1993 Mercury Villager problems
NHTSA has received 516 complaints about the 1993 Mercury Villager, and 28% of them involve engine. Next are exhaust system (23%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 516 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 37
- Injuries and deaths
- 35 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 108,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 108,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 37 complaints mention a fire; 35 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Mercury Villager with enough data (250 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The vehicle caught fire on two different occasions, cause was related to something under the dash, and smoke thru the heat vents. Tt
While driving about 35 MPH when vehicle was involved in a collision and the air bag did not deploy. The manufacturer has been notified.
Consumer was driving 35-40 MPH when another vehicle pulled out and hit consumer's vehicle head-on. Passenger's seatback broke, bent forward. Then back, breaking passengers toes on right foot, and passenger chipped 40-50 percent of her hip bone. She will be in a wheel chair for 6 months, and may never walk again. Vehicle was totalled. *slc
Purchased a 1993 mercury villager from mzn auto sales on january 28, 2005. Was driving down the highway on may 19th, heard a loud noise and people were yelling to pull over that my van was on fire, both sides in flames. Come to find out, there was a recall on this vehicle for fuel related fires and we were not notified by the owner of mzn auto sales of any recalls. They have our van in their possession at this time.
The two outside exhaust manifold bolts on the both the front and back were broken. This caused exhaust fumes to enter the cabin.