Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-29 | 97V184001 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | 6,000 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-03-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAK UNDER THE HOOD |
| 2015-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CAB… |
| 2014-06-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND FAILED TO … |
| 2011-03-06 | EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER | No | 0 | I PARKED MY VAN, 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER ON THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. TWO DAYS LATER, I NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT TIR… |
| 2010-12-09 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | 1998 VILLAGER-4 RAPID ACCELERATION SITUATIONS-STARTING TO BRAKE THE ENGINE STARTS REVVING UP TO THE POINT YOU CANNOT H… |
| 2010-07-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MY HUSBAND USES OUR MERCURY VILLAGER VAN FOR HIS WORK. HE WAS GOING TO A JOB AND WAS TRAVELING WHEN HE STATED THE VAN L… |
| 2009-07-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER HOSE HAD SEVER… |
| 2008-01-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT SMELLS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL, WHICH CAN BE NOTICED BOTH INSID… |
| 2007-09-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER PURCHASED USED IN 2003. IDLE THROTTLE BODY FAILED IN 2006, MERCURY DEALER TOOK TWO WEEKS TO FIND … |
| 2006-08-08 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER PARKED. WHEN FAMILY RETURNED TO VAN AND GOT INTO IT, THE FRONT LEFT (DRIVERS) SIDE COIL SPRING SN… |
| 2006-07-26 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER'S FRONT LEFT WHEEL CAME OFF OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE WHEEL BOUNCED OVER THE CENTER WALL AND THE V… |
| 2005-10-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK THE DOORS THIS HAS HAPPENED INNUMERABLE OCCASIONS. THIS BEGAN SHOR… |
| 2005-08-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DT: 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONSUMER STATES ALL OF THE DOORS ARE LOCKING ON THEIR OWN. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPL… |
| 2005-05-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 1 | DT: CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE DOOR PULLED THE CONTACT UND… |
| 2004-09-19 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER'S 4 YEAR OLD CHILD WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE LEVER OUT OF THE PARK GEAR WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE. V… |
| 2004-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | I HAVE OWNED A 1996 AND 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER. BOTH VEHICLES HAD A FAILURE OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CV BOOT WITH THE EVENTU… |
| 2004-07-11 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | MY 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER MINI VAN HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATOR. THE PEDAL CAN BE HARD TO PUSH SOMETIMES CAUSING … |
| 2004-06-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | BOUGHT USED 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER IN JUNE, 2004. FROM JUNE THROUGH PRESENT DATE, WE HAVE HAD ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKIN… |
| 2004-06-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRING RUSTED IN HALF AND BROKE. SPRING CAME DOWN ONTO TIRE. I HAD TO BUY NEW SPRING,COIL,AND STRUT… |
| 2004-04-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SOMETIMES WHEN I GO FROM A STOP POSITION OR SLOW DOWN AND YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE, YOU PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN AND GET NOTHIN… |
| 2003-10-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | THE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING BAD AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. IT IS EVERY TIME MY WIFE AND KIDS GO SOME WHERE IT COULD BR… |
| 2003-09-17 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK ON THE SLIDING SIDE DOOR OF VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE . THE CONSUMER FELT THAT THE CHILDREN COULD O… |
| 2003-08-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK | No | 0 | CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A NOISE THAT WAS BEING HEARD WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. DEALER MAINTAIN… |
| 2003-02-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK | No | 0 | VEHICLE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLTY WHILE BEING DRIVEN, SITTING STILL IN PARKING LOT, GARAGE, ETC. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVER… |
| 2003-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE POWER DOOR LOCKS LOCK WHEN EVER THEY SEEM TO WANT TO, WHEN I UNLOCK THEM THEY WILL LOCK AGAIN AS IM TRYING TO OPEN … |
| 2002-05-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS GOING 40MPH WHEN RIGHT SIDE DROPPED TO THE GROUND. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A BROKEN COIL SPRING, WHICH ALSO D… |
| 2002-05-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING. IT WAS FOUND OUT THAT THE RIGHT STRUT SPRING WAS BROKEN. … |
| 2002-04-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AT INTERSECTION, PEDAL FELT HARD, AND VEHICLE WENT THROUGH INTERSECTION. DEAL… |
| 2002-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY LOCKED UP AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *NLM BOTH FRONT BRAKES … |
| 2002-01-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | A DEFECT IN THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM OF 1998 MODEL YEAR MERCURY VILLAGER MINIVANS CAUSES UNCONTROLLED LOCKING AND UNLOC… |
| 2001-08-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | POWER LOCKS WOULD LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE,WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED IT LOCKS ALL DOORS, DEALER WA… |
| 2001-06-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | FRONT WHEEL BEARING NUTS HAVE NO CASTLE WASHER BETWEEN THE NUT AND THE COTTER PIN. THERE IS A 3/16 GAP BETWEEN THE NUT… |
| 2001-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SOME TIMES STICKS WERE YOU CAN NOT GIVE IT GAS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 3 YRS. IT CAU… |
| 2001-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE RAN AWAY IN FULL HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO SHUT ENGINE OFF, AND IT RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. VEHI… |
| 2001-04-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING/DOES NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY. *AK |
| 2001-03-01 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 15MPH AND ENTERING INTO A SCHOOL PARKING LOT AND SHE RAN OVER A SPEED BUMP. REAR RIGHT WHEEL FE… |
| 2001-02-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETA… |
| 2001-02-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, DUAL FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING MY CAR TO LURCH FORWARD INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MIN… |
| 2001-02-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | POWER SEATS IN VEHICLE ARE DEFECTIVE. WHEN TRYING TO RECLINE SEAT, CAN AUTOMATICALLY FALL BACK EVEN IF CONSUMER TR… |
| 2001-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, AT ANY SPEED. CONSUMER HAS TO PRESS PEDAL HARD TO GET IT TO UNSTUCK, PROBLEM GETTING WORSE. D… |
| 2000-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STICKS, CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES, BUT THEY CAN NOT FIN… |
| 2000-10-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | FRONT WHEELS ARE HARD TO MOVE WITH THE STEERING IN VERY COLD CLIMETE. THIS MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS STILL NOT FIXE… |
| 2000-09-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | IN THE PAST YEAR MY VAN HAS HAD 3 ALIGNMENTS ALL ON THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL. I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ROADS IN OKLA. ARE … |
| 2000-09-17 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE VIBRATES UNCONTROLLABLY AT SPEEDS OF 70MPH AND HIGHER. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR CORR… |
| 2000-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | No | 0 | DUE TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION GEAR SWITCH THAT MALFUNCTIONED, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON. SPEED REDUCED UNEXPECTEDLY … |
| 2000-06-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER CLOSES THE DOOR ALL FOUR DOORS WILL LOCK. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A CAUSE OF DEFECT. THERE AR… |
| 2000-05-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | PE00 020; CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 70MPH ON HIGHWAY AND HEARD A NOISE AND VIBRATIONS. SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SHOU… |
| 2000-04-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM REAR PASSENGER TIRE. GENERAL ANERI G4S, SIZE P205/75R15. *AK |
| 1999-10-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-07-20 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON 20-JUL-99. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE IN THE I… |