1995 Mercury Villager Seat belts Problems

“The paint is cracked on the hood, unknown what month, about 1997. We never had it fixed. Drivers door seatbelt stays in the running position, it won't move forward, but it makes a loud motor noise, unknown what month, since about 1999. We never had it fixed. The seat belt on the right next to the middle seat fell off. We told the dealer. They ordered one. We went back about a month later they said it was too late to fix it. The transmission went out in about may of 1998, at about 120,000 miles. We had it rebuilt. It went out again about a yr later. …”

“I own a 1995 Mercury Villager. The front passenger side seat belt became un-operational in march 2001. I contacted my dealer and Mercury at the time, neither was of any help and showed no concern. I paid $121 out of pocket to replace the part. Now, in february of 2003 the same locations seat belt is un-operational again. I contacted my dealer who told me to call Mercury. They will not help cover a part that is more than 12 months old. We were told over and over that it's their policy. I have owned about 6 vehicles in my years of driving, this has never happened to me before. …”

“Driver's automatic seat belt failed to function as it was designed. Seat belt had to be manually placed in the release and retract position. The seat belt motor made a grinding noise when this occurred.”

“Front passenger lap seat belt would not lock into the belt buckle. The consumer was only able to wear the automatic shoulder seat belt. Dealership was notified, but was unable to resolve the problem.”

“Consumer's vehicle was hit from rear while stopping, and collided with vehicle in front. Lap belt for last benched seat came loose during the accident. Belt was restraining a css that was tethered. Child sustained minor injuries.”