1993 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

REAR WINDOW EXPLODED WHEN CONSUMER TURNED ON REAR WINDOW DEFOGGEDER; CAUSING SHATTERED GLASS TO BLOW OUT, AS WELL AS IN. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO CONTACT NHTSA. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

MECHANIC STATES 4 MANIFOLD STUDS ARE SHEARED OFF CAUSING EXHAUST TO LEAK INTO VEHICLE. MECHANIC STATES HAVE SEEN MANY VILLAGERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CALLED COULD ONLY REPAIR AT MY COST NO RECALL AT THIS TIME

MERCURY SERVICE CLAIMS THAT THE REPLACED BROKEN BOLTS NEEDED TO SECURE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD TO THE ENGINE BLOCK ARE NOT PART OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND ARE NOT COVERED BY THE NEWLY EXTENDED 7/70 WARRANTY FOR EXHAUST MANIFOLD DEFECTS. I FEEL THAT FORD IS TRYING TO CIRCUMVENT THE NHTSA, AND AVOID ITS RESPONSIBILITY BY INVENTING THIS LOOP HOLE, SO AS TO NOT REIMBURSE THE $300 REPAIR WORK. I BELIEVE A RECALL OF THESE BOLTS USED TO SECURE THE MANIFOLDS MAY BE THE ONLY SOLUTION. *AK

STRONG RAW GAS ODOR AND SULPHUR ODOR ENTERS VEHICLE CABIN THROUGH VENTS WHEN CAR IS AT A STOP LIGHT. ODOR IS SO STRONG THAT YOU MUST OPEN THE WINDOWS TO AVOID PASSING OUT. FORD CONFIRMS THE PROBLEM, BUT SAYS THERE IS NO REPAIR PROCEDURE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AS VEHICLE WAS MOVING AT ABOUT 10 MPH, APPROACHED RED LIGHT AT INTERSECTION. DRIVER COULD FEEL PRESSURE IN BRAKE PEDAL, BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN DESPITE FULL FORCE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BY THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE ENTERED THE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION, AND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, LEAVING BOTH VEHICLES UNDRIVABLE. THE DRIVER OF THE VILLAGER SUSTAINED A HEAD INJURY, AND WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, DRIVER HAD NOTICED THE VILLAGER'S ABS OPERATION WAS INTERMITTANTLY VERY ROUGH, AND TENDED TO INTERRUPT FOR ABNORMALLY LONG INTERVALS DRIVER'S EFFORTS TO BRAKE. WHEN THOSE BRAKING PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER, DEALER RESPONDED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THE VILLAGER, AND THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS THE "ABS WARNING LIGHT" ON THE DASH CAME ON AND STAYED ON. LESS THAN TWO MONTHS (AND ABOUT 2000 MILES) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER HAD BRAKE PADS AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM (BUT NOT THE ABS CONTROLS) CHECKED BY A LOCAL BRAKE REPAIR SHOP. THE SHOP DECLARED THE SYSTEM TO BE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION AT THAT TIME. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE, CAUSING THE RUNAWAY VEHICLE TO HIT A PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

CORROSION WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET DUE TO POOR SEAL IN REFLECTOR HOUSING CAUSED BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL.

WHILE SHOVELLING SNOW, THE CAR WAS WARMING UP WITH THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER ON. AFTER 15MIN. THE POP-UP WINDOW ON THE REAR DOOR BLEW OUT. NO ONE WAS IN OR NEAR THE CAR. I FEEL THERE WAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO ANY CAR. MANUFAC

WHEN FILLING GAS, GAS WOULD START TO LEAK JUST BEFORE THE PUMP AUTOMATIC SHUTS OFF. IF STOP FILLING ABOUT 1 GALLON SHORT OF FULL, NO LEAK OCCURS. HOWEVER, IF PARK CAR AT AN INCLINE, GAS WOULD LEAK INDICATING THAT FUEL FILLER HOSE HAS CRACK AT TOP. THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EARLIER RECALL FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON AN EARLIER DATE. I JUST NOTICED THIS SO I DO NOT KNOW WHETHER THE FAILURE IS IN EXISTENCE SINCE DATE ONE OF MY PURCHASE. I STRONGLY FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A WIDER RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AS A FIRE MAY RESULT FROM THIS.