1995 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL INSIDE VEHICLE. DEALER FOUND FUEL LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V419002 AND SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT AT DEALERSHIP FOR MARCH 5, 2001. DEALER RESCHEDULED SERVICE FOR MARCH 13, 2001. CONSUMER WENT IN FOR APPOINTMENT TODAY, AND WAS TOLD NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V419002/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59 FUEL TANK VENT HOSE. DEALER WILL NOT HAVE PART AVAILABLE FOR A FEW MONTHS. CONSUMER WAS HAVING A STRONG GAS ODOR ON INSIDE & OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT WINDOWS COULD BE ROLLED DOWN IN SUMMER TIME. BATH AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN BATH, NY. PHONE NUMBER 607-776-6000. *AK

MY REAR RIGHT SEATBELT IS JAMMED WHICH CAUSES A REAL PROBLEM WHEN TRANSPORTING CHILDREN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THIS WIL COST APPROX. $200 TO FIX THIS. AREN'T SEATBELTS SUPPOSED EXCEED THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. I THINK PERHAPS THIS SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF.

RECALL 00V419002, CONTACTED DEALER WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE FROM FORD. NO DATE GIVEN WHEN PARTS WERE DUE AT DEALER. *AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR SMELLING GAS AT VENTS. DEALER HAS CHANGED HOSE AND TRIED OTHER REMEDIES, SMELL WAS OVERWHELMING INSIDE VEHICLE. COSUEMR RECEIVED A RECALL00V419002 /MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59 ANDWILL TAKE IT TO DEALER TO SEE IF IT WILL REPAIR PROBLEM. CONSUMER PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V419002 FOR FUEL INE VENT HOSE IN BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, 2001. HAS CONTACTED DEALER AND MADE APPOINTMENTS. WENT TO ACTON MERCURY DEALER ON ROUTE 2A IN ACTON ,MA TWICE,BUT WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. IN MEANTIME RECALL WAS NOT BEING DONE IN TIMELY MANNER, AND CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 00V419002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59/ FUEL TANK VENT HOSE. DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO REPAIR RECALL DEFECT AS STATED IN TLETTER, THEY WANTED TO INSPECT VEHICLE, AND IF NEEDED THEY WILL REPLACE PART. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

A SRTONG ODOR OF GASOLINE CAN BE DETECTED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE ENGINE IS STARTED. THIS GAS ODOR REMAINS WHENEVER THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ARE UP. THE ODOR IS NOT AS STRONG WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING AFTER THE INITIAL ODOR IS DEPLETED BY LOWERING THE WINDOW.*AK