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1993 Mercury Villager complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 24, 1995MI

SMELLS LIKE BURNING GRASS WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD; SORT OF SCARY; SMELL SO HEAVY, HAVE TO KEEP WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 22, 1995MA

HAVE EXPERIENCED SMOKE FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 21, 1995MN

SMELLED ODOR COMING FROM VENTS, POSSIBLE LEAVES TRAPPED IN VENT SYSTEM, DEALER SAID RESISTER ARRAY BURNT OUT, BLOWER MOTOR ONLY RUNS ON HIGH SPEED. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 17, 1995NJ

INTERMITTENTLY OWNER NOTICES BURNING SMELL WHEN EITHER A/C OR HEATER USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner1 injured
Filed Aug 17, 1995MI

A/C SYSTEM EMITS BURNING ODOR. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 16, 1995MN

VEHICLES SMOKE DUE TO DEBRIS IN BLOWER AREA DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE TO CLEAR THE AREA. TT

Interior Lighting
Filed Aug 15, 1995NJ

REPLACED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.

Equipment › Appliance › Air ConditionerFire
Filed Aug 15, 1995MN

A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SMOKED/REPLACED TWICE.*SD

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 15, 1995OH

BURNING ODOR WHEN HEATER IS IN USE. *SD

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 11, 1995OH

HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER BECAUSE IT HAD LEAVES IN IT AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 9, 1995TX

GAS FUMES COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHEN IN OPERATION. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 9, 1995FL

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR PARKED IT CUT OFF WENT BACK TO START IT UP SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT . TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 9, 199500

CONSUMER SMELLS A BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 9, 1995OH

SMELL OF BURNING ODOR WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON; ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 8, 1995AR

SMOKE HAS ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS DUE TO LEAVES AND DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 7, 1995VA

STRONG BURNING SMELL WHEN BLOWER IS ON. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 7, 1995NJ

AFTER MORNING START UP, SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING APPEARS; GOES AWAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 3, 1995CA

THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION . TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 3, 1995CA

WHEN USING ONE OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR BLOWER, OWNER NOTICED BURNING SMELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 3, 1995OH

NOTICE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VENTS, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON, DUE TO LEAF TRAPPED IN BLOWER. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Aug 3, 1995OH

WHILE DRIVING A SMELL OR ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM HEATER FAN BLOWER. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Aug 3, 1995MN

FAN MOTOR BLOWER HEATER, SMELLS OF BURNING FUMES WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON. *AK

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 2, 1995IL

OWNER HAS WXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE; THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PINPOINTED TO THE VENT SYSTEM AS THE SOURCE OF THE SMELL. *AK

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Aug 2, 1995FL

PE95-037 ACTIVE, WHEN HEATER IS TURNED ON AND FAN IS ENGAGED A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURN IN FOR REPAIR CAN NOT BE FOUND. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 2, 1995OH

VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE, PE95-037 ACTIVE. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 2, 1995NY

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED A BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH VENT SYSTEM. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/Motor
Filed Aug 2, 1995NC

PE95-037 ACTIVE, FAN HEATER MOTOR BLOWN, HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER ARE ON THE SAME TIME, AND SMELL OF BURNING. TT

Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Aug 2, 1995TX

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

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 2, 1995NH

WHEN HEAT OR AC IS TURNED ON THEIR IS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Aug 2, 1995OH

SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS FROM DEBRIS CATCHING ON FIRE IN THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 1, 1995OH

AUTO SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING . TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Aug 1, 1995CA

ON (3) OCCASIONS, OWNER HAS NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHEN FIRST PURCHASED USING A/C. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 1, 1995AR

OWNER NOTICED RATTLING/BURNING SMELL OCCASIONALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Fan/MotorFire
Filed Aug 1, 1995OH

HEAT FROM THE BLOWER RESISTOR(S) MAY IGNITE THE FOREIGN MATERIAL AND/OR ADJACENT PLASTIC, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System
Filed Aug 1, 1995SC

BURNING SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE; OPENED HOOD, SAW NO SMOKE/FIRE; STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE AWAY; SMELL WENT AWAY. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Aug 1, 1995CT

THERE WAS SMOKE THAT CAME INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR DEALER SAY IT CAME FROM THE LEAVES. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Filed Aug 1, 1995IN

OWNER DETECTS BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VENTILLATION SYSTEM. *AK

Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior
Filed Aug 1, 1995TX

PASSENGER'S SIDE EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR SHOW OBJECT FURTHER THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE, DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW THE DISTANCE OF VEHICLE IN THE BACK. TT

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Aug 1, 1995NJ

HEAT. EXPLAIN. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core
Filed Jul 31, 1995NC

TURNED ON HEAT, SMELLED BURNING, BURNING DEBRIS CAME OUT AND BURNED MATS. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire10 injured
Filed Jul 31, 1995VA

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CAUSE WAS RELATED TO SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH, AND SMOKE THRU THE HEAT VENTS. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 31, 1995OH

PE-95-037 ACTIVE, FAN BLOWER MOTOR REPLACE, SMEEL OF BURNING PLASTIC. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 31, 1995TX

PE95-037 ACTIVE, WHEN AIR CONDITION IS ON SMELL OF BURNING OUT OF THE FAN BLOWER. TT

Steering › Column Locking › Anti-theft Device
Filed Jul 31, 1995CA

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

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 31, 1995IN

SMELLS LIKE RUBBER BURNING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT

Equipment › Appliance › Air ConditionerFire
Filed Jul 31, 1995SC

THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM TRASH GETTING INTO THE VENT AND BLOWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood
Filed Jul 31, 1995OH

WHEN STARTED VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE; WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTE IT WAS STILL SMOKING. TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Filed Jul 31, 1995TX

THE FACTORY BLEW UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac SystemFire
Filed Jul 17, 1995VA

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, LEAVES GOT IN THE DUCT SYSTEM AND CAUSED A FIRE. TT

Electrical System › Wiring › Interior/Under DashFire1 injured
Filed May 19, 1995MO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.TT

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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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