1997 Mercury Villager defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1997 Mercury Villager. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA00014 · opened May 22, 2000 · closed Jan 4, 2001

  Periodic exposure to liquid gasoline may result in extraction of antidegradants from the subject fuel tank vent hose.hoses which have suffered loss of antidegradants can develop cracks in areas of high strain.fuel may spray or drip from cracked vent hoses following tank fill.starting at job#1 1998 my (california emissi…

• UNEXPECTED OPENING ON SLIDING DOOR
  Investigation SQ00008 · opened May 12, 2000 · closed Apr 1, 2002

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA99015 · opened Jun 29, 1999 · closed Apr 18, 2001

  The engineering analysis closing report covers 1993-1998 mercury villager and nissan quest minivans.these two minivans share a common body platform and power train.based on the low number of reported incidents and the absence of a demonstrable failure trend, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this…