Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 01194 | 10/01/2001 | 627747 | This aritlce is to provide information on replacement of old style hood lamp switch to the rvised mechanical hood lamp switch. *tt | 02/22/2002 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||||
| BC3353972301 | 01/23/1997 | 51446 | Interface with the villager pcm/tcm on vehicles, use the obd ii dlc connector located just beneath the the steering column. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| BC1023397230 | 01/23/1997 | 51600 | When attempting to interface with villager pcm/tcm on 1996 & 1997 vehicles, use the obd ii dlc connector located just beneath the steering column. *jd | 06/27/1997 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - MODULE | |||||
| 12081 | 11/01/1998 | 613060 | Some vehicles may display diagnostic trouble code (dtc) 34, or po325 (mil dtc 0304) when testing the electronic engine control system, indicating a fault with the engine knock sensor circuit. *mjs | 06/16/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - STARTER ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 97111097234 | 11/10/1997 | 53660 | Vehicles exhibiting a squeaking or chirping from the blower motor at low blower motor speeds. *yc | 03/30/1998 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||||
| 99222 | 10/18/1999 | 6089681 | Subject on a wire harness terminal repair kit available for repairing electrical wiring harnesses. *tt | 02/11/2000 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||||
| BC5200961001 | 10/01/1996 | 50476 | Vehicles may experience unexplained mil light codes &/or irregular shifting (a4ld). the -12a581- (95-96) or -12b637- (97) wire loom is coming into contact w/ the center wiper access plate lwr ctr. *tt | 04/24/1997 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||||
| 4661 | 08/01/1998 | 615197 | Some vehicles with analog instrument clusters may exhibit a concern of a fluctuating or jumping tachometer indicator needle. *tt | 01/03/2001 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ||||||
| EA96005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY | 05/30/1996 | 05/29/1997 | BATTERY EXPLOSIONS | ||
| Original equipment battery may explode on engine start | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 08/03/2003 | 4 | 02/16/1998 | |
| When unlocking doors with the key, it will re-lock it self again upon opening the door, also if using the key pad for unlocking the doors it will lock it self when i pull the handle to enter the car, at one point while sitting in the car the doors locked all by themselves while the car was on. i also noticed that they | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 07/04/2000 | 1 | ||
| Was starting the vehicle when battery exploded without warning. had smelled fumes just prior to explosion. took vehicle to dealer and was informed it was normal for battery to explode like it did. had a new battery installed.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||
| 15 amp brake light fuse continously blowsout so when vehicle is driven. other drivers have no indication that vehcile is braking. dealer cannot identify the cause. please give any further details. *ak | |||
| 02/12/1998 | |||
| When driving the brakes don't come on and when turning on the headligh don't come on. consumer had brake lights fixed five times, and the right side works whenever it wants to. the dealer can't determine the problem. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION | |||
| 04/02/2001 | 2 | 10/01/1995 | |
| Twice engine quit--both times cause was same--rotor had screwed out. is this a persistent problem?ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION - SWITCH | |||
| 03/13/2007 | 129434 | 1 | 02/01/2003 |
| Tl*- the contact stated that while parking the 1995 mercury villager he attempted to shut the vehicle off but could not. the contact was able to take the keys out the ignition, but the vehicle continued to run without the key being in the ignition. in order turn off the power of the vehicle the contact had to disconnect the distributor wire. the failure and current mileage were both 129434.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/08/2005 | 153000 | 1 | 10/01/1997 |
| Dt: the contact stated on 9-8-05 had the cruise control on at approximately 62 mph and suddenly the car started coasting. it slowed down. he pulled over and stopped the car. he opened the hood, and there was a big fire on the distributor and ignition areas. all of the six wires melted. the contact had it towed to a workshop, and they said he should call the ford customer service. the contact called ford, and ford said someone would get in touch with him. the mechanic at the workshop told ford that it seemed to be an electrical fire due to the electrical system wiring malfunctioning. *ak the consumer contacted the manufacturer. they offered no assistance because there were no recalls under the vehicle's vin/. *nm | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 05/25/2004 | 123994 | 3 | 02/08/2004 |
| My 1995 mercury villager van that i purchased 02-08-2004 (used, as is) from ace auto sales in mobile al. caught on fire on a long bridge going over water to take my friend to work it shut down on us while we were going at least 65mph the van started smoking we pulled over jumped out and it exploded 3 times fire was shooting from up under the hood my friend struggled to my baby out of the van by that time it exploded again, they had to duck down because moter oil was shooting out they could have been killed, they could have fell over the bridge!!!! we had to call the fire departmen by the time they got there the fire was out my friend got burnt trying to put it out we had to because the fire had spread under the van because of the oil, the ground was on fire , i payed $1500 dwn and $200 a month for 2 1/2 months and i have no car the dealer doesn't care that we could have been killed and he doesn't care that im a single parent with 5 children ages 9 months to 14yrs and one is disabled they offerd no help they took my money thats not easy to come up with when you have kids and ran with it im a poor young woman trying to make it and because of the as is law i get shafted what am i suppose to do i cant even take my sick daughter to the doctor she had a stroke when she was 7yrs shes 10 now and shes has a trache and is in and out of a wheel chair she cant use her left side of her body. i seen on the internet that the mercury villarger had some recalls what im i going to do like i said im a struggling woman .trying to raise her kids how am i going to get them to school .*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 11/08/1995 | |||
| Power door locks failed; also electrical display functions module failure/ front end misalignment/engine noise/fuel pump noise/ leaf spring failure and replaced a/c fan motor. *ak | |||