Consumer Complaint Detail

MERCURY / VILLAGER / 1997

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223125 Incident Date: Jul, 14 2003
Consumer's City: MILFORD Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: VILLAGER Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 4M2DV1115VD Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Accelerator pedal sticks when accelerating from a stop, then, when it is freed, the van accelerates rapidly causing the van to lurch forward. this is dangerous for two reasons. one, when maneuvering in tight parking like situations, the van will lurch forward unexpectedly, and two, when pulling out into traffic there is a hesitation that could cause and accident if the response time between pushing the accelerator pedal and the time the van actually starts moving.*ak