1994 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A BOLT THAT HAS SHEARED OFF. THIS TO ME SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS A DEFECT IN WORKMANSHIP AND A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL A MECHANIC NOTICED THE BOLT BROKE AND BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION. THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IS THE ORIGINAL. THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE EXHUAST TO COME INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE DEALERSHIP LISTS NO RECALL ON THIS AND SAY THEY CANNOT GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE BROKE OFF BOLT OUT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS THE SAME ENGINE THAT IS IN THE NISSAN QUEST. I THINK CAR MANUFACTORS' SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THERE MISTAKES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE COST COULD BE FROM 500 TO 1600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM WHICH IS CLEARLY POOR WORKMANSHIP IN THE AREA OF THIS VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIAGTE THIS MATTER. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL RELEASES SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE FORWARD. DEALER WILL INSPECT VEHICLE. *AK

THROTTLE PLATE ASSEMBLY STICKS, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HIT THROTTLE HARD IN ORDER TO RELEASE IT, WHICH CAN MAKE VEHICLE JUMP OR FREEZE UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED APPLIED BRAKES, AND HEARD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM BRAKES, AND VEHICLE WON'T STOP. ALSO, PEDAL WILL GO ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR, AND BRAKES WILL PULSATE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S RESTRAINT BROKE, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

CRANKSHAFT BROKE AT FRONT OF ENGINE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WOULD ONLY BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

THE CAR INTERIOR SMELLED STRONGLY OF FUEL AFTER FILL UP. GAS SPILLED TO THE FLOOR, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD. THE DOORS LOCKS LATCH UNASSISTED AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OPENED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF SAME OCCURRENCES FROM OTHER OWNERS.

THERE IS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE MINI VAN, WHICH SEEMS TO BE TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE - I.E. WHEN IT IS VERY COLD, THE PROBLEM OCCURS, THEN GOES AWAY WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WARMS UP. THE SMELL OF GAS IS SO STRONG THAT THE HEAT CANNOT BE TURNED ON IN THE VAN, WHICH MAKES THE VAN UNDRIVABLE IN THE VERY COLD WEATHER. I HAVE HAD THE VAN IN TO THE DEALER, WHO HAS TOLD ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL INJECTOR SEALS. *AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS A RADIATOR LEAK DUE TO THE RADIATOR COMING A LOOSE AT THE MANUFACTURED SEAMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE DUE TO CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *MJS