1995 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

WAS STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. HAD SMELLED FUMES JUST PRIOR TO EXPLOSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS NORMAL FOR BATTERY TO EXPLODE LIKE IT DID. HAD A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED.*AK

EA00014; FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE: WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK, FUEL WOULD LEAK FROM THE VENT HOSE ONCE THE TANK WAS FILLED COMPLETELY. OWNER REPLACED THE HOSE, THE PROTECTIVE COVER AND TWO CLAMPS HIMSELF. THESE PARTS WERE BROUGHT AT THE DEALERSHIP. *AK THE KEYLESS ENTERY DOES NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR FROM OUT SIDE. *YH

THE VAN REVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILED, TRANSMISSION SHOP REPORTED THAT 95% OF VILLAGER AND NISSAN QUEST RIVERSE TRANSMISSION FAILED. I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

IFOLD IS WARPING, CAUSING BOLTS TO SHEAR OFF. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PARTS.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY CRUISE CONTROL WILL DEACTIVATE BY ITSELF. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CRUISE CONTROL DEACTIVATES ONLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE VEHICLE HAS FUEL VAPOR LOCK PROBLEM ON HOT DAYS AND LONG DRIVES. *YH

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED UP FUMES BEGAN TO FILL THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS COMING FROM UNDER THE VAN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ALSO AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VAN. WE HAVE TRIED REPLACING THE FUEL CAP, BUT IT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD THREE TIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP SIDE DOOR CAME AJAR.*AK

DURING WINTER MONTHS, PASSENGER COMPARTMENT DEVELOPS STRONG GAS ODOR ON OCCASION. SOMETIMES RELATED TO AFTER REFUELING THE VAN. FORD SERVICE COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH FUEL SYSTEM.

THE CAR RANDOMLY FAILS AT HIGH SPEED UNDER BOTH FRONT AND REAR AIR LOADING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR DRIVER IF IN THE WRONG LANE AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. DEALER HAS NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON. SAYS NO RECALL FOR A PROBLEM LIKE THIS.