14 of the 253 complaints about the 1996 Mercury Villager are about the airbag system — 6% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 160,917 miles.
14
Complaints
2
Crashes
1
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
AIR BAGS
WHILE TURNING FROM STREET INTO A SHORT STEEP DRIVEWAY APPROACH, FRONT LOWER BUMPER FACIA DRUG VERY SLIGHTLY ON THE STEEP APPROACH RAMP SETTING OFF THE AIRBAGS, WHICH BROKE THE WINDSHIELD, CRACKED THE DASH, SNAPPED ALL FOUR BACK SIDE WINDOW LATCHES, AND CAUSED BACK NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES TO THE DRIVER.
NHTSA complaint #10445687 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED INADVERTENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAGS CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA complaint #10046712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY 1996 MERCURY VILLAGER FLASHES FROM THE TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL BE RELEASED AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHILE I AM DRIVING. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10023392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ACCIDENT. DEALER CONTACTED. PLEASE ADD VIN.
NHTSA complaint #8008475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG SYSTEM MONITOR IS INOPERATIVE, THE DEALER STATES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM BECOMES INOPERATIVE WHEN THE LIGHT IS FLASHING OR WHEN IT IS BEING RECALIBRATED.
NHTSA complaint #785490 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT IS FLASHING. NOT A RESULT OF ANY TYPE OF COLLISION. DEALER SAID THIS IS NOT A COVERED PART. IF THIS PART IS INTEGRAL TO THE SAFETY SYSTEM, IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #748611 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #560845 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHING.DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS AIR BAG MONITOR OR WIRING ISSUE.WAS TOLD BY SERVICE PERSON"DON'T WORRY I DON'T BELIEVE IN AIR BAGS".VEHICLE IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD.THIS SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY.
NHTSA complaint #736369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 45MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #873049 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND AIRBAG MONITOR WAS REPLACED. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT IT WAS A GOOD THING THEY BOUGHT IT IN WHEN THEY DID BECAUSE THERE WAS A POTENTIAL DANGER. *AK
NHTSA complaint #863704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK ON THEIR OWN. CANNOT GET IN OR OUT UNLESS KEY IS USED. ALSO WOULD BEEP & HONK ON ITS OWN. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON. HAD TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC CAN NOT REPAIR PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #846751 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG.
NHTSA complaint #539090 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS
FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAGS, NO IMPACT OR CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #532470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING BUMPED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED UNNECESSARILY.
NHTSA complaint #985994 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.