1999 Mercury Villager

FOR MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER, I AGAIN TODAY HAD THE AGONIZING EXPERIENCE OF MY VEHICLE STEERING LOCKING UP WHILE TRYING TO STEER IT. I HAVE A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 1999. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE IN AT FORD DEALERSHIPS WITH THE COMPLAINT OF THE STEERING LOCKING UP. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT WHEN MAKING A TURN. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS DAMP. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. EVERY TIME I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN THEY NEVER FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE STEERING. AFTER ANOTHER NEAR MISHAP TODAY I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVERY SINCE I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE AND NO ONE SEEMS TO LISTEN. AS STUPID AS THIS MAY SOUND, I HAVE TOLD SEVERAL FAMILY MEMBERS, CLOSE FRIENDS AND CO-WORKERS ABOUT MY ORDEAL. I HAVE INSTRUCTED THEM TO PURSUE LEGAL ACTION IN THE EVENT THAT I AM EITHER KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A ACCIDENT INVOLVING THIS VEHICLE. *NM

THE THROTTLE STICKS IN THE CLOSED POSITION, REQUIRING AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF FORCE ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO OPEN THE THROTTLE. ONCE SUFFICIENT FORCE IS APPLIED TO OVERCOME THE RESISTANCE, THE VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURY. THIS PROBLEM HAS SUPPOSEDLY BEEN CORRECTED BY THE DEALER CLEANING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, AT MY EXPENSE. HOWEVER, BASED ON THE REPORTS FROM OTHER COMPLAINANTS, THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO RECUR AND BE A CONTINUAL HAZARD. *JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATES THAT APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEGAN TO STICK IN THE UP POSITION. WHEN HE TRIED TO GO SLOW FROM THE STOP POSITION IT WOULD NOT WORK, CAUSING HIM TO PLACE MORE PRESSURE ON THE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT HE PLACE A FUEL INJECTION CLEANER IN THE AIR FILTER, WHICH HELPED, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK *SC

ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE VAN, THE ACCELERATOR HAS AT LEAST ONCE INCIDENT WHEN IT IS NON-RESPONSIVE. I HAVE TO HIT THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY FOOT HARD TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. IF THE CAR DOES RESPOND THEN WE ACCELERATE RAPIDLY. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MORE THAN ONE DEPRESSION ON THE ACCELERATOR TO GET ACTION. IF A CAR IS COMING TOWARD ME I CANNOT RAPIDLY AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I CANNOT DEPEND ON THE CAR TO PERFORM. THIS IS A DEFINITE HAZZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THIS IS A 1999 MERCURY VILLAGER VAN.

VAN IN PARKING LOT AT WORK CAME OUT INSIDE SIDEWALL BLOWNOUT.GOODYEARDEALERSAID ROAD HAZARD.VAN WAS MOTIONLESS 8HRS.PRO RATED TIRE WE PAID .2ND BLOWOUT TRAVELING MAJOR HIGHWAY (80/94) IN MICHIGAN. LUCKLY NO ONE HURT.4-09-05. AGAIN DEALER SAYS ROAD HAZZARD.DEALER REPRESNTIVE THAT THE TIRES WERE ONLY DEFECTIVE IN MY EYES.TIRES RATED FOR 80,000MILES 1ST BLOWOUT 20,000 2ND 24,000.ASK FOR NEW TIRES AT THEIR EXPENSE,ONTHER PRO RATE WAS THEIR OFFER.I FEEL THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE DUNLOP P/225/60R16 97TDUNLOP D65 TOU BSL.*AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V347001 TAIL LAMP SOCKET. VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TAIL LIGHT SOCKET. THE SOCKET LOCKING TAB WILL NOT HOLD THE BULB IN POSITION ,THUS ALLOWING THE BULB TO FALL OUT OF THE SOCKET INDICATING THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. DUE TO THE VIN ALTHOUGH IT WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DEFECTS AS THOSE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. *AK *NM