Interior & seats
Filed Dec 17, 2001
Fire reported
LEAVES AND DEBRIS BUILD IN DASHBOARD CAUSED A FIRE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 8000789
1993 Mercury Villager Interior & seats Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Interior & seats 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.
19
Latest Dec 17, 2001
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.
5%
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.
6
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
13
What this page shows
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. 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. 19 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 interior
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 11, 2001
LOCKS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN A DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE (IN OR OUT) IS TOUCHED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 752071
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 5, 2001
Crash reported2 injuries reported
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HEAD-ON. PASSENGER'S SEATBACK BROKE, BENT FORWARD. THEN BACK, BREAKING PASSENGERS TOES ON RIGHT FOOT, AND PASSENGER CHIPPED 40-50 PERCENT OF HER HIP BONE. SHE WILL BE IN A WHEEL CHAIR FOR 6 MONTHS, AND MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 891999
- Incident
- May 18, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 17, 2000
WHILE DRIVING AND HIT A BUMP DOOR OPENED AND LIGHT CAME ON. IT DID NOT COME OPEN, BUT IT WAS LOOSE ENOUGH TO GIGGLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM, DEALER KEPT SAYING THEY HAVE ADJUSTED. CONSUMER'S SIDE SLIDE DOOR WON'T OPEN, AND THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME. CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH DOOR NOT OPENING. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 868009
- Incident
- Aug 17, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 4, 2000
REAR BENCH SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK ON LEFT SIDE------MIDDLE CAPTAINS CHAIR ON DRIVER'S SIDE / ONE LATCH WOULD NOT WORK ----- DRIVERS SEAT POWER MOTOR LOOSE SEAT ROCKS WHEN STOPPING VEHICLE
- NHTSA ID
- 719686
- Incident
- Jan 15, 2000
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 5, 1999
LOCKS WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. ALSO WILL SOMETIMES LOCK WHILE TRYING TO EXIT VEHICLE AFTER UNLOCKING THEM SEVERAL TIMES. VERY DANGEROUS IF NEEDED TO FLEE VEHICLE QUICKLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 710956
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 29, 1998
Fire reported
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL STORAGE POWER DISTRIBUTION. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 829767
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 9, 1998
Fire reported
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ELECTRICAL STORAGE POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPARTMENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 828798
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 24, 1997
HOOD LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED OF 65MPH, THE HOOD CAME OPEN, DESTROYING THE HOOD AND BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806637
- Incident
- Dec 21, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 27, 1996
OWNER HAS PROBLEMS WITH GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE, HE STATES THAT ALL DOORS REMAIN LOCKED WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, HE NOTES THAT WHEN USING THE MANUAL LOCK RELEASE BUTTON THERE IS A RESISTANCE OF ELECTRICAL FORCE KEEPING DOORS LOCKED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 806814
- Incident
- Nov 5, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 7, 1996
SLIDING DOOR/REAR HATCH DOOR WHEN CLOSED SHAKE A SIF LATCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT CLOSING FULLY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802610
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 12, 1996
SMOKE COMING FROM DASH VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 979013
- Incident
- Feb 4, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Dec 27, 1995
ON THREE OCCASIONS THE POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT TRACK DOESN'T WORK RIGHT WHEN USING . TT
- NHTSA ID
- 977140
Body & structureBrakesFuel system+3 more
Filed Nov 28, 1995
THERE HAS BEEN SMOKE PRESENT FROM THE FRONT BLOWER ASSEMBLY. TT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION LEAK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE, SHAFT, AND BOOTS AND SEAL, TRANSMISSION ALSO SLIPPING AND JERKING, LUBRICATED FRONT CV JOINT DUE TO NOISES COMING FROM FRONT. VEHICLE IDLES TOO FAST/ROUGH, DEALER SET IDLE SPEEDS, POOR FUEL ECONOMY, DEALER REPIRED VACUUM LINES, FUEL SHIELD ATTACHING PART BROKE, EXHAUST LEAK, DEALER REPLACED MUFFLER AND RESONATOR. WATER LEAK AT BACK GLASS, TRIM MISSING. NOISE IN AC AND HEATER, DEALER REMOVED MATERIAL FROM BLOWER HOUSING, DEALER FINALLY REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR. RIGHT DOOR LOCK INOPERABLE. TRIM LOOSE ON INNER FENDER. MISSING PANEL UNDER GLOVE BOX. BRAKE NOISE IN REAR, FRONT BRAKE PADS AND FRONT ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 975575
- Incident
- Sep 8, 1995
BrakesHeating & air conditioningEngine+4 more
Filed Aug 15, 1995
REPLACED INSTRUMENT LIGHTS.
- NHTSA ID
- 483033
- Incident
- Aug 15, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 31, 1995
Fire reported10 injuries reported
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, CAUSE WAS RELATED TO SOMETHING UNDER THE DASH, AND SMOKE THRU THE HEAT VENTS. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 969605
- Incident
- Feb 17, 1995
Interior & seats
Filed May 19, 1995
Fire reported1 injury reported
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.TT
- NHTSA ID
- 965587
- Incident
- Dec 15, 1994
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 1995
LIGHT CAME ON, REAR END GATE KEEPS COMING OPEN, DEALER TIGHTENED AND REPLACED SCREW, FINE FOR A WEEK, THEN START COMING OPEN AGAIN. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 961494
- Incident
- Dec 4, 1992
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 16, 1995
DRIVERS 3 WAY SWITCH SEAT BACK IS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND PINS DRIVER TO STEERING WHEEL. HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES. TT
- NHTSA ID
- 960136
- Incident
- Jan 1, 1993
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .