1999 mercury villager mini van problem headlights keep blowing out, cannot use high beams without hearing some crackling on highbeam switch when putting on high beams. I just replace the bulb and not use highbeams. Also gas pedal sticks most of the time when you excel especially when it is damp out, I step on the pedal and it jerks forward because it's stuck when I feel it is stuck when excelling from stop I usually step on the brake then the gas and let off the brake slowly. I have been lucky there hasn't been an accident yet.
Mercury Villager headlights problems
26 of the 1,723 owner complaints about the Mercury Villager describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 1999 model year.
- owner complaints
- 26
- worst model year
- 1999
- typical mileage
- 53,604
Is there a fix? There are 2 recalls for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
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What owners say
Headlights are severely clouded/weathered. This greatly reduces the available light when driving at night. Definitely a safety issue. Have not attempted any repairs yet.
Two years ago I had a vehicle warrenty. I went to the dealership and had them replace my driver side headlight. It would go on and off while driving. The dealership noticed the connections were melted and replaced it. Last year the passenger side has been acting up. I have to pop the hood and move the wire in order to get to to work for a minute. This is a safety issue now but mercury does not have a recall on it. I need to fix it but cannot afford dealer cost to do so. Will this ever be recalled?
Headlights suddenly went out while in use. This occurred because of a short in the electrical system wiring. The socket melted. This could cause a fire, per the dealership. *ak dealer replaced driver side headlight socket, wire harness and bulb.
Headlights fail frequently on my 1999 mercury villager. The dealer informs me that this is due to overheating of the socket which provides power to the headlight bulb. Both headlight sockets have failed multiple times on this vehicle, yet the dealer indicates that no tsb or recall has been issued to resolve this issue. I believe that this is a gross safety issue as there is the possibility that illumination could be lost during night driving. To my knowledge, this has not been addressed by nissan or mercury.
Our van also experienced melted headlight sockets failure due to a weak soldering from the wire to the socket. Unbelievable that this is not a recall. The dealer's parts department person told me when I ordered the replacement sockets that they sell lots of these sockets. We had intermittent lighting problem on one side, then the other, then total failure of bopth headlights. Please report your experience. This must become a recall. I wanted to file multiple other problems: the tires after complaining of wobbling in the steering wheel for 3 years, the dealer said they are offering replacement tires to owners who complain, but not to all owners, and that was not a recall, I did not keep the brand or model of the tires the dealer removed. With the new good year eagle tires the van drives fine. That should have been a recall. A third: the lights and LED's of the sound system go on and off intermittently.
Headlights do not turn on by switch. Vehicle was serviced, and the mechanic noticed that the headlight socket melted. Dealership replaced the socket lamps, but the problem recurred.
Consumer called complaining about having problems with rear headlamp socket on the tail light. Manufacturer was contacted, and stated that consumers vehicle VIN was not included on the recall, but consumer was having the same problem as the recall indicated.
The headlight lens covers degraded excessively and turned gray/opaque, which made it very difficult to see the road while traveling at night. *jb nissan and fords plastic headlight, fade and turn amber which restricted the light output and has to be changed every three months. The consumer requested glass to alleviate the problem.
The headlight lens fogged up and do not provide proper lighting at night.
Related recalls
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- What is wrong
- Vehicle description: minivans. The tail light socket may have been improperly molded, resulting in the locking tab having insufficient force to retain the bulb.
- Risk
- If the bulb falls out of the socket, the brake or tail lamp function cannot occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the tail lamp sockets.
Recall number 99V347001 · Recall details
Exterior lighting: tail lights
- What is wrong
- The rear lamp socket may not illuminate because the metal can in the lamp socket moves or separates from the plastic socket housing.
- Risk
- This can result in malfunction of the stop or rear running lamps. Center high mount stop lamp function is unaffected. Rear lamp malfunction can result in following drivers not being alerted to the subject vehicle's presence or intended actions, particularly in the case in which both lamps have malfunctioned.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install a revised rear lamp socket and wiring assemblies.
Recall number 96V253003 · Recall details
Questions about the Mercury Villager headlights
Which Mercury Villager years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1999 (10 complaints), 1994 (6 complaints) and 1993 (4 complaints).
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