Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 19, 2000
NO SUMMARY
- NHTSA ID
- 731856
- Incident
- Jul 25, 1999
1993 Mercury Villager Heating & air conditioning Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the heating or air-conditioning system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Heating & air conditioning reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
32
Latest Sep 19, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
8%
of 414 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
4
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1993 Mercury Villager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 32 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming heating or air-conditioning
The 25 most recent of 32, in the owner's own words
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Oct 28, 1999
THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 95V222000 AND MFG. CAMPAIGN NO. 95S27. I HAD THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 2/27/1996. ALL FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS TO BE REMOVED FROM THE AIR INTAKE AND A NEW FRESH AIR SCREEN WAS TO BE INSTALLED. ON 6/24/1999 THE ENTIRE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE MAIN A/C CONTROL UNIT HAD BURNED OUT. ON 8/16/1999 I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL WHENEVER THE A/C WAS USED AND WAS ADVISED THAT LEAVES AND DEBRIS HAD BEEN REMOVED. I RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 10/28/1999 BECAUSE OF SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL ONCE AGAIN WHEN USING THE A/C. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A VEHICLE FIRE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS TO HAVE BEEN CORRECTED DUE TO THE RECALL CAMPAIGN IN 1995. I DON'T WANT MY CHILDREN HURT BY A FIRE IN THIS CAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 714009
- Incident
- Oct 22, 1999
Heating & air conditioningEngineTransmission
Filed Sep 24, 1999
MY MECHANIC WAS FIXING THE FRONT MANIFOLD GASKET PROBLEM, WHEN HE TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, THE REAR MANIFOLD GASKET WENT. THE FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM MEANS DRILLING OUT THE BOLTS, WHICH CRACK AND CANNOT BE USED AGAIN. MY MECHANIC HAS DONE MANY OF THESE DRILLINGS AND SAYS IT'S A MAJOR PROBLEM THAT THE CAR MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ADDRESSING. THE OIL LEAK IS BECOMING MAJOR, AND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IT SOON. MY MECHANIC HAS INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO COME OUT IN ORDER TO FIX THE LEAK. HE HAS ALSO DONE MANY OF THESE REPAIRS TOO, FOR THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF VEHICLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 711971
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1999
BrakesHeating & air conditioningElectrical+1 more
Filed Feb 5, 1999
ANTENNA FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 543702
- Incident
- Jan 21, 1999
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 13, 1998
AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILURE.
- NHTSA ID
- 539808
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1998
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed Apr 1, 1997
THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED PRIOR TO THE RECALL.
- NHTSA ID
- 515265
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed Nov 20, 1995
TURN ON THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER ON THERE IS A SMOKE SMELL NEVER HAD A FIRE . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 975150
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Nov 2, 1995
CONSUMER CAN NOT TURN AIR CONDITIONER ON WITH OUT BLOWER FRONT ASSEMBLY MAKING NOISE . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 974468
- Incident
- Oct 15, 1995
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed Oct 20, 1995
#PE95-037 WHEN TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HEAT CAR SMELLS LIKE IT BURNING . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 973732
Heating & air conditioningVisibility
Filed Oct 10, 1995
AIR CONDITIONER MOTOR SENDS ACID BURNING ODOR THROUGH VENTS. *SD
- NHTSA ID
- 487121
- Incident
- Oct 10, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Sep 21, 1995
Fire reported
AIR CONDITIONER GETS CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS, FROM AIR INTAKE, WHICH CAUSES FIRE. *DSH
- NHTSA ID
- 488428
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1994
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 22, 1995
HAVE EXPERIENCED SMOKE FROM THE BLOWER MOTOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970864
- Incident
- Jan 20, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 17, 1995
1 injury reported
A/C SYSTEM EMITS BURNING ODOR. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970649
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 16, 1995
VEHICLES SMOKE DUE TO DEBRIS IN BLOWER AREA DEALER IS TRYING TO CHARGE TO CLEAR THE AREA. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970587
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 15, 1995
Fire reported
A/C AND HEATER BLOWER MOTOR SMOKED/REPLACED TWICE.*SD
- NHTSA ID
- 483071
- Incident
- Jan 8, 1993
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+4 more
Filed Aug 15, 1995
REPLACED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 483033
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 11, 1995
HAD TO REPLACE BLOWER BECAUSE IT HAD LEAVES IN IT AND HAD A BURNING SMELL. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970310
- Incident
- Feb 28, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 9, 1995
GAS FUMES COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER, WHEN IN OPERATION. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970062
- Incident
- May 9, 1995
Heating & air conditioningElectrical
Filed Aug 9, 1995
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING CAR PARKED IT CUT OFF WENT BACK TO START IT UP SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONER VENT . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970041
- Incident
- Jul 27, 1995
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 8, 1995
SMOKE HAS ENTERED THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS DUE TO LEAVES AND DEBRIS GETTING INTO THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 970000
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 7, 1995
STRONG BURNING SMELL WHEN BLOWER IS ON. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969895
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 3, 1995
THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENTILATION . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969872
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 3, 1995
WHEN USING ONE OF ADJUSTMENTS FOR BLOWER, OWNER NOTICED BURNING SMELL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969870
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 3, 1995
NOTICE BURNING SMELL COMING FROM VENTS, WHEN AIR CONDITIONER TURNED ON, DUE TO LEAF TRAPPED IN BLOWER. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969827
- Incident
- Sep 1, 1994
Heating & air conditioning
Filed Aug 2, 1995
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OWNER HAS EXPERIENCED A BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH VENT SYSTEM. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969737
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1995
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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