Owner-reported complaints naming the seat belt system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners. 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. 27 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.
The 25 most recent of 27, in the owner's own words
THE MOTORIZED SEATBELTS IN THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS STOPPED WORKING. THE PASSENGER SEATBELT MOTOR STARTED SMOKING AND WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE MOTOR BY TAKING OFF THE PANEL AND UNPLUGGING THE FUSE.
1993 FORD MERCURY VILLAGER V6 3.0L SOHC HAVING SEAT BELT GUIDE RAIL PROBLEMS FUNCTION IS IRRADIC AND NOISEY. SPOKE WITH MERCURY CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT AND AFTER PROVIDING THEM WITH THE RECALL NUMBER (92V133002) WHICH IS PROVIDED BY NHTSA. THEY EXPLN THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL NUMBER AND THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I SPOKE WITH MONIQUE AND HER SUPERVISOR AKALYA. *AK
I AM THE OWNER OF A '93 MERCURY VILLAGER. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SEVERAL OF MY HEAD BOLTS REPLACED DUE TO BROKEN BOLTS CAUSING MY HEAD GASKET TO LEAK AND CAUSE MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM, THERE ARE MANY OF US SEEKING AN EXPLANATION. FOR MORE INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT CARTRACKERS.COM AND YOU WILL FIND MANY UPSET OWNERS OF BOTH NISSAN QUEST AND MERCURY VILLAGERS (SAME MOTORS) WITH SAME PROBLEM.*AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE THE SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RELEASE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT CONSUMER LEARNED OF THE SEAT BELT RECALL. *JG
WHILE DRIVING 30MPH NOTICED THAT SEATBELT BOLT DROPPED THROUGH AND ENDED UP ON TIRE. *AK
CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT SEATBELTS THAT WILL NOT HOLD. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
LAP BELT BUCKLE CAN ONLY EXTEND TO ABOUT THE TOP OF THE LAP. WOULD NOT EXTEND TO FULL LENGTH FOR MAKING CONTACT WITH THE LOCKING MECHANISM (THIS IS A MOTORIZED SAFETY BELT SYSTEM, WHICH THE MOTORIZED SHOULDER BELT WORKS OK. *AK
BOTH FRONT DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AUTOMATIC SEATBELTS MOTOR HAS BURNED OUT, AND WERE TOTALLY INOPERATIVE, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK *SLC
1. FUEL FILLER HOSE. WHEN FILLING UP THE FUEL TANK TO A FULL CONDITION, FUEL IS SEEN TO LEAK FROM THE AREA ABOVE THE LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ONCE THE LEVEL OF GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK APPEARS TO DROP TO A CERTAIN LEVEL, THE ODOR OF GASOLINE IS STILL PRESENT, ESPECIALLY ON HOT DAYS. IF TANK IS NOT FILLED TO CAPACITY, THE LEAK IS NOT PRESENT BUT THE ODOR IS. 2. MOTORIZED SHOULDER SEAT BELT. THE MOTORIZED SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ON BOTH FRONT SEATS MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND RATTLE WHEN IN MOTION. IT APPEARS THAT THE MECHANISM IS LOOSE WHEN IT TRAVELS BACK AND FORTH ON THE DOOR TRACK. *AK
BOTH FRONT AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DON'T RETRACT ALL THE WAY. IT MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN OPENING THE DOOR, RETRACTING TO THE OTHER END. DRIVER'S SIDE HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME FOR PASSENGER'S SIDE.MANUFACTURER IS NOT OFFERING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY HAS ENDED.*AK
THE HEAT SHIELD AROUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER RUSTED AT THE MOUNTS AND WAS HANGING. NLM
WHEN OPENING THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT GETS JAMMED AT A POINT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL. ONCE THE DOOR IS CLOSED, THE BELT RETRACTS BACK. OWNER NOT SURE IF BELT WILL WORK IN A CRASH. THE SYSTEM WAS ADJUSTED IN THE SPRING OF 1999. A MECHAINC RECOMMENDED THAT THE WHOLE SYSTEM BE REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED CONCERNING THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE RESTRAINT DOES NOT PULL OUT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RETRACTOR AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
THE FRONT PASSENGER RESTRAINT BELTS WILL NOT PULL OUT TO RESTRAIN THE OCCUPANT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RETRACTOR, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
SEATBELT, SHOULDER, REFUSES TO RETURN TO UPPER POSITION. CANNOT USE IN THIS FASHION. IS THERE A SAFETY BULLETIN/SAFETY RECALL ON THIS PART? PASSENGER SIDE STILL FUNCTIONAL.
RT FRONT LAP BELT WILL NOT RETRACT FAR ENOUGH.
ELECTRONIC SHOULDER BELT CONNECTION TO DOOR DOES NOT WORK. THE RELAY SWITCH WOULD BE MAKING CLICKING SOUND. WAS REMOVED BY OWNER. PUT OLD RELAY SWITCH ON & BELTS WORKING AND SMOKE CAME UNDER SEAT. HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK
PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR SHOULDER BELT BOLTS WHICH SUPPORT THE SEAT SHOULDER BELT HAVE SEPARATED WHERE THE SEAT BELT IS SECURED, CAUSING THE SEAT BELT TO BE INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
BLOWER MOTOR FOR HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING FAILED.
REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTOR FAILED.
SEATBELTS FAILED TO RETRACT.
SEAT BELT RETRACTOR WOULD NOT PULL OUT PROPERLY.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DURING SHIFTING GEARS, VEHICLE ACCELERATES. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IS BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION. *AK
OWNER STATES HIS BATTERY BLEW UP AFTER HE HAD DEALER FIX IT AFTER GETTING A RECALL NOTICE, ALSO THE SEAT BELTS GETTING TOO TIGHT AFTER THEY ARE PUT ON. *AK
FAILURE ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT CONTROL MODULE, THE AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELTS ARE LOCKED IN THE RETRACTING POSITION PART #F3XY-14A679-A. *AK *SLC
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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