# 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER — SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
> NHTSA complaint `427813` · 2003-08-30 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** MERCURY
- **Model:** VILLAGER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
- **Miles at failure:** 8,000
## Narrative
I PURCHASED A 2000 MERCURY VILLAGER BRAN NEW. AT AROUND 8,000 MILES I WOULD GET A SICKLY SWEET SMELL WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON. I COMPLAINED BUT NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALER COULD TELL ME ANYTHING OR FIND ANYTHING. LATER IT GOR SO BAD THE SMELL WAS ON MY BREATH AND IT TRIGGERED A BRONCHIAL INFECTION THAT LASTED FOR THREE MONTHS. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THE DEALER KNEW IT WAS A MOLD BUILD UP IN THE AIR CONDITIONER AND HE HAS BEEN SPRAYING WITH ANANTI FUNGAL TREATMENT. THIS CLEARS IT FOR A WHILE, BUT NOT PERMANENTLY. I NOW HAVE A BATHROOM CLEANER THAT I SPRAYED IN AND THAT SEEMS TO ALSO WORK.*AK
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