When it is cold outside automobile will not keep running after it is put in gear. When it is finally in gear, it has no power. Front brakes are noisy,belts replaced, vehicle screeches when running. Despite replacements and repairs for all these problems, they still exist. *ak
1995 Mercury Villager transmission complaints
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I believe that the transmissions installed in many of the ford and mercury minivans are unsafe. After speaking to several independents and transmission repair facilities I was told over and over again that it was surprising if the transmissions (of foreign mfg) lasted for 80,000 miles. I was told by my local dealer that to replace the transmission would cost $4,200.00!! I thought they were kidding! But he was dead serious and told me that it was a very expensive repair. The cheapest price I have been "quoted" is $3,000.00. Surely that will escalate when the final repair bill is prepared. I believe that there are many people that have also been victims of these sub-standard components. I would like ford motor to be notified and if possible a full scale investigation to see if as many people as I think have been horrified to learn about the premature failure and subsequent cost are out there!
Intermittent speedometer problem required the replacement of the speed sensor and dropping the transmission to replace the gear that drives the speed sensor with no noticeable transmission problems. Appearently, there was a misalignment in the transmission that had to be corrected to function with new speed sensor. The concern is that the correct speed is not measured. 30 days after this repair, a dealership has diagnosed the current problem as being the transmission with the fix being a new transmission. The van is less than 5yrs old and has less than 48,000 miles. This appears to be a defective transmission or problem with the previous repair. The current problem was experienced while driving the van on 10/02/99. The van was coming to a stop for a traffic light. While the van was stopped, the engine raced, dropped as though it was going to die , and raced back to where it should be. The RPM gauge normally sits between 1 and .5 while the van is idleing. While at the traffic light the gauge raced above 1, dropped as though it was going to 0, and raced back to where it should be. The concern is that while the traffic light changed to green at the same time the engine raced, I simultaneously released the brake pedal. This caused the tires to squeal, grab, jerk, and thrust the van forward. This could potentially cause the van to be thrust forward into the rear of a vehicle in front of the van. The van would do this at every stop. Also, the wife and two small children were stranded in the left turn lane of a very busy intersection and heavily traveled route in the tysons corner area of northern virginia/dc area. This produced a dangerous situation until the wife was able to turn off the ignition, restart the van, place the van in drive, and drive the van home eventually. At the intersection while encountering the problem, the wife pressed the accelerator causing the engine to race, but the van would not move.
Sliding door window has popped out, falling inward ,hitting child on top of head which could have caused serious injuires. Dealer has replaced latch and fitting, but defect keeps reoccurring. Also, transmission failed at 49,818 miles.
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Transmission failed for following gears: reverse, 2nd gear, and overdrive. Also there is a recall for the nissan quest van for the cylinodes however, mercury-ford has not issued a recall and the mercury villager and the nissan quest are both manufactured by ford. Please check to see if there should be a recall on the transmission for this van as well as the cylinodes.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. The consumer is having problems with shifting into different gears. The manufacturer has yet to be contacted.
Defective part within transmission is causing the vehicle to become inoperative, will not go into gear,which could result in an accident.
When putting the vehicle in the park position, and taking the key out of ignition and getting out of the vehicle, the vehicle had jumped out of gear and the vehicle began rolling forward. This incident has happened twice.
Anti lock brakes failed, causing loss of control.
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