When stopped at light, upon accelerating when the light turns green, the accelerator is hard to press. It does not depress. You have to either press too hard or pump a few times for it to get going. This is very dangerous when you are taking a left turn on a solid green light without a green arrow. You may stall and then lunge forward into an oncoming car

- Clarendon Hills, IL, USA

Tried to slightly depress the accelerator to move up in traffic but accelerator was stuck and had to apply more force to depress accelerator causing vehicle to lunge forward nearly causing a collision with the vehicle in front of us. Rear passenger side seat belt will not extend to allow it to be put on.

- Youngstown, OH, USA

The contact owns a 1999 Mercury Villager. While the contact was pulling into a parking space the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning causing the contact to crash into a pole. The contact previously noticed that the vehicle would surge forward whenever it came to a stop. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. There were no prior warnings. The VIN was not available. The current and failure mileages were 140,000.

- Crossville, TN, USA

I have a 1999 Mercury Villager, periodically the gas pedal will be very hard to push. It actually got stuck accelerating once. I have researched this online and have found many many complaints about this situation. I have found that Mercury has recalled the Mountaineer (campaign # 00V422000) for this "exact" issue but has taken no action with the Villager. I have replaced the whole throttle body once, soon after I purchased the van, but after the warranty had expired. As I recall it was at a $600 expense to me. I would like to know what is being done about this issue. Thank you.

- Middletown, NJ, USA

The 1999 through 2000 Mercury Villager vans have a defective throttle body assembly. My gas petal started sticking on my Villager van late last year. I finally had the throttle body assembly cleaned and throttle control sensor replaced in January, after several failed attempts by the Mercury dealership to rectify this problem. I had another mechanic replace the failed throttle body control sensor (in may)after only 4 months (part was guaranteed for 12 months) and the throttle body was ok for a short period of time and now it's sticking and the gas petal is hard to depress. It is a major accident hazard because you need to know that you can pull out safely from an intersection or accelerate when entering a ramp on the interstate. With this problem you have to press the gas petal harder than normal and then you feel like you are getting whiplash because the petal will unstick and you shoot forward. Our car had a check engine light that came on and it was also associated with this problem. From the contents of this article, I believe that Mercury and Nissan are completely aware this danger. www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/08/20/biz_villagersuit20.html please investigate this issue and force Mercury & Nissan to recall all of these vehicles and agree to replace the throttle body assembly free of charge. When you have taken care of your vehicle maintenance wise and the manufacturer knows there is a safety problem and does nothing, then they should bear the brunt of their faulty design and be liable for any injuries or deaths associated with this issue. More links below www.allworldauto.com/comments/mercury_villager_comments_and_complaints_101-573-1.html.

- High Point, NC, USA

1999 Mercury Villager estate mini-van. Purchased new in 1999. Owned briefly when gas pedal stuck, but if kicked down on released. Of course, the vehicle would jump forward from the hard kick on the accelerator. The problem was corrected by replacing the throttle body...only for a short time though. When it happened again after the manufacturer's warranty period a quick 20 minute cleaning of the inside of the throttle body fixed the problem...again for a while. This sticking or the throttle most often causes a delay in the forward motion of the vehicle; however, it has also occurred when I was trying to stop and in order not to run into another stopped vehicle the ignition had to be turned off or placed in neutral. I thought of reporting this when I saw on a Mercury blog page that many others have experienced this same problem.

- Danville, KY, USA

Gas pedal getting stuck. Almost hitting a pedestrian. Took it to dealer. Dealer mechanic cleans the throttle body it works for few days but the problem keeps recurring.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

1999 Mercury Villager problems with accelerator sticking. ** answer required***. the dealer determined that carbon build up on the throttle body caused the accelerator to stick.

- St Louis, MO, USA

The accelerator pedal sticks when at a stop sign / traffic light or coasting in traffic. I must push very hard on the pedal for the accelerator to move. This happens several times a day. I feel this is a safety issue. I feel like I could possibly rear end another vehicle or possibly be rear ended myself. This problem makes the vehicle hard to drive.

- Morrow, OH, USA

Gas pedal on Mercury Villager does not always respond and when it does it does so rapidly/has been fixed twice by dealer/dealer states that it is a design flaw and without replacement of carb there is no cure.

- Circleville, OH, USA

Ltr fm salette silvana selvaggi(NY) involved in accident traveling I-95 in Connecticut in vehicle a 1999 Mercury village experienced loss of stopping power and control question if vehicle is defective reply to the rockland district ofc West nyack, NY. While trying to brake there was a total loss of stopping power and loss of control resulting in a crash in the passenger side. Luckily there were no injuries but the consumer believes a vehicle malfunction caused the problem. The insurance company came to the conclusion that he consumer was 100% at fault.

- Spring Valley, NY, USA

When consumer stopped at a red light vehicle raced, making it hard for the driver to control the vehicle once it started moving. Driver's foot was on the brake when vehicle suddenly moved forward, rear ending the vehicle and caused front-end damage in the consumer's vehicle. This is the second occurrence of the vehicle suddenly moving forward since purchase on March 2003. Consumer thinks that it may be a possible computer sensor problem. Also, dealer refused to examine vehicle.

- Orem, UT, USA

While driving and without warning the accelerator pedal became stuck and it became hard for the consumer to control the vehicle. After the vehicle was driven for over an hour, the pedal had become stuck in which extra strength was applied and caused the vehicle to leap forward, then the pedal moved.

- Chesterfield, MO, USA

While driving at any speed and no warning the vehicles accelerator pedal stuck and it became difficult to get the vehicle to decelerate.

- Williamsport, MD, USA

When the gas pedal was pressed, there was a delay in acceleration. The consumer had to pump the gas pedal to get the vehicle to move. Dealer cleaned dirty throttle body. Blower only worked on high. Failed resistor replaced. Left front door panel was peeling and had to be replaced.

- Erie, PA, USA

When the gas pedal was pressed, there was a delay in acceleration. The consumer had to pump the gas pedal to get the vehicle to move. It was later determined that the throttle was dirty. A faulty resistor caused the blower to only work on high. The left front door panel fell off.

- Erie, PA, USA

No summary.

- Canton, MI, USA

Accelerator pedal intermittently sticks until a large force is applied. This caused delayed and lurching starts. Problem fixed by replacing the throttle body. Ford and dealership refused to pay for repair.

- Novi, MI, USA

Vehicle lurches forward unexpectedly. Took vehicle to dealer, and they stated that carbon has build up in throttle body.

- Edwardsburg, MI, USA

Throttle clean by dealer at my expense - solved issue for now - dangerous design.

- Alpharetta, GA, USA