1998 Mercury Villager complaints

FRONT WHEELS ARE HARD TO MOVE WITH THE STEERING IN VERY COLD CLIMETE. THIS MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXED.

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STICKS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES, BUT THEY CAN NOT FIND A FIX AND THEY DON'T SEEM WORRIED ABOUT DOING SO, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING A NEW VEHICLE UNTIL THIS PROBLEMS IS CORRECTED. *SLC

VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S VIBRATION WAS FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SCREEN WAS REPLACED. *YH

IN THE PAST YEAR MY VAN HAS HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS ALL ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ROADS IN OKLA. ARE THE REASON . MY HUSBAND DRIVES 50 MILES EVERY DAY FOR WORK AND HIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. MY THOUGHT IS IF THE ROADS ARE SO BAD HERE WHY AREN'T THERE MORE CARS GETTING ALIGNMENTS CHECKED EVERY DAY? I WONDERED IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM?*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED . FIRESTONE, #WILDERNESS #AT, P23575R15. SHE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AN DIS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRE. GENERAL ANERI G4S, SIZE P205/75R15. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCH THAT MALFUNCTIONED, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SPEED REDUCED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY UPON DEPARTURE OR ENTRY INTO VEHICLE. I CAN ACTIVATE OPENING THE DOORS WITH THE CLICKER AS I APPROACH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL LOCK THEMSELVES BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKS ACTIVATE UPON MY DEPARTURE FROM THE VHICLE AT TIMES. IF I FORGET TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION , I"M LOCKED OUT. I ALSO NOTICE A SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SUDDEN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO DEPRESS BRAKES AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THEY WILL LOCK WHEN DOORS ARE SHUT, OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT TIMES, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY LOCK BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, AND THE SEC TIMER. HOWEVER THE LOCKING SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE WINDOW HINGES REPLACE WITH ONES THAT WILL NOT OPEN BY THEMSELFS.

DESIGN OF RIGHT HAND MIRROR MAKES OTHER VEHICLES APPEAR FURTHER AWAY THAN THEY ACTUALLY ARE . CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *ML

VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 20-JUL-99. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN THE INTERSECTION. CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW IF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED SHOULD VEHICLE HAVE STOPPED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMAION. *AK

BOTH PASSENGER/DRIVER SIDE REAR MANUAL POPPED OUT. WINDOWS DO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY, AND CAN BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IN THE LOCKED POSITION. A PERSON CAN WEDGE A HAND BETWEEN THE GLASS AND WEATHER SEAL IN THE LOCKED POSITION. PROTRUDES APPX 3/4 INCHES OUT OF ALIGNMENT FROM FIXED AUTOMATIC REAR WINDOW. DEALSHIP STATED THAT NO ADJUSTMENT COULD BE MADE, AND THATS ITS NORMAL ON THIS MODEL. *AK

GAS GUAGE CONTINUOUSLY READS LOWER THAN ACTUAL. REPORTS 'E' WHEN 1/4 TANK OF GAS STILL LEFT. RETURNED TO DEALER 4 TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE "SENDING UNIT" TWICE (AFTER THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG TWICE). STILL NO RESOLUTION. IT'S BEEN LIKE THIS SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT APPROX. 500 MILES, AND NOW I'M UP TO ABOUT 8000 MILES. I HAVE A 20 GALLON TANK AND AM AVERAGING 20 MILES PER GALLON. HOWEVER, THE GUAGE READS 3/4 AFTER ONLY 50 MILES; 1/2 AFTER 150 MILES; 1/4 AFTER 225 MILES AND 'E' AFTER 180-190 MILES. *AK

DRIVER RIGHT REAR CORNER WAS MISSING A BOLT WHICH SECURES THE DRIVER SEAT TO THE FLOOR. IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT IF SEAT MOVED FORWARD IT MAY HAVE CAUSED INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS SITTING IN VEHICLE WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES, AND SUDDENLY VEHICLE WAS MOVING FULL THROTTLE AHEAD. VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE GARAGE, EXITING THE GARAGE ON THE OTHER SIDE, THEN WENT THROUGH A 4 1/2 FT. DROP TO THE LOWER YARD AND THEN 25 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. VEHICLE IS AT JEFFERY BUICK, NISSAN, IN ROSEVILLE---810-285-3166 (JEF), CLAIM # 7570. *AK

FRONT TIRES WORN OUT EXCESSIVELY (GOODYEAR 205-75-15). MJS

DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR CRACKED. *YC

GAS GAUGE FAILED. YH

GAS GAUGE IN THE TANK FAILED. YH

DESIGN OF THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING, MOTOR MUST BE SHUT OFF TO OPEN DOORS.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THE ROOF COLLAPSED TO THE SEAT HEADREST. VIHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER FAILED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BLOWER MOTOR, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS.

REAR WINDOW ON LIFTGATE DOOR SHATTERED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REFUSED TO REPAIR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED IT AT NO COST. *AK

22 MONTH OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CLASP APART ON BUILT IN CHILD SAFETY SEAT. QCAW

UNDER SIDE OF VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING FRONT END SQUEALS, SOUNDS LIKE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE IS FALLING APART. ALSO SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

BRAKES, STEERING, BODY, AND ENGINE MALFUNCTIONS.

DESIGN PROBLEM; THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE THE SAME HEIGHT. IF DRIVER HAS PART OF FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HE STEPS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME. DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH ON JUNE 1, 1988 BECAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

HINGE ON THE DOOR ALLOWS THE DOOR TO GO INTO FENDER DURING AVERAGE WIND STORMS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE.