1996 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. ENGINE REVVED, AND VEHICLE BUMPED INTO THE ONE IN FRONT. VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED LIKE THIS TWICE. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THIS.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE VEHICLE, VEHICLE WAS RECALLED AND SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED IN MARCH 2001 FOR A GAS TANK PROBLEM, CONSUMER BELIEVES THAT CURRENT PROBLEM MAY BE RELATED TO THE RECALL PROBLEM.*JB

THE AUTO HEADLAMP SYSTEM HAS FAILED, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE LIGHTS JUST SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT IN SNOWY CONDTIONS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

THE POWER DOOR LOCK SYSTEM ENGAGES ON ITS OWN AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES AND OCCASIONS WHEN THE ENGAGE BUTTON HAS NOT BEEN TOUCHED. FOR EXAMPLE, THE LOCKS HAVE FREQUENTLY ENGAGED RIGHT AFTER THE DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED AND EVEN IF THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING AND THE IGNITION IS NOT ON; AT THE SAME MOMENT THE FRONT DOOR ACCESS LATCHES ARE PULLED; AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND NO ONE IS IN IT AND IT IS NOT RUNNING. OUR PROBLEM IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM REPORTED BY CBS EVENING NEWS ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2001 (NETWORK TELEVISION NEWS). ACCORDING TO THE NEWS REPORT, THIS PROBLEM OCCURS NOT ONLY WITH THE MERCURY VILLAGER, BUT ALSO THE NISSAN QUEST.*AK

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS SINCE WE HAVE HAD IT (3 YEARS). DOOR'S WILL LOCK AT ANY TIME RUNNING,OFF,OR NO KEYLESS (KEY FOB) OPPERATION. AFTER ABOUT $500 IN REPAIR CHARGES I WENT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER ONLY TO FIND THAT A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED AND HAVE IT FIXED NOW WITH REPLACING THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. FROM TALKING TO THE SEVICE MANAGER THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM ON MANY VANS LIKE THIS, THIS IS A SMALL TOWN DEALER. TO BAD THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS THAT WE TRIED DIDN'T KEEP UP WITH THE TSB'S IT TOOK LONGER FOR RESOLUTION AND THE WARRANTY IS LONG GONE. THIS PROBLEM HAS MADE THE LOCAL NEWS BUT THEY SAY THAT THEIR HAS NOT BEEN ANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM SO I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD FILL OUT THIS FORM.

DOORS LOCK ON THEIR WHEN DRIVING, STANDING STILL, WHEN I SHUT THE DOORS. NO WARNING. KEYS MUST BE IN SOMEONES HANDS AT ALL TIMES TO KEEP FROM BEING LOCKED OUT. ALSO WHEN UNLOCKING THE DOOR IT TAKES AT LEAST 3-4 TIMES OF CONTINUIOUS OPERATION TO GET IT TO STAY UNLOCKED. DEALER WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES. AUG 2001 A FIX SHEET HAD ARRIVED AT THE DEALER - MOISTURE IN WINDOW SWITCH. REPAIR COST - PART $300 PLUS LABOR.*AK

THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MONITOR IS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER STATES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING OR WHEN IT IS BEING RECALIBRATED.*JB

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY..MY STEP-SON PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE BACK WINDOW TO GET SOME AIR AND THE WHOLE WINDOW AND ARM WENT FLYING OFF BEHIND US, HIT THE ROAD ABOUT 50 YDS BEHIND US IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES.*AK

DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW/ OPENING DOORS OR CLOSING DOORS. CONSUMER DOES NOT KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK *JB

WHEN EXITING VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK WITHOUT OWNER MANUALLY LOCKING THE DOORS. ALSO, WHEN VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVING DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED OCCUPANTS TO BE EITHER LOCKED INSIDE VEHICLE OR LOCKED OUTSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK