Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-08-01 | 94V142000 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 17 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-10-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT ALIGNED PRO… |
| 2012-01-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE SMELL OF FUEL IS SO STRONG INSIDE THE VAN THAT IT MAKES YOU DIZZY AND SICK. *TR |
| 2011-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS FRACTURED, CAUSING A L… |
| 2009-12-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHY WASN'T THE 94 VILLAGER EVER RECALLED FOR EXHAUST STUDS BREAKING OFF? THIS CAUSES EXHAUST GAS TO FILL THE PASSENGER … |
| 2009-10-30 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS ARE SEVERELY CLOUDED/WEATHERED. THIS GREATLY REDUCES THE AVAILABLE LIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. DEFINITELY A… |
| 2008-07-09 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER, RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW. *BF THE CONSUMER SIDESWIPED A TRACTOR TRAILER. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPOR… |
| 2007-07-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | FORD TOLD ME THE VIN DIDN'T SHOW UP ON THEIR RECALL RECORDS. AS A RESULT, THE CAR WAS EITHER REPAIRED ALREADY OR WA… |
| 2007-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE, VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AT TIME OF FIRE. *JB |
| 2006-08-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF GAS WAS NOTICED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DETERMINED … |
| 2006-02-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD BOLT FAILURE ON A 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER. THIS HAS NOW OCCURRED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPAIRED BY A NI… |
| 2005-08-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1) BACKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND WAS SITTING IDLING 2) ENGINE STOPPED, TRIED TO RESTART IT AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. ENG… |
| 2004-08-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | MY 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS 26 CYLINDER HEAD BOLTS, ONE OF WHICH APPARENTLY BROKE OFF SPONTANEOUSLY ACCORDING TO MY ME… |
| 2004-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON VEHICLE. *MR THE EXHAUST CYLINDER HEAD DEVELOPED A LEAK THAT BEGAN WHEN… |
| 2004-06-18 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. RECALL 96V253000. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO V… |
| 2004-02-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A MERCURY VILLAGER 1994 MINIVAN AND I NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL INVOLVING LEAKING GAS.… |
| 2003-09-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | HAVING PROBLEM WITH THE BACK HEATER NOT WORKING AT ALL. TRANSMISSION HAS A SLOW SHIFT AND WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN DOWN SHI… |
| 2003-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF. BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS AND CROSSOVER PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WARPING. EXHAUST… |
| 2003-05-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | A FOUL ODOR OF GAS PERMEATED THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOUR TIMES, AND COULD NOT FIND THE … |
| 2003-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE TEST DRIVING THE 94 MERCURY VILLAGER, WITH ONLY 74000 MILES, AT AROUND 40 MPH VEHICLE SHUT DOWN, AND LOST ALL … |
| 2003-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | FUEL SUPPLY LINES TO FUEL RAIL STARTED LEAKING AT CLAMP NO SIGN OF HOSE DETERATION, REPLACED ALL RUBBER LINES AND CLAMP… |
| 2003-04-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 2 | MY WIFE AND KIDS WHERE PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE WHEN SMOKE BEGAN TO FILL THE VEHICLE. SHE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND T… |
| 2003-04-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | BROKEN CRANKSHAFT ON 94 MERCURY VILLAGER. MANY DOCUMENTED COMPLAINTS IN YOUR DATABASE. FORD OASIS REPORT SSM 04925 ST… |
| 2003-01-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | 1994 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS EXHAUST AND GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I'VE NOTICED 50 SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON TH… |
| 2002-12-22 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | THE BOTH VEHICLES' FRONT AUTOMATIC SHOULDER SEAT BELT ARE INOPERATIVE. DRIVER HAS TO MANUAL UNHOOK THE BELT TO GET … |
| 2002-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S FUEL RAIL CUFF LINKS IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS |
| 2002-10-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED NOISE FROM THE EXAUST MANIFOLD. MECHANIC TOLD MANUFACTURER USED IMPROPERLY MATERIAL REASON WHY THE MA… |
| 2002-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED THE REAR TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FIUR… |
| 2002-09-02 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | NONE OF FOUR POWER WINDOWS WORK. CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK |
| 2002-08-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE NOISE I REPORTED TO THE DEALER WAS FOUND TO BE A LEAK AT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO ONE OR MORE STUDS BREAK… |
| 2002-07-14 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, CAUSING SOME LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK |
| 2002-04-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS DO NOT WORK AT VARIOUS TIMES. ALL THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK. *AK THE AUTOMOTIVE MECHANIC CLEANED T… |
| 2002-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES SQUEAL - VERY LOUDLY. I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT ROTORS AND PADS. THE REAR SHOES ARE BRAND NEW. THE VAN HAS BE… |
| 2002-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN TURNING ON VAN TO WARM UP THERE WAS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS PR… |
| 2001-12-19 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST FUMES COMING INTO VEHICLE. PROBLEM IS DUE TO BROKEN STUDS ON ENGINE HEAD PA… |
| 2001-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | THERE IS A FUEL ODOR, RECALL 00V419002 WAS DONE IN THE SUMMER OF 2001, BUT FUEL SMELL PERSISTED. TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALE… |
| 2001-11-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | FOR PAST 3-4 YEARS HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF POWER FAILING AND CAR STALLING WITH NO WARNING. MOST TIMES OCCURS … |
| 2001-09-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-07-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 15MINUTES ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AFTER AWHILE IT WOULD GO OUT BUT IT WOULD C… |
| 2001-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE DRIVING ONLY 5MPG IN A PARKING LOT. HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WHILE WE WERE ON A … |
| 2001-07-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STOPPED OPERATING WHILE TRAVELING OFF FREEWAY. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TOWED TO MECHANIC WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT … |
| 2001-07-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC VEHICLE DIED. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, MECHANIC STATED THAT CRANKSHAFT WAS BRO… |
| 2001-05-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TOP OF THE HEAD BOLT BROKE OFF DUE TO BAD HEAT TREATING, AND LODGED AGIANST THE CAM SHAFT AND CAUSED MAJOR ENGINE D… |
| 2001-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SAID AIRBAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK |
| 2001-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOTH OF THESE PROBLEMS APPEAR TO BE A MFG FLAW AND ARE VERY COMMON. FORD IS DOING NOTHING TO FIX. *AK |
| 2001-03-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE TURNING AT A LIGHT INTERSECTION. WHICH BROKE MY TIMING BELT.*AK |
| 2001-03-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER WENT TO LADIA LINCOLN MERCURY WEST , LAKE VILLAGER, CA. PHONE NUMBER 805-495-2193 AND WAS REFUSED RECALL OOV41… |
| 2001-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | MANIFOLD EXHAUST BOLT SHEARED OFF AT 55,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK THERE WERE… |
| 2001-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | A FUEL SMELL ENTERS THE PASSENGER CABIN OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD AND THE HEATER IS ON. IT IS ALSO NOTIC… |
| 2001-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN APPYING BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE … |
| 2001-02-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL 00V419002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59 REPAIRS. DEALERSHIP INFORMED HE… |