1993 Mercury Villager Exterior lighting Problems

“The headlight lens covers degraded excessively and turned gray/opaque, which made it very difficult to see the road while traveling at night. Nissan and fords plastic headlight, fade and turn amber which restricted the light output and has to be changed every three months. The consumer requested glass to alleviate the problem.”

“Nhtsa campaign id no. 96v253003 covered same issue for 1994-1996 manufactured vehicles. Identified vehicle came off the line in november 1993. Ford motor co. Has denied my request to cover repair charges of $312.42. The tail lamp socket assy (f6xy-13411-ab)was the identical replacement part utilized for the recall. I am filing a formal written complaint with ford motor co. It is my opinion that the recall announced in 1996 did not go back far enough.”

“The contact owns a 1993 Mercury Villager. The contact stated that the brake lights have failed for two years and several unsuccessful attempts have been made to diagnose and repair the vehicle. The mechanic replaced the bulbs, fuse, and brake light switch, however, the failure remains. On september 14, 2007, the brake lights were replaced, but failed again on september 17, 2007. The dealer stated that there were no recalls on her vehicle. The contact can provide invoices. The fuel system was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000 and current mileage was 138,000. …”

“Brake lights were not working. At first, one of the lights was not working; then, both lights went out. Consumer had an accident due to this problem. Contacted dealer, and dealer was not willing to do any work on it.”

“Ongoing problem with brake light not working properly. Vehicle been at an independent repair shop for repairs, but problem has reoccurred. Feel free to provide any further details on this matter.”