NHTSA — Power Train: Automatic Transmission Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
27,800 miles

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1998 Mercury Villager transmission problems

transmission problem

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1998 Mercury Villager Owner Comments

problem #5

Apr 012004

Villager 6-cyl

  • 40,000 miles

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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.

- Graytown, OH, USA

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problem #4

May 302005

Villager 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
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.

- Norwell, MA, USA

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problem #3

Oct 032003

(reported on)

Villager

  • 99,000 miles
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.

- Watnut Ridge, AZ, USA

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problem #2

Sep 172000

Villager

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Vehicle vibrates uncontrollably at speeds of 70mph and higher. Dealer has not been able to determine the cause or correct the problem. The cause for the vehicle's vibration was found to be transmission. The transmission fluid and screen was replaced.

- Orlando, FL, USA

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problem #1

Aug 261998

Villager

  • miles
Transmission mounts failed causing noise.

- Roodhouse, IL, USA

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