1993 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

BOLTS THAT CONNECT MANIFOLD TO ENGINE BLOCK HAVE SHEARED OFF, CAUSING EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN THE HEATING SYSTEM OR AIR CONDITIONER IS IN USE, THE EXHAUST FUMES ARE DRAWN INTO THE VENTILATION SYSTEM WHEN THE FAILURE ABOVE OCCURRED. *SLC

SOON AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE, STARTED SMELL EXHAUST AND GAS SMELL. DEALERSHIP CHANGED A BROKEN EXHAUST BOLT. SAME THING HAPPEN ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER. AFTER THREE OR FOUR TRIPS FOR SAME PROBLEM, DEALER CHANGED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. PROBLEM RESURFACED AFTER ABOUT THREE YEARS. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER SHOP TO HAVE BOLTS CHANGE AGAIN. AFTER ABOUT THREE MONTHS, PROBLEM IS BACK AGAIN. ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS HAVE SAME MODEL WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SOME OF THE STUDS COULD NOT BE REMOVED. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT FORD USES A MANIFOLD WITH TWO SETS OF HOLES BECAUSE OF THE BOLT PROBLEM. HE USED THE SECOND SET OF BOLT HOLES ONLY TO HAVE THE BOLTS BREAK OFF AGAIN. IS THERE A FIX OR RECALL IN EFFECT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE RESPOND.

WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP DOOR OPENED AND LIGHT CAME ON. IT DID NOT COME OPEN, BUT IT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH TO GIGGLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, DEALER KEPT SAYING THEY HAVE ADJUSTED. CONSUMER'S SIDE SLIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN, AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH DOOR NOT OPENING. *AK

THE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE BROKE ON MY 1993 MERCURY VILLAGER. THIS CAUSED A FUEL LEAK AND A PUDDLE OF RAW GAS IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE. LUCKILY, WE NOTED IT AND MOVE THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE AND CLEANED THE FUEL UP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE HAD REPLACED ABOUT 8 OF THESE HOSES IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, 3 THIS YEAR ALONE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION.

TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 51150 MILES. 1 YR LATER MORE WORK WITH TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE DONE, POSSIBLY DUE TO TRANSMISSION COOLER. *AK TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE DUE TO FAULTY COOLER AND THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS SEEKING REIMBURSMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSIION WORK. *YH

ONE OF MY OEM GENERAL TIRES PEELED LIKE THE ATX AT ABOUT 35K MILES. GENERAL TIRE HAD ME SEND IN ALL 4 TIRES FOR EVALUATION, WHEREUPON THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF THE COST OF ANY MAKE TIRES, ALONG WITH THE BODY DAMAGE THAT HAD ENSUED FROM THE PEELED THREAD WHIPPING THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AT 50MPH. NHTSA SHOULD ISSUE REGULATION OR AT LEAST WARNINGS FOR TIRES WHICH MAY BE AT RISK IN HOT STATES LIKE FLA, WHERE THE TIRE CONSTRUCTION IS POOR SUCH AS LACKING A NYLON BELT ETC.. WE ONLY HAD PROPERTY DAMAGE, BUT RISKED BEING RUN OVER AT NIGHT ON A DANGEROUS ROAD, WHILE CHANGING TO THE SPARE. THE ATX IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM TIRE WITH ITS CONSTRUCTION, IN A HOT CLIMATE. MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE HOT CLIMATE TYPE TIRES? OR AT LEAST A WARNING LABEL FOR TYPES NOT PASSING CERTAIN TESTS FOR THESE ENVIRONMENTS. I CAN SEND IN PHOTOS IF YOU SO DESIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P205/15 )

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS HAVE REPEATEDLY BROKEN. ENGINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, AND NOW THE BOLTS HAVE BROKEN AGAIN. THE CAR IS DRIVEABLE, BUT THE ENGINE IS VERY NOISY (CAN HEAR THE VALVES/PISTONS RATTLING WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS) AND EXHAUST GOES EVERYWHERE BUT OUT THE TAILPIPE. I FEEL THIS IS A STRONG SAFETY CONCERN, AS EXHAUST ENTERING THE PASSENGER CABIN IS DANGEROUS AND MAY HAVE SERIOUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES IF NOT FATALITIES. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE AND I AM CERTAINLY NOT SATISFIED WITH ANY OF THEIR RESPONSES.

EXHUST BOLTS BROKEN AT HEAD;PART OF EMMISION CONTROL;COUSING LEAK SEE WEB PAGE WITH SAME COMPLAINTSHTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/ENGAGED/EDMUND.CGI?C=FINANCE,_WARRANTY,_AND_INSURANCE&T=208. *AK

MERCURY SEEMED TO BE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT DID NOT CONTACT OWNERS. NP SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

A BROKEN BOLT ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS CREATING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUMES AND SMELL OF FUMES IN VEHICLE. IT IS POSSIBLE VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK