Locks continuously when a drivers side door handle (in or out) is touched.
1993 Mercury Villager: doors won't lock, open or latch
10 of the 414 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Villager describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Door locks are failing and locking automatically.
Power door locks activate automatically without warning presenting risk of locking small children in hot van.
While driving and hit a bump door opened and light came on. It did not come open, but it was loose enough to giggle. Consumer has been to dealer 3 times for same problem, dealer kept saying they have adjusted. Consumer's side slide door won't open, and this was the second time. Consumer has had this problem with door not opening.
Power door locks, lock by themselves. Upon unlocking doors with keys, I've had to keep keys in the unlock position to open door. When inside, I have to hold the unlock button down while opening the door. This is very frustrating and can be very dangerous in an emergency situation.
Automatic door locks automatically, passengers get lock in and out of the vehicle.
Electric door locks malfunction at different times by either locking consumer in the vehicle or out of the vehicle.
Power door locks go on and off on there own, sometimes making it difficult to enter or exit.
Both impact beans in front electric doors are broken; also, door lock on driver's side does not unlock.
There has been smoke present from the front blower assembly. Tt vehicle experienced transmission leak on several occasions, dealer finally replaced the front axle, shaft, and boots and seal, transmission also slipping and jerking, lubricated front cv joint due to noises coming from front. Vehicle idles too fast/rough, dealer set idle speeds, poor fuel economy, dealer repired vacuum lines, fuel shield attaching part broke, exhaust leak, dealer replaced muffler and resonator. Water leak at back glass, trim missing. Noise in AC and heater, dealer removed material from blower housing, dealer finally replaced blower motor. Right door lock inoperable. Trim loose on inner fender. Missing panel under glove box. Brake noise in rear, front brake pads and front rotors have been replaced.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Mercury Villager door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 1993 Mercury Villager?
10 of 414 owner complaints about the 1993 Mercury Villager (2%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Mercury Villager?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1993 Mercury Villager
Fire or smoke 43Fuel smell 26Fuel leak 13ABS 10Brake failure 6Transmission failure 6Overheating 5
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