1997 MERCURY VILLAGER Problems & Recalls

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AFTER SHOPPING AND I STARTED TO HEAR THIS DRAGGING OR BOTTOMING OUT SOUND SO I PULLED OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND TO MY SURPRISE THE FRONT FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THAT HOLDS UP THE ENGINE WAS BROKEN I THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS SITTING SIDEWAYS TO...

Mileage: 190,000

MY 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FUN TO SEE HOW MANY TIMES SHE COULD WRAP THE SHOULDER BELT AROUND HER NECK. I WAS UNAWARE AS I WAS GETTING MY OTHER CHILDREN BUCKLED IN. BEFORE WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE, I TURNED TO SEE IF SHE TOO WAS BUCKLED IN AND FOUND HER USING HER FINGERS BETWEEN HER NEC...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN ABNORMALLY STRONG GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FUEL LEAKAGES BUT THE CANISTER AND THE CONNECTED HOS...

Mileage: 155,000

DRIVER REPORTS HE MUST HAVE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME (SEMI-PANIC BRAKE APPLICATION). POLICE REPORT STATES "TIRE MARKS" ON THE (DRY) PAVEMENT. ONE DOES NOT PRODUCE "TIRE MARKS" ON DRY PAVEMENT (NO TURNING INVOLVED) WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. DRIVER HAD EPISODE OF MIC...

Mileage: 188,000

DRIVER REPORTS HE MUST HAVE HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR AT THE SAME TIME (SEMI-PANIC BRAKE APPLICATION). POLICE REPORT STATES "TIRE MARKS" ON THE (DRY) PAVEMENT. ONE DOES NOT PRODUCE "TIRE MARKS" ON DRY PAVEMENT (NO TURNING INVOLVED) WITHOUT BRAKE APPLICATION. DRIVER HAD EPISODE OF MIC...

Mileage: 188,000

HEADREST GUIDES ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE FROM MANUFACTURER (FORD OR NISSAN). THE GUIDE ITSELF IS A CHEAPLY BUILT PLASTIC SLEEVE WHICH BREAKS EASILY (I'VE BEEN THROUGH SEVERAL IN MY NINE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP). UNFORTUNATELY, THE HEADREST CANNOT BE SECURED TO THE SEAT WITHOUT THEM!! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT SMELLS GASOLINE AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN OR WHILE IT IS IDLING. NO FUEL HAS BEEN FOUND ON THE GROUND AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 96V203000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY: MOUNTING) AND 00V41...

Mileage: 68,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EVERY TIME HE FILLS UP HIS GAS TANK AND PARKS THE VEHICLE, FUEL LEAKS OUT FROM UNDERNEATH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE VENT HOSE FOR A SERVICE CHARGE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NU...

Mileage: 106,108

DRIVING MY '97 MERCURY VILLAGER INTO A COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY AT ABOUT 3 MPH, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON GOING OVER A SLIGHT BUMP. *NM

Mileage: 134,912

OUR CUSTOMERS 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER VAN CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY. WONDER IF THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE NISSAN MAXIMA RECALL FOR ALTERNATOR FIRES? I HAVE SEEN 3 MAXIMA ALTERNATORS BURN AND WE ARE NOT EVEN A NISSAN DEALER. *JB

I HAD NOTICED THAT WHEN I FILLED GAS TANK THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. I HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY THE SHOP THAT DOES MY OIL CHANGES AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE FILLER HOSE AND IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP STATES THAT SINCE...

Mileage: 100,000

THE VEHICLE HAD A FLAT TIRE. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT A VALVE STEM DEVICE, CALLED A TIRE MINDER, DESIGNED TO INDICATE THE PROPER INFLATION OF THE TIRE HAD FAILED. *NM *SC *JB

CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH BRAKES WITH MY MERCURY VILLAGER GS, 1997. *JB

I AM ONE OF TONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE NOTORIOUS EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS BREAKING ISSUE! WHICH CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE TO COME ON, AND DANGEROUS FUMES TO ENTER THE VEHICLE. WITH 4 CHILDREN, THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING...AND THE PRICE IS MORE THEN A FAMILY OF 4 CHILDREN CAN AFFORD AT $1500-3000 DEPENDI...

Mileage: 81,000

WHILE OPENING AND LOCKING DOORS THE REMOTE CONTROL WAS INOPERABLE. CONSUMER HAD TO OPEN THE DOORS AND LOCK THE DOORS MANUALLY. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THERE WAS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOLD THE MECHANIC THAT THE ...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT ILLUMINATING. *PH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DEALER RESET IT BUT IT KEPT COMING BACK ON. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SPEED SENSOR. *NM

MERCURY VILLAGER, 1997. TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE TRIGGERED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON. REPAIRS $300. ONLY 27,000 MILES.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT NOTICE. CURRENTLY, HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT NOTICE. CURRENTLY, HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK PROBLEM. THE DOORS LOCKED WITHOUT NOTICE. CURRENTLY, HATCHBACK WILL NOT OPEN. ALSO, DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RETRACT.*AK

Mileage: 20,000

I WENT TO THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT TODAY ON MY 1997 VILLAGER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, DUE TO THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS INFORMED ALSO THAT IN ORDER FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE ALIGNMENT IN SPECS, REAR SHIMS WOULD NEED TO BE IN...

Mileage: 61,000

I WENT TO THE MERCURY DEALERSHIP TODAY FOR A FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT TODAY ON MY 1997 VILLAGER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT, DUE TO THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. I WAS INFORMED ALSO THAT IN ORDER FOR THE DEALER TO GET THE ALIGNMENT IN SPECS, REAR SHIMS WOULD NEED TO BE IN...

Mileage: 61,000

FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE WAS RECALLED IN MARCH 2001 RECALL#00S59 AND REPLACED. THE SAME PART FAILED IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER AND WAS REPLACED NOVEMBER 2003. FORD SAYS THAT THE FILLER PIPE VENT HOSE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT PAY ANY REPLACEMENT COSTS. DID THE MARCH 2001 RECALL ADEQUATELY ADDRES...

Mileage: 145,000

THERE WAS A FILLER PIPE/VENT HOSE FAILURE WHICH WAS RECALLED AND REPAIRED IN MARCH 2001. IT FAILED A SECOND TIME IN THE SAME LOCATION. *AK RECALL#00V419002 *SCC *JB

Mileage: 144,500

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER SIDE FRONT WINDOW 'POPPED', SHATTERED, THEN FLEW INWARD ON ME. POLICE INSPECTION OF VEHICLE DID NOT FIND ANY SLUGS, WAS NOT DRIVING UNDER A BRIDGE, NOR NO CARS NEXT TO ME.*AK

Mileage: 108,000

THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK *SCC *JB

DOOR LOCKS ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY BY THEMSELVES. THIS OCCURS BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AND OFF, AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING OR PARKED. *LA

Mileage: 45,000

DEFECTIVE ABS IN 1997 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE SITTING STILL THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL RELEASE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD POSSIBLY STRIKING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR STATEMENTS FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. *JB

Mileage: 110,000

VEHICLE IS ABLE TO SHIFT GEARS EVEN THOUGH KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED. *AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THEN, WHEN IT IS FREED, THE VAN ACCELERATES RAPIDLY CAUSING THE VAN TO LURCH FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR TWO REASONS. ONE, WHEN MANEUVERING IN TIGHT PARKING LIKE SITUATIONS, THE VAN WILL LURCH FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AND TWO, WHEN PULLING OUT ...

Mileage: 50,000

I AM REPLACING MY IGNITION SWITCH FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS. *NLM

Mileage: 114,000

SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN. DT

DOOR LOCKS CONTINUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK THEMSELVES WHETER DRIVING OR PARKED

FACTORY STEEL WHEEL SPLIT AT WELD AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY NEAR 30,000 MI. SINCE THEN ONE OTHER HAS BEEN REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND THE TWO REMAINING FACTORY WHEELS HAVE DEVELOPED SLOW LEAKS BUT ARE STILL ON THE VEHICLE. THE REAR AIR CONTROLL FAILED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT ABOUT 3...

THERE IS A CONSTANT FUEL SMELL WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER STATES DOORS WILL BECOME INOPERABLE.*AK

DESIGN OF EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS DEFECTIVE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS ON A SHORT ROAD TRIP WHEN VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND CUT OFF. VEHICLE RESTARTED, AND WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST MECHANIC. FUEL PUMP FILTER WAS DIRTY, AND ONCE IT WAS CLEANED VEHICLE OPERATED NORMAL. 3 HOURS LATER, VEHICLE DIED DUE TO FUEL PUMP FAILING. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED AND RE...

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AFTER THE DOOR IS SHUT. *YD

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR LOCKS BY ITSELF AFTER THE DOOR IS SHUT. *YD

NHTSA RECALL 00-V-419-002/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59 VEHICLE DIDN'T START HAVING PROBLEMS UNTIL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. FUEL LEAKS FROM FUEL PUMP, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY RECEIVE THE CONNECTION TO FLOW OF GAS. CONSUMER HAS GONE TO TWO DEALER TO CONFIRM THE PROBLEM.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

MIGHT BE WORTH LOOKING INTO THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. ORIGINAL WAS REPLACED 4/2/2001 AND REPLACEMENT PUMP STARTING TO FAIL LATE IN NOVEMBER 2001. DEALER/FORD NOT WORKING WITH CUSTOMER SINCE 3000 MILES OVER WARRANTY (EVEN THOUGH WE ARE WITHIN 12 MO. PERIOD). JUST SEEMS WEIRD THAT TWO ...

CONSUMER NOTICED GASOLINE ODORS COMING FROM VEHICLE, WHEN HE EXAMINED THE FUEL RAIL AND HOSES, HE DETERMINED THAT A LOOSE RUBBER CLAMP WAS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM VEHICLE, CONSUMER TIGHTENED CLAMP AND STOPPED FUEL LEAK. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, THE FIRST TI...

AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE AFTER USE AND LOCKED OR UNLOCKED, IT WOULD BE UNLOCKED OR LOCKED WHEN RETURNED.

ATTEMPTING TO FIND THE CORRECT CONTROL, (DEFROST) AT NIGHT HAS CAUSED ME TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY.

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKEN OFF IN ENGINE CAUSING A SERIOUS EXHAUST LEAK. WAS QUOTED $1,100 MIN. TO FIX IT AT MANTECA FORD. LATER FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A HIDDEN MANUFACTUERS WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART AND NEITHER MANTECA FORD OR FORD MOTOR WILL ACKNOWLEDGE THIS OR HELP WITH THE LIABLITY O...

AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE ON A FUEL HOSE THE VEHICLE HAS ON AN OFF SMELLE OF VERY STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE THE VAN AS WELL, TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FUMING PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM A GAP IN THE BODY SEAM AREA OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE...

AFTER THE RECALL WAS DONE ON A FUEL HOSE THE VEHICLE HAS ON AN OFF SMELLE OF VERY STRONG GAS FUMES INSIDE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND OUTSIDE THE VAN AS WELL, TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE FUMING PROBLEM SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM A GAP IN THE BODY SEAM AREA OF THE VEHICLE IN WHICH THE...

DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES WHETHER CONSUMER IS IN VEHICLE OR NOT. IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE IN HOT WEATHER. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAD TRIED TWICE, BUT HAS NOT FIXED PROBLEM.*AK

ALL OF THE DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WE CAN BE OUT OF THE CAR OR IN IT. THE KEYS CAN BE OUT OF THE IGNITION. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE PARKED BUT IT HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUR TIMES WHENWE HAVE TRIED TO UNLOCK THE CAR WITH THE RE...

OUR DOORS LOCK BY THEMSELVES INTERMITTENTLY. MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND DOORS ARE UNLOCKED, AS THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR IS OPENED THE DOORS (ALL) LOCK AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHEN THE DOORS ARE SHUT, THE VEHICLE WILL LOCK BY ITSELF. IT ONCE DID IT WITH A CHILD INSIDE AN...

POWER LOCKS LOCK ON THEIR OWN, W/OR W/O KEY IN IGNITION, SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAD TO JIMMY TO GET MY 2 YEAR OLD OUT. SHE WAS RESTRAINED BY CAR SET. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO GET REPAIRED BY DEALER. ONLY FIXED AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND US CHARGED $265.07. CLAIMED IT TO BE "DIFFERENT PROBLEM" THOUGH RECORDS S...

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING, VEHICLE SHUT OFF. LOST POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. SHE PAID TO HAVE VEHICLE PUT ON A MACHINE, BUT PROBLEM COULDN'T DOUBLE ITSELF.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DEPRESS PEDAL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD. DEALER SAYS THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH VILLAGERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STICKS WHEN VEHICLE IS STOPPED. REQUIRES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO DEPRESS PEDAL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD. DEALER SAYS THIS IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH VILLAGERS. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL (00S59) VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO DEALESHIP, WHEN CONSUMER ARRIVED TO PICK UP VEHICLE, HE WAS INFORMED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FIX VEHICLE.*JB

PLEASE REFER TO VOQ ODI NUMBER 741337 FROM FEB/01 THIS WAS WHEN THE FRONT EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUD BOLTS BROKE. I MADE A MISTAKE PLEASE RELEASE THIS INFORMATION TO FLM. THANK YOU THIS NEW INCIDENT REPORT IS FOR THE REAR MANIFOLD. *AK

PLEASE REFER TO MY E-MAIL THIS DATE TO THE "WEBMASTER". NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PLEASE REFER TO MY E-MAIL THIS DATE TO THE "WEBMASTER". NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

PLEASE REFER TO MY E-MAIL THIS DATE TO THE "WEBMASTER". NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL 00V419002, AND HAS BEEN INFORMED REPEATEDLY THAT PART WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

OUR AIR COND. HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONE MO AFTER THE WARRANTY EXP. SAYS THERE WAS A LEAK. COST APPRX $500.00 TO REPLACE. WHO EVER HEARD OF TRANSMISSION TOTALLY SHOT AT 32,000 MILES?

OUR AIR COND. HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONE MO AFTER THE WARRANTY EXP. SAYS THERE WAS A LEAK. COST APPRX $500.00 TO REPLACE. WHO EVER HEARD OF TRANSMISSION TOTALLY SHOT AT 32,000 MILES?

THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE PERIODICALLY STICKS WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS MUST BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE PARTS WERE BACKORDERED AND WE HAD TO WAIT A MONTH TO GET IT FIXED THE FIRST TIME. IT IS STICKING AGAIN AND WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO THOUROUGHBRED FORD IN KANSAS CITY, MO WHERE WE HAD I...

LENS COVERING HEADLIGHTS HAS BECOME VERY DIM OR CLOUDY, THIS CAUSES POOR VISIBILITY FOR DRIVER WHEN LIGHTS ARE IN USE. HAD BULBS EXCHANGED, BUT TO NO AVAIL.*AK *JB

THERE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH LOCK IMMEDIATELY RELOCKING AFTER UNLOCKING IS ATTEMPTED. THIS HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 8 SEPARATE SERVICE ATTEMPTS, INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL PROBLEM THAT WAS DEVELOPED WITH GRINDING LOCKS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, AND THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DO NOT...

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT OUT OF DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM INSIDE, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. ALSO, SLIDING DOOR FAILS TO OPEN FROM INSIDE, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER SIDE...

THE SAFTEY ISSUE WITH MY MERCURY VILLAGER STARTED ON 2/18/99. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK BY THEMSELVES ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE DOORS WILL LOCK WHEN THE KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION AND A DOOR IS SHUT, WHEN THE KEYS ARE OUT OF THE IGNITION, WHEN DRIVING OVER ANY BUMPS IN THE ROAD. AS OF TODAY, MY VEHIC...

INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD STICK. DEALER HAS REPLACED THROTTLE BODY.*AK

THE CONSUMER SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE RECALL REPAIR 00V-419 REPAIR, ONCE THE CONSUMER ARRIVED THE DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. NLM

SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997 CONSUMER KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR HESITATION, ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON , STALLING, BAD GAS MILAGE AND SPUTTERING. DEALER KEPT TELLING CONSUMER IT WAS DUE TO REFORMULATED GASOLINE. TO DEALER AT LEAST 12 TIMES. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER FINDS ALL FU...

SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997 CONSUMER KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR HESITATION, ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON , STALLING, BAD GAS MILAGE AND SPUTTERING. DEALER KEPT TELLING CONSUMER IT WAS DUE TO REFORMULATED GASOLINE. TO DEALER AT LEAST 12 TIMES. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER FINDS ALL FU...

SINCE SEPTEMBER 1997 CONSUMER KEPT TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR HESITATION, ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON , STALLING, BAD GAS MILAGE AND SPUTTERING. DEALER KEPT TELLING CONSUMER IT WAS DUE TO REFORMULATED GASOLINE. TO DEALER AT LEAST 12 TIMES. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND DEALER FINDS ALL FU...

VEHICLE HAD A RECALL. BUT, THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. THER WAS A POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED T WHITE & CLARK LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER TWICE FOR AN APPOINTMENT, AND EACH TIME PARTS HAVEN'T BEEN AVAILABLE. RECALL 00V419002 MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 00S59. *AK

AFTER TAKING VEHICLE FOR A TUNE UP FOUND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STICKING. THEN, TOOK VEHICLE BACK FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT DEALER COULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, AND SAID WHAT EAS CAUSING PROBLEM WAS THROTTLE BOX PEDAL STICKING.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHIC...

WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHIC...

WHILE TRAVELING DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO WHILE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. *AK POWER LOCK SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR SHUT DOWN, CONSUMER STATES LOCKS ARE INOPERABLE, DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR IT. CONSUMER STATES VEHIC...

RECALL 00 V 419 002/FUEL TANK VENT HOSE: CLARK, WHITE LINCOLN MERCURY DEALER, NEWTON, MA; PHONE # 617/928-5400 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL DUE TO NO PARTS BEING AVAILABLE, NOTIFIED MANUFACTURER,AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PARTS WERE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDERS. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *A...

THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 00V-419. NLM

THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE RECALL 00V-419 WORK PERFORMED AND ALSO ASKED THAT THEY REPLACE THE AIR FILTER AND CHANGE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHEN THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD RUN OUT OF PARTS FOR THE RECALL AND THEY CHARGED A...

THERE IS A RECALL ON MERCURY VILLAGER FOR FUEL TANK. DEALER HAS NOT GOTTEN PIECES IN FOR REPAIRS. DEALER HAD TOLD CONSUMER THAT RECALL PARTS WERE TO COME IN YESTERDAY, BUT DEALER CALLED BACK STATING THAT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PART WAS COMING IN.*AK

ARE MERCURY VILLAGER TRANSMISSION WENT. WE BROUGHT IT NEW IN 1997 ONLY 53,000 MILES WE ARE UPSET WITH IT.*AK

PANEL RIGHT IN FRONT OF AIR BAG IS POPPING UP, AND AIR BAG HAS NOT COME OUT YET, BUT PANEL THAT COVERS IT HAS BEEN POPPING UP. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING POWER LOCKS OPERATE ERRATICALLY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. UPON IMPACT, MIDDLE ROW PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK UP , AND THREW PASSENGER ON FLOOR. SEAT BELT REMAINED BUCKLED , AND WAS STILL AROUND PASSENGER. THIRD ROW PASSENGER HAD ALSO EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SEAT BEL, FAILED TO LOCK UP...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON FIILLER PIPE HOSE. CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO BRING IN VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY HAD PARTS, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN ,AND DEALER DID NOT HAVE PARTS IN. *AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED. *AK

PROBLEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS:PASSIVE RESTRAINT:AIR BAG. - WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE ON SUNDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28TH ABOUT 6:15PM, THE "AIR BAG" RED WARNING LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, MONDAY, 29TH AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO LOOK AT THIS ON THURSDAY, FEB 1 AT 7:30AM. T...

WHILE FILLING GAS TANK, GAS WAS POURING ALL OVER DUE TO FAULTY GAS TANK AND FUEL LINES, CONSUMER STATED THAT THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE FUEL LINES. *SLC

THERE IS FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL TANK. RECALL 00V419.002 HAS BEEN ISSUED. HOWEVER, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN RADI/ HEATER OR TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD SQUIRT FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ALSO, OVERDRIVE WOULD KICK OUT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON LEFT WOULD GO OUT IF LIGHTS WERE USED. *AK

WHEN RADI/ HEATER OR TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD SQUIRT FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ALSO, OVERDRIVE WOULD KICK OUT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON LEFT WOULD GO OUT IF LIGHTS WERE USED. *AK

WHEN RADI/ HEATER OR TURN SIGNAL WAS IN USE WINDSHIELD WASHER WOULD SQUIRT FLUID ON WINDSHIELD. ALSO, OVERDRIVE WOULD KICK OUT, AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON LEFT WOULD GO OUT IF LIGHTS WERE USED. *AK

VENT HOSE ON TANK LEAKS. *AK

FILLED FUEL TANK, DROVE HOME, PARKED VAN IN GARAGE. SMELLED GAS & FOUND HUGE GAS PUDDLE UNDER VAN. GAS WAS ALMOST POURING OUT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER WILL NOT FIX UNDER RECALL 96V203000.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD FUEL LEAKAGE. CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A DEALER IN TIME. DEALER FOUND THAT THE TANK & TUBE THAT OHAD TO BE REPLACED. RECALL 96V203000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 96S56 DID APPLY TO CONSUMER. MANUFACTURER WASN'T WILLING TO HELP WITH COST. PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE U.S....

WHEN CLOSING SLIDING DOORS AND USING REMOTE OR MANUALLY LOCKS, DOORS LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT CATCHING, PREVENTING DOORS FROM LOCKING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS ORDERED PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

THE POWER LOCKS HAVE SELF-ACTIVATED ON 20+ OCCASSIONS. IT IS NOT ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT IS INTERMITTENT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURING FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SIX WEEKS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING FOR THE LAST TWO MONTHS.*AK

DRIVER WAS AT A STOP AND LIFTED FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND LIGHTLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 1-2MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER WAS AT A STOP AND LIFTED FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND LIGHTLY REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 1-2MPH, AND BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

REPORTING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE APPLYING BRAKES BY ITSELF AT 40 MPH OR MORE.MORE ACCELERATION, THE MORE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE FROM THE FRONT. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

DOOR LOCKS LOCK INDEPENDENTLY MAKING ENTRY AND EXIT DIFFICULT- TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 9823-6, PRESENTS DANGER OF BEING LOCKED IN CAR FOR SMALL CHILDREN IN DANGEROUSLY HOT SUMMER WEATHER IN ARIZONA

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH MERCURY VILLAGER VANS. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STAND STILL, CAUSING A NEED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER WHICH CAUSES A JERKING OF THE VAN.

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR FAILED. MY MECHANIC INDICATES THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH MERCURY VILLAGER VANS. THE ACCELERATOR STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STAND STILL, CAUSING A NEED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR HARDER WHICH CAUSES A JERKING OF THE VAN.

POWER LOCKS ON ALL DOORS INADVERTENTLY LOCK WITHOUT MANUAL OPERATION DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITH THE LOCK ACTUATOR. *AK ALL DOORS LOCKS WHILE DRIVING ,WHEN ENGINE IS OFF AND DOOR IS CLOSED. *YH

WHILE DRIVING BOTH DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CAUSE. ALSO, FOR TWO DAYS THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL WITHIN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER PAID LITTLE ATTENTION TO THE SMELL. HOWEVER, THE SMELL MIGHT BE LINKED TO THE AIR BAG PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED T...

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AT ALL TIMES. PREVIOUSLY, THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED, BUT WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED AT ALL TIMES. PREVIOUSLY, THE SAME PROBLEM APPEARED, BUT WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

THE 2 ADULTS WERE HURT VERY BADLY BUT AIRBAGS SAVED THEM. THE 3 KIDS IN THE BACK WERE IN THEIR CAR SEATS AND SEAT BELTS. WERE HURT WORSE. ACTUALLY WANT TO REPORT THE SAFETY OF A CARSEAT. IT WAS THE REASON FOR A BROKEN NOSE ON MY 16 MONTH OLD. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED IN SUMMARY. *AK

LATCH ON PASSENGER SIDE SLIDING WILL NOT SECURE. IT COMES PARTIALLY OPEN AT SLOW SPEEDS AND VARIATIONS IN THE ROAD. THIS OCCURS EVEN IF THE DOOR IS SECURELY SHUT AND LOCKED. *AK

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH COMPLETLY WHEN CLOSED. DOOR ALSO OPENS PARTIALY WHILE DRIVING AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT LATCH COMPLETLY WHEN CLOSED. DOOR ALSO OPENS PARTIALY WHILE DRIVING AND DOOR AJAR LIGHT COMES ON. *AK

SIDE DOOR LATCHING SYSTEM RELEASES DURING TRAVEL. *AK

SLIDING DOOR POPS OPEN, CREATING AN APPROXIMATE 12" OPENING. THIS OCCURS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS,WITH DOOR UNLOCKED OR LOCKED. THE DOOR DOESN'T HAVE REMOTE ELECTRCIC OPENING,, I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM TO BE PURELY MECHANICAL,THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES OVER THE LAST 6 MONTHS.MRE OFTEN DURING W...

WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE T...

WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE T...

WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE T...

WE STARTED REPORTING THE PROBLEM WITH THE SLIDING DOOR ON 7/15/99. THE LOCK DID NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WHETHER USING THE REMOTE OR THE INSIDE AUTOMATIC BUTTON AND THE DOOR RATTLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS LOOSE INSIDE. THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITOL LINCOLN MERCURY(RICHMOND, VA) DECIDED TO REPLACE T...

MULTIPLE SELF ACTIVATION OF AUTO LOCK MECHANISM. THE CAR WILL "LOCK ITSELF" WITHOUT A BUTTON BEING PUSHED, OR USE OF REMOTE KEY ACCESS. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE WITH THE ENGINE ON. IT HAS HAPPENED AT A GAS STATION WHERE THE KEY IS LEFT IN THE IGNITION. IT HAS HAPPENED WITH CHILDREN IN A H...

SEAT BELT BUCKLE HOLDER IS MISSING FOR THIRD BENCH SEAT, CLOSEST TO SLIDING DOOR. WHEN DRIVER SLIDES FOWARD IT CAUSES LACK OF PROTECTION, ESPECIALLY IN EVENT OF A LATERAL IMPACT ACCIDENT. *AK

DOORS LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN CONSUMER IS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THEY HAD NO CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THIS MATTER. *AK *ML

HAD TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO FLOOR, EMERGENCY BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN BUT HAD NO STOP EFFECT. I PRESSED ON PEDAL TO GET CAR OUT OF PARK SO I WAS NOT MOVEING. ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS OUT OF THE RESIVORE

THE "TABS" THAT HOLD THE REAR BRAKE SHOES ON THE WHEEL CYCLINDER SHEARED OFF. THE BRAKE SHOES WERE JUST FLOATING INSIDE THE DRUM. STOPPING ABILITY SEVERELY DETERIORATED. I HAD TO MAKE EMERGENCY REPAIRS AT MEINEKE SHOP. FORD AND DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO INSPECT PARTS TO SEE IF THEY ARE DEFECTIVE, UN...

WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING A STRONG GAS SMELL IS EMITTED. *AK

DRIVING AT APRROXIMATELY 70 MPH VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, WENT INTO A SPIN AND HIT A BRIDGE RAIL WITH RIGHT FRONT BUMPER. DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES AND TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE. *AK

INTERMITTENT SELF ACTIVATION OF THE POWER DOOR LOCKS. IT LOCKED OUR 22 MONTH OLD IN VEHICLE AFTER CHILD WAS STRAPPED INTO CAR SEAT AND VAN DOOR WAS CLOSED. MY WIFE, LUCKILY, HAD REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE SHE PICKED UP BABY. IN HOT WEATHER MY WIFE WOULD HAVE LEFT THE VAN RUNNING WIT...

THE THROTTLE PLATE IS RUBBING ON THE THROTTLE BODY, CAUSING THE GAS PEDAL TO STICK DURING ACCELERATION. *AK

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED, WHEN CLOSING THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR ALL THE DOORS LOCK. REPAIRS WERE DONE ON TWO OCCASIONS. PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *YC

I HAVE CONTACTED YOU BEFORE & TALKED TO PEGGY ABOUT THE SIDE DOOR OF THE VILLAGER OPENING. THE VECHICAL IS LEASED AND BEING RETURNED 12/14/98 I SENT YOU PICS OF THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE DOOR- TOUCHING THE STYROFORM ALSO MAKES THE DOOR OPEN & A LITTLE ROUND THING DOES TOO OTHER THAN JUST THE ROD TH...

TIRES HAVE GONE BALD BY16000 MILES ONE SHOWING STEEL BELTING. COMPANY CLAIMS IT'S THE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE & SHOULD HAVE ROTATED AT 6000 MILES, REFUSING TO WARRANTY. I NEVER HEARD OF ROTATING TIRES BEFORE 20,000 MILES. THEN WHY ARE THE REAR TIRES BAD TOO? THANK YOU.( DOT NUMBER: 024005 TIRE SIZE: P205...

AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK FAILED; CONTINUALLY LOCKS ALL DOORS BY ITSELF.

WHEN DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES ARE RUBBING METAL TO METAL AND THE NOISE COMES AND GOES AT TIMES. DEALERGROUND THE BRAKE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS. ALSO, THE BRAKES ARE GRINDING, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE ...

VEHICLES FUEL LINE FAILED CAUSING A STRONG GAS ODOR TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE.

GASOLINE FUMES ARE FILLING UP THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME GAS LEAK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR IF CONSUMER TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR IF CONSUMER TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR IF CONSUMER TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR, AND IF ONE TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. ALSO TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR, AND IF ONE TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. ALSO TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

SLIDING DOOR PANEL FALLS OFF, THERE IS A SPOT ON THE DOOR, AND IF ONE TOUCHES IT THE DOOR POPS OPEN. ALSO TIRES ARE BALD, AND AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHES.

NONE PROVIDED.

STEERING COLUMN CRACKED FROM FACTORY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXPERIENCE SEVERE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS AND INSTABILITY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCKS. WILL NOT UNLOCK IN MANUAL MODE OR AUTOMATIC MODE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. DELAERS CANNOT CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON INTERMITTENTLY.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES.

TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE MALFUNTION TRIGGERS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON.

PULLED INTO PARKING SPACE; HAD FOOT ON BRAKES; READY TO SHIFT INTO PARK; SUDDENLY VEHICLE ACCELERATED & WENT ACROSS THE STREET; DEALER CAN NOT CHECK UNTIL THURSDAY. *AK