1995 Mercury Villager Fuel System Problems

Which parts fail

• Storage › Tank assembly
  25
• Delivery
  13
• Delivery › Fuel pump
  5
• Storage › Tank assembly › Filler pipe and cap
  5
• Delivery › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
  5
• Fuel injection system
  3

Components named in complaints (fuel pump, injectors, fuel tank, hybrid and EV propulsion).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  00%
• 25k–50k
  18%
• 50k–75k
  18%
• 75k–100k
  325%
• 100k–150k
  433%
• 150k+
  325%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 1995 Mercury Villager owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

The van started to sputter and the engine cut out while driving on the highway at 60 MPH. I managed to coast to the side of the highway and notice smoke entering the passenger compartment. The smoke didn't smell like steam from overheating but a thick black smoke. I moved a safe distance from the van and contacted the police and fire department. The engine compartment burst into flames by the time the fire department arrived. The van was a total loss and the estimated damage was $13000. The insurance company wrote off the vehicle and only paid $9000. I suspect the problem of fuel vapours (appears to be common in the Mercury Villager) in the engine compartment were ignited by a spark from the plug wires from rain entering the engine compartment at highway speed. The dealer had replaced the fuel filler gasket under a recall a month earlier.

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.

Tl 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.

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.

Tl 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. 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 .

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.

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.

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.

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.

This problem of raw fuel smell occurs mainly in the winter months but has occured in the summer on occasion. The van has been to the dealer approx. 10 times for this problem. This condition has caused me to leave the vehicle outside garage when it occurs for fear of the fuel vapors and hot water heater and furnace. Mercury cannot find out what the problem is. They have fixed several items thinking it was fixed, but to no avail. My wife has been driving twice in a snow storm when the condition occured. She had to roll down the windows to get fresh air, if she would have been stranded on the road, no telling what she would have done. Mercury has been advised of the problem and has put our vehicle under extended warranties to cover the problem when it occurs. Also, they have offered us a $1000.00 voucher for the purchase of another Mercury vehicle. …

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