Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 11778 | 08/01/1998 | 615278 | Some vehicles with analog instrument clusters may exhibit a concern of a fluctuating or jumping tachometer indicator needle. *tt | 01/10/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| 0015 | 01/10/2000 | 612203 | Information regarding the new transmission cooler flusher- service tip. *mjs | 06/06/2000 | |
| 9888 | 04/27/1998 | 601238 | Information on a new transmission fluid usage chart. *yc | 07/10/1998 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) | |||||
| 042107 | 12/13/2004 | 042414 | 10014086 | General (pcm) power train control module programming procedures. *tt | 04/28/2005 |
| 04217 | 11/01/2004 | 10013369 | General power train control module (pcm) programming procedures. *tt | 04/15/2005 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| 03148 | 07/21/2003 | 10003748 | New transmission cooler flusher - service tips. 2003 escort and super duty f series included. *tt | 10/29/2003 | |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - PARK/NEUTRAL START SWITCH | |||||
| 01181 | 09/17/2001 | 625715 | Brake shift interlock.*jb | 11/30/2001 | |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | |||||
| 14757 | 03/01/2001 | 619460 | Information on servicing the forward clutch. *tt | 05/31/2001 | |
| 13760 | 01/01/2000 | 612788 | Information regarding the servicing of the forward clutch, which has been replaced by three individual parts. *mjs | 06/12/2000 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - DRIVESHAFT | |||||
| 98161 | 08/17/1998 | 6090862 | Whining noise from transaxle on light acceleration, tip-in acceleration between 40-64 km/h (25-40 mph) | 03/31/2000 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 12/09/2010 | 115000 | ||
| 1998 villager-4 rapid acceleration situations-starting to brake the engine starts revving up to the point you cannot hold the car with the brake, only by shifting to neutral. sept.2005,10/2006, 8/2010 & 12/09/10. caused accident on 12/09 and totaled vehicle. fortunate no injuries but a very shook up driver trying to get it stopped. it dragged her across the intersection up onto a sidewalk and took her several feet down the sidewalk barely missing houses & trees. all the time she was pushing on the brake & the engine was racing & the tires were digging up the dirt dragging the vehicle. ran over a two foot stump & the van finally came to a stop. the driver was very shook and this all happened through no fault of hers. this problem was reported to nhtsa when the 9/2005 incident happened. there have been at least 4 or 5 other reports of the same problem with the 98 villager. the power trainsin the villager are built by nissan. very fortunate the driver was not injured or that no one was on the sidewalk at the time. something definitely needs to be checked about this problem before someone gets injured or killed. i have several pictures of this last incident if someone would be interested in seeingwhat happened. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 04/01/2004 | 40000 | 1 | |
| Sometimes when i go from a stop position or slow down and you want to accelerate, you put your foot down and get nothing, when tap harder on it, it will lurch forward, and whip back your passengers (children). it seems to occur when humidity is higher, regardless of season. *tr | |||
| 05/30/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: contact put the vehicle in park and exited the vehicle and it rolled backwards. the door pulled the contact under the vehicle, and both sets of tires ran her over. she sustained a broken pelvic bone, a broken hip, a broken femur, a broken knee, a broken ankle, and a broken back from l1-5. as a result, she spent the summer in a nursing home. the vehicle has not been to a mechanic for this problem.*ak | |||
| 99000 | |||
| The vehicle was in park when a small child mistakenly knocked gear shifter to reverse. the vehicle rolled backwards onto the grass which helped it come to a stop. *nlm | |||
| 09/17/2000 | 1 | 06/11/1998 | |
| Vehicle vibrates uncontrollably at speeds of 70mph and higher. dealer has not been able to determine the cause or correct the problem.*ak the cause for the vehicle's vibration was found to be transmission. the transmission fluid and screen was replaced. *yh | |||
| 08/26/1998 | 1 | 05/21/1998 | |
| Transmission mounts failed causing noise. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 07/10/2000 | |||
| Due to a defective transmission gear switch that malfunctioned, engine check light came on. speed reduced unexpectedly which may have caused a rear end crash. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||
| 08/01/2004 | 70000 | 2 | 01/11/2004 |
| I have owned a 1996 and 1998 mercury villager. both vehicles had a failure of the driver's side cv boot with the eventual failure of the trans axle cv joint. each time the transaxle had to be replaced.*ak | |||