Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Mercury Villager

I have a 1999 Mercury Villager, periodically the gas pedal will be very hard to push. It actually got stuck accelerating once. I have researched this online and have found many many complaints about this situation. I have found that Mercury has recalled the mountaineer (campaign # 00v422000) for this "exact" issue but has taken no action with the Villager. I have replaced the whole throttle body once, soon after I purchased the van, but after the warranty had expired. As I recall it was at a $600 expense to me. I would like to know what is being done about this issue. Thank you.

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Driver reports he must have had his foot on the brake and accelerator at the same time (semi-panic brake application). Police report states "tire marks" on the (dry) pavement. One does not produce "tire marks" on dry pavement (no turning involved) without brake application. Driver had episode of microsleep: when alerted by the event taking place, he could not get the vehicle stopped in time to prevent hitting and fatally injuring a pedestrian. Upon examination of accident vehicle, inspector discovered unusual arched accelerator pedal design wherein the brake pedal was located only 1 5/8 inch from the arched accelerator pedal allowing brake application and acceleration concurrently if certain conditions prevail. Examination demonstrated that when the brake pedal was depressed, the pedal went substantially below the accelerator pedal. Furthermore, with the 4 5/8 inch wide boot the driver (and inspector) wore, it was easy to accidentally catch the edge of the accelerator pedal, consequently enabling the user to accidentally depress the accelerator and brake pedal (under certain conditions) at the same time.

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The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Villager. While the contact was pulling into a parking space the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning causing the contact to crash into a pole. The contact previously noticed that the vehicle would surge forward whenever it came to a stop. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. There were no prior warnings. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 140,000.

The 1999 through 2000 Mercury Villager vans have a defective throttle body assembly. My gas petal started sticking on my Villager van late last year. I finally had the throttle body assembly cleaned and throttle control sensor replaced in January, after several failed attempts by the Mercury dealership to rectify this problem. I had another mechanic replace the failed throttle body control sensor (in may)after only 4 months (part was guaranteed for 12 months) and the throttle body was ok for a short period of time and now it's sticking and the gas petal is hard to depress. It is a major accident hazard because you need to know that you can pull out safely from an intersection or accelerate when entering a ramp on the interstate. With this problem you have to press the gas petal harder than normal and then you feel like you are getting whiplash because the petal will unstick and you shoot forward. Our car had a check engine light that came on and it was also associated with this problem. From the contents of this article, I believe that Mercury and Nissan are completely aware this danger. . Read more...

1998 Mercury Villager purchased used in 2003. Idle throttle body failed in 2006, Mercury dealer took two weeks to find the part and replaced at my expense. Idle throttle body failed again in early 2007. Dealer took two weeks again to find part and did not charge me but I had to rent a car at my expense. Today 9/30/07 the same symptom of the car accelerating to 1500 rpm intermittently while sitting stopped at a light has begun again instead of constant 800 rpm when this part is working correctly. I will have to wait on the dealer to find a part and repair it again at my inconvenience and expense. Have other owners of this vehicle engine experienced the same repeated safety and waste of fuel issue?.

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Sticky accelerator pedal on 2000 Mercury Villager. Sticks about half the time causing abrupt surge into traffic and dislodging of occupants.

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Gas pedal on Mercury Villager does not always respond and when it does it does so rapidly/has been fixed twice by dealer/dealer states that it is a design flaw and without replacement of carb there is no cure.

Ltr fm salette silvana selvaggi(NY) involved in accident traveling I-95 in connecticut in vehicle a 1999 Mercury village experienced loss of stopping power and control question if vehicle is defective reply to the rockland district ofc west nyack, NY. While trying to brake there was a total loss of stopping power and loss of control resulting in a crash in the passenger side. Luckily there were no injuries but the consumer believes a vehicle malfunction caused the problem. The insurance company came to the conclusion that he consumer was 100% at fault.

Truck was parked and without prior warning truck suddenly jumped out of gear, accelerating down a hill.

- the contact stated that her 2000 Mercury Villager has acceleration problems. When at a complete stop or at a low speed, when she tried to accelerate, the vehicle will not accelerate as expected. The contact stated that she has to put the foot completely to the floor for the vehicle to accelerate. She has replaced the throttle body twice since she owned the vehicle. She stated that she had several close calls, almost resulting in several crashes. Also, the stabilizing link was causing problems with the steering. When she turned left or right there was a noise coming from the front end of the driver side wheel. If she hit a hole the vehicle made a loud clunky noise. The contact had the stabilizer bar repaired 2/1/07, and she has had three tires replaced. The contact stated that dealership said the stabilizer bar was the cause of the tires wearing out so quickly. There have been 6 occurences of this failure.

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. It was later determined that the throttle was dirty. A faulty resistor caused the blower to only work on high. The left front door panel fell off.

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. Dealer cleaned dirty throttle body. Blower only worked on high. Failed resistor replaced. Left front door panel was peeling and had to be replaced.

Vehicle lurches forward unexpectedly. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that carbon has build up in throttle body.

Accelerator pedal intermittently sticks until a large force is applied. This caused delayed and lurching starts. Problem fixed by replacing the throttle body. Ford and dealership refused to pay for repair. Mr.

The throttle body unit was replaced due to constant sticking of the accelerator which made acceleration ruff and jerky. After replacing the accelerator the vehicle experienced high idle which caused the vehicle to surge.

Consumer states that when pressing the brake pedal to stop, and then proceed to press the gas pedal, the vehicle will delay in taking off then vehicle will suddenly take off. Please provide any information.

No summary. Dt.

Engine ran away in full high speed. Consumer pulled over to shut engine off, and it restarted with no problem. Vehicle was taken to dealer, but problem couldn't be duplicated. On may 26, 2001 , vehicle was in reverse and engine went up to 5500 rpms.

While vehicle is in gear and stops with brake applied it will surge forward suddenly, and engine will runaway. Dealership has examined vehicle and informed consumer that carbon build up on accelerator. This will be a reoccurring problem.

Vehicle does not respond to the reverse mode until heavy acceleration is applied resulting in hazardous condition. Yh.

Vehicle was in an accident on 20-Jul-99. Upon impact, air bags deployed, but vehicle continued to accelerate in the intersection. Consumer wanted to know if airbags deployed should vehicle have stopped.

Consumer was sitting in vehicle when she put vehicle in drive with foot on brakes, and suddenly vehicle was moving full throttle ahead. Vehicle crashed into the garage, exiting the garage on the other side, then went through a 4 1/2 ft. Drop to the lower yard and then 25 feet before stopping. Vehicle is at jeffery Buick, Nissan, in roseville---810-285-3166 (jef), claim # 7570.

Pulled into parking space; had foot on brakes; ready to shift into park; suddenly vehicle accelerated & went across the street; dealer can not check until Thursday.

When driving at highway speed and upon depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle coutinues to move forward, resulting in extended stopping distance and brake fading away. Also rpms continued to go up and vehicle did not stop.

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Throttle clean by dealer at my expense - solved issue for now - dangerous design.

Vehicle is experiencing problems with the gas pedal freezing, this causes the vehicle to weave and makes it difficult to control.

When consumer stopped at a red light vehicle raced, making it hard for the driver to control the vehicle once it started moving. Driver's foot was on the brake when vehicle suddenly moved forward, rear ending the vehicle and caused front-end damage in the consumer's vehicle. This is the second occurrence of the vehicle suddenly moving forward since purchase on March 2003. Consumer thinks that it may be a possible computer sensor problem. Also, dealer refused to examine vehicle.

On two occasions, while my wife was driving, the engine began to race with no warning, nearly causing an accident. In one case, a pedestrian was in front of the vehicle and would have been severly injured if my wife was unable to keep the car under control. In both cases, the event occurred while she was manuvering in tight confines in a parking lot. The engine began to race and the power steering refuses to respond. She had all she could do with all her strength to keep the car under control by extreme pressure on the brakes. The first incident was reported to condit Ford. The second just happened today and will be reported to condit Ford tomorrow. There was no injury to anyone or damage to any property in these incidents but we do not want to wait until there is damage or injury, to report the problem. My wife successfully put the vehicle into "park" in both cases, after which the engine returned to a normal idle. The incidents happened about two months apart. The first in January, the second just today.

When air conditioner is turned on while stationary or moving there is an explosion which causes the car to jolt forward momentarily. Although this lasts only a couple of seconds the loud concussion and jolt can cause momentary loss of control and raises the risk of injury. T.