1997 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 00V-419 WORK PERFORMED AND ALSO ASKED THAT THEY REPLACE THE AIR FILTER AND CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RUN OUT OF PARTS FOR THE RECALL AND THEY CHARGED AN OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNT FOR THE OTHER ITEMS REPLACED/CHANGED. NLM

THERE IS A RECALL ON MERCURY VILLAGER FOR FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS NOT GOTTEN PIECES IN FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT RECALL PARTS WERE TO COME IN YESTERDAY, BUT DEALER CALLED BACK STATING THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS COMING IN.*AK

ARE MERCURY VILLAGER TRANSMISSION WENT. WE BROUGHT IT NEW IN 1997 ONLY 53,000 MILES WE ARE UPSET WITH IT.*AK

PANEL RIGHT IN FRONT OF AIR BAG IS POPPING UP, AND AIR BAG HAS NOT COME OUT YET, BUT PANEL THAT COVERS IT HAS BEEN POPPING UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING POWER LOCKS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP , AND THREW PASSENGER ON FLOOR. SEAT BELT REMAINED BUCKLED , AND WAS STILL AROUND PASSENGER. THIRD ROW PASSENGER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BEL, FAILED TO LOCK UP. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WORKED. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON FIILLER PIPE HOSE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING IN VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD PARTS, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN ,AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS IN. *AK

PROBLEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG. - WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON SUNDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28TH ABOUT 6:15PM, THE "AIR BAG" RED WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY, 29TH AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT THIS ON THURSDAY, FEB 1 AT 7:30AM. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FLASH AS OF THIS WRITING AND HAS NOT STOPPED. SECOND PROBLEM: THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED UNTIL NOW BECAUSE I HAD ONLY JUST NOW WHILE RESEARCHING TSB'S THAT OWNERS HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH "INTERMITTENT SELF-ACTIVATION DOOR LOCKS." I WILL ALSO ADDRESS THIS WITH THE DEALER. THE MILEAGE INDICATED AT THE TIME OF THIS PROBLEM IS APPROXIMATE. I DO KNOW THAT IT FIRST OCCURED WHEN I USED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM WHEN GETTING OUT OF THE VAN ON A SATURDAY IN OCTOBER. I WAS ATTENDING MY SON'S FOOTBALL GAME. THANKS FOR YOUR EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM OR COMPLAINT W/SKINNER SALES. SIGNED, RICH MONAHAN.*AK

WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, GAS WAS POURING ALL OVER DUE TO FAULTY GAS TANK AND FUEL LINES, CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE FUEL LINES. *SLC

WHEN RADI/ HEATER OR TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD SQUIRT FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ALSO, OVERDRIVE WOULD KICK OUT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON LEFT WOULD GO OUT IF LIGHTS WERE USED. *AK