1995 Mercury Villager defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1995 Mercury Villager. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA00014 · opened May 22, 2000 · closed Jan 4, 2001

  Periodic exposure to liquid gasoline may result in extraction of antidegradants from the subject fuel tank vent hose.hoses which have suffered loss of antidegradants can develop cracks in areas of high strain.fuel may spray or drip from cracked vent hoses following tank fill.starting at job#1 1998 my (california emissi…

• UNEXPECTED OPENING ON SLIDING DOOR
  Investigation SQ00008 · opened May 12, 2000 · closed Apr 1, 2002

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL TANK VENT HOSE LEAKAGE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99077 · opened Dec 28, 1999 · closed May 22, 2000

  There is no summary currently available

• FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE
  Engineering Analysis EA99015 · opened Jun 29, 1999 · closed Apr 18, 2001

  The engineering analysis closing report covers 1993-1998 mercury villager and nissan quest minivans.these two minivans share a common body platform and power train.based on the low number of reported incidents and the absence of a demonstrable failure trend, a safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this…

• FUEL RAIL HOSE FITTING LEAKAGE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99013 · opened Feb 9, 1999 · closed Jun 29, 1999

  Since september 1998, odi has received seven complaints of fuel odor or leakage in 1994 through 1995 mercury villager vehicles.four of the leaks have been traced to a short section of hose that connects the fuel supply tube to the rear of the fuel rail.informaiton contained in the reports indicate that the problem may …

• BATTERY EXPLOSIONS
  Engineering Analysis EA96005 · opened May 30, 1996 · closed May 29, 1997

  A safety-related defect trend has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.the closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that no safety-related defect exists.the agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the ci…