Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1994 Mercury Villager

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
253
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
113
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

Overall
Not rated
Frontal
Not rated
Side
Not rated
Rollover
Not rated

Consumer complaints

253 filed
11
Crashes
6
Fires
5
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    41
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    17
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    14
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    14
  • Exterior LIGHTING:TAIL Lights
    11
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND Fittings
    10
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    10
  • EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR Conditioner
    10

Recalls

3 campaigns
00V419002·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY2001-01-02

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINIVANS. THE FUEL TANK VENT HOSE ALLOWS AIR TO VENT FROM THE FUEL TANK DURING REFUELING. CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE VENT HOSE. IF (1) THE FUEL TANK IS OVERFILLED, NOT ALLOWING EXCESS FUEL IN THE VENT HOSE TO FLOW BACK INTO THE TANK, (2) THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ONLY A SHORT DISTANCE AFTER REFUELING AND, (3) THERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SIGNIFICANT HEATING OF THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL IN THE TANK CAN EXPAND INTO THE VENT HOSE AND LEAK FUEL.

RiskFUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE VENT HOSE.

96V253003·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS1998-08-17

THE REAR LAMP SOCKET MAY NOT ILLUMINATE BECAUSE THE METAL CAN IN THE LAMP SOCKET MOVES OR SEPARATES FROM THE PLASTIC SOCKET HOUSING.

RiskTHIS 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.

FixDEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED REAR LAMP SOCKET AND WIRING ASSEMBLIES.

94V142000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD1994-08-01

THE WINDSHIELDS WERE MARKED WITH A "PROTOTYPE" DESIGNATION AND NOT MARKED AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS."

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: INCORRECT LABELING OF WINDSHIELD MAY CAUSE CONCERN OR CONFUSION ABOUT THE PROTOTYPE DESIGNATION.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WINDSHIELDS ON THE AFFECTED VANS.

NHTSA investigations

5 actions
EA00014·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES2000-05-22 → 2001-01-04

FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE

PE99077·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1999-12-28 → 2000-05-22

FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE

EA99015·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1999-06-29 → 2001-04-18

FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE

PE99013·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1999-02-09 → 1999-06-29

FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE

EA96005·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1996-05-30 → 1997-05-29

BATTERY EXPLOSIONS

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