1999 Mercury Villager vehicle speed control problems
87 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Mercury Villager — 47% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“When stopped at light, upon accelerating when the light turns green, the accelerator is hard to press. It does not depress. You have to either press too hard or pump a few times for it to get going. This is very dangerous when you are taking a left turn on a solid green light without a green arrow…”
filed Feb 3, 2015
“Tried to slightly depress the accelerator to move up in traffic but accelerator was stuck and had to apply more force to depress accelerator causing vehicle to lunge forward nearly causing a collision with the vehicle in front of us. Rear passenger side seat belt will not extend to allow it to be…”
filed Aug 17, 2013
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Ford: certain 1999 and 2000 model year villager villagers are to have the throttle body cleaned. *pe
CSP-0-N-11 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 31, 2008
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other Villager years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 Villager | 39 | 55% |
| 1998 Villager | 14 | 17% |
| 1997 Villager | 9 | 7% |
| 1996 Villager | 9 | 5% |
| 1995 Villager | 10 | 3% |
| 1994 Villager | 7 | 3% |
| 1993 Villager | 6 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Mercury Villager
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.