RoadVitals

1998 Mercury Villager Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Body & structure 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.
12
Latest Jan 13, 2010
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.
14%
of 83 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.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Mercury Villager submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 body or structure

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Body & structureFuel system
Filed Jan 13, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 MERCURY VILLAGER WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER HOSE HAD SEVERAL CRACKS IN IT. THE CRACKS IN THE HOSE CAUSED MAJOR GASOLINE FUMES TO ENTER THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER, 00V419002, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER HOME WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUB-FRAME ON THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED. NO REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 189,732.

NHTSA ID
10299634
Incident
Jul 1, 2009
Mileage
189,732 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 8, 2006

THE STRUT TOWER IS RUSTING BAD AND IS ABOUT TO BREAK OFF. IT IS EVERY TIME MY WIFE AND KIDS GO SOME WHERE IT COULD BREAK THROW AND CAUSE MASSIVE DAMAGE AND PUT THEIR LIVES IN DANGER. JUST HOPE IT DOES NOT BREAK ON THE HIGHWAY. *JB

NHTSA ID
10170233
Incident
Oct 13, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Oct 10, 2001

AUTOMATIAC DOOR LOCKS LOCK ON THEIR OWN, THEY DO THAT WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING AND WHEN IT IS NOT.

NHTSA ID
563628
Body & structure
Filed Aug 14, 2001

POWER LOCKS WOULD LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN GETTING OUT OF VEHICLE,WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED IT LOCKS ALL DOORS, DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. *JG *AK

NHTSA ID
894332
Incident
Aug 4, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Aug 9, 2001

DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY; ALSO, WHEN PRESSING KEY PADS TO LOCK DOORS,AND SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT LOCK. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

NHTSA ID
893927
Body & structure
Filed Apr 20, 2001

SLIDING DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING/DOES NOT LOCK AND UNLOCK PROPERLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
744302
Incident
Apr 2, 2001
Body & structure
Filed Mar 2, 2000

MY ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE AUTOMATICALLY UPON DEPARTURE OR ENTRY INTO VEHICLE. I CAN ACTIVATE OPENING THE DOORS WITH THE CLICKER AS I APPROACH THE VEHICLE AND THEY WILL LOCK THEMSELVES BEFORE I CAN GET TO THE VEHICLE. THE LOCKS ACTIVATE UPON MY DEPARTURE FROM THE VHICLE AT TIMES. IF I FORGET TO REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION , I"M LOCKED OUT. I ALSO NOTICE A SLOSHING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
719589
Body & structure
Filed Jan 10, 2000

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE LOCKING SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DOOR LOCKS WILL LOCK ON THEIR OWN AT INOPPORTUNE TIMES. THEY WILL LOCK WHEN DOORS ARE SHUT, OR WHEN DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD. AT TIMES, THEY WILL IMMEDIATELY LOCK BACK WHEN ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A SERVICE MANAGER THAT THEY HAVE HAD BULLETINS OUT ON THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE HAS MADE FIVE ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. THE LAST TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP, THEY REPLACED THE ACTUATOR, AND THE SEC TIMER. HOWEVER THE LOCKING SYSTEM IS STILL NOT WORKING. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD KNOWS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO FIX FOR IT AT THIS TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID
717181
Incident
Feb 15, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Dec 21, 1998

DESIGN OF THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATE WHEN ENGINE IS RUNNING, MOTOR MUST BE SHUT OFF TO OPEN DOORS.

NHTSA ID
543102
Body & structure
Filed Nov 9, 1998
Crash reported

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT AND THE ROOF COLLAPSED TO THE SEAT HEADREST. VIHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
830454
Body & structureSeat belts
Filed Jul 28, 1998

UNDER SIDE OF VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. WHILE DRIVING FRONT END SQUEALS, SOUNDS LIKE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE IS FALLING APART. ALSO SEAT BELTS ARE DEFECTIVE. DEALER CURRENTLY HAS VEHICLE. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID
825934
Body & structure
Filed May 27, 1998

HINGE ON THE DOOR ALLOWS THE DOOR TO GO INTO FENDER DURING AVERAGE WIND STORMS, RESULTING IN DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID
535949

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

Data on this page last refreshed .