1998 Mercury Villager Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 17%of 83 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 82,473miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1998 Mercury Villager, 17% of the 83 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 82,473 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1998 Mercury Villager purchased used in 2003. Idle throttle body failed in 2006, Mercury dealer took two weeks to find the part and replaced at my expense. Idle throttle body failed again in early 2007. Dealer took two weeks again to find part and did not charge me but I had to rent a car at my expense. Today 9/30/07 the same symptom of the car accelerating to 1500 RPM intermittently while sitting stopped at a light has begun again instead of constant 800 RPM when this part is working correctly. …”
NHTSA complaint #10204465, filed 2007-09, 144,946 miles“The vehicle automatic door locks automatically lock the doors this has happened innumerable occasions. This began shortly after purchase of the vehicle in 1998, and continues today. The doors ar not to lock if the keys are in the ignition, and they do. This has occurred while driving the vehicle, while it is parked, when entering, and exiting the vehicle. The interior doors do not override the locks, and in an emergency, one would be unable to exit the vehicle if they were to lock. …”
NHTSA complaint #10139592, filed 2005-10, 20,000 miles“Bought used 1998 Mercury Villager in june, 2004. From june through present date, we have had accelerator pedal sticking in upright position causing lurching from a stopped position due to having to press down unusually hard to accelerate. Due to this failure , I do not want to crash into someone in front of me in traffic to move forward into traffic from a stopped or slowed position. I have sprayed wd40 on the pedal from inside the vehicle that relieved the problem for a little while, but it has started sticking again.”
NHTSA complaint #10088603, filed 2004-08“Engine ran away in full high speed. Consumer pulled over to shut engine off, and it restarted with no problem. Vehicle was taken to dealer, but problem couldn't be duplicated. On may 26, 2001 , vehicle was in reverse and engine went up to 5500 rpms.”
NHTSA complaint #889831, filed 2001-06“The accelerator pedal some times sticks were you can not give it gas. This has been happening for about 3 yrs. It causes fear, because you if you had to speed up some time it will not let you.”
NHTSA complaint #10088552, filed 2004-08Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Mercury Villager
12 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsFuel system
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
8 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
7 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsTires
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Mercury Villager
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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