1995 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT INTERMITTENT GAS FUMES SINCE JANUARY 2001. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM AND VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. YET, VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH HEARD ENGINE RATTLING NOISE. ENGINE QUIT RUNNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED CRANKSHAFT WAS BROKEN. MECHANIC SAID HE HAS HAD 3 OTHER BROKEN CRANKSHAFTS ON SAME MODEL VEHICLE WITH FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, TRANSVERSELY MOUNTED ENGINE, BUT NO SUCH PROBLEMS SEEN WHEN SAME ENGINE IS MOUNTED WITH DRIVESHAFT TO REAR WHEELS.*AK

MY SLIDING DOOR LATCH ON MY 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER POPS OPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING!!! I AM AFRAID MY CHILD WILL FALL OUT AND I WILL SUE MERCURY FOR A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. *LA

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE LAP SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM ITS HOLSTER. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE SEAT BELT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE ENTIRE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

WHEN UNLOCKING DOORS WITH THE KEY, IT WILL RE-LOCK IT SELF AGAIN UPON OPENING THE DOOR, ALSO IF USING THE KEY PAD FOR UNLOCKING THE DOORS IT WILL LOCK IT SELF WHEN I PULL THE HANDLE TO ENTER THE CAR, AT ONE POINT WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR THE DOORS LOCKED ALL BY THEMSELVES WHILE THE CAR WAS ON. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THEY'RE LOCKED WHILE NO ONE WAS TOUCHING THE CAR WE HEARD THE LOCKS CLICK. I HAVE HAD THE LOCKS REPLACED ON ALL DOORS MORE THAN ONCE AND THE PROBLEM KEEPS RECURRING AFTER A 6 TO 8 MONTH PERIOD. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM I WANT ANSWERS NOW. *LA

THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS STOPPED WORKING ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 7/16/2003. *AK IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE SEAT BELT MODULES HAD GONE BAD. THE DEALER DIDN'T HAVE THE PART SO THE CONSUMER HAD STARTED BACK TRAVELING, AND TWO DAYS INTO THE TRIP THE SEAT BELTS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. *SCC *JB

EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BREAKAGE ON 1995 MERCURY VILLIGER. EXHAUST FUMES LEAK INTO PASSENGER CABIN THROUGH FRESH AIR INLET.

CONSUMER STATES THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AND THE REAR SECOND ROAD BELTS AND BUCKLES ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND TO FIX THE PROBLEM WILL COST $ 650.00. VEHICLE IS WITHOUT WARRANTY. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A COLLISION AND ROLLED OVER ONCE. THE ENTIRE CHILD SAFETY SEAT FLIPPED OVER, WHICH CAUSED THE BABY TO LAND ON HIS/HER HEAD. *JB

WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT COIL SPRING FAILED AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WHICH CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE. *JB