1999 Mercury Villager Vehicle Speed Control Problems
Owners have filed 87 complaints with NHTSA about vehicle speed control problems on the 1999 Mercury Villager, 47% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 53,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “throttle body” (23% of reports).
- 87vehicle speed control complaints
- 53,000median miles at failure
- 4mention a crash
- 3mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- $770typical repair cost reported by owners
- 20%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Throttle body: mentioned in 20 of 87 complaints (23%)
- Pedal sticks: mentioned in 14 of 87 complaints (16%)
- Delay acceleration: mentioned in 5 of 87 complaints (6%)
How much does it cost to fix?
Owners who wrote down what they paid or were quoted put the typical vehicle speed control repair on the 1999 Mercury Villager at $770, and half of them between $720 and $1,150.
Based on 6 NHTSA complaints about this problem alone that state a repair bill or quote (2002–2005), converted to 2026 dollars with the U.S. consumer price index. These are owners' own figures, not a quote: they include dealer quotes, and owners who file complaints often faced larger repairs, so they can run higher than typical shop prices. Prices vary by shop, region and warranty coverage. How we calculate this.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems happen?
Based on 31 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 87 complaints, 4 mention a crash, 3 an injury.
Mercury Villager vehicle speed control complaints by model year
| Model year | Vehicle Speed Control complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Villager | 39 | 55% | 40,000 |
| 1999 Villager | 87 | 47% | 53,000 |
| 1998 Villager | 14 | 17% | 82,473 |
| 1997 Villager | 9 | 7% | 119,000 |
| 1996 Villager | 9 | 5% | — |
| 1995 Villager | 10 | 3% | 36,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists vehicle speed control for the 1999 Mercury Villager. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
When stopped at light, upon accelerating when the light turns green, the accelerator is hard to press. It does not depress. You have to either press too hard or pump a few times for it to get going. This is very dangerous when you are taking a left turn on a solid green light without a green arrow…
Tried to slightly depress the accelerator to move up in traffic but accelerator was stuck and had to apply more force to depress accelerator causing vehicle to lunge forward nearly causing a collision with the vehicle in front of us. Rear passenger side seat belt will not extend to allow it to be…
Tl*the contact owns a 1999 mercury villager. While the contact was pulling into a parking space the vehicle suddenly surged forward without warning causing the contact to crash into a pole. The contact previously noticed that the vehicle would surge forward whenever it came to a stop. The vehicle…
Frequently asked questions
Do all 1999 Mercury Villagers have vehicle speed control problems?
No. NHTSA has 87 owner complaints about vehicle speed control for the 1999 Mercury Villager (47% of the 185 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 1999 Mercury Villager vehicle speed control?
No recall currently lists vehicle speed control for this vehicle.
At what mileage do vehicle speed control problems start?
The median reported mileage is 53,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
How much does it cost to fix vehicle speed control problems on the 1999 Mercury Villager?
Owners report a typical cost of $770 (half paid between $720 and $1,150), from 6 complaints that state a repair bill or quote, in 2026 dollars.
What do owners say about vehicle speed control problems on the 1999 Mercury Villager?
The most frequent phrase is “throttle body”, in 20 of 87 complaints, followed by “pedal sticks” (14).
See all 1999 Mercury Villager problems or vehicle speed control problems across all Villager years.