Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1996 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.

2
Open recalls
188
NHTSA complaints
4
Defect investigations
137
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

188 filed
11
Crashes
7
Fires
6
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    27
  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    22
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    19
  • AIR Bags
    9
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL Pump
    9
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    7
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE
    7
  • Unknown OR Other
    7

Recalls

2 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.

98V012001·VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS1998-03-23

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. THESE VEHICLES WERE PRODUCED WITH POWER WINDOWS THAT CAN BE CLOSED AFTER THE IGNITION KEY IS TURNED TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND THE RIGHT FRONT (PASSENGER) DOOR IS OPENED. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW SYSTEMS."

RiskTHERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR UNSUPERVISED CHILDREN TO OPERATE THE POWER WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO THE CHILD.

FixOWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH A LABEL REMINDING OWNERS NOT TO LEAVE CHILDREN UNATTENDED BECAUSE THE POWER WINDOWS CAN OPERATE FOR 15 MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE IGNITION HAS BEEN TURNED OFF UNLESS THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPENED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBING HOW AND WHERE THIS LABEL IS TO BE INSTALLED. IF AN OWNER PREFERS, THEIR DEALER CAN INSTALL THIS LABEL FOR THEM.

NHTSA investigations

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

FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE

SQ00008·STRUCTURE2000-05-12 → 2002-04-01

UNEXPECTED OPENING ON SLIDING DOOR

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

FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE

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

BATTERY EXPLOSIONS

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