1999 Mercury Villager problems

“WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHT, UPON ACCELERATING WHEN THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN, THE ACCELERATOR IS HARD TO PRESS. IT DOES NOT DEPRESS. YOU HAVE TO EITHER PRESS TOO HARD OR PUMP A FEW TIMES FOR IT TO GET GOING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE TAKING A LEFT TURN ON A SOLID GREEN LIGHT WITHOUT A GREEN ARROW. YOU MAY STALL AND THEN LUNGE FORWARD INTO AN ONCOMING CAR *TR”

“1999 MERCURY VILLAGER MINI VAN PROBLEM HEADLIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT, CANNOT USE HIGH BEAMS WITHOUT HEARING SOME CRACKLING ON HIGHBEAM SWITCH WHEN PUTTING ON HIGH BEAMS. I JUST REPLACE THE BULB AND NOT USE HIGHBEAMS. ALSO GAS PEDAL STICKS MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU EXCEL ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS DAMP OUT, I STEP ON THE PEDAL AND IT JERKS FORWARD BECAUSE IT'S STUCK WHEN I FEEL IT IS STUCK WHEN EXCELLING FROM STOP I USUALLY STEP ON THE BRAKE THEN THE GAS AND LET OFF THE BRAKE SLOWLY. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. *TR”

“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. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ON THURSDAY MAY 3, 2007 WE WERE DRIVING, WITH MY WIFE BEING THE DRIVER, NORTH ON U.S. 441 IN FLORIDA. AS WE PASSED A TRUCK WE HEARD A GROWLING NOISE. IT WAS OUR VAN. I-75 THE TRAFFIC WAS STOPPED UP FROM AN ACCIDENT SO WE TOOK A PARALLEL ROAD TO THE NORTH. THE VAN WAS STILL GROWLING. WHEN WE GOT TO U.S. 27 I TOLD HER WE HAD BETTER FIND A MERCURY DEALER AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE TURNED BACK INTO OCALA AND STOPPED AT A SMALL INDEPENDENT USED AUTO SALES BUSINESS. WE WERE TOLD THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP WAS JUST DOWN THE STREET, SO WE GOT BACK INTO THE VAN AND PROCEEDED TO START OUT. MY WIFE HAD TO BACK UP A LITTLE TOWARD BUSY U.S. 441. THEN SHE SCREAMED ?I HAVE NO BRAKES!? QUICKLY SHE PUT THE VAN INTO DRIVE AND IT SCREECHED AND LUNGED FORWARD. NOW WE WERE HEADED TOWARD A CHAIN-LINK FENCE. STILL NO BRAKES, SO SHE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO TURN OFF THE KEY AND WE STOPPED TWO FEET FROM THE FENCE. NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE WAS MY HEROINE. WE GOT OUT AND SHE SAID, ?LOOK AT THIS HUB CAP.? THE PLASTIC CONNECTORS THAT HOLD IT…”

“VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REVERTED BACK TO FIRST GEAR. AFTER STOPPING, TURNING OFF ENGINE, AND RESTARTING, VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN BEING DRIVEN. VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO DEALERSHIP , CARMAN FORD IN NEW CASTLE DE), BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE. VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP BY OWNER AND BEGAN TO DRIVE IT HOME WHEN PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED. VEHICLE IS NOW AT COTTMAN TRANSMISSION IN WEST CHESTER PA WHO DIAGNOSE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE TRANSMISSION WELL (MINUTE FRAGMENTS) THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE CAUSING THE PROBLEM.*AK”

“WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WOULD BE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK DIFFERENT BRAKE COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE WINDSHIELD MOLDING FLAPPED WHILE DRIVING. THE DRIVER'S FRONT DOOR RATTLED WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER LUBED THE WINDOW TRACKS. *NLM”

“THE 1999 THROUGH 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER VANS HAVE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. MY GAS PETAL STARTED STICKING ON MY VILLAGER VAN LATE LAST YEAR. I FINALLY HAD THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY CLEANED AND THROTTLE CONTROL SENSOR REPLACED IN JANUARY, AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS BY THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. I HAD ANOTHER MECHANIC REPLACE THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY CONTROL SENSOR (IN MAY)AFTER ONLY 4 MONTHS (PART WAS GUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS) AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS OK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AND NOW IT'S STICKING AND THE GAS PETAL IS HARD TO DEPRESS. IT IS A MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD BECAUSE YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN PULL OUT SAFELY FROM AN INTERSECTION OR ACCELERATE WHEN ENTERING A RAMP ON THE INTERSTATE. WITH THIS PROBLEM YOU HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PETAL HARDER THAN NORMAL AND THEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE GETTING WHIPLASH BECAUSE THE PETAL WILL UNSTICK AND YOU SHOOT FORWARD. OUR CAR HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME ON AND IT WAS ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PROBLEM. FROM THE CONTENTS OF THIS ARTICLE, I BELIEVE THAT MERCURY AND NISSAN ARE COMPLETELY AWARE THIS DANGER. HTTP://WWW.ENQUIRER.COM/EDITIONS/2004/08/20/BIZ_VILLAGERSUIT20.HTML PLEASE…”