2000 Mercury Villager vehicle speed control problems

“TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER HAS ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP OR AT A LOW SPEED, WHEN SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AS EXPECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAS TO PUT THE FOOT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE HAS REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE SINCE SHE OWNED THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS, ALMOST RESULTING IN SEVERAL CRASHES. ALSO, THE STABILIZING LINK WAS CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. WHEN SHE TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. IF SHE HIT A HOLE THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD CLUNKY NOISE. THE CONTACT HAD THE STABILIZER BAR REPAIRED 2/1/07, AND SHE HAS HAD THREE TIRES REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DEALERSHIP SAID THE STABILIZER BAR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE TIRES WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY. THERE HAVE BEEN 6 OCCURENCES OF THIS FAILURE. *AK”

“DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK WHEN DEPRESSED, AND WHEN IT UNSTUCK, THE ADDED PRESSURE CAUSED THE VAN TO LURCH FORWARD. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH LUBRICANT ON THE ACCELERATOR PARTS. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AFTER VISITING THE SERVICE DEALER. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. *NM”

“GAS PEDAL STICKS ON 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER. HAD VEHICLE SINCE 2000. PROBLEM STARTED IN 2002 AND GOT WORSE. WE DEALT WITH IT BUT SINCE MY WIFE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MS IN 2003, SHE FOUND IT HARD TO DEAL WITH. I DEAL WITH IT, BUT FIND IT VERY ANNOYING. THE PROBLEM IS JUST AS OTHERS DESCRIBE WHERE MOSTLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, THE PEDAL STICKS AND REQUIRES A LOT OF PRESSURE TO RELEASE IT CAUSE HARD STARTS AND BREAKING TRACTION. IT SOMETIMES OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. PROBLEMS OCCURS ABOUT 50% OF THE TIME. *NM”

“THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAS BEEN STICKING SINCE ABOUT 60,000 MILES. IT NOW HAS OVER 100K. I HAVE LUBED EVERY COMPONENT FROM THE PEDAL TO THE THROTTLE PLATE, BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, THE PEDAL (OR LINKAGE) HANGS AND EXCESSIVE FORCE MUST BE APPLIED, RESULTING IN EITHER WHEEL SPIN OR LURCHING FORWARD. *NM”

“ACCELERATOR STICKS WHEN IN IDLE POSITION AND REQUIRES FORCE TO OVERCOME WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD. THIS OCCURED WHEN VEHICLE HAD 36,000 MILES AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 70,000 MILES THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CAN JUMP FORWARD AND HITA CAR OR PERSON IN FRONT. BRAKES ARE REQUIRED TO BE APPLIED AT THE SAME TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM JUMPING FORWARD.”

“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 ORDER TO STOP. THIS TYPE OF SITUATION HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ALEXANDER FORD IN BOAZ, AL. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY, AND WOULD COST A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX. THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THEY HAD EXPERIENCED MANY INSTANCES OF THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE A THROTTLE ASSEMBLY DOES NOT EXIST. A RELATIVE WHO WORKS ON CARS CLEANED THE "BUTTERFLY" AND THIS TEMPORARILY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *AK”