1999 MERCURY VILLAGER Complaints

APPLIED BRAKES ON FREEWAY WHICH WAS DRY AT THE TIME; CAUSED ME TO SLIDE SPIN OUT, AND SLIDE BACKWARDS ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT. I DID NOT "JAM" ON MY BRAKES. TWO DAYS LATER, I AM GETTING SEVERE VIBRATION AND THE REAR BRAKES ARE VERY HOT, RIMS VERY WARM TO TOUCH AND SMELL FROM PASSENGER REAR WHEEL. MECHANICS CAN NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG. SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG TO CAUSE REAR BRAKES TO HEAT UP LIKE THAT. DID NOT HAVE PARKING BRAKE ON! I WAS DRIVING FOR 1/2 HOUR BEFORE THE VIBRATION STARTED. IT WOULD STOP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER I WOULD BRING CAR TO A STOP AND THEN CONTINUE. SOMETHING CAUSED ME TO SKID AND SPIN OUT ON THE FREEWAY; APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD (BUT NOT JAMMING THEM!) SHOULD NOT CAUSE ME TO SPIN OUT LIKE THAT. I FEAR SOMETHING IS VERY, VERY WRONG. DT

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE REAR HYDRAULIC CYLINDER WAS LOSE CAUSING THE REAR HATCH DOOR TO FALL WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

CONSUMER STATES FUEL IS LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. CONSUMER ADVISES THAT TANK APPEARS TO BE RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE OUT AND THAT LEAKING FUEL HAS A "RUSTED" COLOR. TS

ACCELERATOR PEDAL INTERMITTENTLY STICKS UNTIL A LARGE FORCE IS APPLIED. THIS CAUSED DELAYED AND LURCHING STARTS. PROBLEM FIXED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD AND DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO PAY FOR REPAIR. MR

ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHILE APPLYING BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE. *MR

ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING AFTER STOPPING, VEHICLE WAS CHECKED REPEATEDLY BY DEALER, WHO CLEANED THROTTLE CABLE. HOWEVER PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.*AK *YH

THROTTLE LINKAGE PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE LURCHES FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED THAT CARBON HAS BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY.*AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. CONSUMER'S CHILD WAS IN VEHICLE.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY, CONSUMER STATES MAYBE A POSSIBLE WIRING PROBLEM.*JB

THROTTLE CLEAN BY DEALER AT MY EXPENSE - SOLVED ISSUE FOR NOW - DANGEROUS DESIGN. *AK