Owner-reported complaints naming the exterior lighting system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting. 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. 10 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE HEADLIGHT LENS COVERS DEGRADED EXCESSIVELY AND TURNED GRAY/OPAQUE, WHICH MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT. *JB NISSAN AND FORDS PLASTIC HEADLIGHT, FADE AND TURN AMBER WHICH RESTRICTED THE LIGHT OUTPUT AND HAS TO BE CHANGED EVERY THREE MONTHS. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED GLASS TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM. *SCC
THE PLASTIC HEADLAMP PLASTIC FADED AND REDUCED LIGHT OUTPUT WHICH IS DANGEROUS FOR NIGHT DRIVING. *JB *SCC
VEHICLES BLINKERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING NOW THEY ONLY WORK ON SOME TRIPS AND SOME TRIPS NOT AT ALL. *AK
DEFECTIVE REAR LAME SOCKET MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE TAIL LIGHTS TO GO OUT WHICH MAY CAUSE CRASH. COMMON PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1994 VILLAGER 96V253003 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE 1993 VILLAGERS ARE NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NO. 96V253003 COVERED SAME ISSUE FOR 1994-1996 MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. IDENTIFIED VEHICLE CAME OFF THE LINE IN NOVEMBER 1993. FORD MOTOR CO. HAS DENIED MY REQUEST TO COVER REPAIR CHARGES OF $312.42. THE TAIL LAMP SOCKET ASSY (F6XY-13411-AB)WAS THE IDENTICAL REPLACEMENT PART UTILIZED FOR THE RECALL. I AM FILING A FORMAL WRITTEN COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR CO. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE RECALL ANNOUNCED IN 1996 DID NOT GO BACK FAR ENOUGH. *AK
CORROSION WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET DUE TO POOR SEAL IN REFLECTOR HOUSING CAUSED BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL.
DESIGN OF THE HEAD LAMPS ARE PLASTIC WHICH TURN CLOUDY WITH HEAT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
COMBINATION SWITCH (FRONT WINDSHIELD WASHER), WORKS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS.
VEHICLE'S REAR TAIL LIGHT BULBS ARE OVERHEATING DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SOCKET UNIT. THIS CAUSED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS TO BE INOPERATIVE. *AK THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER IN WARRANTY. *YH
SMELLS LIKE RUBBER BURNING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. TT
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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