Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-10-17 | 96V203000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 1,300 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG AFTER SHOPPING AND I STARTED TO HEAR THIS DRAGGING OR BOTTOMING OUT SOUND SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE W… |
| 2013-03-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO SEE HOW MANY TIMES SHE COULD WRAP THE SHOULDER BELT AROUND HER NECK. … |
| 2011-11-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHIC… |
| 2010-07-17 | SEATS | No | 0 | HEADREST GUIDES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER (FORD OR NISSAN). THE GUIDE ITSELF IS A CHEAPLY BUILT PLASTIC… |
| 2009-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | DRIVER REPORTS HE MUST HAVE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME (SEMI-PANIC BRAKE APPLICATION). … |
| 2008-05-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OR WHILE IT… |
| 2007-08-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE FILLS UP HIS GAS TANK AND PARKS THE… |
| 2007-01-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | DRIVING MY '97 MERCURY VILLAGER INTO A COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 3 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON GOING OVER A SLI… |
| 2006-03-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | OUR CUSTOMERS 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER VAN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY. WONDER IF THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE N… |
| 2005-03-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | I HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN I FILLED GAS TANK THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAD T… |
| 2004-10-23 | TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE STEM DEVICE, CALLED A TIRE MINDER, DESIGNED TO INDIC… |
| 2004-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | I AM ONE OF TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE NOTORIOUS EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BREAKING ISSUE! WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE… |
| 2004-04-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE OPENING AND LOCKING DOORS THE REMOTE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN THE DOORS AND LOCK THE DOORS M… |
| 2004-03-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MERCURY VILLAGER, 1997. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TRIGGERED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. REPAIRS $300. ONLY 27,000… |
| 2003-11-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE WAS RECALLED IN MARCH 2001 RECALL#00S59 AND REPLACED. THE SAME PART FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MAN… |
| 2003-11-07 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW 'POPPED', SHATTERED, THEN FLEW INWARD ON ME. POLICE INSPECTION… |
| 2003-09-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE ABS IN 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE SITTING STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE F… |
| 2003-08-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS EVEN THOUGH KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED. *AK |
| 2003-07-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WENT TO THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT TODAY ON MY 1997 VILLAGER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS … |
| 2003-07-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THEN, WHEN IT IS FREED, THE VAN ACCELERATES RAPIDLY CAUSING THE… |
| 2003-06-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I AM REPLACING MY IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *NLM |
| 2002-11-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN. DT |
| 2002-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THERE IS A CONSTANT FUEL SMELL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK |
| 2002-04-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AFTER THE DOOR IS SHUT. *YD |
| 2002-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND CUT OFF. VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST… |
| 2002-02-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2002-01-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED 4/2/2001 AND REPLACEMENT PUMP … |
| 2002-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL 00-V-419-002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59 VEHICLE DIDN'T START HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL REPAIRS WERE PERFO… |
| 2001-11-15 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE CORRECT CONTROL, (DEFROST) AT NIGHT HAS CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY. |
| 2001-09-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ALL OF THE DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WE CAN BE OUT OF THE CAR OR IN IT. THE KEYS CAN BE OUT… |
| 2001-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SHUT OFF. LOST POWER BRAKES AND S… |
| 2001-05-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | OUR AIR COND. HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONE MO AFTER THE WARRANTY EXP. SAYS THERE WAS A LEAK. COST APPRX $500.00 TO RE… |
| 2001-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN ENGINE CAUSING A SERIOUS EXHAUST LEAK. WAS QUOTED $1,100 MIN. TO FIX IT AT MANTEC… |
| 2001-04-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY.*AK |
| 2001-04-04 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND OFF, AND WHEN THE VEH… |
| 2001-03-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997 CONSUMER KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR HESITATION, ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON , STALLING, BAD GAS … |
| 2001-03-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL ON MERCURY VILLAGER FOR FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS NOT GOTTEN PIECES IN FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD TOLD C… |
| 2001-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED T WHITE & CLARK LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER TWICE FOR AN APPOINTMENT, AND EACH TIME PARTS HAVEN'T BEE… |
| 2001-03-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ARE MERCURY VILLAGER TRANSMISSION WENT. WE BROUGHT IT NEW IN 1997 ONLY 53,000 MILES WE ARE UPSET WITH IT.*AK |
| 2001-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DEPRESS PEDAL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SUDDE… |
| 2001-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE PERIODICALLY STICKS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE PAR… |
| 2001-02-28 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | RECALL 00 V 419 002/FUEL TANK VENT HOSE: CLARK, WHITE LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER, NEWTON, MA; PHONE # 617/928-5400 WAS UNA… |
| 2001-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 00V419002, AND HAS BEEN INFORMED REPEATEDLY THAT PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO RE… |
| 2001-02-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON FIILLER PIPE HOSE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING IN VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD PARTS, AND CONSUM… |
| 2001-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | PLEASE REFER TO VOQ ODI NUMBER 741337 FROM FEB/01 THIS WAS WHEN THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BOLTS BROKE. I MADE A … |
| 2001-02-21 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS COMING FROM VEHICLE, WHEN HE EXAMINED THE FUEL RAIL AND HOSES, HE DETERMINED THAT A LOO… |
| 2001-02-21 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 2 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP , AND… |
| 2001-02-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *AK |
| 2001-02-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. BUT, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THER WAS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *AK |
| 2001-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 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 … |