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1993 Mercury Villager: ABS light or ABS activating

10 of the 414 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Villager describe ABS light or ABS activating.

owner complaints
10
of this car's complaints
2%
recalls
1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 21 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below

ABS light or ABS activating by model year

  • 2001
    2
  • 2000
    1
  • 1997
    1
  • 1996
    3
  • 1995
    14
  • 1994
    3
  • 1993
    10

What owners say

Filed Apr 18, 2001 · Brakes · IN

Abs braking system will fail to respond at any given speed, randomly, but is getting worse everytime vehicle is driven. Consumer applies full force to brake pedal, there is resistance behind the pedal, but ABS fails to engage. Consumer stated that previous owner had brake master cylinder recall repaired. Please provide any additional information/attachments.

Filed Mar 25, 1999 · Brakes · OH

Abs braking system malfunctioned due to the ABS control unit failure which caused the wheels to lock up and extended stopping distance. Please provide further information.

Filed Feb 18, 1999 · Brakes · IL · crash · 1 injury

Brakes failed to respond as vehicle was moving at about 10 MPH, approached red light at intersection. Driver could feel pressure in brake pedal, but vehicle would not slow down despite full force applied to the brake pedal by the driver. The vehicle entered the entered the intersection, and was struck by another vehicle, leaving both vehicles undrivable. The driver of the villager sustained a head injury, and was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment. Prior to the accident, driver had noticed the villager's ABS operation was intermittantly very rough, and tended to interrupt for abnormally long intervals driver's efforts to brake. When those braking problems were reported to the dealer, dealer responded that this was normal for the villager, and there was nothing he could do to diagnose the problem unless the "ABS warning light" on the dash came on and stayed on. Less than two months (and about 2000 miles) prior to the accident, the driver had brake pads and hydraulic system (but not the ABS controls) checked by a local brake repair shop. The shop declared the system to be in good operating condition at that time.

Filed Feb 12, 1997 · Brakes · TN

When applying the ABS brakes in a sudden stop situation, the brake pedal goes to the floor.

Filed Jan 8, 1997 · Brakes · NJ

Owner has ABS brakes, she states that her vehicle does not stop in wet snowy weather, dealer cannot find any problems.

Filed Jun 4, 1996 · Brakes · WA

Abs, brake intermittent failure, pedal goes the floor and makes a noise and complete loss of brakes.

Filed Mar 25, 1996 · Brakes · MO

Abs continued to pulsate after foot was removed from brake pedal.

Filed Jan 17, 1996 · Brakes · FL

Abs; when applying the brakes the back brakes grind. Please describe details. Tt

Filed Dec 28, 1995 · Brakes · WV · crash · 1 injury

The ABS system does not work well.please describe. Tt

Filed Nov 27, 1995 · Brakes · MA

W/ABS brakes; front brake rotors warp with low mileage accumulation in between. Please describe details. Tt

Service bulletins that may apply

Related recalls

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinderReported September 21, 1992 · 3,500 vehicles affected
What is wrong
The service brake master cylinder was not properly assembled or could have been damaged by the evacuation and filling of the brake system at the assembly plant.
Risk
This can result in a partial brake system failure due tointernal master cylinder leakage which can cause loss of braking on two of thefour wheels. If this occurs, there would be increased brake pedal travel, higherpedal efforts and increased stopping distances.
Remedy
A new brake master cylinder will be installed.

Recall number 92V132002 · Recall details

Questions about the 1993 Mercury Villager abs

Is ABS light or ABS activating a common problem on the 1993 Mercury Villager?

10 of 414 owner complaints about the 1993 Mercury Villager (2%) mention ABS light or ABS activating. The model year with the most reports is 1995.

Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Mercury Villager?

There is 1 recall and 21 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.

Other symptoms on the 1993 Mercury Villager

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