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will never buy another mercury
rla32409, 10/08/2009
1997 Mercury Villager GS 3dr Minivan
2 of 4 people found this review helpful
i bought a 97 mercury villager september 25 wth 120k had it for less than 20 days an within those 20 days i needed a new egr valve catalyt converter and my motor blew on me. was lied to about the van by previous owner and dealer where bought very dissapointed in the van it was my first car an my motor blew on the highway while i was driving with my 11 week old son in his caseat in the back
97 original owner 114k
rdrector, 09/07/2003
1997 Mercury Villager GS 3dr Minivan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Original owner and I am extremely impressed with this vehicle. We have 114k now and have only had to replace an air-bag module this year. Everything else has been normal wear. No leaks, doesn't loose oil between changes, a/c never recharged, and engine seems to run as it did when new. Smooth and quite. I'm keeping it till it dies, can't part with something running this good.
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2 of 2 listings
- GS Passenger MinivanMSRP: $3,995658 mi away
- LS Passenger MinivanMSRP: $2,9502,185 mi away
very reliable, very satisfied
paulh, 07/10/2003
1997 Mercury Villager GS 3dr Minivan
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
bought new, now has over 100k in less than 6 years with no problems. engine and transmission have had zero problems. still have original exhaust system, even with the buffalo,ny winters. power locks and rear wiper have not worked sporadically, but otherwise everything else still works like new. has been a very dependable car.
Pathetic isn't harsh enough...
sprog, 02/11/2011
1997 Mercury Villager GS 3dr Cargo Minivan
1 of 4 people found this review helpful
Even POS is too mild. Got it in late 2003 with about 80k on it. Did fairly well up until it hit about 150k on it, and it has had issues almost weekly up until now for the last year. CV joints (multiple), quits when hot in summer and running A/C. We replaced almost ever sensor in it - some more than once. Motor mounts keep breaking. Check engine light stayed on so much that IT blew out. Major cooling problems. I'll be GIVING it away for scrap this week, as I'm not dishonest enough to launch this crap vehicle on even my very worst enemy. Most of the front end needs replacing now. Had I taken this thing to the dealer, it would have probably run me about $5-6k in repairs over last year
Built on an
NotHappy, 10/17/2002
1997 Mercury Villager Nautica 3dr Minivan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful
I don't like paying dealer $75 just to find out why the engine light is on (happens about every 6 months). The electrical is a nightmare. Rear wiper quit working at 30k miles, the locks open and close spontaneously whether the engine is running or not. We have been trapped in the car for a few minutes while the locks were flipping back and forth on their own. My kids have gotten locked in after I put them in their seats and I walked around the car to get in. The ford dealer said the possessed locks are also in the 2002 models of their compact cars). I have put about $4000 into the engine replacing parts that have died before their time.