Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 1999 Mercury Villager. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The consumer states that approximately a year ago the accelerator pedal began to stick in the up position. When he tried to go slow from the stop position it would not work, causing him to place more pressure on the pedal causing the vehicle to lurch. The consumer took the vehicle to the service dealer, and they suggested that he place a fuel injection cleaner in the air filter, which helped, but the problem recurred.
Transmission operated erratically. Had to try three or four times to put it into gear, but it did not work.
I reported to the dealer that the auto trans makes a "chirp" noise betwteen 2nd & 3rd gear. They initially denied a problem. I recently confronted the dealer with sb613610 and they claim that operation and durability are unaffected by this noise. Yet their own internal documents reveal that vehicles made after 5/19/00 will not have this problem. What did they do to correct the problem in newer vehicles? why are they unwilling to correct the problem in existing vehicles? your assistance in investigating this problem is greatly appreciated.