1999 Mercury Villager Interior & seats Problems

IF THERE IS ANYTHING JUST EVEN SLIGHTLY HANGING OVER THE BACK HATCH WHEN IT IS CLOSED IT WILL NOT RELEASE (OPEN). A RECENT INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I HAD A PIECE OF CARDBOARD FROM A CLOTHES HANGER HANGING OVER THE EDGE OF WHERE THE BACK HATCH CLOSES. IT WOULD NOT REOPEN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT OPEN. I FINALLY PULLED THE CARDBOARD OUT, PIECE BY PIECE, AND THEN THE HATCH WOULD OPEN. IT HAS DONE THIS WITH CLOTHING -- SHIRT SLEEVE, BLANKET, PENCIL, ETC. IF SOMETHING IS ON THE EDGE OF THE DOOR HATCH FLOOR, AND GETS STUCK IN THE HATCH, THE HATCH WILL NOT OPEN. FROM A SAFETY ASPECT, IF A CHILD OR SOMEONE ELSE'S FINGER GOT SLAMMED SHUT INTO THE HATCH, YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE HATCH TO GET THE FINGER OUT!!!! IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THICK, NOR DOES IT HAVE TO BE BY THE LATCH -- IN FACT IT IS NEVER BY THE LATCH BECAUSE THE LATCH IS ON THE SIDES. THE CARDBOARD FROM THE HANGER WAS THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF A FINGER. NO ONE COULD GET IT OPEN -- THE CARDBOARD HAD TO BE RIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE HATCH.*AK

NHTSA ID

10105770

Incident

Jul 20, 2003

INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT.INTERIOR REAR PASSENGER LIGHTS WENT OUT.BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED.KNOCK SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS DON'T WORK.DEALER TOLD ME THE KNOCK SENSORS COST $1500.00 TO FIX AND REAR INTERIOR LIGHTS $250 AND BALL JOINTS $225.INTERIOR DASH LIGHTS JUST WENT OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083085

Incident

Jul 27, 2003

Mileage

57,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED REAR CAPTAINS SEAT WILL EITHER SLIDE UP OR BACKWARDS WHEN THE GAS OR BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT REPAIR IT FOR FREE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10073670

Incident

Mar 23, 2004

Mileage

67,000 mi

WHILE GOING 70MPH ON HIGHWAY CHILD ALMOST FELL OUT OF SLIDING DOOR. CHILD PROOF LOCK ON SLIDING DOOR IS EASY TO DISENGAGE IF DOOR IS BUMPED HARD ENOUGH. CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES QUICKLY ENOUGH TO CATCH THE DOOR. DEALER WAS INFORMED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8010864

Incident

May 13, 2002

THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED. NLM

NHTSA ID

785475

RIGHT MIDDLE CAPTAIN SEAT RELEASES FROM THE SEAT TRACK AND WILL NOT LOCK IN PLACE, CAUSING SEAT TO ROLL FORWARD . DEALER HAS REPLACED SEAT TRACK TWICE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

891051

TO DATE NO ONE WILL FIX THESE PROBLEMS THEY SAY THEY DONT HAVE THOSE PARTS TO DO SO. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK

NHTSA ID

741171

Incident

Sep 15, 1999

THE AIR FILTER FOR ENGINE INTAKE CAN'T BE CHANGED WITHOUT TAKING THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD APART. *SLC

NHTSA ID

557799

THE PASSENGER BENCH SEAT SHAKES EVEN AFTER BEING REPLACED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. YH

NHTSA ID

551835

OWNER WAS INJURED BY THE LOCKING MECHANISM, DUE TO THE DESIGN PLACEMENT OF LOCK AND HANDLE, WHEN LOCKING WITH HAND ON HANDLE FINGER WAS SNAPPED. MJS

NHTSA ID

548824

Incident

Sep 21, 1999