SMELLS LIKE BURNING GRASS WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD; SORT OF SCARY; SMELL SO HEAVY, HAVE TO KEEP WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN. TT
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 →
HAVE EXPERIENCED SMOKE FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
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
INTERMITTENTLY OWNER NOTICES BURNING SMELL WHEN EITHER A/C OR HEATER USED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
A/C SYSTEM EMITS BURNING ODOR. TT
VEHICLES SMOKE DUE TO DEBRIS IN BLOWER AREA DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE TO CLEAR THE AREA. TT
REPLACED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.
A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SMOKED/REPLACED TWICE.*SD
BURNING ODOR WHEN HEATER IS IN USE. *SD
HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER BECAUSE IT HAD LEAVES IN IT AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. TT
GAS FUMES COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHEN IN OPERATION. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR PARKED IT CUT OFF WENT BACK TO START IT UP SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT . TT
CONSUMER SMELLS A BURNING UNDER THE HOOD. TT
SMELL OF BURNING ODOR WHENEVER AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER IS ON; ODOR GOES AWAY AFTER TURNING OFF HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER. TT
SMOKE HAS ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS DUE TO LEAVES AND DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
STRONG BURNING SMELL WHEN BLOWER IS ON. TT
AFTER MORNING START UP, SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING APPEARS; GOES AWAY AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. TT
THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION . TT
WHEN USING ONE OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR BLOWER, OWNER NOTICED BURNING SMELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NOTICE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VENTS, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON, DUE TO LEAF TRAPPED IN BLOWER. TT
WHILE DRIVING A SMELL OR ODOR OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM HEATER FAN BLOWER. TT
FAN MOTOR BLOWER HEATER, SMELLS OF BURNING FUMES WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN HEAT IS TURNED ON. *AK
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
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
VEHICLE WAS IN FOR REPAIR BURNING SMELL IN VEHICLE, PE95-037 ACTIVE. TT
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED A BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH VENT SYSTEM. TT
PE95-037 ACTIVE, FAN HEATER MOTOR BLOWN, HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER ARE ON THE SAME TIME, AND SMELL OF BURNING. TT
WHEN COMING TO STOP AND IDLING, ENGINE WILL SPEED UP CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
WHEN HEAT OR AC IS TURNED ON THEIR IS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING. TT
SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE VENTS FROM DEBRIS CATCHING ON FIRE IN THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AUTO SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING . TT
ON (3) OCCASIONS, OWNER HAS NOTICED BURNING SMELL WHEN FIRST PURCHASED USING A/C. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
OWNER NOTICED RATTLING/BURNING SMELL OCCASIONALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
HEAT FROM THE BLOWER RESISTOR(S) MAY IGNITE THE FOREIGN MATERIAL AND/OR ADJACENT PLASTIC, CAUSING A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE INTERIOR. TT
BURNING SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE; OPENED HOOD, SAW NO SMOKE/FIRE; STARTED VEHICLE, DROVE AWAY; SMELL WENT AWAY. TT
THERE WAS SMOKE THAT CAME INTO THE INSIDE OF THE CAR DEALER SAY IT CAME FROM THE LEAVES. TT
OWNER DETECTS BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VENTILLATION SYSTEM. *AK
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
HEAT. EXPLAIN. TT
TURNED ON HEAT, SMELLED BURNING, BURNING DEBRIS CAME OUT AND BURNED MATS. TT
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CAUSE WAS RELATED TO SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH, AND SMOKE THRU THE HEAT VENTS. TT
PE-95-037 ACTIVE, FAN BLOWER MOTOR REPLACE, SMEEL OF BURNING PLASTIC. TT
PE95-037 ACTIVE, WHEN AIR CONDITION IS ON SMELL OF BURNING OUT OF THE FAN BLOWER. TT
ANTI-THEFT DEVICE, CAUSING VEHICLE IN GEAR LURCH FORWARD WITH IGNITION OFF AND KEY OUT IGNITION ( ELTRO LOCK AFTER MAKT DEVICE). TT
SMELLS LIKE RUBBER BURNING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM TRASH GETTING INTO THE VENT AND BLOWER. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHEN STARTED VEHICLE, IT BEGAN TO SMOKE; WHEN HOOD WAS LIFTE IT WAS STILL SMOKING. TT
THE FACTORY BLEW UP AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WHEN VEHICLE FILLED UP WITH SMOKE, LEAVES GOT IN THE DUCT SYSTEM AND CAUSED A FIRE. TT
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.TT
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