Accelerator Pedal Problems of Mercury Villager - part 1

Purchased vehicle one week ago, since then whenever I am going from park to drive the vehicle accelerates on its own revving the engine at 5,000 rpms making it very hard to stop vehicle while applying the brakes. You have to shut vehicle off and then put it in park, then try it again. Sometimes it works and other times its worse!!! this vehicle is very unsafe and should be taken off the streets, or fixed properly by the manufacturer!!! I am very scared to drive this vehicle with my kids in it, for we might have an accident. This has happened everyday since we purchased this vehicle!!!!.

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2000 Mercury Villager has common problem of gas pedal sticking and speedometer outage. Both of these are safety issues and need to be corrected.

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1999 Mercury Villager- gas pedal sticks. Car also smells like rotten eggs after it has warmed up. Sometimes the smell goes away.

The vehicle automatic door locks automatically lock the doors this has happened innumerable occasions. This began shortly after purchase of the vehicle in 1998, and continues today. The doors ar not to lock if the keys are in the ignition, and they do. This has occurred while driving the vehicle, while it is parked, when entering, and exiting the vehicle. The interior doors do not override the locks, and in an emergency, one would be unable to exit the vehicle if they were to lock. Usually this occurs most often when the doors are being closed; and if the battery is unhooked, and reconnected, it may remedy the situation for several days. The rear automatic windows go out when you press the buttons to make them go in, and the rear wiper stays down as if the window is unlocked. That can be remedied by unlocking the window, and relatching it, it usually stays up for 2-3 days. When you attempt to retract the rear windows, they will not go in automatically. I have contacted putnam Lincoln Mercury in fort smith, arkansas, and I do not have the money to complete these repairs which could possibly cause injury or death if the doors locked someone in. In other news, the gas pedal is sticking also, this happens when you take off in the vehicle, and happens every time. This has also been reported to the dealership.

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The throttle sticks in the closed position, requiring an inordinate amount of force on the accelerator pedal to open the throttle. Once sufficient force is applied to overcome the resistance, the vehicle will lunge forward unexpectedly, and has the potential to cause damage or injury. This problem has supposedly been corrected by the dealer cleaning the throttle body assembly, at my expense. However, based on the reports from other complainants, the problem is likely to recur and be a continual hazard.

Almost every time I drive the van, the accelerator has at least once incident when it is non-responsive. I have to hit the accelerator with my foot hard to get the car to move. If the car does respond then we accelerate rapidly. Sometimes it takes more than one depression on the accelerator to get action. If a car is coming toward me I cannot rapidly avoid an accident. I cannot depend on the car to perform. This is a definite hazzard which needs to be addressed by the manufacturer. This is a 1999 Mercury Villager van.

The gas pedal sticks quite often. I cannot simply press on the pedal to go, but instead must use force to engage gas pedal.

While applying the accelerator pedal it would stay in an upward position, and would be hard to press down. Consumer noticed that this happened intermittently. But vehicle would move sometimes on its own. Consumer was able to apply the brakes to stop vehicle. Then, drove it to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem.

While stopping at a light and attempting to accelerate gas pedal stuck. As a result, vehicle surged forward and the tires spun out. This problem has occurred repeatedly since about 40k miles, currently at 82k miles, this would occur at least one in five times the accelerator pedal was depressed.

1. Gas pedal on 1999 Mercury Villager sticks or does not always respond when pressed. Unit has done so since bought new/repaired once by dealer but continues to do this off and on/you never no when it will or won't respond.

Gas pedal sticks on my 1999 Mercury Villager and is very unsafe. I transport my three children every day in this van. I thought I purchased a great family vehicle but it seems just like many of the other complaints on this site my pedal started to stick after just hitting the 30,000 mile mark. Coincidence??? I don't think so. . . . . Just had my van in for thousands of dollars of service and now this occurs and I am told it's going to cost me at least $800. 00 to repair the throttle on my 5 yr old van with only 34,000 miles on it. How is this possible???.

The accelerator of my Mercury Villager sticks. This problem occurred previously and the dealer first cleaned the throttle body and then in January 2003 replaced the throttle body at a cost of about $400. 00. Less than a year later the problem has occurred again. The accelator always sticks. I will now have to pay again to have a new throttle body installed. I noticed on this web site that this is a very common complaint for 1999 Mercury Villagers and it's twin the Nissan quest, along with 1999 Mercury mountaineers, & Mercury cougars. I can't understand why Ford isn't being required to do something about such a dangerous condition. I've had many near accidents.

Accelerator pedal consistently causes vehicle to lurch forward after you are able to depress pedal.

On my 1999 Mercury Villager minivan, the gas pedal sticks when trying to accelerate from a stop or after coasting. I have to step hard on the gas pedal to accelerate. This is unsafe because when the van moves it moves to fast, causing problems if there is a car in front of me.

The gas pedal sticks on car like there was something underneath, and happened many times. The only way to get it to work is to press down on the pedal really hard, which is unsafe.

Gas pedal sticks. Frequently after coming to complete stop at a light, when pushing down on gas pedal, pedal goes down, but nothing happens. Usually, pedal must be pumped several times before it engages. Had it cleaned out by dealer who said it was not covered under the extended warranty and cost over $200. 00. I refuse to pay to have it repaired/cleaned again. This is a safety concern and Ford motor company should replace the deffective parts. Some day I will get rear-ended.

Gas pedal sticks.

My 1999 Mercury Villager, had the throttle body replaced at 23,580 miles, and now, at 76,000 miles, it needs to be replaced again. Considerable foot force is needed to overcome a "stuck" accelerator pedal, so the vehicle jumps forward from a stopped condition. This is unsafe and annoying!.

Intermittent sticking gas pedal forcing driver to apply excessive force to gas pedal to un-stick. When pedal is forced to move, vehicle will rapidly accelerate. Most common occurrence is when vehicle has been stopped. Has happened while on the highway at high speeds. Talked to other Mercury Villager owners and have heard of the same problem. No one was able to re-create the problem while at dealership or with a technician.

Consumer states that while driving gas pedal sticks. Consumer has to physically "mash" pedal to unstick. Ts.

When the gas pedal was pressed, there was a delay in acceleration. The consumer had to pump the gas pedal to get the vehicle to move. When the gas pedal was pressed, there was a delay in acceleration. The consumer had to pump the gas pedal to get the vehicle to move.

Gas pedal was sticking would have to punch the pedal to release. Mr.

Consumer having problems accelerating.

When the gas pedal was pressed, there was a delay in acceleration. The consumer had to pump the gas pedal to get the vehicle to move. The vehicle needed a new door panel and an injector. Scc.

Intermittently the throttle will stick not allowing the vehicle to acccelerate when applying pressure. More than normal pressure has to to be applied, which makes vehicle accelerate with more speed than intended. Manufacturer was notified. Please provide more information.

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After vehicle had been warmed up accelertor pedal would stick intermittently. Vehicle been to the dealer on two occasions, and they were unable to duplicate the problem. Feel free to provide any further infromation.

Accelerator pedal intermittently sticks from a stop position or when coasting at a low speed. Dealer was not notified at this time. Dealer repaired parts under warranty.

Gas pedal sticks on 2000 Mercury Villager. Had vehicle since 2000. Problem started in 2002 and got worse. We dealt with it but since my wife was diagnosed with ms in 2003, she found it hard to deal with. I deal with it, but find it very annoying. The problem is just as others describe where mostly when starting from a stop, the pedal sticks and requires a lot of pressure to release it cause hard starts and breaking traction. It sometimes occurs while driving. Problems occurs about 50% of the time.

Accelerator pedal becomes real hard, and consumer has to put alot of force to push pedal in. This problem occurs whenever consumer is driving. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.

Consumer states that when attempting to accelerate from a stop, the gas pedal must be punched due to the gas pedal sticking.

The vehicle's throttle plate became stuck, which caused the vehicle to jump forward without warning. Please provide additional information. 2000 Mercury Villager has had throttle failure three times. Throttle plate becomes stuck while driving causing vehicle to lurch forward without warning. Failures occurred at 31,861, 48,831 and 65,718 miles.

A few weeks later, after purchasing my car. I took it to the dealership complaining about my accelarator pedal getting stuck. Their response, was they could not find a problem. This will be the 4 year with this problem.

While traveling noticed gas pedal to floor board stuck,consumer depressed it with force to release gas pedal. Dealer stated problem was with the throttle body, that it needed cleaned and lubricated.

Gas pedal sticks on many Villagers and is very unsage. Dealer said that it is common and costs $700 to repair throttle body--this sounds like a manufacturers defect.

Gas pedal gets stuck whenever consumer is trying to acclerate. Has not contacted dealer.