1998 mercury villager purchased used in 2003. Idle throttle body failed in 2006, mercury dealer took two weeks to find the part and replaced at my expense. Idle throttle body failed again in early 2007. Dealer took two weeks again to find part and did not charge me but I had to rent a car at my expense. Today 9/30/07 the same symptom of the car accelerating to 1500 RPM intermittently while sitting stopped at a light has begun again instead of constant 800 RPM when this part is working correctly. I will have to wait on the dealer to find a part and repair it again at my inconvenience and expense. Have other owners of this vehicle engine experienced the same repeated safety and waste of fuel issue?
1998 Mercury Villager acceleration problems
14 complaints (17% of all complaints for this car). 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 14
- of this car's complaints
- 17%
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Accelerator pedal9
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Mercury Villager acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Fuel tank vent hose leakage
Periodic exposure to liquid gasoline may result in extraction of antidegradants from the subject fuel tank vent hose.hoses which have suffered loss of antidegradants can develop cracks in areas of high strain.fuel may spray or drip from cracked vent hoses following tank fill.starting at job#1 1998 my (california emissions vehicles) and job#1 1999 my (federal emissions vehicles), the subject vent hose composition changed from nitrile rubber hoses with chloroprene rubber covers (nbr/cr) to fluorocarbon rubber hoses with an outer layer blend of nbr/pvc.the changes were made to improve hydracarbon resistance for complaince with new evaporative emissions regulations.the modified hoses are also significantly more resistant to degradation and cracking.in a letter dated january 2, 2001, ford notified the federal safety agency that it will conduct a safety recall campaign to replace the subject vent hose in affacted vehicles.ford will begin notifying customers of the affected vehicles on or about the week of february 12, 2001 to return their vehicles to dealers for replacement of the fuel tank vent hose with the latest design lever part.
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What 1998 Mercury Villager owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The vehicle automatic door locks automatically lock the doors this has happened innumerable occasions. This began shortly after purchase of the vehicle in 1998, and continues today. The doors ar not to lock if the keys are in the ignition, and they do. This has occurred while driving the vehicle, while it is parked, when entering, and exiting the vehicle. The interior doors do not override the locks, and in an emergency, one would be unable to exit the vehicle if they were to lock. Usually this occurs most often when the doors are being closed; and if the battery is unhooked, and reconnected, it may remedy the situation for several days. The rear automatic windows go out when you press the buttons to make them go in, and the rear wiper stays down as if the window is unlocked. That can be remedied by unlocking the window, and relatching it, it usually stays up for 2-3 days. When you attempt to retract the rear windows, they will not go in automatically. I have contacted putnam lincoln mercury in fort smith, arkansas, and I do not have the money to complete these repairs which could possibly cause injury or death if the doors locked someone in. In other news, the gas pedal is sticking also, this happens when you take off in the vehicle, and happens every time. This has also been reported to the dealership.
Bought used 1998 mercury villager in june, 2004. From june through present date, we have had accelerator pedal sticking in upright position causing lurching from a stopped position due to having to press down unusually hard to accelerate. Due to this "failure", I do not want to crash into someone in front of me in traffic to move forward into traffic from a stopped or slowed position. I have sprayed wd40 on the pedal from inside the vehicle that relieved the problem for a little while, but it has started sticking again.
The accelerator pedal some times sticks were you can not give it gas. This has been happening for about 3 yrs. It causes fear, because you if you had to speed up some time it will not let you.
My 1998 mercury villager mini van has a problem with the accelerator. The pedal can be hard to push sometimes causing to push down too far. Several times the accelerator became stuck causing the vehicle to lunge out of control. I felt very unsafe and I am concerned about the condition.
Engine ran away in full high speed. Consumer pulled over to shut engine off, and it restarted with no problem. Vehicle was taken to dealer, but problem couldn't be duplicated. On may 26, 2001 , vehicle was in reverse and engine went up to 5500 rpms.
Accelerator pedal sticks, at any speed. Consumer has to press pedal hard to get it to unstuck, problem getting worse. Dealer said throttle body needs to be replaced.
Accelerator pedal sticking intermittently. Dealer was not notified at this time. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.
When depressing gas pedal to gain speed pedal becomes stuck and will not depress to floorboard. Please provide further information.
After making a stop tied to return to normal speed. Consumer had to depress gas pedal very hard to gain speed. Please provide further information.
Questions about the 1998 Mercury Villager acceleration
Does the 1998 Mercury Villager have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 14 complaints about the acceleration of the 1998 Mercury Villager, 17% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 1998 Mercury Villager acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1998 Mercury Villager acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Mercury Villager have the most acceleration problems?
The Mercury Villager model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1999 (87 complaints), 2000 (39 complaints) and 1998 (14 complaints).
Other 1998 Mercury Villager problems
Body 12Brakes 10Fuel system 9Suspension 9Transmission 8Locks 7Visibility 6Tires 4Airbags 3Wheels 3Engine 2Seats 2Steering 2Lights 1Seat belts 1
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