2000 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

I PURCHASED A 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER BRAN NEW. AT AROUND 8,000 MILES I WOULD GET A SICKLY SWEET SMELL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. I COMPLAINED BUT NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALER COULD TELL ME ANYTHING OR FIND ANYTHING. LATER IT GOR SO BAD THE SMELL WAS ON MY BREATH AND IT TRIGGERED A BRONCHIAL INFECTION THAT LASTED FOR THREE MONTHS. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEALER KNEW IT WAS A MOLD BUILD UP IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HE HAS BEEN SPRAYING WITH ANANTI FUNGAL TREATMENT. THIS CLEARS IT FOR A WHILE, BUT NOT PERMANENTLY. I NOW HAVE A BATHROOM CLEANER THAT I SPRAYED IN AND THAT SEEMS TO ALSO WORK.*AK

TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRUCK SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL. *AK

HAVE HAD REPEATED FRONT BRAKE WEAR OUT AND NOISE (SQUAEK/GROAN) ON MY 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER SINCE NEW. HAVE HAD 4 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE PADS AND A SET OF ROTORS REPLACED IN ONLY 28,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THE OTHER TWO MERCURY VILLAGERS THAT I'VE OWNED (1996 AND 1998 MODELS) DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: REAR WIPER HANGS-WON'T CLEAR THE GLASS(TO OPEN REAR HATCH GLASS)-MOTOR INOPERATIVE, ACCELERATOR STICKS-HAS TO KEEP TAPPING IT TO LOOSEN, THE REAR BENCH SEAT RECLINER WILL LET GO AND SEAT WILL COLLAPSE, THE LEFT HANDLE IS LOOSE, AND THE REAR SEAT LATCH IS BINDING/COLLAPSING.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. TS..*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL STICKS. CONSUMER HAS TO PHYSICALLY "MASH" PEDAL TO UNSTICK. TS

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS GRINDING TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS *JB

AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN WARMED UP ACCELERTOR PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFROMATION.*AK

THE UPPER STRUT MOUNTING HOUSINGS FILL WITH WATER WHEN IT RAINS AND WHEN SNOW MELTS, CAUSING PREMATURE RUSTING OF THE EXPOSED NUTS AND BOLTS. THE DEALER STATES THE PROBLEM WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *YH

ON JUNE 8, 2002 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HWY IN LOUISIANA. I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHICH WAS THE POSTED SPEED LIMIT. A CAR CLIPPED MY FRONT END AND CAUSED ME TO GO OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE GRASS. I DON'T KNOW IF MY BRAKES WERE A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY ARE ANTI-LOCK SO I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WAS SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN ALONG WITH THE AIRBAGS BUT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VAN WOULD NOT STOP. I ENDED UP BACK ON THE FREEWAY ACROSS TRAFFIC STILL GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION, AND HIT A METAL GUARDRAIL HEAD ON THAT WAS LOCATED BESIDE THE CONCRETE WALL THAT HOLDS UP THE BRIDGE. THE VAN THEN BOUNCED OFF THE WALL, HIT IT AGAIN THEN TURNED AROUND. THIS IS ALL THAT I CAN REMEMBER. WHEN MY VAN HIT THE GUARD RAIL MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIRBAGS ON EITHER SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. MY HUSBAND HIT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE PICTURES FROM THE CRASH WHERE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT EVEN ATTEMPT TO DEPLOY, I SPOKE WITH ROBERT SMITH AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE VAN WAS TOWED. HE STATED THAT BY LOOKING AT THE VAN BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS HE'D WISHED THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED , BUT LUCKILY WE ALL WALKED AWAY FROM THE CRASH. HE DID STATE THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL SENSORS AND THAT THEY ALL HAVE TO REGISTER AND HIT HAS TO BE A HEAD ON CRASH. MY COMMENT WAS GOING 70 MILES PER HOUR AND HITTING A METAL GUARD RAIL HEAD ON, HOW MUCH HEAD ON DO YOU NEED?*AK