1995 Mercury Villager fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THERE IS A VERY BAD FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VAN!

NHTSA complaint #10934385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED STRONG FUEL FUMES FROM OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE SMELL WAS AFFECTING THE CONTACT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 00V419002 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10683143 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. WHILE IDLING, THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT COMING FROM THE FRONT VENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 163,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED IN 2001, FOR THE SAME PROBLEM SHE EXPERIENCED, HOWEVER HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. UPDATED .

NHTSA complaint #10214287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. IN FEBRUARY OF 2001, THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. ON AUGUST 8, 2007, SHE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM HER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. THE LEAKING CONTINUED UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL WAS LOWER THAN THE FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 00V419002 (FUEL SYSTEM: GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY) DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,829 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,441.

NHTSA complaint #10199660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SMELL OF GASOLINE IS OFTEN PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V419002, REGARDING THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIR.

NHTSA complaint #10151510 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS AN ODOR OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE VENT HOSE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V419002, REGARDING THE TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA complaint #10151457 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. PROBLEM COMES AND GOES. MECHANICS DO NOT KNOW WHY. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY (3037611560) STATED THAT MY VEHICLE'S VIN NUMBER WASN'T AMONG THOSE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10143540 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

IN VERY HIGH TEMPERATURES, MY VAN STALLS AND EVENTUALLY SPLATTERS AND QUITS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THREE OCASSIONS WITH MY WIFE AND ONCE WITH ME AND BECAUSE IT STALLS, THE STEERING GETS REALLY HARD AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO RUN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AT A STOP LIGHT.

NHTSA complaint #10136868 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

DT: CALLER SAID THERE IS A RECALL ON HER YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL BUT NOT ON HER VEHICLE. THE RECALL #00V419002, FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. MANUFACTURER SAID HER VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CALLER HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT A YEAR. SHE SAID IT IS GETTING WORSE. CALLER WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT RECALL.*AK

NHTSA complaint #10128862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

SIDE SLIDING DOOR STICKS,SLIDING DOOR WINDOW DOESNT STAY SHUT,LOCKS WILL LOCK THEMSELVES ,BACK WIPER MALFUNCTIONS,GRINDING AND SQUEAKING FROM BRAKES,SMELL OF FUEL FROM PASSENGER SIDE AND PASSENGER P/W STICKS SOMETIMES

NHTSA complaint #10070535 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

I OWN A 1995 MERCURY VILLAGER. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A USED CAR DEALER. SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THREE YEARS AGO, I HAVE HAD A RECURRENT PROBLEM WITH SMELLING GAS FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VAN. I HAVE TAKEN THE VAN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, AND AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE STATION. NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE THE SOURCE OF THE GAS SMELL. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY CHILDREN. GAS FUMES ARE VOLATILE, AND IF THEY ARE STRONG ENOUGH FOR ME TO DETECT THE ODOR, THEN I FEEL THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, BUT NO ONE SEEMS ABLE TO DETECT THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY DIRECTLY, BUT I RECEIVED VERY LITTLE INFORMATION FROM THEM. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE READ WHERE OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAVE CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED FORD, THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD RECEIVED NO OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE SAFETY ISSUE OF DRIVING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint #10065936 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

FUEL ODOR INSIDE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO FUEL LINE LEAK ON FUEL INJECTOR RAIL SEVERE FIRE HAZARD BAD PLACEMENT OF RUBBER FUEL LINE.!!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10058446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

FUEL ODOR INSIDE PASSANGER COMPARTMENT DUE TO FUEL LINE LEAK ON FUEL INJECTOR RAIL SEVERE FIRE HAZARD BAD PLACEMENT OF RUBBER FUEL LINE.!!!!!

NHTSA complaint #10058446 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM

STRONG SMELL OF RAW FUEL IN PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH THE HEATER RUNNING IN COLD OR COOL WEATHER

NHTSA complaint #10016854 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, PARTICULARITY IN COLDER WEATHER, THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. UPON ENGINE INSPECTION, THERE IS A NOTICEABLE GASOLINE "WETNESS" UNDER THE FUEL INJECTOR. A NUMBER OF VISITS TO A LOCAL DEALER IN WHITE PLAINS PRODUCED "WE SMELL IT BUT CANNOT FIND IT" RESPONSE. NEW CLAMPS ON THE RUBBER HOUSE UNDER THE FUEL INJECTOR WHERE "WETNESS" WAS OBSERVED DID NOT PREVENT THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS PROGRESSIVE. CURRENTLY (ONE YEAR LATER), THE SMELL OF FUEL IS CONSTANT. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10014307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

GAS SMELL AND LEAK ON THE ENGINE NEOPRINE LINES CONNECTING TO FUEL INJECTION TRACK CLAMPS COMING LOOSE VERY DANGEROUS! DT

NHTSA complaint #770459 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL CHEMICAL FUMES INSIDE THE VEHICLE, DEALER NOTIFIED. PH

NHTSA complaint #8023948 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

GAS LINE LEAK VERY STRONG GAS SMELL IN CAR. TS

NHTSA complaint #767809 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CONSUMER STATES THAT EVERYTIME SHE TURNS ON THE HEATHER THEIR IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES FOR REPAIR BUT PROBLEM STILL PERSIST. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8018599 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

ON COLD MORNINGS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED UP, THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS, CONSUMER STATES IT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURED IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER RESEALED ALL INJECTORS AND REPAIRED LINES AT RAIL CONNECTION, THERE WAS AN INJECTOR LEAKING ALSO A LEAK AT THE FUEL LINE AND RAIL CONNECTION, HOWEVER ONE MONTH LATER THE ODOR HAS RETURNED.

NHTSA complaint #562572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A GAS SMELL PROBLEM PRIOR TO RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING REFUND OF THE REPAIR COST FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER STATES THE GAS SMELL STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #562635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

THERE IS A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS INSIDE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS GOTTEN SICK FROM SMELL BEFORE. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

NHTSA complaint #8008834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

HOSE REPLACED BUT STILL STRONG FUEL SMELL BUT INTERMITTENT. NO NEW LEAK FOUND.

NHTSA complaint #761254 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE RECALL WAS REPAIRED VAPOR FUMES CONTINUED TO ENTER INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT: KIMBALL FORD IN CEDARTOWN, GA 770-748-3673. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. NLM

NHTSA complaint #8006614 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHEN FIRST STARTING UP VEHICLE THERE IS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES. GAS SMELLS RAW.*AK

NHTSA complaint #8004872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

ON COLD MORNINGS, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING STARTED UP, THERE IS A RAW FUEL SMELL COMING THROUGH VENTS, CONSUMER STATES IT HAS SOMETIMES OCCURED IN WARM WEATHER, DEALER RESEALED ALL INJECTORS AND REPAIRED LINES AT RAIL CONNECTION, THERE WAS AN INJECTOR LEAKING ALSO A LEAK AT THE FUEL LINE AND RAIL CONNECTION, HOWEVER ONE MONTH LATER THE ODOR HAS RETURNED.

NHTSA complaint #562572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

WNEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED GASOLINE SPILLS FROM GAS TANK. CONSUMER SMELLED GASOLINE EARLY ON, AND NOTIFIED DEALERSHIP.

NHTSA complaint #899266 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A GAS SMELL PROBLEM PRIOR TO RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER WAS REQUESTING REFUND OF THE REPAIR COST FROM THE MANUFACTURER, CONSUMER STATES THE GAS SMELL STILL EXISTS.

NHTSA complaint #562635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY

WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE MAKES A VERY LOUD HUMMING NOISE, AND LETS OFF A STRONG GAS ODOR. ODOR CAUSED CONSUMER TO GET HEADACHES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #897187 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.