1993 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V222000 AND MFG. CAMPAIGN NO. 95S27. I HAD THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/1996. ALL FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AIR INTAKE AND A NEW FRESH AIR SCREEN WAS TO BE INSTALLED. ON 6/24/1999 THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MAIN A/C CONTROL UNIT HAD BURNED OUT. ON 8/16/1999 I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL WHENEVER THE A/C WAS USED AND WAS ADVISED THAT LEAVES AND DEBRIS HAD BEEN REMOVED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/28/1999 BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL ONCE AGAIN WHEN USING THE A/C. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A VEHICLE FIRE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED DUE TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 1995. I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN HURT BY A FIRE IN THIS CAR.

WHILE TRAVELING HEARD NOISE FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO SMELLED EXHUST SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE . DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER , DEALER STATED BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *AK

THE MANIFOLD BOLTS HAD BROKE AND FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO BE SLEEPY. THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISES. THERE WAS NO WARNING REGARDING THE BROKEN BOLTS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE FUEL PUMP AND THE DISTRIBUTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO JUMPING. *JG

DUE TO THE WRONG INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE MANUAL THE REPLACED BRAKE LIGHT BULB GENERATED EXCESSIVE HEAT AND CAUSED BRAKE LIGHT HOUSING TO MELT AND BURN. YH

THE EXHAUST GAS LEAKS FROM THE VEHICLE CAUSING A LOUD NOISES WHILE DRIVING AND FUMES ENTERING VEHICLE. DEALER REPLACED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *YC

IE98098, EXHAUST MANIFOLD'S TWO BOLTS SNAPPED OFF, WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO DROP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

DEFECTIVE REAR LAME SOCKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHICH MAY CAUSE CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1994 VILLAGER 96V253003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE 1993 VILLAGERS ARE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WE DO NOT BELIEVE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD GO OUT AT THIS LOW MILEAGE AND GOT NO HELP WHEN CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF IN 1997, WHICH THE DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. IN 1999 THE BOLTS RETAINING THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BROKE AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALER AND SERVICE SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER WOULD NO LONGER REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE WORK COULD NOT BE COMPLETED UNDER WARRANTY. CHECKED THE NTSB ODI DATA BASE FOR 1993 MERCURY AND NISSAN QUEST (SAME VEHICLE) AND FOUND 35 SIMILAR ODI REPORTS. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REPAIRED AFTER 1993. PROBLEM IF NOT REPAIR IS A SAFTEY HAZARD DUE TO LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

MY MECHANIC WAS FIXING THE FRONT MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHEN HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, THE REAR MANIFOLD GASKET WENT. THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM MEANS DRILLING OUT THE BOLTS, WHICH CRACK AND CANNOT BE USED AGAIN. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE MANY OF THESE DRILLINGS AND SAYS IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. THE OIL LEAK IS BECOMING MAJOR, AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT SOON. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO COME OUT IN ORDER TO FIX THE LEAK. HE HAS ALSO DONE MANY OF THESE REPAIRS TOO, FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF VEHICLE.