1999 Mercury Villager Vehicle speed control Problems

“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.”

“In the newspaper today I read about sticking accelerator pedal, which I have experienced after about 1 year of ownership. I may have received a recall, but I don't remember. However, the problem continues and creates a dangerous situation because the pedal will not always go down when needed. His is an intermittent problem. Is there any information where Mercury will fix this problem?”

“Gas pedal sticks. You have to actually stomp on the accelerator to get it to move. Has done this since I have owned the vehicle. Dealer has cleaned throttle cable 3 times. Indicates it needs new throttle assembly. Techs were advised (per my dealer) from ford to only clean throttle assembly when consumer complained. Now after many miles and no warranty they suggest changing the complete assembly at my cost. I understand that ohio residents have a class action suit for this. …”

“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.”

“The accelerator of my Mercury Villager sticks. This problem occurred previously and the dealer first cleaned the throttle body and then in january 2003 replaced the throttle body at a cost of about $400.00. Less than a year later the problem has occurred again. The accelator always sticks. I will now have to pay again to have a new throttle body installed. I noticed on this web site that this is a very common complaint for 1999 Mercury villagers and it's twin the nissan quest, along with 1999 Mercury mountaineers, & Mercury cougars. …”