1998 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK THE CAUSE FOR THE VEHICLE'S VIBRATION WAS FOUND TO BE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND SCREEN WAS REPLACED. *YH

IN THE PAST YEAR MY VAN HAS HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS ALL ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ROADS IN OKLA. ARE THE REASON . MY HUSBAND DRIVES 50 MILES EVERY DAY FOR WORK AND HIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. MY THOUGHT IS IF THE ROADS ARE SO BAD HERE WHY AREN'T THERE MORE CARS GETTING ALIGNMENTS CHECKED EVERY DAY? I WONDERED IF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM?*AK

PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND NOTICED THAT FRONT DRIVER'S TIRE TREAD HAD SEPARATED . FIRESTONE, #WILDERNESS #AT, P23575R15. SHE HAS CONTACTED FIRESTONE, AN DIS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRE. GENERAL ANERI G4S, SIZE P205/75R15. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCH THAT MALFUNCTIONED, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SPEED REDUCED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A REAR END CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

MY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY UPON DEPARTURE OR ENTRY INTO VEHICLE. I CAN ACTIVATE OPENING THE DOORS WITH THE CLICKER AS I APPROACH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL LOCK THEMSELVES BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKS ACTIVATE UPON MY DEPARTURE FROM THE VHICLE AT TIMES. IF I FORGET TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION , I"M LOCKED OUT. I ALSO NOTICE A SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, VEHICLE WENT INTO A SUDDEN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO DEPRESS BRAKES AGAIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THEY WILL LOCK WHEN DOORS ARE SHUT, OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT TIMES, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY LOCK BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, AND THE SEC TIMER. HOWEVER THE LOCKING SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE WINDOW HINGES REPLACE WITH ONES THAT WILL NOT OPEN BY THEMSELFS.