Whenever rain or damp conditions occur, a constant squeal is present from all or some of the flywheels associated with the belt.
Mercury Villager grinding brakes problems
34 of the 1,723 owner complaints about the Mercury Villager describe grinding or squealing brakes, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 34
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Door locks 3Check engine light 3ABS 3Wipers 2Seat belt 2Fuel smell 2Transmission failure 1
What owners say
The accelerator kept sticking to the point that upon taking off the tires squealed. Consumer took the vehicle to dealer for service, and the dealer stated nothing was wrong. The consumer was afraid to drive the vehicle.
Driver's automatic seat belt failed to function as it was designed. Seat belt had to be manually placed in the release and retract position. The seat belt motor made a grinding noise when this occurred.
Very strong smelling gas fumes inside passenger compartment when heater is turned on. While driving the speed gauge will stop working and the check engine light will come on. Brakes make a grinding noise even after being replaced. Cv boot is leaking and cracked. Driver side auto-seat belt sometimes fails to go up and down. Rear windshield wiper gets stuck in up positions when tring to use it.
About 50% of the time the accelerator pedal sticks, as if there is something blocking it from being depressed. When it finally releases, the car shoots forward and the tires squeal.
Having problem with the back heater not working at all. Transmission has a slow shift and will shift hard when down shifting, sterring wheel get hard when temp. Are in the teen,s. Cluck noises when hitting light bumps. Brakes grind when brakes are cold. Radio will loose memory. Heater switch when one 1, makes a ticking noise. Sliding door gets hard to close. Gas tank, have to turn cap slowly so gas air will leak out. Check engine light appears then goes out.
Side sliding door sticks,sliding door window doesnt stay shut,locks will lock themselves ,back wiper malfunctions,grinding and squeaking from brakes,smell of fuel from passenger side and passenger p/w sticks sometimes
Vehicle experienced a problem with the brake calipers grinding together, which caused extended stopping distance. Ts
Creak/squeaking noise comes from all side doors of the van. Same noise came from back liftgate, but after several trips to the dealer was eventually fixed. The van has been in the shop approximately 6 times for the noise from the side doors. They have not been able to fix it yet.
Electronic seat belt which comes across the shoulder and chest has malfunctioned. It makes a grinding noise, and the belt does not come across the shoulder any more. Took to dealer. *ak consumer states dealer replaced the seat belt 3 times in one year, still it is not working.
Related recalls
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: master cylinder
- 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 Mercury Villager grinding brakes
Which Mercury Villager years have grinding or squealing brakes problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (14 complaints), 1994 (6 complaints) and 1999 (4 complaints).
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