,ALSO LEFT TYRN SIGNAL DOESNOT WORK, BRAKES WERE REPLACED, REAR GLASS WIPER WIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, MOST OF THE POWER LOCKS HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REPAIRED, ALSO REAR BENCH SEAT AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE BEENINSPECTED.JB Look up ODI 986873 at NHTSA ↗ ODI 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗	0	1 ODI 719767 THE CAR INTERIOR SMELLED STRONGLY OF FUEL AFTER FILL UP. GAS SPILLED TO THE FLOOR, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE DOORS LOCKS LATCH UNASSISTED AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OPENED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME OCCURRENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS. Look up ODI 719767 at NHTSA ↗	1 ODI 882675 WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. SLC Look up ODI 882675 at NHTSA ↗	—

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7 patterns with matching reports.

Fuel smell or leak mentions

77 mentions · 4.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 117,554 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 560003

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ODI 722083

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ODI 724331

FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL TANK VENT HOSES WHEN TANK IS FULL OR NEAR FULL. *AK

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Matching rule

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

Brake response concerns

42 mentions · 2.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 101,000 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 502962

ABS CONTINUED TO PULSATE AFTER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM BRAKE PEDAL. *DSH

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ODI 703445

BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, APPROACHED RED LIGHT AT INTERSECTION. DRIVER COULD FEEL PRESSURE IN BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE FULL FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BY THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEAVING BOTH VEHICLES UNDRIVABLE. THE DRIVER OF THE VILLAGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, DRIVER HAD NOTICED THE VILLAGER'S ABS OPERATION W…

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ODI 724083

WHILE LEAVING INTERSTATE 40 TO OFFRAMP, I BEGAN TO BRAKE NORMALLY. AT THIS INSTANT I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I WAS UNABLE TO STOP AT THE INTERSECTION AND WENT INTO TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. UPON MY INSPECTION I FOUND THAT THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE FIREWALL HAD BROKEN OFF. *AK

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Stalling or loss of power

34 mentions · 2.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 87,500 mi (6 usable records).

ODI 8011853

INTERMITTENTLY STEERING IN ANY DIRECTION CAUSES VEHICLE TO STALL. NO INDICATION LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER STALLING. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETECT WHEN VEHICLE WILL STALL. DEALER HAS TRIED DIFFERENT REPAIRS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK *TT

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ODI 544632

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL.

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ODI 567574

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND AT LOWER SPEEDS WHEN TURNING A CORNER. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO THREE MECHANICS, NONE OF WHICH CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. TFI (THICK FILM IGNITION) MODULE WAS THOUGHT TO BE A POSSIBLE CAUSE. *YH THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT OF THE MONIES SPENT ON TOWING AND ATTEMPTED REPAIR. *SCC

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

Hard or delayed shifting

27 mentions · 1.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 40,000 mi (10 usable records).

ODI 969596

ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, CAUSING VEHICLE IN GEAR LURCH FORWARD WITH IGNITION OFF AND KEY OUT IGNITION ( ELTRO LOCK AFTER MAKT DEVICE). TT

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ODI 969740

WHEN COMING TO STOP AND IDLING, ENGINE WILL SPEED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

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ODI 975575

THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE PRESENT FROM THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. TT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION LEAK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE, SHAFT, AND BOOTS AND SEAL, TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPPING AND JERKING, LUBRICATED FRONT CV JOINT DUE TO NOISES COMING FROM FRONT. VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST/ROUGH, DEALER SET IDLE SPEEDS, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, DEALER REPIRED VACUUM LINES, FUEL SHIELD ATTACHING PART BROKE, EXHAUST LEAK, DEALER REPLACED MUFFLER AND RESONATOR. WATER LEAK AT BACK GLASS, TRIM MISSING. NOISE IN AC AND HEATER, DE…

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Warning lights and dashboard alerts

20 mentions · 1.2% of complaints

Median mileage: 81,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 703445

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ODI 10070101

HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BACK HEATER NOT WORKING AT ALL. TRANSMISSION HAS A SLOW SHIFT AND WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN DOWN SHIFTING, STERRING WHEEL GET HARD WHEN TEMP. ARE IN THE TEEN,S. CLUCK NOISES WHEN HITTING LIGHT BUMPS. BRAKES GRIND WHEN BRAKES ARE COLD. RADIO WILL LOOSE MEMORY. HEATER SWITCH WHEN ONE 1, MAKES A TICKING NOISE. SLIDING DOOR GETS HARD TO CLOSE. GAS TANK, HAVE TO TURN CAP SLOWLY SO GAS AIR WILL LEAK OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS THEN GOES OUT.

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ODI 717395

FUEL TANK VENT HOSE HOSE WAS LEAKING, ODOR ESPECIALLY STRONG AFTER FILL-UP. VERY UPSET THAT MY FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER IT, EVEN THOUGH IT COVERS "FUEL LINES AND FUEL TANK." TOOK TO DEALER; COST $210 TO REPAIR. POWER WINDOW CONTROL: CONTROL FOR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW QUIT WORKING. TOOK TO DEALER; COVERED UNDER MY FORD EXTENDED WARRANTY. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW OPERATION: WINDOW BINDS WHEN GOING UP; GOES UP MUCH SLOWER THAN PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW. TOOK TO DEALER; COST $187 TO FIX INCLUDING $82 FOR WEATHERSTRIPPING! EGR SYSTEM: CHE…

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Matching rule

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

Steering assistance concerns

14 mentions · 0.8% of complaints

Median mileage: 30,000 mi (1 usable records).

ODI 721404

CRANKSHAFT SHEARED JUST BEHIND PULLEY, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKE ASSIST.

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ODI 960537

WHEN NEGOTIATING A TURN STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. TT

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ODI 544632

POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING RESULTING IN LOSE OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKE CONTROL.

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Matching rule

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

Battery drain and no-start mentions

3 mentions · 0.2% 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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ODI 539090

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.

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