Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Mercury Villager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 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
MY SLIDING DOOR LATCH ON MY 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER POPS OPEN WHEN I AM DRIVING!!! I AM AFRAID MY CHILD WILL FALL OUT AND I WILL SUE MERCURY FOR A GREAT DEAL OF MONEY. *LA
VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM THE REAR AND COLLIDED WITH VEHICLE IN FRONT. FRONT SEATS LURCHED FORWARD THAN COLLAPSED FLAT BACKWARDS ,TRAPPING 2 CHILDREN IN REAR SEAT.*AKI
THE SIDE DOOR POPS OPEN TO THE 2ND LATCH AT VARYING SPEEDS EVEN IF THE DOORS ARE LOCKED. IT HAS POPPED OPEN AT 5MPH AND AT 70 MPH. A BUMP OR JIGGLE IS ALL IT TAKES TO OPEN. THE INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CAN HEAR EXCESS ROAD NOISE. IT HAS ONLY ONCE OPENED PAST THE SECOND CATCH IN THE LOCK. THAT WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE WHETHER THE DOOR IS LOCKED OR UNLOCKED. APPEARS TO BE AFFECTED BY ROAD SURFACES.*AK
DRIVER DOOR LOCK CONTROL FAILS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK 3 DOORS. ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSING RADIO MEMORY TO CLEAR. THE REAR AC/HEATER STARTS AND STOPS WHEN DASH SWITCH IS IN THE "REAR" POSITION. *AK
CONSUMER STATED LOCK ON DOOR KEEPS LOCKING, IF OPENED OR CLOSED, THE DOOR VEHICLE LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY, CONTACTED FORD AND THEY ARE SENDING OUT A FORM FOR CONSUMER TO FILL OUT.*AK CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS ON THE LOCKS.*JB
REAR SEAT FLOOR ANCHOR LATCH FAILED TO LATCH SEAT PROPERLY. SEAT WOULD SLIDE OR MOVE WHENEVER ITS OCCUPIED. CONTACTED DEALER , VEHICLE NOT UNDER RECALL 96V089001 THAT WAS ISSUED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SLIDING DOOR WHEN LOCKED OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO HELP. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SLIDER OPENS AND THE DOOR IS AJAR. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY OVER SEVERAL MONTHS. IT COST ME OVER $200 TO REPLACE THE FRONT AND REAR LATCHES ON THE VEHICLE. I FELT THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE PARTS OR LABOR. *AK
A $700 COMPONENT NEAR PASSENGER SEAT (2ND ROW) SHOULD NOT BLOW FROM ELECTICAL SURGE, ELECTRICAL SHORT OR THE LIKE. WHERE IS THE FUSE, OR OTHER PROTECTIVE DEVICE TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. AT THE DEALER I WAS NOT SHOWN DAMAGED PART NOR DO I REALLY DO NOT KNOW IF ELECTICAL OR FIRE DAMAGED THE BLOWER UNIT.
NO SUMMARY.
CABLE BENCH SEAT LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILED, RECALL COMPONENT HOWEVER VEHICLE DENIED DUE TO VIN.
THE SLIDING DOOR ON THE VAN POPS OPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A BUMP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
REAR BRAKES LIGHTS FAIL CONTINUALLY.
ENGINE FAILED AND REPLACED.
WAS HIT HEAD-ON GOING ABOUT 40 MPH, THE BENCH SEAT FOLDED AND SLAMMED FORWARD INTO CAPTAIN'S CHAIR AND BENT IT. *AK
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED; ALSO ELECTRICAL DISPLAY FUNCTIONS MODULE FAILURE/ FRONT END MISALIGNMENT/ENGINE NOISE/FUEL PUMP NOISE/ LEAF SPRING FAILURE AND REPLACED A/C FAN MOTOR. *AK
FAULTY DOOR LATCH, CAUSING PASSENGER TO FALL OUT OF VEHICLE/INJURY.
LINCOLN MERCURY 96S4096V089, SEAT WAS MOVING BACK AND FORTH, REPLACED REAR SEAT ROLLER, NOW SEAT DOESN'T MOVE AT ALL. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL #96V089001. *AK
OWNER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE, CONTACTED DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. RECALL#96V089001. *AK
THE SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING EVEN AFTER SLAMMING SHUT. *AK CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, USUALLY AFTER REACHING 40 MPH THE DOOR WOULD JUST UNLATCH,ALSO LEFT TYRN SIGNAL DOESNOT WORK, BRAKES WERE REPLACED, REAR GLASS WIPER WIPER HAD TO BE REPLACED, MOST OF THE POWER LOCKS HAD TO BE REPAIRED, AND THE REAR HATCH LATCH HAD TO BE REPLACED, RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD TO BE REPAIRED, ALSO REAR BENCH SEAT AND THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS HAVE BEENINSPECTED.*JB
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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