Seven problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1996 Mercury Villager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Recall was done but the same problem occurred. No safety defec tlisted.
Gasoline leaks rapidly from underneath the van every time the tank is filled.
The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer to have recall 00v-419 performed, but the dealer did not have the parts available for repair and was put on a waiting list, the consumer was told that the vehcile was still safe to operate until the parts came in, but prior to the parts coming in the vehicle caught on fire while parked (franklin insurance company). Nlm.
The consumer is having problems getting recall work 00v-419 for the fuel injection system performed due to dealer problems and lack of parts. Nlm.
In warm weather, my car vents a terrible amount of gas fumes into the interior of the vehicle (particularly when a/c is on). This is a terrible problem and the dealer cannot fix it. In my opinion it is very dangerous, especially here at high altitudes in denver when tremendous pressure builds up in the gas tank which appears to be causing this problem. This is second vehicle of this type that I have had with this problem. I also had a 1995 Nissan quest (the same car - Nissan version) which did this. It got so bad that the dealer kept putting me in a rental car until they could fix it (which they never did). Nissan ended up buying the car back. I thought that I just had a "lemon" (an isolated incident) and bought the Villager because the sliding seat system in the car is necessary for me (it is the only car that has one, namely, rear seats that are on tracks/rails). Anyway, I was surprised and angry to find out that the Villager does the same thing and the dealer was never able to fix it. This is a serious and dangerous problem. If you want to hear more about it, feel free to contact me.
Consumer states there is a strong gas smell inside vehicle, vehicle was recalled and supposedly repaired in March 2001 for a gas tank problem, consumer believes that current problem may be related to the recall problem.
Consumer states there is a strong gas smell inside vehicle, vehicle was recalled and supposedly repaired in March 2001 for a gas tank problem, consumer believes that current problem may be related to the recall problem.