1996 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHICH ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. TOOK TO DEALER, CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK

THE SEAT BELTS ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIGHTEN UP AFTER DRIVING AWHILE. DEALER CAN'T DO ANYTHING. *AK

SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT PROPERLY. CURRENT BELT RACHET INTO POSITION, AND WITH BOUNCING CAUSED BY UNEVEN ROADS, THE BELTS RATCHET EVEN TIGHTER, UNTIL CHILD OR OTHER PASSENGERS HAVE TROUBLE BREATHING.

THE DEFECTIVE REAR MIDDLE REAR SEATBELT UNLATCHED WHEN IN USE WHICH WON'T PROTECT OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.*AK

GRANDSON GOT INTO VEHICLE & BUMPED SLIDING DOOR. THE DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED. VEHICLE ON SLIGHT INCLINE AT TIME. DOOR WAS CAUGHT BEFORE CLOSING ON CHILD IN DOOR AREA. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40-50MPH THE VEHICLES COMPONENTS LOCK UP AND THE ENGINE GOES. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATED THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TO 4T TIMES NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS.*JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHIFT INTERLOCK MACH. ON VEHICLE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY . THE CAR WOULD BE OFF AND THE CAR COULD SHIFT TO PARK. MANF. CONTACTED . VEHICLE HAS BEEN GIVEN BACK TO THE DEALER.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED THE REAR BRAKES MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVBE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND UPON DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE COUTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND BRAKE FADING AWAY. ALSO RPMS CONTINUED TO GO UP AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. *AK

THE BUILT-IN CSS IN BACK OF VEHICLE DOES NOT LOCK, THE LATCHES ARE BROKEN ON BOTH CHILD SAFETY SEATS. *AK