Mercury Villager owners have reported 36 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 14 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (12 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (6 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Contact put the vehicle in park and exited the vehicle and it rolled backwards. The door pulled the contact under the vehicle, and both sets of tires ran her over. She sustained a broken pelvic bone, a broken hip, a broken femur, a broken knee, a broken ankle, and a broken back from l1-5. Read details...
1998 Villager-4 rapid acceleration situations-starting to brake the engine starts revving up to the point you cannot hold the car with the brake, only by shifting to neutral. Sept. 2005,10/2006, 8/2010 & 12/09/10. Caused accident on 12/09 and totaled vehicle. Read details...
Vehicle is able to shift gears even though key has been removed. Read details...
Transmission began slipping shen shifting between second and third gear after throttle body was replaced by selling dealer. Took vehicle to another dealer who placed and additive in the transmission. This did not solve the problem and the transmission started slipping between third and fourth. Read details...
Vehicle was being drive when automatic transmission failed and reverted back to first gear. After stopping, turning off engine, and restarting, vehicle would not come out of first gear when being driven. Read details...