1996 Mercury Villager

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1998-03-23 98V012001 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS 57,400 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2017-07-06 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE CAR CONTINUALLY LOCKS ITSELF (POWER LOCKS). IF I'M OUTSIDE THE CAR I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TRY TO UNLOCK IT WHILE AT T…
2012-01-11 AIR BAGS No 0 WHILE TURNING FROM STREET INTO A SHORT STEEP DRIVEWAY APPROACH, FRONT LOWER BUMPER FACIA DRUG VERY SLIGHTLY ON THE STEE…
2006-01-16 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 WHILE I AM DRIVING THE SLIDING DOOR WILL POP. CURRENTLY IT DOES NOT COMPLETELY OPEN, BUT IS DOES BECOME UNSECURED. THE …
2005-03-12 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 DT: CONSUMER STATED: IT WAS NIGHT, COLD OUTSIDE, AND WHILE DRIVING SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF TH…
2005-01-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 DOORS LOCKS DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. DOORS WOULD LOCK WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED OUT OF VEHICLE DOORS WOUL…
2004-09-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. DEALERSHIP DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.…
2004-01-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 I PURCHASED A USED VAN, THERE SEEM TO BE SEVERAL RECALLS EITHER NOT IDENITFIED OR NOT KNOW ABOUT, EITHER WAY THEY WERE …
2003-12-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 THE STUD BOLTS ARE (IS) BROKEN ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD. EXHAUST FUMES ARE LEAKING AND COLD AIR MAY ENTER HEAD. REPAIR IS …
2003-12-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL No 0 WHEN VEHICLE IDLES FUEL FUMES SEEP THROUGH THE VENTS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATES FUEL RAIL LEAKS.
2003-10-19 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. *…
2003-09-29 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. *AK
2003-09-10 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 JUST PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE, IN GREAT SHAPE. HOWEVER THERE IS A VERY INTOXICATING GAS SMELL INSIDE CABIN OF VEHICLE, …
2003-09-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH Yes 0 I HAD A LOW IMPACT ACCIDENT WHERE THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. (FORGOT TO PUT CAR IN PARK …
2003-08-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 EXHAUST FUMES ENTERED THE PASSENGER CABIN. THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE FRONT AND REAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *PH *SCC *N…
2003-07-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS BEEN DIAGOSED AS HAVING BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. AFTER SEARCHING THE WEB, IT'S BECO…
2003-06-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 I NOTICED THERE WAS AN EXHAUST SMELL SEEPING INTO THE VAN, I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A …
2003-06-09 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER FLASHES FROM THE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. I …
2003-05-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SHEARED OFF, ALLOWING EXHAUST FUMES TO SEEP INTO INTERIOR OF VAN. HAVE TO DRIVE WITH WINDOWS CRA…
2003-02-09 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR No 0 SUN VISOR ASSEMBLY BREAKS AFTER SHORT PERIOD CAUSING IT TO DROP INTO DRIVERS VISION AND DRASTICALLY INTERFERE WITH ABIL…
2002-08-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD BOLT SHEARED OFF WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY. EXHAUST FUMES WERE LEAKING FROM PIPE AREA. DEALERSHIP…
2002-07-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 VEHICLE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AT LEAST 12 TIMES OVER SEVERAL YEARS. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED AND HAS ALWAYS HAP…
2002-05-02 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
2002-04-11 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD No 0 SIDE DOOR DOESN'T STAY CLOSED AFTER BEING LOCKED. CONTACTED DEALER. CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.*AK
2002-04-10 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 INTERMITTENTLY THE THROTTLE WILL STICK NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ACCCELERATE WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE. MORE THAN NORMA…
2002-04-08 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 SLIDING DOOR OPENED AFTER BEING LOCKED.*AK
2002-04-07 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING OIL LIGHT CAME ON, AND THEN AL LOUD NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE, CAUSING ENGINE TO DRAG. CONSUMER HAD OIL C…
2002-02-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 VEHICLE HAS STALLED 7-8 TIMES AT ANY SPEED, DEALER CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AKWHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER SM…
2002-01-19 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THEN, AT DEALER MECHANIC SAID…
2002-01-19 TIRES No 0 CONSUMER HAD NOTICED THAT SET OF TIRES WERE NOT IN A NORMAL USE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FOUR SETS OF TIRES TO AVOID …
2002-01-17 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 RECALL WAS DONE BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
2001-12-20 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 WHILE SLOWLY PULLING OUT MY TRANSMISSION'S MAIN SHAFT SNAPPED. LUCKILY I WAS NOT PULLING OUT IN TO TRAFFIC, SINCE THERE…
2001-11-23 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 SLIDING DOOR WILL NOT STAY LATCHED WHILE DRIVING, DOOR WOULD COME OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE T…
2001-10-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL Yes 0 AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT STOP LIGHT ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK. ENGINE REVVED, AND VEHICLE BUMPED INTO THE ONE IN FR…
2001-10-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 1 WHEN THE CONSUMER TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, THE SENSOR FAILED AND THE SLIDING DOOR CLOSED ON THE CONSUMER HAND. *JB
2001-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE No 0 EXHAUST GASES ESCAPING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT BECAUSE OF AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT FAILURE. *JB
2001-08-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MONITOR IS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER STATES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE LIGHT IS F…
2001-06-22 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER No 0 A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED WITH ONLY 46,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. SAID COMPRESSOR IS ONLY USED DURING HOT SEASON. I THINK T…
2001-06-01 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. NOT A RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT A COVERED PART. IF THIS PA…
2001-06-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW/ OPENING DOORS OR CLOSING DOORS. CO…
2001-05-01 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 SHOULDER BELT ON PASSENGER 'S SIDE IN THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS WILL NOT PULL OUT SO THAT A PASSENGER CAN BE RESTRAINED.…
2001-04-06 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS No 0 DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY..MY STEP-SON PUSHED THE BUTTON TO OPEN THE BACK WINDOW TO GET SOME AIR AND THE WHOLE WINDOW AN…
2001-03-13 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 A DAY AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL AWF40C-F 00 S 59 REPAIRS FILLER HOSE HAD TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE …
2001-02-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL No 0 RECALL 00V419002/ FUEL TANK VENT HOSE, RECEIVED LETTER ON 17 FEB 2001. AT THAT TIME CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY DEALER PARTS W…
2001-01-20 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 SLIDING DOOR WILL BEGIN TO OPEN EVEN IF LOCKED, LIGHT COMES ON, DOOR OPENED. *AK
2001-01-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 CONSUMER CAN LOCK ALL DOORS AND SLIDING DOOR WILL FLY OPEN. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SURFACE RIDING ON, IT POPS OPEN. …
2000-12-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 GASOLINE LEAKS RAPIDLY FROM UNDERNEATH THE VAN EVERY TIME THE TANK IS FILLED. *AK
2000-11-06 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING.DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS AIR BAG MONITOR OR WIRING ISSUE.WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PERSON"DON'T WORRY I …
2000-11-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 ENGINE NOISE, KIND OF LOUD. ALSO, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER SAID THEY SHOULD REPLACE …
2000-10-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 LOCK MECHANISM//LOCKS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE LOCKS. SOMETIMES FOUND MYSELF STUC…
2000-09-25 STEERING:COLUMN No 0 THE TILT WHEEL ASSEMBLY MOVES SIDEWAYS AS YOU ARE MAKING TURNS TO THE LEFT. ON COLD DAYS THE RACK AND PINION WORKS FIN…