1999 Mercury Villager vehicle speed control 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”

“TRIED TO SLIGHTLY DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE UP IN TRAFFIC BUT ACCELERATOR WAS STUCK AND HAD TO APPLY MORE FORCE TO DEPRESS ACCELERATOR CAUSING VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD NEARLY CAUSING A COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US. REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT EXTEND TO ALLOW IT TO BE PUT ON. *TR”

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD WHENEVER IT CAME TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.”

“I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER, PERIODICALLY THE GAS PEDAL WILL BE VERY HARD TO PUSH. IT ACTUALLY GOT STUCK ACCELERATING ONCE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I HAVE FOUND THAT MERCURY HAS RECALLED THE MOUNTAINEER (CAMPAIGN # 00V422000) FOR THIS "EXACT" ISSUE BUT HAS TAKEN NO ACTION WITH THE VILLAGER. I HAVE REPLACED THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY ONCE, SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VAN, BUT AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. AS I RECALL IT WAS AT A $600 EXPENSE TO ME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU. *TR”

“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…”

“1999 MERCURY VILLAGER ESTATE MINI-VAN. PURCHASED NEW IN 1999. OWNED BRIEFLY WHEN GAS PEDAL STUCK, BUT IF KICKED DOWN ON RELEASED. OF COURSE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD FROM THE HARD KICK ON THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY...ONLY FOR A SHORT TIME THOUGH. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY PERIOD A QUICK 20 MINUTE CLEANING OF THE INSIDE OF THE THROTTLE BODY FIXED THE PROBLEM...AGAIN FOR A WHILE. THIS STICKING OR THE THROTTLE MOST OFTEN CAUSES A DELAY IN THE FORWARD MOTION OF THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED WHEN I WAS TRYING TO STOP AND IN ORDER NOT TO RUN INTO ANOTHER STOPPED VEHICLE THE IGNITION HAD TO BE TURNED OFF OR PLACED IN NEUTRAL. I THOUGHT OF REPORTING THIS WHEN I SAW ON A MERCURY BLOG PAGE THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR”