Seat belts on 2000 mercury villager estate have locked up and will not release. Called ford customer relations regarding issue and they are stating they have no know issue or recall with seat belts locking up. Rear seat belts are the ones affected. Ford customer relations is stating it is out of warranty so I will be responsible for fixing vehicle.
The worst 2000 Mercury Villager problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
Problems by type
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- Acceleration39
- Brakes7
- Seat belts6
- Airbags5
- Body5
- Seats4
- Suspension4
- Electrical3
- Engine3
- Visibility2
- Fuel system1
- Lights1
- Locks1
- Steering1
- Transmission1
Specific symptoms reported on the 2000 Mercury Villager
Recalls 2
Steering: rack and pinion
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: mini vans. One or more of the five bolts that mount the rack and pinion steering gear to the vehicle may have been incorrectly tightened.
- Risk
- There could be a looseness in the steering, which may be accompanied by noise or vibration.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the vehicles and, if the bolts are missing, will replace the steering gear mounting bolts. All bolts will be tightened to the specified torque. Owner notification began november 28, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 00V292001 · Recall details
Seat belts
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Risk
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the date code on certain seat belt buckles of your vehicle and replace all seat belt buckles that fall within the suspect date code range. Owner notification began october 26, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact ford at 1‑800‑392‑3673.
Recall number 00V228001 · Recall details
See all 2 recalls for the 2000 Mercury Villager
Defect investigations
Failing headlights
Nissan and ford found that the original equipment headlight stainless steel bulb terminals may over time cause elevated contact resistance and overheat the electrical connector housing.this can result in a headlight flickering, bulb outage and heat deformation to the headlight connector.in april 1999, the supplier of the headlight for nissan and ford changed to a bulb using the stainless steel terminals that did not meet original specifications.on july 17, 2000, the supplier began using a bulb meeting the vehicle manufacturer's specifications.this problem can affect independently either headlight but does not cause simultaneous failure of both headlights. The problem also does not affect front parking lamps.as a result, the complaints typical report single failure of one headlight.there are no crashes or loss of vehicle control reported.a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by the federal safety agency that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
PE04020
Technical service bulletins for the 2000 Mercury Villager 75
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Ford: certain 1999 and 2000 model year villager villagers are to have the throttle body cleaned.
- Rear window defroster grid/integral antenna diagnosis and repair - terminal tab repair
- General (PCM) power train control module programming procedures
- General power train control module (PCM) programming procedures
- Inoperative electric rear window defroster (heated backlite) grid lines, integral antenna concerns
- Update wiring harness when replacing fuel injector
- New transmission cooler flusher - service tips
- Climate control a/c service tech tips
- Lamp-brake-invadvertent disabling of brake shift interlock
- Some vehicles may exhibit static or ignition noise through the radio on the AM band
2000 Mercury Villager fuel economy
Official EPA estimates in miles per gallon (MPGe for electric). Ranges cover trims that share the same engine.
| Engine | Drive | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3L 6‑cyl | FWD | 15 | 22 | 18 |
What 2000 Mercury Villager owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) event- every time the front seat belts are used. Failure- seat belts do not proberly retract after each use. Subsuquent drivers and passengers who use the vehicle then use the seat belts think they are safely buckled into their seat---but guess what!?!--- they aren't buckled safely at all because 12-18" of unretracted seatbelt is still stuck in the space between the door and the door frame! Engineers even have a name for it, "lazy retraction". Auto makers know about it, the government knows about it, but nobody does anything about it. My old dodge caravan did it after 70,000 miles and now my mercury villager/nissan quest started doung it after 90,000 miles. Correct failure- lecture the [xxx] out of my wife, kids and anbody who will listen about the use of [xxx], defective seatbelts that no longer retract so that they don't think they are safely buckled when they are not! Nobody wil ever convince me this hasn't caused injuries and probably cost lives.
Left a friends house drove 1/3 of a mile van was on fire pulled over to side of rode was smoking/ totaling engulfed in flames after about 10-15 minutes the van was a total loss. It was a 2000 villager could this be the same as the windstar.? The car had been sitting idle in drive way for app. 3hrs before this incident..
The A/C stopped working.
I was involved in an accident while traveling at about 45 MPH. I hit another vehicle that pulled out in front of me. No air bags deployed.
We have very little mileage on our mercury villager sport van and the paint is chipping. Apparently, this should not be happening. It actually needs a complete paint job. We have never had a vehicle do this. It will rust if this is not taken care of. We only have app. 68,000 miles on a 2000 year car.
Sticky accelerator pedal on 2000 mercury villager. Sticks about half the time causing abrupt surge into traffic and dislodging of occupants.
Tl*- the contact stated that her 2000 mercury villager has acceleration problems. When at a complete stop or at a low speed, when she tried to accelerate, the vehicle will not accelerate as expected. The contact stated that she has to put the foot completely to the floor for the vehicle to accelerate. She has replaced the throttle body twice since she owned the vehicle. She stated that she had several close calls, almost resulting in several crashes. Also, the stabilizing link was causing problems with the steering. When she turned left or right there was a noise coming from the front end of the driver side wheel. If she hit a hole the vehicle made a loud clunky noise. The contact had the stabilizer bar repaired 2/1/07, and she has had three tires replaced. The contact stated that dealership said the stabilizer bar was the cause of the tires wearing out so quickly. There have been 6 occurences of this failure.
2000 mercury villager has common problem of gas pedal sticking and speedometer outage. Both of these are safety issues and need to be corrected.
Dt*: the contact stated the accelerator pedal stuck when depressed, and when it unstuck, the added pressure caused the van to lurch forward. There were no warnings prior to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the service dealer, who determined there was not enough lubricant on the accelerator parts. The problem persisted after visiting the service dealer. Updated 12/5/2006 - this has been a problem since the vehicle was purchased new.
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Questions about the 2000 Mercury Villager
Is the 2000 Mercury Villager reliable?
Owners have filed 71 complaints about the 2000 Mercury Villager, 3.5 times a typical Villager model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2000 Mercury Villager?
Acceleration and speed control, with 39 complaints, typically around 40,000 miles. Next is brakes (7).
How many recalls does the 2000 Mercury Villager have?
2 recalls, covering steering and seat belts.
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).
What gas mileage does the 2000 Mercury Villager get?
Official estimates for the 2000 Mercury Villager range from 18 mpg combined. The most efficient version (3.3L 6-cyl, FWD) gets 15 city and 22 highway.
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