Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-12-10 | 99V347001 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | 41,891 | — | Details |
| 1999-08-03 | 99V205001 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING | 2,785 | — | Details |
| 1999-03-30 | 99V056001 |
SEATS | 2,012 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TRIED TO SLIGHTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE UP IN TRAFFIC BUT ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND HAD TO APPLY MORE FORCE T… |
| 2010-02-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER, PERIODICALLY THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE VERY HARD TO PUSH. IT ACTUALLY GOT STUCK ACCELERATIN… |
| 2009-04-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A … |
| 2009-03-25 | EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VENTILATION BLOWER WOULD NOT EMIT AIR OR HEAT… |
| 2009-02-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE MINI-VAN. PURCHASED NEW IN 1999. OWNED BRIEFLY WHEN GAS PEDAL STUCK, BUT IF KICKED DOWN ON… |
| 2009-01-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SU… |
| 2009-01-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | NO INCIDENTS AS OF YET. BOUGHT A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE, THE THROTTLE BODY WILL NOT LET THE VAN IDLE AT NORMAL SP… |
| 2009-01-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE 1999 THROUGH 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER VANS HAVE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. MY GAS PETAL STARTED STICKING ON … |
| 2008-02-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE ONE WEEK AGO, SINCE THEN WHENEVER I AM GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN RE… |
| 2008-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER STOPPING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AFTER STOPPING AT … |
| 2007-10-15 | SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | COMPLAINING ABOUT A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER NOT HAVING A LATCH SYSTEM IN THE BACK SEATS. *TR |
| 2007-06-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REVERTED BACK TO FIRST GEAR. AFTER STOPPING, TURNING … |
| 2007-05-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | No | 0 | I SENT THIS LETTER TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. NO REPLY YET. I ALSO HAVE COPIES OF THE WORK THAT WAS DONE TO THE VAN. … |
| 2007-02-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL GETTING STUCK. ALMOST HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. TOOK IT TO DEALER. DEALER MECHANIC CLEANS THE THROTTLE BODY IT … |
| 2006-04-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER WITH APPROX 39K MILES STARTED SHOWING THIS PROBLEM IN APRIL 2006. WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL A… |
| 2006-03-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREQUENTLY STICKS IN UP-POSITION ON 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER; MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. PROBLEM HA… |
| 2006-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER- GAS PEDAL STICKS. CAR ALSO SMELLS LIKE ROTTEN EGGS AFTER IT HAS WARMED UP. SOMETIMES THE SMELL … |
| 2006-01-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED HARD IN ORDER TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE… |
| 2005-11-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | FOR MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER, I AGAIN TODAY HAD THE AGONIZING EXPERIENCE OF MY VEHICLE STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE … |
| 2005-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION, REQUIRING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO OPEN TH… |
| 2005-06-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VAN, THE ACCELERATOR HAS AT LEAST ONCE INCIDENT WHEN IT IS NON-RESPONSIVE. I HAVE TO HIT… |
| 2005-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATOR STICKING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT C… |
| 2005-02-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR STICKS; EXCESS PRESSURE IS REQUIRED WHEN STARTING FROM STOP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. DEALER … |
| 2005-02-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT, UPON ACCELERATING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, THE ACCELERATOR IS HARD TO PRESS. IT DOES NOT DEPR… |
| 2005-02-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V347001 TAIL LAMP SOCKET. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT SOCKET. THE … |
| 2004-11-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR STICKS. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME WE HAVE ENCOUNTERED THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WAS WITHIN THE 36K WARRANTY… |
| 2004-10-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN AT A STOP SIGN / TRAFFIC LIGHT OR COASTING IN TRAFFIC. I MUST PUSH VERY HARD ON THE P… |
| 2004-09-20 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE VIBRATED THEN JERKED ON IT'S OWN. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR I… |
| 2004-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE GAS PEDAL STUCK. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE T… |
| 2004-09-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL ON MERCURY VILLAGER DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND AND WHEN IT DOES IT DOES SO RAPIDLY/HAS BEEN FIXED TWICE BY DEALE… |
| 2004-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS. YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET IT TO MOVE. HAS DONE THIS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE… |
| 2004-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM |
| 2004-08-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 1.GAS PEDAL ON 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER STICKS OR DOES NOT ALWAYS RESPOND WHEN PRESSED. UNIT HAS DONE SO SINCE BOUGHT NEW/… |
| 2004-06-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. *AK THE CONSUMER HAD TO STOMP ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING THE VEHIC… |
| 2004-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN H… |
| 2004-05-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, AND VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDENLY ACCELERATION. *AK |
| 2004-03-23 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED REAR CAPTAINS SEAT WILL EITHER SLIDE UP OR BACKWARDS WHEN THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSE… |
| 2004-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED INSIDE THE PARKING LOT IT CAUGHT ON FIRE DRIVER WAS NOT HURT. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE … |
| 2004-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | LTR FM SALETTE SILVANA SELVAGGI(NY) INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT TRAVELING I-95 IN CONNECTICUT IN VEHICLE A 1999 MERCURY VILLAG… |
| 2004-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | VEHICLE LOST POWER RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *MR THIS OCCURRED AS THE CONSUM… |
| 2004-02-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS ON MY 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER AND IS VERY UNSAFE. I TRANSPORT MY THREE CHILDREN EVERY DAY IN THIS VAN. I… |
| 2004-02-04 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS FAIL FREQUENTLY ON MY 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE DEALER INFORMS ME THAT THIS IS DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE S… |
| 2004-01-16 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT WHILE IN USE. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WIRING. THE SOCK… |
| 2004-01-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKING UPON ACCELERATION FROM STOP. WHETHER OR NOT AT LIGHT, STOP SIGN OR LEAVING PARKING SPACE. ALSO HAVIN… |
| 2004-01-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | WHEN PUMPING GASOLINE IT LEAKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THIS CAUSED A GASOLINE ODOR. DRIVER TOOK VEH… |
| 2003-12-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR OF MY MERCURY VILLAGER STICKS. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY AND THE DEALER FIRST CLEANED THE THROT… |
| 2003-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ON MY 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER MINIVAN, THE GAS PEDAL STICKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR AFTER COASTING. I HA… |
| 2003-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEP… |
| 2003-09-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS. FREQUENTLY AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT, WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL, PEDAL GOES DOWN,… |
| 2003-09-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | Yes | 1 | WITHOUT WARNING ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK THE FLOOR WHILE DRIVING 45-MPH, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF T… |