1999 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK AFTER STOPPING. IT TOOK A GOOD PUSH TO GET THE ENGINE TO RESPOND, RESULTING IN JERKY STARTS AND SOME TIRE BURNING. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES REAL HARD, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUT ALOT OF FORCE TO PUSH PEDAL IN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHENEVER CONSUMER IS DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK

CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AS INSTRUCTED IN OWNERS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN CHUGGING WHEN IDLING AT A STOP. FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 6 MONTHS WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PRESENTED TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE - A FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. FORTUNATELY I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SO THE VEHICLE WAS COVERED EXCEPT FOR THE $50 DEDUCTABLE. HOWEVER, THERE WILL COME A TIME WHEN THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SEEN THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS IN THIS MODEL "GO OUT EVERY 20,000 OR SO" MILES. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A PREVENTIVE MAINTENENCE PROCEDURE I COULD DEPLOY AND HE ADVISED ME THERE WAS NOT - "THE INJECTORS WILL FAIL" I WAS INSTRUCTED. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER MERCURY VILLAGER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

GENERAL, RADIAL TIRE, GS60, 2157015 A3M344H089; WHILE TRAVELING AT 70-75 MPH NOTICED A BANGING NOISE. PULLED VEHICLE AND SAW DAMAGE TO FRONT FINDER, AS WELL TIRE TREAD SEPARATION.*AK WHILE DRIVING, CONSUMER HEARD A BANGING NOISE WITH LOSS OF STABILITY, AND VEHICLE BEGAN FISHTAILING, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND DISCOVERED THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE THE AREA SURROUNDING THE WHEEL WELL, REAR BUMPER AND LEFT REAR DOOR.*SLC

TACKOMETER FAILED TO REGISTER WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING SHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AFTER THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED BY SELLING DEALER. TOOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO PLACED AND ADDITIVE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN THIRD AND FOURTH. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID "THEY COULD NOT VERIFY CUSTOMERS CONCERN". VEHICLE IS BECOMING ALMOST SCARY TO DRIVE AT THIS POINT AND IS OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH AND FASTER FEELING THE MINIVAN SHIMMY AND A KNOCKING NOISE, LATER HEARD A LOUD SLAM NOISE AND NOTICED LEFT REAR TIRE HAD A SEPARATED, IT SCRATCHED UP THE SIDE OF VAN, BENT GAS DOOR AND BROKE TAIL LAMP, CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR TIRES REPLACED AND WOULD LIKE TO REIMBURSE FOR COST OF BODY WORK. *ET

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WILL STICK IN CLOSED POSITION AND NOT ACCELERATE, DEALERSHIP HAS REPAIRED THIS PROBLEM ONE YEAR AGO UNDER WARRANTY AND PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT SHE MAY REAR END SOMEONE. *SLC

THROTTLE BODY WILL STICK INTERMITTENTLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THEY WERE AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *SLC