Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-10-10 | 00V292001 |
STEERING:RACK AND PINION | 67,200 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS ON 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE HAVE LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS REGARDIN… |
| 2010-05-10 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) EVENT- EVERY TIME THE FRO… |
| 2009-03-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEFT A FRIENDS HOUSE DROVE 1/3 OF A MILE VAN WAS ON FIRE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF RODE WAS SMOKING/ TOTALING ENGULFED IN … |
| 2007-02-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | STICKY ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER. STICKS ABOUT HALF THE TIME CAUSING ABRUPT SURGE INTO TRAFFIC AND DI… |
| 2007-01-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS COMMON PROBLEM OF GAS PEDAL STICKING AND SPEEDOMETER OUTAGE. BOTH OF THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES … |
| 2006-12-09 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WE HAVE VERY LITTLE MILEAGE ON OUR MERCURY VILLAGER SPORT VAN AND THE PAINT IS CHIPPING. APPARENTLY, THIS SHOULD NOT BE… |
| 2006-03-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP WAS ALERTED NO REPAIRS WER… |
| 2006-02-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR | No | 0 | FRONT SWAY BAR BUSHINGS FAIL TOO QUICKLY. *NM |
| 2006-01-22 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT IS POWER CONTROLLED. DURING A HARD BRAKE TO AVOID A COLLISION THE SEAT WENT INTO A FULL RECLINE PO… |
| 2005-11-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS OVER 100K. I HAVE LUBED EVERY COMPONENT … |
| 2005-05-17 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 2 | DT: ON 5/17/05 WHILE ON THE WAY TO WORK AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WIT… |
| 2005-04-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN IN IDLE POSITION AND REQUIRES FORCE TO OVERCOME WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD. THIS OCC… |
| 2005-03-07 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELTS WERE NOT OPERABLE . THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT CLICK OR UNLATCH. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL IN… |
| 2005-02-09 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. *JB |
| 2005-02-08 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | Yes | 1 | DRIVER WAS GOING DOWN HILL WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SHE PASSED OUT. SHE THEN NOTICED THAT SHE HAD HIT A LIGHT POLE, AND TH… |
| 2005-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND THE ACCELERATOR STUCK. I HAD TO PUSH VERY HARD ON THE BRAKE AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK IN ORDE… |
| 2005-01-14 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | OUR 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS 3 MOTOR MOUNTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IF THESE HAD FAILED I WAS INFORMED THAT THE E… |
| 2005-01-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | INTAKE MANIFOLD LEAKED NUMEROUS EXCESSIVE COOLANT, CAUSING RADIATOR TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, AND COULD RESULT IN VEH… |
| 2004-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL STICKS QUITE OFTEN. I CANNOT SIMPLY PRESS ON THE PEDAL TO GO, BUT INSTEAD MUST USE FORCE TO ENGAGE GAS P… |
| 2004-11-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR KEPT STICKING TO THE POINT THAT UPON TAKING OFF THE TIRES SQUEALED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEAL… |
| 2004-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKING. WE HAVE ONLY HAD TH… |
| 2004-09-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | WHILE APPLYING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IT WOULD STAY IN AN UPWARD POSITION, AND WOULD BE HARD TO PRESS DOWN. CONSUMER NO… |
| 2004-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICKS INTERMITTENTLY FROM A STOP POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN T… |
| 2004-07-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. THIS HAS BEEN A SPORADIC PROBLEM. AT 35,500 MILES, THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY; BU… |
| 2004-06-28 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | TWO YEARS AGO I HAD A VEHICLE WARRENTY. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. IT WO… |
| 2004-02-05 | SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY | Yes | 1 | THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHICH CAUSED THE SECOND ROW PASSENGER SEAT TO DISLODGE FROM THE FLOOR.… |
| 2004-01-25 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE POWER WINDOWS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGERS SIDE HAVE ALWAYS HAD TROUBLE AT TI… |
| 2004-01-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS, AS IF THERE IS SOMETHING BLOCKING IT FROM BEING DEPRESSED. WHEN IT … |
| 2003-12-16 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN DEPRESSED. *AK |
| 2003-11-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL CONSISTENTLY CAUSES VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AFTER YOU ARE ABLE TO DEPRESS PEDAL. *LA |
| 2003-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS. DRIVER HAS TO PUT EXCESS PRESSURE ON PEDAL TO UNSTICK WHICH CAUSES UNSAFE "JACKRABBIT" SURGE… |
| 2003-09-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE GAS PEDAL STICKS ON CAR LIKE THERE WAS SOMETHING UNDERNEATH, AND HAPPENED MANY TIMES. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO WO… |
| 2003-08-27 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING TRUCK SUDDENLY JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ACCELERATING DOWN A HILL. *AK |
| 2003-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED IN ONE YEAR THE BRAKES. *AK |
| 2003-06-06 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | HAVE HAD REPEATED FRONT BRAKE WEAR OUT AND NOISE (SQUAEK/GROAN) ON MY 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER SINCE NEW. HAVE HAD 4 SETS … |
| 2003-03-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | GAS PEDAL STICKS. *NLM |
| 2003-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STICKING GAS PEDAL FORCING DRIVER TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO GAS PEDAL TO UN-STICK. WHEN PEDAL IS FORCED … |
| 2003-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR AT A LOW S… |
| 2003-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS BADLY. WHEN YOU FINALLY MANAGE TO PRESS HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT MOVE, IT CAUSES THE VAN TO … |
| 2003-01-08 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE … |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | WHENEVER RAIN OR DAMP CONDITIONS OCCUR, A CONSTANT SQUEAL IS PRESENT FROM ALL OR SOME OF THE FLYWHEELS ASSOCIATED WITH … |
| 2002-11-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING GAS PEDAL STICKS. CONSUMER HAS TO PHYSICALLY "MASH" PEDAL TO UNSTICK. TS |
| 2002-10-30 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: REAR WIPER HANGS-WON'T CLEAR THE GLASS(TO OPEN REAR HATCH GLASS)-MOTOR INO… |
| 2002-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE CALIPERS GRINDING TOGETHER, WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. TS *JB |
| 2002-09-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK CONSTANTLY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS AT A STOP POSITION. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD NE… |
| 2002-08-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS TO ACCELERATE. UPON FURTHER PRESSURE THE PEDAL WOULD DEPR… |
| 2002-06-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 2 | ON JUNE 8, 2002 I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HWY IN LOUISIANA. I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR WHICH WAS THE POSTED SPEE… |
| 2002-05-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. *TR |
| 2002-02-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN WARMED UP ACCELERTOR PEDAL WOULD STICK INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE BEEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIO… |
| 2002-02-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE'S THROTTLE PLATE BECAME STUCK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *JB PRESSING H… |