1995 Mercury Villager complaints

A SRTONG ODOR OF GASOLINE CAN BE DETECTED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED. THIS GAS ODOR REMAINS WHENEVER THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ARE UP. THE ODOR IS NOT AS STRONG WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AFTER THE INITIAL ODOR IS DEPLETED BY LOWERING THE WINDOW.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE QUIT WORKING. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE TO A SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED BREAKAGE ON CRANKSHAFT. *AK

THERES A SMELL OF FUMES COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. FUEL LEAKS FROM A HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO ENGINE. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL ON VILLAGER.*AK .

DOOR LOCK WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RELOCK BY ITSELF UPON UNLOCKING WITH KEY OR USING KEY PAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER WILL NOT COVER COST, ONLY REPAIRING AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

WHEN DRIVING DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 70 MPH ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK EVENTHOUGH THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *YH

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED FUEL SPEWS FROM TOP OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *SLC

SIDE DOOR SLIDES SHUT ON DISEMBARKING PASSENGERS WHEN PARKED ON A HILL. *AK

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 WHO DID THE TRANSMISSION SO I DID THE MAINTENANCE HOW FORD TOLD ME TO SERVICE IT AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION? AND A SPRING WENT LOOSE, AND DID ALL THAT DAMAGE TO THE VAN TRANSMISSION ? I'M AT THERE MERCY OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN IT 3 WEEKS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION? SO THEY HAD THE CAR 4 WEEKS ONE (MONTH) THE DEALERSHIP IS SAN DIEGO AUTO COLLECTION OF MISSION VALLEY IN SAN DIEGO CA.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205R7015)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205R7015 )

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

VEHICLE PARKED, STARTED ENGINE AND FUEL STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED CRACKED FUEL LINE.*AK *SLC

THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THIS ACCIDENT WERE UNUSUAL. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND DRY. NO APPROACHING CARS IN EITHER DIRECTION, NOTHING IN THE ROAD TO CAUSE A PROBLEM. I TURNED THE VAN LEFT FROM THE DRIVEWAY, WHICH HAS A RAISED "HUMP" AT THE END, AND BEGAN HEADING WEST ON EAST SWON. I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15-20 MPH, BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AND LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD ABOUT HALF A BLOCK TO A STOP SIGN AT THE NEXT CORNER. THE VAN PULLED TO THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL LEFT, WITHOUT RESPONSE. THE VAN GRAZED A UTILITY POLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND KEPT TRYING TO TURN. IMMEDIATELY PAST THE UTILITY POLE WAS A STORM SEWER, WHICH THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE STRUCK, VIRTUALLY SHEARING OFF THE TIREAND DETACHING THE AXLE. THE VAN STOPPED ABOUT 30 FEET FROM WHERE IT FIRST JUMPED THE CURB. AIRBAG DEPLOYED; THERE WAS A DOUBLE "BANG" SOUND DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STEERING WAS UNRESPONSIVE DURING THE ENTIRE ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THE NATURE OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE TO CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. SEVERAL DAYS PRIOR, THE CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY A REPUTABLE MECHANIC WHO SAID WE NEEDED A "MOTOR MOUNT"; OURS HAD A STRESS FRACTURE. HE INDICATED THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE, AS THE PART WAS DUE TO ARRIVE ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6. I ASKED THE MECHANIC IF HE THOUGHT WE NEEDED THIS PART DUE TO A FAULTY MOUNTING OF A NEW ENGINE DURING A RECALL REPLACEMENT OF OUR MOTOR APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO. HE SAID THAT SOME CARS WEAR MOTOR MOUNTS OUT QUICKER DUE TO DESIGN, AND THAT CORROSION CO

THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO SPRAY ONTO HOT ENGINE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE. *AK

EXHAUST MANIFOLD WARPED/SHEERED TWO BOLTS INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK, CAUSING SMOKE TO GO INTO THE VEHICLE WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER OFFERED TO FIX THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF 1,700.

BAD FUEL SMELL WHEN STARTING VAN IN COLD WEATHER. PROBLEM IDENTICAL TO CONSUMER COMPLAINT NUMBER 724864. *AK

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?

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON CRASH DUE TO ICY ROAD CONDITIONS AIR BAG ON DRIVER'S DID NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. AIR BAG DID NOT INNFLATE, AND JUST OOZED OUT OF THIS SIDE OF HOUSING COVER A LITTLE. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HIT STEERING WHEEL, INJURING FACE/LEG AND HIP. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED IN THE CRASH.*AK THE STEERING WHEEL COVER NEVER CAME OFF. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED MAJOR INJUJRY TO THE DRIVER. *YH

THERE IS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V228001 FOR YR.2000. DOES THIS SEAT BELT-BUCKLE RECALL ALSO APPLY TO THE YR.1995? PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING POWER WAS DECREASING AND FINALLY VEHICLE STALLED OUT IN AN INTERSECTION DUE TO CRANKSHAFT BREAKING. DEALER REPLACED WHOLE ENGINE. *AK

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.

DEFECTIVE EMISSION SYSTEM , A BOLT WAS BROKEN AND SHEARED OFF. *AK

LEFT REAR ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT STEEL WHEEL CRACKED. CRACK EXTENDS FROM ONE WHEEL LUG NOT CUTOUT TO THE ADJACENT CUTOUT.

WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD SMELLED FUMES JUST PRIOR TO EXPLOSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR BATTERY TO EXPLODE LIKE IT DID. HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED.*AK

EA00014; FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE: WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE VENT HOSE ONCE THE TANK WAS FILLED COMPLETELY. OWNER REPLACED THE HOSE, THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND TWO CLAMPS HIMSELF. THESE PARTS WERE BROUGHT AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE KEYLESS ENTERY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM OUT SIDE. *YH

THE VAN REVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILED, TRANSMISSION SHOP REPORTED THAT 95% OF VILLAGER AND NISSAN QUEST RIVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

I PERIODICALLY SMELL GAS, INSIDE AND OUT, MOVING OR NOT.

THE PASSENGER SIDE LAP BELT MECHANISM IS JAMMED PREVENTING USE OF SAFTEY BELT.

IFOLD IS WARPING, CAUSING BOLTS TO SHEAR OFF. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PARTS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATES ONLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS AND LONG DRIVES. *YH

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP FUMES BEGAN TO FILL THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VAN. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUEL CAP, BUT IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD THREE TIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP SIDE DOOR CAME AJAR.*AK

DURING WINTER MONTHS, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPS STRONG GAS ODOR ON OCCASION. SOMETIMES RELATED TO AFTER REFUELING THE VAN. FORD SERVICE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH FUEL SYSTEM.

THE CAR RANDOMLY FAILS AT HIGH SPEED UNDER BOTH FRONT AND REAR AIR LOADING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVER IF IN THE WRONG LANE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. SAYS NO RECALL FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS.

WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WHEN LOCKED OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO HELP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE IN DRIVING SMELLS GAS DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE. *AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WILL NOT RELEASE FROM THE RETRACTING MECHANISM, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE AUTOMOBILE WILL NOT KEEP RUNNING AFTER IT IS PUT IN GEAR. WHEN IT IS FINALLY IN GEAR, IT HAS NO POWER. FRONT BRAKES ARE NOISY,BELTS REPLACED, VEHICLE SCREECHES WHEN RUNNING. DESPITE REPLACEMENTS AND REPAIRS FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS, THEY STILL EXIST. *AK *ML

DUE TO DEFECTIVE CASTING REAR PASSENGER'S WHEEL CRACKED, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED WHEEL TO FALL OFF, AND RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE WINDOW WAS POPPED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *. MJS

WHEN YOU COME TO A COMPLETE OR ALMOST COMPLETE STOP, THERE IS GAS FUMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS IS A VERY STRONG GAS ODOR! AS LONG AS YOU ARE MOVING YOU CAN'T SMELL IT. MY CONCERN IS POSSIBLE VEHICLE FIRE. I THINK THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE WHILE MOVING BUT YOU JUST CAN'T SMELL IT. A FRIEND OF MINE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 95 VILLAGER. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON FARM 1385, TRAVELLING 55MPH AND GOING NORTH AT NIGHT, HIT A BLACK COW ON THE ROAD, AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER WORE A SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

BROKEN CRANKSHAFT D/T METAL FATIGUE. *AK

THIS ENGINE WAS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE WHEN SOLD TO ME. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SLIDER OPENS AND THE DOOR IS AJAR. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. IT COST ME OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE. I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR LABOR. *AK

THE SEAT BELT FOR THE MIDDLE SEAT IS DAMAGED THE PLASTIC GUARD/PROTECTOR HAS WORN THE BELT ALMOST THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH FROM CHAFING. YH

WHILE DRIVING CAN SMELL VERY STRONG GAS COMING FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE FILLER TUBE. *AK