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Year · Make · Model

1997 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
125
NHTSA complaints
3
Defect investigations
128
Service bulletins

NCAP safety

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

Consumer complaints

125 filed
5
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries reported
1
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
    18
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
    17
  • Fuel SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK Assembly
    12
  • Fuel SYSTEM, Gasoline
    6
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    5
  • Vehicle Speed CONTROL:ACCELERATOR Pedal
    5
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
    4
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL Pipe
    4

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.

97V184001·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY1997-10-29

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES SUPPLIED BY GNB TECHNOLOGIES. THESE BATTERIES HAVE A DEFECTIVE NEGATIVE POST THAT CAN CAUSE ACID LEAKAGE AND RELATED CORROSION DAMAGE.

RiskTHIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE BATTERY WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE OR BATTERY EXPLOSION.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE BATTERIES. UNTIL A NEW BATTERY IS OBTAINED, OWNERS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO "JUMP START" THESE BATTERIES.

96V203000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING1996-10-17

THE FOUR RUBBER FUEL LINE CONNECTOR HOSES THAT ARE SUPPLIED TO FORD WITH THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED. THESE HOSES CAN DEVELOP CRACKS OR SPLITS RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKAGE.

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

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY FOR THE SUSPECT DATE CODES AND REPLACE THE FOUR RUBBER FUEL CONNECTOR HOSES IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

3 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

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