1995 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ENGINE QUIT WORKING. THEN, TOWED VEHICLE TO A SHOP, AND TECHNICIAN FOUND OUT THAT CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED BREAKAGE ON CRANKSHAFT. *AK

DOOR LOCK WOULD INTERMITTENTLY RELOCK BY ITSELF UPON UNLOCKING WITH KEY OR USING KEY PAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC

VEHICLE HAS A FUEL LEAKAGE PROBLEM. FUEL LEAKS FROM A HOSE THAT CONNECTS TO ENGINE. DEALER STATED THAT PROBLEM HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH RECALL ON VILLAGER.*AK .

SEAT BELT ON PASSENGER'S SIDE DOES NOT RETRACT. DEALER WILL NOT COVER COST, ONLY REPAIRING AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED FUEL SPEWS FROM TOP OF TANK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN DRIVING DURING HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 70 MPH ENGINE BEGAN TO STALL, AND SHUTDOWN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK EVENTHOUGH THE PROBLEM OCCURED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE DEALER'S DIAGNOSIS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *YH

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES EXCEPT WHEN VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP. *SLC

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AFTER ONE WEEK THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID THAT A SPRING HAD COME LOOSE IN THE TRANSMISSON AND HAD MADE THE TRANSMISSION SLIP AND THEN CHEW UP THE GEARS NUMBER 3 AND 4 AND REVERSE THAT IS WHY IT WENT OUT AND THE FACT THAT THEY SAID IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND NOT WELL LUBRICATED IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT WAS WHY IT WENT OUT DUE TO NO NEGLECT ON MY PART . SO I NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE AND SEE I HAD MY VAN SERVICED BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO DID THE TRANSMISSION SO I DID THE MAINTENANCE HOW FORD TOLD ME TO SERVICE IT AND I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION? AND A SPRING WENT LOOSE, AND DID ALL THAT DAMAGE TO THE VAN TRANSMISSION ? I'M AT THERE MERCY OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN IT 3 WEEKS TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION? SO THEY HAD THE CAR 4 WEEKS ONE (MONTH) THE DEALERSHIP IS SAN DIEGO AUTO COLLECTION OF MISSION VALLEY IN SAN DIEGO CA.*AK (TIRESIZE: 205R7015)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205R7015 )

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL 00V419.002/ TANK VENT HOSE. HAD PROBLEM FIXED, BUT PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. *AK THE GAS SMELL THAT COMES INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FUEL LEAK. TIMING AND DRIVE BELTS FAILED. *YH

VEHICLE PARKED, STARTED ENGINE AND FUEL STARTED POURING OUT FROM UNDER ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED CRACKED FUEL LINE.*AK *SLC